A review by thebookstagrambabe
Tangled Up In You by Christina Lauren

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I was very surprised by this book. I wasn't sure how they would make Rapunzel/Tangled work in a real-world setting. However, I thought it worked so well! Instead of living in a tower with her mom, Ren has lived off the grid her whole life with her parents and at 22 is finally allowed to go to college. She has that sticky sweet naive personality but you can't help but love her. Fitz has it all, he's the hot popular guy on campus with a rich dad. But he has a secret past no one knows about. Without giving too much of the plot away, they end up on a road trip to Memphis over spring break and tumultuously fall in love along the way. 

This has something for romance readers and nonromance readers alike. The mystery subplot kept me hooked the whole way through and the action towards the end was such a page-turner. Also, Christina Lauren brought back one of my favorite tropes growing up the road trip romance! Read if you like New Adult, Grumpy/Sunshine, and Forced Proximity tropes. 

Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review. This book releases 6/25!