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Lucky Charm
“When we’re dating, you are mine. Even if it’s fake.”
I thought my luck was about to change when my best friend found me an apartment to sublet in the heart of Nashville, TN. As an aspiring singer, this is where I need to be in order to finally get discovered. I’m ready to start my new life until I discover my new neighbor is none other than Stone Walker.
Super Bowl winning, NFL receiver.
Stone cold fox.
My high school crush.
And my brother’s ex-best friend—emphasis on the ex.
I know I should probably tuck tail and run, but I don’t. If Stone can handle this new living arrangement then so can I. Besides, neighbors don’t have to talk to each other. Until my best friend comes up with a plan. I should fake date Stone. After all, I have the talent, the drive, and the music. All I need is the visibility.
And Stone has that in spades.
I thought he would reject the plan, but he’s surprisingly on board. Now he’s showing up at my gigs with flowers and kisses me until my head spins and my knees go weak. And when he scores a touchdown and dances just for me? I want this relationship to be real. But falling in love wasn’t part of the agreement. Stone walked way from our family once and I don’t think I’m strong enough for him to do it again. Grab this football star/ upcoming singer romance and fall in love today!
I thought my luck was about to change when my best friend found me an apartment to sublet in the heart of Nashville, TN. As an aspiring singer, this is where I need to be in order to finally get discovered. I’m ready to start my new life until I discover my new neighbor is none other than Stone Walker.
Super Bowl winning, NFL receiver.
Stone cold fox.
My high school crush.
And my brother’s ex-best friend—emphasis on the ex.
I know I should probably tuck tail and run, but I don’t. If Stone can handle this new living arrangement then so can I. Besides, neighbors don’t have to talk to each other. Until my best friend comes up with a plan. I should fake date Stone. After all, I have the talent, the drive, and the music. All I need is the visibility.
And Stone has that in spades.
I thought he would reject the plan, but he’s surprisingly on board. Now he’s showing up at my gigs with flowers and kisses me until my head spins and my knees go weak. And when he scores a touchdown and dances just for me? I want this relationship to be real. But falling in love wasn’t part of the agreement. Stone walked way from our family once and I don’t think I’m strong enough for him to do it again. Grab this football star/ upcoming singer romance and fall in love today!
313 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2024
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Anne-Marie Meyer
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August 15, 2024
I read Lucky Charm as an ARC from NetGalley. The two main characters, Emerson and Stone, know each other from childhood when Stone was best friends with Emerson's brother. Unfortunately, Stone got noticed by football recruiters while his friend did not. After that, Emerson's parents and brother stopped speaking to Stone all together. Now Emerson finds herself in the same town as Stone, literally living across the hall from each other. They agree to a fake dating scheme to help Emerson further her career.
On its premise, I thought I would like this book but it had too many tropes squeezed into a fairly short novel. There were childhood crushes, brother's best friend, pro athlete and "normal" girl-next-door, neighbors, fake dating, disapproving family, and stalkers. I would have DNFd it if I didn't need to do a review. Here's what I disliked:
-I hated how Emerson's family just abandoned Stone once Stone won a scholarship. What sh*tty people.
-When Emerson's friend Tilly senses the tension on move-in day, I hated how Tilly set them up on a date without knowing why Emerson was so uncomfortable around Stone. And for Tilly to suggest the fake romance scheme also bothered me? Does Tilly not believe in her best friend? Also, there's nothing in it for Stone. In most fake dating romances, there's something in it for both parties. It's a win-win for everyone. Then both Emerson and Stone proceed to go on dates with other people. If Stone is in the limelight that much, they wouldn't have been able to sell their new relationship if they're immediately seen stepping out with other people.
-I thought the stalker plot was half-assed. It also painted Emerson as very naive and needing a white knight to save her. The author put a big emphasis on Brett taking Emerson's guitar case for her and creeping around her apartment, but nothing came of it, other than him making an inappropriate come-on.
-When it's revealed that Brett sponsored the rent for Emerson's apartment, it made me dislike Tilly even more. What kind of a best friend wouldn't look into an anonymous donation of thousands and thousands of dollars? It would've been a better twist if it had been Stone's support all along.
-I don't understand why Emerson loved Stone and vice versa. There wasn't enough of a backstory and neither of them had enough character development for it to hold weight. Knowing who they were as people and how they overcame obstacles in their lives would've helped. Instead, it seemed like Stone had his grandma and Emerson had Stone to build her career. Who were they as people without their white knights?
-The shamrock lucky charm could've been played up more, almost like the five-dollar bill in the movie "Serendipity." It just fell short.
-Overall, I would've loved to see Emerson win a record deal of her own accord and beat her stalker on her own. I would've loved to also see her stick up for Stone more against her family. The tension with Emerson's family could've been the 3rd act conflict. We didn't need the stalker at all.
I would not recommend this book.
On its premise, I thought I would like this book but it had too many tropes squeezed into a fairly short novel. There were childhood crushes, brother's best friend, pro athlete and "normal" girl-next-door, neighbors, fake dating, disapproving family, and stalkers. I would have DNFd it if I didn't need to do a review. Here's what I disliked:
-I hated how Emerson's family just abandoned Stone once Stone won a scholarship. What sh*tty people.
-When Emerson's friend Tilly senses the tension on move-in day, I hated how Tilly set them up on a date without knowing why Emerson was so uncomfortable around Stone. And for Tilly to suggest the fake romance scheme also bothered me? Does Tilly not believe in her best friend? Also, there's nothing in it for Stone. In most fake dating romances, there's something in it for both parties. It's a win-win for everyone. Then both Emerson and Stone proceed to go on dates with other people. If Stone is in the limelight that much, they wouldn't have been able to sell their new relationship if they're immediately seen stepping out with other people.
-I thought the stalker plot was half-assed. It also painted Emerson as very naive and needing a white knight to save her. The author put a big emphasis on Brett taking Emerson's guitar case for her and creeping around her apartment, but nothing came of it, other than him making an inappropriate come-on.
-When it's revealed that Brett sponsored the rent for Emerson's apartment, it made me dislike Tilly even more. What kind of a best friend wouldn't look into an anonymous donation of thousands and thousands of dollars? It would've been a better twist if it had been Stone's support all along.
-I don't understand why Emerson loved Stone and vice versa. There wasn't enough of a backstory and neither of them had enough character development for it to hold weight. Knowing who they were as people and how they overcame obstacles in their lives would've helped. Instead, it seemed like Stone had his grandma and Emerson had Stone to build her career. Who were they as people without their white knights?
-The shamrock lucky charm could've been played up more, almost like the five-dollar bill in the movie "Serendipity." It just fell short.
-Overall, I would've loved to see Emerson win a record deal of her own accord and beat her stalker on her own. I would've loved to also see her stick up for Stone more against her family. The tension with Emerson's family could've been the 3rd act conflict. We didn't need the stalker at all.
I would not recommend this book.
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July 7, 2024
I started this book just for giggles when I saw that it was very loosely inspired by an American singer and her NFL boyfriend. I generally like a cheesy "Love Story", and I was assured online that it was "Clean" so I decided to give it a "shotgun shot in the dark." I didn't expect it to be on the level of a "Mastermind" like Shakespeare or Jane Austen. And "Oh, My, My, My," it really wasn't. I wanted to be generous in the first half, thinking I could give it 3 stars for being a generally inoffensive "Sweet Nothing" of a story, but the further I went, the more braincells I felt dying. At some point, I couldn't "Tolerate It" anymore, and it became a chore to finish--which I did, by sheer willpower, solely because of the sunk-cost fallacy and the "closure" of being able to say I actually finished a book. I hate to be "Mean," but I have to leave a 1 star review on a book when reading it feels like "Death By A Thousand Cuts." I kept asking myself "Is It Over Now?"
First off all, the characters are so painfully flat, and the writing is so bad it made me cringe (in the bad way). The lead female is very naïve--which ok, I don't always hold that against a girl since I, myself, get fatal cases of girlbrain now and again--But sis ain't even TRYING to think. What is appealing about her? I don't know... She's just a total "Blank Space." And the male lead is just a dude written by a chick. And he plays football. That's it.
The plot is a "Delicate" "Labyrinth" of excuses of why "This Love" can never be allowed, and every single one is a "hoax." After ONE mildly cute scene that took place when they were about "Fifteen," we are expected to believe that they can't live without each other, but when they meet up as adults, there's nothing to even indicate they SHOULD be "End Game." And I DO like a good fake dating trope, but it's completely wasted here because there's NO reason why they should be fake dating and no real tension between them anyway. It's just incredibly shallow and pointless.
Essentially every chapter is just one of the two characters basically being STUPIDLY attracted to each other, recapping to themselves the same contrived excuses why they can't be together, arguing about the same nonsense, internally denying their feelings, literally hating themselves for even HAVING feelings, and then acting like if they fall in love it will ruin their life. I have never seen such contrived "Bad Blood" between characters, and at the end, NONE of it even matters. She has the sudden "Epiphany" that she's in love with him and nothing else matters. Then he runs away like he isn't worthy of her EVEN THOUGH in his chapters he basically thinks of her as the "love of his life" and acts like he would die if she ever left.
The drama keeping them apart is thinner than an "Invisible String" and they have absolutely no foundation for a working relationship past the one scene when they were "So Highschool"
"Long story short, it was a bad time."
First off all, the characters are so painfully flat, and the writing is so bad it made me cringe (in the bad way). The lead female is very naïve--which ok, I don't always hold that against a girl since I, myself, get fatal cases of girlbrain now and again--But sis ain't even TRYING to think. What is appealing about her? I don't know... She's just a total "Blank Space." And the male lead is just a dude written by a chick. And he plays football. That's it.
The plot is a "Delicate" "Labyrinth" of excuses of why "This Love" can never be allowed, and every single one is a "hoax." After ONE mildly cute scene that took place when they were about "Fifteen," we are expected to believe that they can't live without each other, but when they meet up as adults, there's nothing to even indicate they SHOULD be "End Game." And I DO like a good fake dating trope, but it's completely wasted here because there's NO reason why they should be fake dating and no real tension between them anyway. It's just incredibly shallow and pointless.
Essentially every chapter is just one of the two characters basically being STUPIDLY attracted to each other, recapping to themselves the same contrived excuses why they can't be together, arguing about the same nonsense, internally denying their feelings, literally hating themselves for even HAVING feelings, and then acting like if they fall in love it will ruin their life. I have never seen such contrived "Bad Blood" between characters, and at the end, NONE of it even matters. She has the sudden "Epiphany" that she's in love with him and nothing else matters. Then he runs away like he isn't worthy of her EVEN THOUGH in his chapters he basically thinks of her as the "love of his life" and acts like he would die if she ever left.
The drama keeping them apart is thinner than an "Invisible String" and they have absolutely no foundation for a working relationship past the one scene when they were "So Highschool"
"Long story short, it was a bad time."
April 23, 2024
4.5⭐
Lucky Charm is a sweet romance loosely inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. I wouldn't call myself a swiftie, but it was so hallmark-y it worked! I have not read anything from Anne-Marie Meyer before, however, I liked the writing. It was a cute HEA read with a slow burn and plenty of cute scenes that built their chemistry.
The book follows aspiring singer Emerson King and professional football player Stone Walker. The two were also childhood acquaintances, Stone being the former best friend of Emerson's older brother Cayden. The two had a falling out in high school when Stone was offered the football scholarship Cayden had expected to receive. Emerson and Stone accidently reconnected as adults as neighbors.
This is such a heartwarming story and I enjoyed certain aspects. This is a second chance romance about unlikely friends that become something more. It is a perfect palette cleanser and a very quick read. If you go into it expecting a sweet, cheesy romance with no spice, it will definitely be for you. It was a bit of a miss for me but it was entertaining.
I was a little frustrated by how the story just glazed over Emerson's family and their issues with Stone. I also hated the descriptions of Emerson's outfits. They were so ugly and it took me out of it LOL.
“When we are dating…” He paused as his gaze flicked down to my lips. “You are mine.” He glanced up at me. ““Even if it’s fake.”
🏈 Football Player/Singer
🍀 Fake Relationship
🎤 Older Brother's Ex-Best Friend
🏈 Neighbors to Lovers
🍀 Early Unrequited Love
🎤 He Falls First and Harder
Thank you to The Nerd Fam for the gifted eARC of Lucky Charm by Anne-Marie Meyer.
Lucky Charm is a sweet romance loosely inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. I wouldn't call myself a swiftie, but it was so hallmark-y it worked! I have not read anything from Anne-Marie Meyer before, however, I liked the writing. It was a cute HEA read with a slow burn and plenty of cute scenes that built their chemistry.
The book follows aspiring singer Emerson King and professional football player Stone Walker. The two were also childhood acquaintances, Stone being the former best friend of Emerson's older brother Cayden. The two had a falling out in high school when Stone was offered the football scholarship Cayden had expected to receive. Emerson and Stone accidently reconnected as adults as neighbors.
This is such a heartwarming story and I enjoyed certain aspects. This is a second chance romance about unlikely friends that become something more. It is a perfect palette cleanser and a very quick read. If you go into it expecting a sweet, cheesy romance with no spice, it will definitely be for you. It was a bit of a miss for me but it was entertaining.
I was a little frustrated by how the story just glazed over Emerson's family and their issues with Stone. I also hated the descriptions of Emerson's outfits. They were so ugly and it took me out of it LOL.
“When we are dating…” He paused as his gaze flicked down to my lips. “You are mine.” He glanced up at me. ““Even if it’s fake.”
🏈 Football Player/Singer
🍀 Fake Relationship
🎤 Older Brother's Ex-Best Friend
🏈 Neighbors to Lovers
🍀 Early Unrequited Love
🎤 He Falls First and Harder
Thank you to The Nerd Fam for the gifted eARC of Lucky Charm by Anne-Marie Meyer.
April 5, 2024
Lucky Charm was a cute, quick read, about an aspiring singer and a pro football player that finally get their happy ended after years of secretly pinning for each other since high school.
Stone has loved Emerson for as long as he can remember, but she was his ex-best friend’s sister and off limits. Emerson has always had a crush on Stone, but she never told him. there was a huge falling out resulting in Emerson’s family hating Stone and the two of them loosing contact. They reunite when Emerson moves in next to Stone and they start up a fake relationship to boost Emerson’s viability and help her get a music contract.
The author tributes her inspiration for this story to Taylor and Travis. This is a super easy read that’s can be finished in one setting. I wasn’t a huge fan of all the miscommunication, one of my least favorite troupes, but I love a good fake dating troupe. The spice level is next to none, which is different from my usual reads. Overall it was a cute easy read for those who prefer their romance reads without spice.
Thank you The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC.
Stone has loved Emerson for as long as he can remember, but she was his ex-best friend’s sister and off limits. Emerson has always had a crush on Stone, but she never told him. there was a huge falling out resulting in Emerson’s family hating Stone and the two of them loosing contact. They reunite when Emerson moves in next to Stone and they start up a fake relationship to boost Emerson’s viability and help her get a music contract.
The author tributes her inspiration for this story to Taylor and Travis. This is a super easy read that’s can be finished in one setting. I wasn’t a huge fan of all the miscommunication, one of my least favorite troupes, but I love a good fake dating troupe. The spice level is next to none, which is different from my usual reads. Overall it was a cute easy read for those who prefer their romance reads without spice.
Thank you The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC.
January 1, 2025
This is like so many tropes combined into one story. Ex best friends little sister. 2nd chance love. Fake dating. Both are in love but it takes awhile to admit it out loud to the other. I just thought this was pretty cute. Gave off Taylor & Travis vibes and I’m about it. Probably one of my favorites from this author.
July 23, 2024
After reading this story I'm seriously thinking anybody can be an author.
I can see why people liked this story, it's nice, but (a giant but) it's not well written at all.
The main characters lack personality, their personality is just "I love you, but I shouldn't". Which, ok, it's the main thought of every single romance book character, but maybe a little more depth on their feelings?
The side characters felt like those cardboard cutouts of famous people: standing there doing absolutely nothing relevant to the plot (again there is no depth in their personalities either, which isn't surprising because even the main characters lack it).
The general flow of the story felt weird as well. It felt like the author was given a maximum amount of chapters and forgot about it until the last four ones. What I mean is that absolutely nothing happens for the majority of the book until it's a few pages left.
Now, the part that disturbed me the most is how little descriptive paragraphs there are. If anyone asks me how the characters looked like I wouldn't be able to answer.
A very disappointing reading. I kept reading hoping that it would get better, but it only got worse.
I can see why people liked this story, it's nice, but (a giant but) it's not well written at all.
The main characters lack personality, their personality is just "I love you, but I shouldn't". Which, ok, it's the main thought of every single romance book character, but maybe a little more depth on their feelings?
The side characters felt like those cardboard cutouts of famous people: standing there doing absolutely nothing relevant to the plot (again there is no depth in their personalities either, which isn't surprising because even the main characters lack it).
The general flow of the story felt weird as well. It felt like the author was given a maximum amount of chapters and forgot about it until the last four ones. What I mean is that absolutely nothing happens for the majority of the book until it's a few pages left.
Now, the part that disturbed me the most is how little descriptive paragraphs there are. If anyone asks me how the characters looked like I wouldn't be able to answer.
A very disappointing reading. I kept reading hoping that it would get better, but it only got worse.
July 22, 2024
No, it started out good, I was excited… until we were 200 pages in out of 300 and we were just now starting the fake dating. To say I was bored would be an understatement. I hate that I did this, but I skipped about 3-5 chapters and went straight to the last one, I couldn’t do it. I wanted this book to be good, it had so much potential.
February 27, 2024
#Review: ARC - *Lucky Charm* - Anne-Marie Meyer
4.5/5✨
It was my first encounter with a book from Anne-Marie Meyer and I super enjoyed it!! It was a relaxing book with two sweet characters to love! ♥️
Emerson is the little sister of Cayden. He has Stone as his best friend, but things got complicated in their lives during highschool. Because of that, they needed to separate their lives because Emerson's parents blamed Stone for their misfortune. Everything happened just after Emerson had gifted Stone a lucky charm.
But somehow, after a couple of years, Emerson gets the chance to rent an apartment, which is nearby her old friend and crush, Stone. From here on, the two of them have a relationship of love-'fake hate' which was interesting to follow 🤭. They were trying to avoid each other as much as they could, to not make any mistakes regarding each other (romantically).
I loved how they tried their best to ignore their feelings and how they rebuilt their relationship. I also liked the sports part, especially Stone's team, which added some really funny parts to the story.
Overall, I really loved this book and I'll definitely read other books from Anne-Marie 🥰. I recommend it if you enjoy these tropes: brother's best friend, enemies to lovers, sports romance, close proximity, fake relationship, first love.
4.5/5✨
It was my first encounter with a book from Anne-Marie Meyer and I super enjoyed it!! It was a relaxing book with two sweet characters to love! ♥️
Emerson is the little sister of Cayden. He has Stone as his best friend, but things got complicated in their lives during highschool. Because of that, they needed to separate their lives because Emerson's parents blamed Stone for their misfortune. Everything happened just after Emerson had gifted Stone a lucky charm.
But somehow, after a couple of years, Emerson gets the chance to rent an apartment, which is nearby her old friend and crush, Stone. From here on, the two of them have a relationship of love-'fake hate' which was interesting to follow 🤭. They were trying to avoid each other as much as they could, to not make any mistakes regarding each other (romantically).
I loved how they tried their best to ignore their feelings and how they rebuilt their relationship. I also liked the sports part, especially Stone's team, which added some really funny parts to the story.
Overall, I really loved this book and I'll definitely read other books from Anne-Marie 🥰. I recommend it if you enjoy these tropes: brother's best friend, enemies to lovers, sports romance, close proximity, fake relationship, first love.
September 5, 2024
it was cute but none of the plot lines were fleshed out enough
April 24, 2024
Cute and sweet romance based off Taylor and Travis’ relationship! I love that it wasn’t an exact copy off their relationship and loved the way that Anne-Marie executed this book.
I haven’t read a singer and NFL player romance, so I wasn’t too sure what to except. Overall, I enjoyed this read! It was quick and cute. I loved the significance behind the charms and thought it was so sweet.
I will say that this book is a little slow, but if that’s your thing!? Then it’s totally worth the read. There is no spice in this book, which I personally love. I know some may be disappointed that there isn’t any, but Anna-Marie’s books never do anyways. I personally think her books hold your attention enough to not need any spice!
Thank you Anne-Marie for sharing this ARC with me!!
I haven’t read a singer and NFL player romance, so I wasn’t too sure what to except. Overall, I enjoyed this read! It was quick and cute. I loved the significance behind the charms and thought it was so sweet.
I will say that this book is a little slow, but if that’s your thing!? Then it’s totally worth the read. There is no spice in this book, which I personally love. I know some may be disappointed that there isn’t any, but Anna-Marie’s books never do anyways. I personally think her books hold your attention enough to not need any spice!
Thank you Anne-Marie for sharing this ARC with me!!
April 5, 2024
a romance book inspired by taylor swift and travis kelce!!!
putting it simple: this book follows emerson and stone. emerson is an aspiring singer waiting to be noticed and stone is an NFL player. he also sed to be emerson's brother's best friend until they fell out (because emerson apparently stole her brother's career 🙄🙄 what a fake ass bestie). events happen which cause emerson and stone to be neighbours. now in highschool they shred the tiniest bit of chemistry but it was all snuffed out bc of the whole break up but nowwww they are back in eachother's lives!! stone still has hard core feelings for her so when emersons manager asks him to fake date her so she gets publicity and hopefully scouted he says yes. and so the book begins...
thoughts and opinions
it had a good start and set up so i was hopeful it would be a good read. the characters had their lives set up and their vibes were cute. but then every thing just kind of crumbled.
the fake dating doesn't occur until chapter 17 (there are 24 chapters in this book). honestly this is more of a neighbours romance since it barely lasted long. i also thought the characters were childish and weren't adult-ing. like he was sort of a pussy at times and she would just skip to radical conclusions. she made numerous stupid choices like bringing a guy she just met back to her apartment and believing the public would believe a fake relationship if they didn't touch or kiss. she was a mess also because she felt bad for how her family treated him yet was always standoffish with him, which made the scenes overly awkward. I don't even know if they had one natural conversation. it was literally all awkward. also he got NOTHING out of this fake dating situation. also with her whole family hating him, it was made into a big deal at the wrong times but when it came to telling her family the relationship was real... it never happened. she had one phone call with his mom, who slated him, nd she didn't even defend him (she loved him at this point). they are just really fucking confusing characters. this book was confusing. her thought process was confusing. she was missing some brain cells for sure. i feel like i lost some.
if each conflict was separated and solved individually with care i think this book would have been better. that and the amount of time it took for them to start to fake date 💀.
also there is no way her best friend bailed on plans they made with like a group of men they JUST met, making her go ALONE. honey nooooo.
thankyou to the nerd fam for supplying me with an ARC of this book <3
1.5 stars!!!
putting it simple: this book follows emerson and stone. emerson is an aspiring singer waiting to be noticed and stone is an NFL player. he also sed to be emerson's brother's best friend until they fell out (because emerson apparently stole her brother's career 🙄🙄 what a fake ass bestie). events happen which cause emerson and stone to be neighbours. now in highschool they shred the tiniest bit of chemistry but it was all snuffed out bc of the whole break up but nowwww they are back in eachother's lives!! stone still has hard core feelings for her so when emersons manager asks him to fake date her so she gets publicity and hopefully scouted he says yes. and so the book begins...
thoughts and opinions
it had a good start and set up so i was hopeful it would be a good read. the characters had their lives set up and their vibes were cute. but then every thing just kind of crumbled.
the fake dating doesn't occur until chapter 17 (there are 24 chapters in this book). honestly this is more of a neighbours romance since it barely lasted long. i also thought the characters were childish and weren't adult-ing. like he was sort of a pussy at times and she would just skip to radical conclusions. she made numerous stupid choices like bringing a guy she just met back to her apartment and believing the public would believe a fake relationship if they didn't touch or kiss. she was a mess also because she felt bad for how her family treated him yet was always standoffish with him, which made the scenes overly awkward. I don't even know if they had one natural conversation. it was literally all awkward. also he got NOTHING out of this fake dating situation. also with her whole family hating him, it was made into a big deal at the wrong times but when it came to telling her family the relationship was real... it never happened. she had one phone call with his mom, who slated him, nd she didn't even defend him (she loved him at this point). they are just really fucking confusing characters. this book was confusing. her thought process was confusing. she was missing some brain cells for sure. i feel like i lost some.
if each conflict was separated and solved individually with care i think this book would have been better. that and the amount of time it took for them to start to fake date 💀.
also there is no way her best friend bailed on plans they made with like a group of men they JUST met, making her go ALONE. honey nooooo.
thankyou to the nerd fam for supplying me with an ARC of this book <3
1.5 stars!!!
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May 9, 2024Football with Taylor and Travis vibes. A fun read
I mean look at these tropes:
🏈Football Star x Singer
🎤Next Door Neighbor
🏈Older Brother’s Ex Best Friend
🎤Fake Relationship
🏈He falls first vibes
I mean look at these tropes:
🏈Football Star x Singer
🎤Next Door Neighbor
🏈Older Brother’s Ex Best Friend
🎤Fake Relationship
🏈He falls first vibes
April 5, 2024
3,25-3,5⭐️ Thank you The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC! This was very quick, clean, easy, and nice romance inspired by Taylor and Travis! I liked it but it was not very special and it was predictable.
This was slow burn and the environment was nice! There were a few small sub-plots , however they did not get a very clear closure in the end. I don't personally like the miscommunication trope at all so that is why the rating is a bit lower as well!
I loved the inspiration and how I could see it throughout the book! This was cute and there was no spice! Stone was protective and they really struggled with their feels (sometimes too much), overall very nice cleanser and light read!
This was slow burn and the environment was nice! There were a few small sub-plots , however they did not get a very clear closure in the end. I don't personally like the miscommunication trope at all so that is why the rating is a bit lower as well!
I loved the inspiration and how I could see it throughout the book! This was cute and there was no spice! Stone was protective and they really struggled with their feels (sometimes too much), overall very nice cleanser and light read!
August 15, 2024
3.5 stars ⭐️
This was a really cute read.
This was a really cute read.
April 16, 2024
✨ ARC Review ✨
“When we’re dating, you are mine. Even if it’s fake.”
This was my first ARC read and I’m super glad it was. My heart was immediately stolen with a dedication to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Lucky Charm is a quick, fake dating, sports romance read. Emerson and Stone are very lovable main characters. Emerson is an aspiring singer who is trying to find her way in Nashville and Stone is a NFL star. The main characters knew each other in high school, but Stone had a falling out with the family and never spoke to Emerson again. Emerson happens to move into the apartment across the hall from Stone and so the story starts. Stone is a golden retriever, yet touch her and I will hurt you kind of man. I immediately fell in love with him. The banter between the main characters and side characters kept the story light and fun. If you are looking for a super spicy read, this isn’t the book for you. Even without spice, this book was totally worth the read. It is a perfect palette cleanser if you want a fun romance read. Thank you The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC. #luckycharm #thenerdfam
“When we’re dating, you are mine. Even if it’s fake.”
This was my first ARC read and I’m super glad it was. My heart was immediately stolen with a dedication to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Lucky Charm is a quick, fake dating, sports romance read. Emerson and Stone are very lovable main characters. Emerson is an aspiring singer who is trying to find her way in Nashville and Stone is a NFL star. The main characters knew each other in high school, but Stone had a falling out with the family and never spoke to Emerson again. Emerson happens to move into the apartment across the hall from Stone and so the story starts. Stone is a golden retriever, yet touch her and I will hurt you kind of man. I immediately fell in love with him. The banter between the main characters and side characters kept the story light and fun. If you are looking for a super spicy read, this isn’t the book for you. Even without spice, this book was totally worth the read. It is a perfect palette cleanser if you want a fun romance read. Thank you The Nerd Fam for the gifted ARC. #luckycharm #thenerdfam
May 20, 2024
Libby: Lol. I almost DNF'd like 25% in because the guys were seeing who could lift the most boxes to help her move and he could do ten at once. That's unrealistic and also dangerous for her possessions. Like maaaaybe eight.
Also for someone who cares so much about what her family thinks, she never talks to them. They shouldn't get a say in her love life.
Dumb that they fake a relationship to get her famous and then she's like, oh maybe I only have fans because of our relationship. Lol. Wat.
Read by Liz Krane. #booksin24
Also for someone who cares so much about what her family thinks, she never talks to them. They shouldn't get a say in her love life.
Dumb that they fake a relationship to get her famous and then she's like, oh maybe I only have fans because of our relationship. Lol. Wat.
Read by Liz Krane. #booksin24
April 22, 2024
I was really excited when I read that it was inspired by the relationship between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift but when I started reading it it was nothing like it, maybe similar in their professions (?)
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Emerson is the younger sister of Stone's best friend in high school but at the end of senior year things change and not only do they distance themselves but a story of hate begins.
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Several years later, Stone is in the life of his dreams, he is one of the best players in the league and is about to win another super bowl with his team when he discovers who his new neighbor is.
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All the emotions that he had been covering up for years begin to come out and when he learns that she has problems being discovered by a music producer, he offers to help her by pretending to be a couple.
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This is a story of second chance, fake relationship between enemies who form a truce and become friends and something more
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I really wanted to know what her songs were about, the writer describe how magical is when she arrives on stage and looks like she starts to sing but she doesn't say anything about the lyrics and that would have been very good considering that she sings pop country music to the best Taylor Swift style, besides I am a fan of a lyric that tells a story and I feel that there was much more to write about it, about other characters too, I feel that it fell short in so many parts.
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But I still really enjoyed this book, and keep picturing the scenes so beautiful written.
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Thanks to Anne- Marie Meyer Sweet Scape Publishing LLC for give me a copy of this beautiful book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion
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Emerson is the younger sister of Stone's best friend in high school but at the end of senior year things change and not only do they distance themselves but a story of hate begins.
.
Several years later, Stone is in the life of his dreams, he is one of the best players in the league and is about to win another super bowl with his team when he discovers who his new neighbor is.
.
All the emotions that he had been covering up for years begin to come out and when he learns that she has problems being discovered by a music producer, he offers to help her by pretending to be a couple.
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This is a story of second chance, fake relationship between enemies who form a truce and become friends and something more
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I really wanted to know what her songs were about, the writer describe how magical is when she arrives on stage and looks like she starts to sing but she doesn't say anything about the lyrics and that would have been very good considering that she sings pop country music to the best Taylor Swift style, besides I am a fan of a lyric that tells a story and I feel that there was much more to write about it, about other characters too, I feel that it fell short in so many parts.
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But I still really enjoyed this book, and keep picturing the scenes so beautiful written.
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Thanks to Anne- Marie Meyer Sweet Scape Publishing LLC for give me a copy of this beautiful book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion
July 30, 2024
3.5 ⭐️it was a fun little rom com but with the dedication I expected more Taylor/travis Easter eggs. Like you could have at least named the best friend Abigale
December 26, 2024
3 stars due to it being super quick. I’m not the biggest fan of romance but it was kinda cute. But, you can predict the ending, read if you like cheesy- very innocent-romance-Taylor swift & Travis Kelce vibe
April 18, 2024
A cute fast read inspired by Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. There's a lot of great tropes in this. I haven't read a football star singer relationship before so this was a nice treat for me.
Stone is Emerson's brother's best friend but after a falling out Stone is no longer in their life. Fast forward to Emerson living next door to Stone! They begin fake dating to hopefully get Emerson a recording contract.
I enjoyed the characters and the plot. I wasn't the biggest fan of the miscommunication. I also, felt like the book was rushed a bit in points and wasn't much character development.
That being said if you like slow burns, HEA, and closed door this is for you!- Ash
Thank you @thenerdfam for the gifted e-arc copy.
Stone is Emerson's brother's best friend but after a falling out Stone is no longer in their life. Fast forward to Emerson living next door to Stone! They begin fake dating to hopefully get Emerson a recording contract.
I enjoyed the characters and the plot. I wasn't the biggest fan of the miscommunication. I also, felt like the book was rushed a bit in points and wasn't much character development.
That being said if you like slow burns, HEA, and closed door this is for you!- Ash
Thank you @thenerdfam for the gifted e-arc copy.
April 21, 2024
This was my first book by Anne-Marie Meyer and I really enjoyed it. It was an extremely sweet romance that brought me all the feels!
This book is about an aspiring singer and a pro footballer who are in love and have been pinning for each other since high school days but a relationship between them is off-limits
Stone has loved Emerson from the moment he saw her, however, she was his ex-best friend’s sister and forbidden so he couldn’t act on those feelings, as much as he wanted to. Emerson felt the same way about Stone too, but she never confessed those feelings to him or anyone. Emerson’s family had a massive fight with Stone leaving Emerson and Stone's friendship now nonexistent and they ended up losing all contact with each other, however, they both have been pinning for each other for years and they reunite when Emerson moves in next door to Stone.
Emerson needs more exposure with her music career so she and Stone decide to start a fake relationship but it doesn’t take long for the feelings they both had for each other back in high school to resurface, the chemistry, connection and their undeniable attraction to each other is intense, to say the least. Will these two get the happy ending that they deserve?
I loved this book. It was a fun, quick, sweet and entertaining read. I managed to devour it in one sitting.
Highly recommend reading it!
5 STARS!
This book is about an aspiring singer and a pro footballer who are in love and have been pinning for each other since high school days but a relationship between them is off-limits
Stone has loved Emerson from the moment he saw her, however, she was his ex-best friend’s sister and forbidden so he couldn’t act on those feelings, as much as he wanted to. Emerson felt the same way about Stone too, but she never confessed those feelings to him or anyone. Emerson’s family had a massive fight with Stone leaving Emerson and Stone's friendship now nonexistent and they ended up losing all contact with each other, however, they both have been pinning for each other for years and they reunite when Emerson moves in next door to Stone.
Emerson needs more exposure with her music career so she and Stone decide to start a fake relationship but it doesn’t take long for the feelings they both had for each other back in high school to resurface, the chemistry, connection and their undeniable attraction to each other is intense, to say the least. Will these two get the happy ending that they deserve?
I loved this book. It was a fun, quick, sweet and entertaining read. I managed to devour it in one sitting.
Highly recommend reading it!
5 STARS!
October 25, 2024
3.0⭐️: First of all really quick and easy read, so thank god for that. It was a very cute concept but I feel like there was so much more that needed to be included, which is unusual for a romance book because usually I think there is 100+ unnecessary pages, but not for this book. This book could’ve, should’ve, been 100+ more pages. Felt like we lost a whole plot point. But it was cute and fast and the characters were somewhat likable.
January 8, 2025
Cute and quick easy read. Pacing was questionable in certain aspects felt like it really rushed through the whole fake dating scenario. Can’t even lie I read this book because I keep getting Tik toks from the author on my fyp. Pretty pop culture based near the end I’m like oh this is just a Taylor swift Travis Kelce type beat which lowkey didn’t rock with but that’s just me. Wish it went more into the whole family rivalry thing because that was also glossed over. If you need a mindless quick read go for it other than that I wouldn’t go out of your way to read it. Definitely had potential but overall fell short.
April 26, 2024
I absolutely LOVED this book! This was one of the cutest romances I have read in a long time and I absolutely loved all the tropes displayed in this book (singer x football player, he falls first and harder, fake relationship). The dedication to Taylor and Travis in the beginning of this book was also very cute to see. While it was dedicated to real life people, I love how the author made it an original storyline with a singer and football player. The plot was super cute and refreshing <3
June 8, 2025
Cute, but lacking...
This story was cute, however I felt like some things were rushed through. There could have been more angst as well as more into the time between their falling out and their reunion.
This story was cute, however I felt like some things were rushed through. There could have been more angst as well as more into the time between their falling out and their reunion.
September 21, 2024
This book was a cute and quick read. I listened to the audio and I struggled just slightly with the narration, but the story itself was fun. I did feel like there were some unresolved questions, some of the flow seemed a little off to me, and I also found myself having to suspend reality more than expected, but if you’re looking for a quick, sweet story, you can’t go wrong with this.
July 23, 2024
i loved it + the fact that it’s inspired by taylor and travis is 💗💗
i would just say that the end is a little bit sloppy
i mean the fake dating could have either started earlier or it would have worth maybe 50 pages more
either ways i loved and i recommend it for sure
short, fun and exciting reading
i would just say that the end is a little bit sloppy
i mean the fake dating could have either started earlier or it would have worth maybe 50 pages more
either ways i loved and i recommend it for sure
short, fun and exciting reading
November 4, 2024
Would be a solid book for YA. No harsh language. The worst it gets is him throwing her in the shower when she was freezing. No sex scenes.
Wouldn’t give it to someone under 17 ish personally but, nice “safe” YA read
Wouldn’t give it to someone under 17 ish personally but, nice “safe” YA read
September 29, 2024
Good break from life in general. Listened to this one and it was well written and kept my interest!
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