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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
REVIEW POST - Book 42 of 2025
Exes and O's by Amy Lea
This is book two in the Influencer series, and I enjoyed it. I actually listened to most of this on audio for my drive to Rare.
The story follows Tara, a romance-obsessed blogger who’s trying to rekindle things with her exes while unknowingly falling for her new roommate. After a bad break up, she decides to embark on a challenge to reconnect with all the men she loved before, convinced that her second chance story is in their somewhere. Shame they're all exes for a reason.
Tara felt relatable, especially for any of us who love a good love story, and Trevor was the perfect balance to her big, romantic energy. I appreciated that the miscommunication element didn’t feel overdone. It fit naturally into the story and didn’t drag on unnecessarily.
Exes and O's by Amy Lea
This is book two in the Influencer series, and I enjoyed it. I actually listened to most of this on audio for my drive to Rare.
The story follows Tara, a romance-obsessed blogger who’s trying to rekindle things with her exes while unknowingly falling for her new roommate. After a bad break up, she decides to embark on a challenge to reconnect with all the men she loved before, convinced that her second chance story is in their somewhere. Shame they're all exes for a reason.
Tara felt relatable, especially for any of us who love a good love story, and Trevor was the perfect balance to her big, romantic energy. I appreciated that the miscommunication element didn’t feel overdone. It fit naturally into the story and didn’t drag on unnecessarily.
I remember reading Set on You last year and getting all excited when I found out that Exes and O’s would be Tara and Trevor’s story. Tara being an avid romance reader and Trevor a “closeted romantic” sounded right up my alley! So I lifted my book-buy-ban (because that TBR pile is not reading itself), neglected the kids and husband (they are fine, people - chill!), and found myself a quiet place to read (which is - obviously - at the toilet when you live with two children).
It was fun to see Tara mixing classic romance tropes into her actual love life. While second chance IS my favorite trope (the trope Tara aims for by going back to all of the exes she loved before) I usually don’t like room-ances. Roommates to lovers are often very chemistry centered to emphasize the forced proximity, and two people feeling all hot and bothered by physical attraction leaves little room (ha ha) for character development. While Tara and Trevor are technically roommates, I think they were more or less friends to lovers. I mean, Trevor accompanying Tara to pursue her re-meet cutes with her ex boyfriends? That’s a true friend, is ‘t it? So this might be my favorite room-ance ever.
I felt bad for Trevor at times, to be honest. Tara was dragging him everywhere and made him a wingman for her own love life. And he had all these small gestures that made him so lovely, while Tara tried to figure out how to get her HEA. But I really appreciate how Trevor learned to open up his heart and how Tara learned to embrace her fiercely loving self.
A great second book in the series!
It was fun to see Tara mixing classic romance tropes into her actual love life. While second chance IS my favorite trope (the trope Tara aims for by going back to all of the exes she loved before) I usually don’t like room-ances. Roommates to lovers are often very chemistry centered to emphasize the forced proximity, and two people feeling all hot and bothered by physical attraction leaves little room (ha ha) for character development. While Tara and Trevor are technically roommates, I think they were more or less friends to lovers. I mean, Trevor accompanying Tara to pursue her re-meet cutes with her ex boyfriends? That’s a true friend, is ‘t it? So this might be my favorite room-ance ever.
I felt bad for Trevor at times, to be honest. Tara was dragging him everywhere and made him a wingman for her own love life. And he had all these small gestures that made him so lovely, while Tara tried to figure out how to get her HEA. But I really appreciate how Trevor learned to open up his heart and how Tara learned to embrace her fiercely loving self.
A great second book in the series!
If amy lea could write a good book then why on earthhhh did she write set on you
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very cutesy, I loved the mmc. But I do feel like I’ve read this story line before and it’s not one I necessarily always enjoy - quirky girl finding out she’s quirky and no one really accepts her expectations for the mmc, including people she’s previously dated. A bit too much for me.
Also, romance readers in books/calling out all the tropes in a serious way was a bit of an ick.
Overall cute, but no desire to read the second one.
Also, romance readers in books/calling out all the tropes in a serious way was a bit of an ick.
Overall cute, but no desire to read the second one.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Skimmed it… getting sick of this genre and this one is too close to home because “crazy” Tara reminded me too much of myself but these Amy Lea books are not half bad!
Quick, light read that was surprisingly well written and highly entertaining.