Being a romance reader is no easy task and the same can be said about a romance writer. That's why I was so excited to pick up Unromance by Erin Connor.
Aside from it being a debut romance, the title is enough to make a romance reader do a double-take and want to pick it up even more. With that being said, I was way too excited to get an ARC of this one from Forever and pick it up.
With that being said, I'd like to thank Forever for sending me an ARC so I was able to read and review this one early. Forever published some of my favorite romances of 2024 so I'm always excited to see what's coming down the pipeline for that imprint next.
Whether you're intrigued by the title, or cover or just want a new romance author to try out, you're probably going to be pleasantly surprised by what you find in Unromance.
Unromance by Erin Connor is a solid debut romance.
Unromance starts with our main character, Sawyer who is a romance author who is stumped. She's written her bestseller and doesn't know where to go from there. This is in large part due to her previous relationship. Her relationship with her ex-girlfriend was toxic and she's had a constant case of writer's block.
In comes Mason who is a beloved TV actor and his love life has become front-page news. No matter what he does, he's always seen as a heartthrob and after being dumped by his co-star, it's clear he's looking for a fresh start. The two end up having a meet-cute in an elevator which seems like the start of a budding romance.
Since Sawyer doesn't do relationships though, it ends up being an early hookup but it's clear the chemistry is there. The two end up forming a friendship which does turn into more but not without that dash of Hollywood drama. Sawyer is trying to overcome her writer's block while Mason is trying to leave his TV show to work on his own production company. These two have a lot going on but somehow, it just works in the story.
Erin Connor's writing style is so fun and engaging that you'll immediately fall into the story and won't want to put it down. In a way, her writing style reminds me of fanfiction as it's just so compulsively readable. If you're a romance reader, I think you'll love all the little nods and winks to romance and the genre as a whole.
The only issue I had with Unromance was the pacing. As soon as I thought the book was wrapping up, things just kept going. Maybe it was my mismanaged expectations, but it felt incredibly distracting. It could be a quirk as a debut author but that was my only real complaint about this book. If you're a romance reader, I think you're going to adore Unromance.
Unromance by Erin Connor is out now where books are sold.