A review by rosie_read_it
Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? Yes

5.0

Cassie is a college senior who has an incredibly hot hook-up with an older woman she meets at a bar… only to realize the next day at breakfast that the woman was her best-friend’s mom. They play it cool and make it through breakfast, but can’t seem to stop thinking about each other. 

Holy cannoli, I loved this book so much. It starts off with a bang, literally, and only gets spicier from there. But between the spice and will-they-get-caught adrenaline is a growing relationship with such sweet and tender moments that made me swoon. Cassie and Erin were perfect in all of their flaws, and the relationships between friends and mother and daughter were so well written and real. I want to hang out with all of them! 

I was worried that the middle would get repetitive, but I found that the time between the meet-cute and HEA gave plenty of time for personal growth for each of the characters! 

I would recommend this book to anyone looking for strong female friendships, a confident lady (multiple), 10/10 spice, age-gap, and a little forbidden romance. 

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.