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Only One Tour Bus
Get ready for a European adventure that will take you from the wind-swept castle walls of drizzling Scotland to the stillness of medieval churches in sun-drenched Italy.
Asha Kapoor’s travel tours are high on fun and (allegedly) light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly’s tours are heavy on history and (most certainly) lacking in whimsy. Luckily, they both run their own tours and don’t have to worry about each other’s distinct styles.
Until their boss combines both tours into one grand European expedition. Suddenly, Asha and Callum have to find a way to lead the tour without ruining the experience for the guests, throwing the other off a castle turret, or making out in the front of the bus. That last task is made harder by the fact that while they don’t like each other, they can’t resist the romance of long days and nights gallivanting around Europe with an attractive co-guide.
But just as this grumpy scholar and sunshine art history lover start to find out their differences might be more appealing than originally thought, the tour is once again thrown into turmoil by their boss.
But they are professionals, and the tour must go on. Now if only they could figure out what will happen to their budding vacation-ship.
Asha Kapoor’s travel tours are high on fun and (allegedly) light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly’s tours are heavy on history and (most certainly) lacking in whimsy. Luckily, they both run their own tours and don’t have to worry about each other’s distinct styles.
Until their boss combines both tours into one grand European expedition. Suddenly, Asha and Callum have to find a way to lead the tour without ruining the experience for the guests, throwing the other off a castle turret, or making out in the front of the bus. That last task is made harder by the fact that while they don’t like each other, they can’t resist the romance of long days and nights gallivanting around Europe with an attractive co-guide.
But just as this grumpy scholar and sunshine art history lover start to find out their differences might be more appealing than originally thought, the tour is once again thrown into turmoil by their boss.
But they are professionals, and the tour must go on. Now if only they could figure out what will happen to their budding vacation-ship.
348 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 25, 2026
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Suleena Bibra
6 books39 followersSuleena Bibra studied art history in college and loves to travel every opportunity she gets. A bit indecisive, she has worked as a museum intern, lawyer, workers’ compensation adjuster, and private investigator. Author is best, though, so she can continue living out a bunch of other careers without changing out of her pajamas. Suleena writes RomComs heavy on banter, shenanigans, and aggressive whimsy. She spends the rest of her time annoying her bulldog with her love.
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September 15, 2026Grumpy sunshine romance in which miserable Irish git Callum and intolerably perky American Asha are forced to cooperate as tour guides and share a bus/party of tourists across Europe.
It's a great concept, very much done as romcom (which is to say, not overburdened by gritty realism). Asha's perkiness hits the right balance: from her POV we see a woman who's determined to enjoy the world in front of her; from Callum's we see especially at first just how trying this is to live with when she's insisting on going to the gift shop for the hundredth time. Callum does not get quite so much of a shout. It is harder to write a properly grumpy person and make them sympathetic as a romance MC without changing them (Jackie Lau is the queen of this) but I wanted a bit more balance, rather than a sense that Asha is great and Callum should be more like her. There is a plotline that she has to stand up for herself more, but she doesn't learn that from Callum, who either snaps at people or just doesn't engage. I guess he just doesn't come across as quite up to her, for me, and I felt like more serious conflict during the tour, and more growth shown in action, would have balanced it better.
Which is me getting editorial, a thing I only do when I'm thoroughly engaged by the characters. Overall I liked Callum's POV, Asha was terrifically drawn, and it was a zizzy and enjoyable ride. I look forward to where this author's going next.
It's a great concept, very much done as romcom (which is to say, not overburdened by gritty realism). Asha's perkiness hits the right balance: from her POV we see a woman who's determined to enjoy the world in front of her; from Callum's we see especially at first just how trying this is to live with when she's insisting on going to the gift shop for the hundredth time. Callum does not get quite so much of a shout. It is harder to write a properly grumpy person and make them sympathetic as a romance MC without changing them (Jackie Lau is the queen of this) but I wanted a bit more balance, rather than a sense that Asha is great and Callum should be more like her. There is a plotline that she has to stand up for herself more, but she doesn't learn that from Callum, who either snaps at people or just doesn't engage. I guess he just doesn't come across as quite up to her, for me, and I felt like more serious conflict during the tour, and more growth shown in action, would have balanced it better.
Which is me getting editorial, a thing I only do when I'm thoroughly engaged by the characters. Overall I liked Callum's POV, Asha was terrifically drawn, and it was a zizzy and enjoyable ride. I look forward to where this author's going next.
September 13, 2026
3.5 Stars
One Liner: Slow-paced and fun enough, but has a few flaws
Asha Kapoor’s travel tours are immensely fun and allegedly light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly’s tours are the opposite. They have their clients, and all is well until it isn’t. Their boss wants Asha and Callum to combine tours on their grand European expedition. Now, they have to work together to make it a success. It would have been easier if they didn’t dislike each other or start to feel something else as the tour progresses.
The story comes in Asha and Callum’s first-person POVs.
My Thoughts
This is a grumpy x sunshine, rivals-to-lovers, and workplace romance, though as tour guides, their workplace is rather vast and constantly on the move. Why is it so slow, though?
The MMC is a proper grump, while the FMC is sunshine personified. The dynamics are easy to see. However, it felt a bit too trope-y and exaggerated at times. People are not always that sunny or grumpy, as if that’s their only personality trait.
If I were a tourist, I wouldn’t want either fully, but a blend of both, so the boss’s idea to combine their tours makes sense. That said, the boss was an idiot, so likely that his business won’t last long. Even the tourists show that they aren’t sensible and can have unrealistic expectations of their tour guide.
Given the premise, the characters travel through Europe and visit interesting places, so we get their history and descriptions. The narrative is balanced with the MMC giving us facts like a professor, and the FMC sharing scandalous stories like a Page 3 reporter.
Though the base setting is Edinburgh, the FMC is a second-gen Indian American. The tourists are from America, so the book manages to cover both continents. There’s also quite a bit of diversity in the tourists' genders, ethnicities, and ages. Pretty much ticks many boxes on the checklist.
The romance is decent and has some spice (~2). It was entertaining enough with a couple of other tropes thrown in. However, the third-act breakup and the HEA weren’t as strong as the rest of the book. I had more expectations from the MMC. He should have stepped up better. There is an epilogue, which is sweet.
And oh, I love the FMC’s mom. Thank you for not making her a stereotypical parent more focused on others’ opinions than her daughter’s happiness.
To summarize, Only One Tour Bus has a cool premise and is filled with trope-ish romance and slightly OTT humor (I was starting to get annoyed with the FMC calling the tourists her tour babies). I will very likely check out the next book in the series.
Thank you, NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, for the eARC. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
#NetGalley #OnlyOneTourBus
One Liner: Slow-paced and fun enough, but has a few flaws
Asha Kapoor’s travel tours are immensely fun and allegedly light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly’s tours are the opposite. They have their clients, and all is well until it isn’t. Their boss wants Asha and Callum to combine tours on their grand European expedition. Now, they have to work together to make it a success. It would have been easier if they didn’t dislike each other or start to feel something else as the tour progresses.
The story comes in Asha and Callum’s first-person POVs.
My Thoughts
This is a grumpy x sunshine, rivals-to-lovers, and workplace romance, though as tour guides, their workplace is rather vast and constantly on the move. Why is it so slow, though?
The MMC is a proper grump, while the FMC is sunshine personified. The dynamics are easy to see. However, it felt a bit too trope-y and exaggerated at times. People are not always that sunny or grumpy, as if that’s their only personality trait.
If I were a tourist, I wouldn’t want either fully, but a blend of both, so the boss’s idea to combine their tours makes sense. That said, the boss was an idiot, so likely that his business won’t last long. Even the tourists show that they aren’t sensible and can have unrealistic expectations of their tour guide.
Given the premise, the characters travel through Europe and visit interesting places, so we get their history and descriptions. The narrative is balanced with the MMC giving us facts like a professor, and the FMC sharing scandalous stories like a Page 3 reporter.
Though the base setting is Edinburgh, the FMC is a second-gen Indian American. The tourists are from America, so the book manages to cover both continents. There’s also quite a bit of diversity in the tourists' genders, ethnicities, and ages. Pretty much ticks many boxes on the checklist.
The romance is decent and has some spice (~2). It was entertaining enough with a couple of other tropes thrown in. However, the third-act breakup and the HEA weren’t as strong as the rest of the book. I had more expectations from the MMC. He should have stepped up better. There is an epilogue, which is sweet.
And oh, I love the FMC’s mom. Thank you for not making her a stereotypical parent more focused on others’ opinions than her daughter’s happiness.
To summarize, Only One Tour Bus has a cool premise and is filled with trope-ish romance and slightly OTT humor (I was starting to get annoyed with the FMC calling the tourists her tour babies). I will very likely check out the next book in the series.
Thank you, NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, for the eARC. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
#NetGalley #OnlyOneTourBus
September 1, 2026
3🌟 | 2🌶️
A European tour, forced proximity, and grumpy/sunshine? I was instantly intrigued!
I really enjoyed travelling through Europe with Asha and Callum, especially the history, sightseeing, and all the chaos that came with their tour group. The “tour babies” definitely brought some fun moments, and the whole setup made this an easy book to pick up.
Asha was sweet and likable, and I enjoyed her sunny outlook, although it occasionally felt a little too positive for me. Callum was definitely grumpy, sometimes a little more rude than charming, but I did enjoy getting glimpses of his softer, more caring side. My biggest struggle was their romance. I liked their banter and could see the appeal of their opposites-attract dynamic, but I never completely felt their chemistry, so some of the bigger romantic moments didn’t land as naturally for me. The writing also felt a little repetitive in places, which slowed things down at times.
The European setting was easily my favorite part, and I loved how much personality the tour group brought to the story.
It’s a cute, light read with a fun premise, plenty of travel, and some genuinely entertaining moments!
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Special thanks to Suleena Bibra and Love Notes PR for providing this Advanced Reader Copy. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. ✨
A European tour, forced proximity, and grumpy/sunshine? I was instantly intrigued!
I really enjoyed travelling through Europe with Asha and Callum, especially the history, sightseeing, and all the chaos that came with their tour group. The “tour babies” definitely brought some fun moments, and the whole setup made this an easy book to pick up.
Asha was sweet and likable, and I enjoyed her sunny outlook, although it occasionally felt a little too positive for me. Callum was definitely grumpy, sometimes a little more rude than charming, but I did enjoy getting glimpses of his softer, more caring side. My biggest struggle was their romance. I liked their banter and could see the appeal of their opposites-attract dynamic, but I never completely felt their chemistry, so some of the bigger romantic moments didn’t land as naturally for me. The writing also felt a little repetitive in places, which slowed things down at times.
The European setting was easily my favorite part, and I loved how much personality the tour group brought to the story.
It’s a cute, light read with a fun premise, plenty of travel, and some genuinely entertaining moments!
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Special thanks to Suleena Bibra and Love Notes PR for providing this Advanced Reader Copy. All opinions expressed are entirely my own. ✨
August 25, 2026
3.25 stars.
Suleena Bibra's "Only One Tour Bus" was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Two rival tour guides have to fight for their job and defend the way they do their tours in this slow-burning forced proximity romantic romp across Europe. Asha (FMC) and Callum (MMC) have entirely different methodologies when conducting their bus tours. Asha is much more personable, leaning into the sunniness and whimsy and splendor of travel with selfies, shopping, friendship, stories, and history. Callum, on the other hand, is a lone-wolf type of grump who values *only* history, facts, and practicalities above all. No tchotchkes, no impulse, not a whole lot of fun. On what is likely to be the last tour for one of them before they get let go, they must combine their specialties for a final group of "tour babies" to try and get positive feedback from them to keep their job. My main problem is that Asha and Callum don't have a lot of romantic chemistry, in my opinion. I could see them as friends, but as lovers? Not so much, and not even when they start hooking up after they admit their feelings for one another. I just didn't feel that vibe between them. Sure, there is a lot of banter between them, but Callum is, more often than not, mean instead of just grumpy, which doesn't make for an entirely fun read. In fact, it made me detest him quite a bit throughout this book. Because of this, it felt like they disliked one another for more of the book than they liked each other. Callum repeatedly gets chance after chance after chance to tell Asha how he really feels and doesn't say a word. AND THEN, THE THIRD ACT. UGH! He was SO frustrating, I hated it!!! When the time comes for them to say "I love you," it doesn't mesh and feels forced. I just didn't buy it! As much as I liked Asha as the FMC, her sunshine-ness ran into "toxically positive" territory on more than one occasion, like she was *too* positive for her own good. I know opposites attract, but the romance between them just didn't feel realistic all the time. The best part of this book is the shenanigans that happen on tour. I love a good forced proximity, and at times, there are glimpses of chemistry between them, but when the tour babies get involved, it makes things even more funny and riotous. All in all, this book has its moments, but overall, I would have liked a little more believability in the potential love story between the lead characters. That being said, this is a quick read, and I am sure readers will find something to enjoy here!
Thank you to Suleena Bibra and Love Notes PR for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
Suleena Bibra's "Only One Tour Bus" was a bit of a mixed bag for me. Two rival tour guides have to fight for their job and defend the way they do their tours in this slow-burning forced proximity romantic romp across Europe. Asha (FMC) and Callum (MMC) have entirely different methodologies when conducting their bus tours. Asha is much more personable, leaning into the sunniness and whimsy and splendor of travel with selfies, shopping, friendship, stories, and history. Callum, on the other hand, is a lone-wolf type of grump who values *only* history, facts, and practicalities above all. No tchotchkes, no impulse, not a whole lot of fun. On what is likely to be the last tour for one of them before they get let go, they must combine their specialties for a final group of "tour babies" to try and get positive feedback from them to keep their job. My main problem is that Asha and Callum don't have a lot of romantic chemistry, in my opinion. I could see them as friends, but as lovers? Not so much, and not even when they start hooking up after they admit their feelings for one another. I just didn't feel that vibe between them. Sure, there is a lot of banter between them, but Callum is, more often than not, mean instead of just grumpy, which doesn't make for an entirely fun read. In fact, it made me detest him quite a bit throughout this book. Because of this, it felt like they disliked one another for more of the book than they liked each other. Callum repeatedly gets chance after chance after chance to tell Asha how he really feels and doesn't say a word. AND THEN, THE THIRD ACT. UGH! He was SO frustrating, I hated it!!! When the time comes for them to say "I love you," it doesn't mesh and feels forced. I just didn't buy it! As much as I liked Asha as the FMC, her sunshine-ness ran into "toxically positive" territory on more than one occasion, like she was *too* positive for her own good. I know opposites attract, but the romance between them just didn't feel realistic all the time. The best part of this book is the shenanigans that happen on tour. I love a good forced proximity, and at times, there are glimpses of chemistry between them, but when the tour babies get involved, it makes things even more funny and riotous. All in all, this book has its moments, but overall, I would have liked a little more believability in the potential love story between the lead characters. That being said, this is a quick read, and I am sure readers will find something to enjoy here!
Thank you to Suleena Bibra and Love Notes PR for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
August 31, 2026
A romance about traveling through Europe? I was instantly intrigued. I loved the concept of two tour guides being forced into proximity with their grumpy/sunshine personalities. I loved the diversity in the story. However, the story and writing itself didn’t fully deliver for me personally.
I truly did love the traveling that Asha and Callum took us on. It was so fun hearing about the history (I love learning about the history of anywhere) and it was funny to read about their banter or situations they’d get into with the tour group. I really enjoyed that. I didn’t really believe their romance though. It was really hard to cheer for them when it felt like their personalities needed a bit more depth and their growing feelings towards one another. Especially since they’re such opposites, I wanted the tension that came with that. We get it from time to time but this leads me to the writing. The writing lacked a bit of fluidity between scenes and in their conversations. It felt clunky at times and it really took me out of the story. It’s not horrible but it could definitely use some fleshing out and have it be less repetitive.
One other thing that annoyed me a bit was the nicknames. If I heard wee sunshine one more time and hearing Asha called the people in the tour group their babies, I might have lost it. Overall, it is an intriguing and fun story that I think many will enjoy. It just was a bit of a miss for myself. Thank you so much Love Notes PR and Suleena Bibra for the eARC!
I truly did love the traveling that Asha and Callum took us on. It was so fun hearing about the history (I love learning about the history of anywhere) and it was funny to read about their banter or situations they’d get into with the tour group. I really enjoyed that. I didn’t really believe their romance though. It was really hard to cheer for them when it felt like their personalities needed a bit more depth and their growing feelings towards one another. Especially since they’re such opposites, I wanted the tension that came with that. We get it from time to time but this leads me to the writing. The writing lacked a bit of fluidity between scenes and in their conversations. It felt clunky at times and it really took me out of the story. It’s not horrible but it could definitely use some fleshing out and have it be less repetitive.
One other thing that annoyed me a bit was the nicknames. If I heard wee sunshine one more time and hearing Asha called the people in the tour group their babies, I might have lost it. Overall, it is an intriguing and fun story that I think many will enjoy. It just was a bit of a miss for myself. Thank you so much Love Notes PR and Suleena Bibra for the eARC!
July 19, 2026
I’m genuinely so torn on this one because for most of the book, I was obsessed ✨
The forced proximity?? Elite. Only one tour bus, only one bed, constant banter… I was having the best time. Asha is pure sunshine in the most grounded, real way, and I loved how she chooses joy over and over again without feeling naive.
And Callum… broody Irish man calling her “Wee Sunshine”?? Yeah, I was gone 🫠
The whole Europe tour setting was also so fun. It really felt like being on one of those chaotic, slightly wild group trips where everything is happening all at once, and I loved how it leaned into that.
But then… the last quarter happened.
And I was so frustrated 😅
Callum had multiple chances to step up for Asha and just… didn’t. And it completely changed how I saw him. What started as broody and guarded started to feel more like “sir, what are you doing??”
I kept waiting for that moment where he really shows up for her in the way she deserves, and it just didn’t hit the way I needed it to. He centered himself over and over and made me feel like actually Asha would be better off without him.
That said, I still really enjoyed so much of this. The dynamic, the banter, and especially Asha carried the story for me.
I just wish the ending had matched how strong everything else was.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the ARC in exchange for an honest review 💕
The forced proximity?? Elite. Only one tour bus, only one bed, constant banter… I was having the best time. Asha is pure sunshine in the most grounded, real way, and I loved how she chooses joy over and over again without feeling naive.
And Callum… broody Irish man calling her “Wee Sunshine”?? Yeah, I was gone 🫠
The whole Europe tour setting was also so fun. It really felt like being on one of those chaotic, slightly wild group trips where everything is happening all at once, and I loved how it leaned into that.
But then… the last quarter happened.
And I was so frustrated 😅
Callum had multiple chances to step up for Asha and just… didn’t. And it completely changed how I saw him. What started as broody and guarded started to feel more like “sir, what are you doing??”
I kept waiting for that moment where he really shows up for her in the way she deserves, and it just didn’t hit the way I needed it to. He centered himself over and over and made me feel like actually Asha would be better off without him.
That said, I still really enjoyed so much of this. The dynamic, the banter, and especially Asha carried the story for me.
I just wish the ending had matched how strong everything else was.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the ARC in exchange for an honest review 💕
October 1, 2026
Honestly this book was really cute. It really throws you into the story from the first page. It made me want to become a tourist to these areas lol
You follow Callum and Asha, both are tour guides with the same company. They are competing to be the best.. but plot twist!
Definitely a forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, and hate to love romance. And they made sure to enjoy the free days
🌶️🌶️/5
You follow Callum and Asha, both are tour guides with the same company. They are competing to be the best.. but plot twist!
Definitely a forced proximity, grumpy/sunshine, and hate to love romance. And they made sure to enjoy the free days
🌶️🌶️/5
September 1, 2026
“𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁! 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁!
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘“
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5
SPICE: 🌶️ 1/5
New-to-me author!
This was cute. This was sweet. This packed my imaginary suitcase, slapped a passport into my hand, and sent me gallivanting through Europe with a group of strangers who absolutely should not be trusted to follow an itinerary.
Did I enjoy myself?
Yes.
Would I book this exact tour again?
Probably not. 😂
Only One Tour Bus had all the ingredients for the kind of romantic comedy I inhale between darker books when my nervous system needs a vacation from murder, stalking, kidnapping, organized crime, and men who consider GPS tracking a love language.
European adventure? Yes.
Workplace rivals? Absolutely.
Forced proximity on one tour bus? Delicious.
Grumpy historian and sunshine art lover being forced to work together while their jobs hang in the balance? Put my luggage underneath the bus because apparently we are leaving immediately.
This should have been my adorable little palate cleanser. A soft reset. A charming vacation from fictional psychopaths before I inevitably return to the men who would burn down a city because someone looked at their woman for four consecutive seconds.
And for the most part, that is exactly what it was.
But somewhere between Scotland and Italy, the romance missed its scheduled departure.
Asha Kapoor and Callum Kelly are both European tour guides, but they could not approach the job more differently if one of them conducted tours while riding a unicycle and setting historical landmarks on fire.
Asha wants her travelers to experience the feeling of a destination. She brings the whimsy, the stories, the friendship, the shopping, the selfies, and the little spontaneous moments that turn a trip into a memory. She knows history matters, but she also understands that people did not spend thousands of dollars and several hours folded into an airplane seat just to listen to someone recite facts they could have found on Wikipedia.
Callum is the opposite.
Callum believes in facts. Dates. History. Schedules. Practical shoes. Probably alphabetized emergency contacts. If whimsy tried to board his tour bus, he would check its ticket, point out that it arrived four minutes late, and leave it stranded beside the motorway.
Asha thinks his tours are dry.
Callum thinks hers lack substance.
Neither is completely wrong, but both are convinced they are the only person standing between their guests and tourism-related disaster.
Normally, they lead separate tours and can avoid each other’s deeply offensive guiding philosophies. Unfortunately, their boss apparently wakes up one morning and chooses workplace violence, combining their tours into one grand European expedition.
Now Asha and Callum must share one bus, one group, one itinerary, and approximately seventeen thousand unresolved opinions about each other.
Oh, and one of them may lose their job when the tour ends.
Nothing creates a relaxing vacation atmosphere quite like knowing your professional rival is grading your performance while you attempt to stop a group of adults from wandering away in several different countries.
The setup was genuinely fun. Forced proximity is one of my favorite romance devices because there is only so long two people can remain emotionally stable while trapped in each other’s personal space.
One bus.
Thirty thousand historic facts.
Several countries.
A growing number of inconvenient feelings.
Absolutely nowhere to run unless someone is willing to leap from a moving vehicle near the French border.
I expected sharp banter, escalating tension, accidental vulnerability, and at least one moment when Asha and Callum became so distracted by their mutual attraction that they almost left a tourist behind at a medieval church.
And there were glimpses of that.
They bickered. They challenged each other. They slowly began to recognize the value in the other person’s approach. Asha helped bring warmth and spontaneity to the tour, while Callum offered the structure and historical knowledge that gave those experiences more meaning.
On paper, they complement each other beautifully.
Asha reminds Callum that travel should be fun.
Callum reminds Asha that “fun” does not necessarily qualify as a complete operational plan.
Together, they should have been unstoppable.
In practice, I spent a significant portion of the book wondering whether these two actually wanted to kiss or simply needed a joint meeting with Human Resources.
There is banter, but Callum frequently crossed the line from grumpy into mean. And listen, I am a known supporter of fictional men with personality defects. I like them broody. Difficult. Morally questionable. Emotionally constipated. I have defended men who would require their own dedicated task force in real life.
I can work with grumpy.
Grumpy says, “This is inefficient,” while quietly carrying her suitcase up three flights of stairs.
Grumpy complains about the itinerary and then memorizes her coffee order.
Grumpy acts irritated because recognizing an emotion might cause his internal operating system to crash.
Mean is different.
Mean repeatedly makes someone feel small and expects a little sexual tension to cover the damages.
Callum’s comments and behavior made him difficult to root for at times. Instead of giving me that delicious “he is annoyed because he wants her” energy, he often gave me “this man needs to sit alone in the back of the bus and think about how he speaks to people.”
SIR.
You are leading a whimsical European vacation, not auditioning to become the emotionally unavailable villain in a historical documentary.
Please unclench.
His colder behavior also lasted long enough that I struggled to believe the transition into romance. The story wanted me to understand that there were feelings beneath all the irritation, but I needed to feel those feelings developing—not simply be informed that they had arrived at the next stop on the itinerary.
Callum had multiple opportunities to communicate honestly with Asha. Every time, I prepared myself.
Here it comes.
The vulnerability.
The confession.
The moment this emotionally barricaded man finally opens his mouth and says something useful.
And then he would…not.
Nothing.
Sir would stand there with all the emotional availability of a locked museum on a national holiday.
At some point, I wanted one of the tour babies to hand him a microphone and announce that the bus would not be moving until he used his words.
The man was given chance after chance after chance to explain himself, and he continued behaving as though emotional clarity would immediately revoke his passport.
By the third act, I was no longer gently encouraging him.
I was standing in the aisle shouting, “COMMUNICATE OR EXIT THE VEHICLE.”
Asha was much easier to love. She is bright, personable, enthusiastic, and genuinely invested in making sure her guests have a memorable experience. I appreciated that she values connection just as much as information. Travel is not only about what happened in a particular building eight hundred years ago. It is also about who you were with, what made you laugh, which tiny shop you found by accident, and why you still remember the way the air smelled when you stepped onto a street you had never seen before.
Asha understands that.
She does not merely move people from one landmark to another. She helps them become part of the experience.
But her sunshine occasionally crossed into toxic positivity. Sometimes optimism is charming. Other times, a situation is clearly on fire and the positive person is standing beside it saying, “Maybe the flames are simply giving us an opportunity to appreciate warmth.”
No, baby.
Sometimes the bus is metaphorically burning.
We are allowed to acknowledge the smoke.
Asha’s determination to stay upbeat made sense as part of her personality and guiding style, but there were moments when she needed to let herself be angry, disappointed, or realistic without immediately trying to wrap the emotion in a cheerful souvenir bow.
This is where I could see how she and Callum were meant to balance each other. He needed more joy; she needed more grounding. He could encourage her to face uncomfortable truths, while she could remind him that being correct is not a substitute for being human.
Unfortunately, their differences often felt more exhausting than complementary.
Opposites attract when the opposing traits create tension and connection. The characters should challenge one another while slowly revealing that they understand each other better than anyone else does.
Here, Asha and Callum seemed to dislike one another for longer than they appeared to genuinely enjoy one another.
And this is coming from someone whose romantic motto is essentially:
Hate me first. Make it personal. Then we’re cooking.
I love enemies-to-lovers. I do not require immediate tenderness. I will happily watch two people sharpen knives while maintaining sexually aggressive eye contact for three hundred pages.
But the eventual love must feel earned.
The hatred has to transform.
The chemistry has to become undeniable.
The emotional shift needs to make me sit up and say, “Oh. Oh no. These idiots are in love.”
With Asha and Callum, I could see friendship. I could see professional respect. I could even see how they might enjoy hooking up during a beautiful European trip because attractive people, foreign cities, and vacation hormones are a dangerous combination.
What I did not completely believe was forever.
Even after they admitted their attraction and crossed the physical line, their chemistry remained inconsistent for me. I understood that the book wanted the bus to become a vehicle for romance, but it sometimes felt as though the relationship was being transported in the luggage compartment.
Present? Technically.
Easy to access? Not really.
The spicy moments were fine, but they could not manufacture an emotional connection that I was already struggling to see. I wanted more tenderness between the arguments. More meaningful conversations after long days. More tiny acts of care. More evidence that Callum appreciated Asha for who she was instead of merely becoming attracted to the woman he had spent most of the book criticizing.
Give me him saving her a seat.
Give me her finding an obscure historical stop that she knows will make him light up.
Give me their hands brushing over the same map and both of them reacting like they have been electrocuted by lust.
Give me one quiet night when the rest of the tour is asleep and they finally tell each other something real.
Make me believe that when the trip ends, they will still have something to say.
Instead, some of their emotional progression felt rushed while other parts dragged. The slow burn took its sweet time building the relationship, but the payoff did not have enough heat to justify how long I stood beside the grill.
And then we reached the third act.
MA’AM.
SIR.
TOUR BABIES.
PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR ASSIGNED SEATS BECAUSE THE PLOT HAS HIT A POTHOLE.
I understand that romances need conflict. I understand that Asha and Callum have jobs, ambitions, insecurities, and an expiration date hovering over their budding vacation-ship. Their boss created a competitive situation from the beginning, so professional tension was always going to collide with their feelings.
But the third-act conflict felt more frustrating than emotionally devastating.
The communication failures did not make me ache. They made me want to confiscate both of their phones, lock them in the bus, and refuse to release them until they completed a basic conversation.
Callum was especially frustrating because he had so many chances to be honest. The man practically had truth sitting on his tongue with a passport stamped and ready to travel, yet he kept swallowing it.
Then, when the “I love you” stage arrived, I wanted to swoon.
I wanted to clutch my imaginary European scarf.
I wanted to stare dramatically out a rain-covered bus window while emotional music played.
Instead, I checked the route because I was not sure how we had arrived at love when the emotional journey still seemed three countries behind us.
The declarations did not fully mesh with what I had witnessed. They felt like something the romance needed to complete before the final destination rather than the inevitable result of everything that came before.
The itinerary said we were scheduled to arrive at HEA by five o’clock, so apparently everyone had to hurry.
What saved this book for me was the actual tour.
The European setting was charming and gave the story a light, adventurous energy. Traveling from the rainy castle walls of Scotland to beautiful medieval churches in Italy made the book feel like a miniature vacation. The changing locations kept the story moving, and I enjoyed seeing how Asha and Callum’s different approaches shaped each stop.
More importantly, the tour babies were delightful chaos agents.
They brought humor, warmth, and the exact kind of group-tour nonsense I wanted. Put enough strangers on a bus together for several days and they will inevitably become a deeply dysfunctional temporary family. Someone will overshare. Someone will disappear while everyone else is waiting. Someone will decide the itinerary is a personal attack. Someone will know everyone’s romantic business before the people involved do.
The group’s shenanigans gave the book much of its charm. Whenever the romance was not quite working for me, the tour itself pulled me back in.
There were funny situations, travel mishaps, competing personalities, and enough disorder to make me grateful that I was experiencing it from my couch instead of trying to count heads outside a castle.
The supporting cast also helped soften the sharper parts of Asha and Callum’s dynamic. Their involvement created moments when the leads had to stop arguing long enough to work as a team, and those moments were when I most clearly understood why the pairing could work.
When they combined their strengths for the good of the tour, they were enjoyable together.
When they remembered that they were not engaged in a professional cold war across several national borders, I could see the potential.
I just needed more of that version of them.
Overall, Only One Tour Bus was a cute, sweet, quick read with a fantastic travel premise, amusing group-tour chaos, and a fun forced-proximity setup. Suleena Bibra created an easy escape that made me want to pack a bag, explore European castles, eat questionable amounts of pastry, and let someone else be responsible for the itinerary.
I liked Asha.
I enjoyed the tour babies.
I appreciated the idea of a grumpy history scholar being emotionally mugged by a sunshine art lover.
But the romance never completely convinced me. Callum’s grumpiness too often felt like meanness, Asha’s optimism occasionally became exhausting, and their chemistry did not develop strongly enough to make the declarations of love feel natural. The third act also tested my patience when it should have tested my tear ducts.
Three stars because I had a good time.
Not a life-changing time.
Not a “sell my belongings and follow this tour bus across Europe” time.
Just a pleasant little vacation from my usual morally bankrupt men before I return to the fictional underworld where communication is optional but stalking is apparently foreplay.
Would I read this author again?
Absolutely. There was enough charm, humor, and potential here to make me curious about what she writes next.
Would I reread this particular book?
Probably not.
Some trips change your life.
Some trips leave you with cherished memories.
And some trips are perfectly nice, but once you unpack the suitcase, you know you will be choosing a different tour company next year. 😂
𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗘“
RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3/5
SPICE: 🌶️ 1/5
New-to-me author!
This was cute. This was sweet. This packed my imaginary suitcase, slapped a passport into my hand, and sent me gallivanting through Europe with a group of strangers who absolutely should not be trusted to follow an itinerary.
Did I enjoy myself?
Yes.
Would I book this exact tour again?
Probably not. 😂
Only One Tour Bus had all the ingredients for the kind of romantic comedy I inhale between darker books when my nervous system needs a vacation from murder, stalking, kidnapping, organized crime, and men who consider GPS tracking a love language.
European adventure? Yes.
Workplace rivals? Absolutely.
Forced proximity on one tour bus? Delicious.
Grumpy historian and sunshine art lover being forced to work together while their jobs hang in the balance? Put my luggage underneath the bus because apparently we are leaving immediately.
This should have been my adorable little palate cleanser. A soft reset. A charming vacation from fictional psychopaths before I inevitably return to the men who would burn down a city because someone looked at their woman for four consecutive seconds.
And for the most part, that is exactly what it was.
But somewhere between Scotland and Italy, the romance missed its scheduled departure.
Asha Kapoor and Callum Kelly are both European tour guides, but they could not approach the job more differently if one of them conducted tours while riding a unicycle and setting historical landmarks on fire.
Asha wants her travelers to experience the feeling of a destination. She brings the whimsy, the stories, the friendship, the shopping, the selfies, and the little spontaneous moments that turn a trip into a memory. She knows history matters, but she also understands that people did not spend thousands of dollars and several hours folded into an airplane seat just to listen to someone recite facts they could have found on Wikipedia.
Callum is the opposite.
Callum believes in facts. Dates. History. Schedules. Practical shoes. Probably alphabetized emergency contacts. If whimsy tried to board his tour bus, he would check its ticket, point out that it arrived four minutes late, and leave it stranded beside the motorway.
Asha thinks his tours are dry.
Callum thinks hers lack substance.
Neither is completely wrong, but both are convinced they are the only person standing between their guests and tourism-related disaster.
Normally, they lead separate tours and can avoid each other’s deeply offensive guiding philosophies. Unfortunately, their boss apparently wakes up one morning and chooses workplace violence, combining their tours into one grand European expedition.
Now Asha and Callum must share one bus, one group, one itinerary, and approximately seventeen thousand unresolved opinions about each other.
Oh, and one of them may lose their job when the tour ends.
Nothing creates a relaxing vacation atmosphere quite like knowing your professional rival is grading your performance while you attempt to stop a group of adults from wandering away in several different countries.
The setup was genuinely fun. Forced proximity is one of my favorite romance devices because there is only so long two people can remain emotionally stable while trapped in each other’s personal space.
One bus.
Thirty thousand historic facts.
Several countries.
A growing number of inconvenient feelings.
Absolutely nowhere to run unless someone is willing to leap from a moving vehicle near the French border.
I expected sharp banter, escalating tension, accidental vulnerability, and at least one moment when Asha and Callum became so distracted by their mutual attraction that they almost left a tourist behind at a medieval church.
And there were glimpses of that.
They bickered. They challenged each other. They slowly began to recognize the value in the other person’s approach. Asha helped bring warmth and spontaneity to the tour, while Callum offered the structure and historical knowledge that gave those experiences more meaning.
On paper, they complement each other beautifully.
Asha reminds Callum that travel should be fun.
Callum reminds Asha that “fun” does not necessarily qualify as a complete operational plan.
Together, they should have been unstoppable.
In practice, I spent a significant portion of the book wondering whether these two actually wanted to kiss or simply needed a joint meeting with Human Resources.
There is banter, but Callum frequently crossed the line from grumpy into mean. And listen, I am a known supporter of fictional men with personality defects. I like them broody. Difficult. Morally questionable. Emotionally constipated. I have defended men who would require their own dedicated task force in real life.
I can work with grumpy.
Grumpy says, “This is inefficient,” while quietly carrying her suitcase up three flights of stairs.
Grumpy complains about the itinerary and then memorizes her coffee order.
Grumpy acts irritated because recognizing an emotion might cause his internal operating system to crash.
Mean is different.
Mean repeatedly makes someone feel small and expects a little sexual tension to cover the damages.
Callum’s comments and behavior made him difficult to root for at times. Instead of giving me that delicious “he is annoyed because he wants her” energy, he often gave me “this man needs to sit alone in the back of the bus and think about how he speaks to people.”
SIR.
You are leading a whimsical European vacation, not auditioning to become the emotionally unavailable villain in a historical documentary.
Please unclench.
His colder behavior also lasted long enough that I struggled to believe the transition into romance. The story wanted me to understand that there were feelings beneath all the irritation, but I needed to feel those feelings developing—not simply be informed that they had arrived at the next stop on the itinerary.
Callum had multiple opportunities to communicate honestly with Asha. Every time, I prepared myself.
Here it comes.
The vulnerability.
The confession.
The moment this emotionally barricaded man finally opens his mouth and says something useful.
And then he would…not.
Nothing.
Sir would stand there with all the emotional availability of a locked museum on a national holiday.
At some point, I wanted one of the tour babies to hand him a microphone and announce that the bus would not be moving until he used his words.
The man was given chance after chance after chance to explain himself, and he continued behaving as though emotional clarity would immediately revoke his passport.
By the third act, I was no longer gently encouraging him.
I was standing in the aisle shouting, “COMMUNICATE OR EXIT THE VEHICLE.”
Asha was much easier to love. She is bright, personable, enthusiastic, and genuinely invested in making sure her guests have a memorable experience. I appreciated that she values connection just as much as information. Travel is not only about what happened in a particular building eight hundred years ago. It is also about who you were with, what made you laugh, which tiny shop you found by accident, and why you still remember the way the air smelled when you stepped onto a street you had never seen before.
Asha understands that.
She does not merely move people from one landmark to another. She helps them become part of the experience.
But her sunshine occasionally crossed into toxic positivity. Sometimes optimism is charming. Other times, a situation is clearly on fire and the positive person is standing beside it saying, “Maybe the flames are simply giving us an opportunity to appreciate warmth.”
No, baby.
Sometimes the bus is metaphorically burning.
We are allowed to acknowledge the smoke.
Asha’s determination to stay upbeat made sense as part of her personality and guiding style, but there were moments when she needed to let herself be angry, disappointed, or realistic without immediately trying to wrap the emotion in a cheerful souvenir bow.
This is where I could see how she and Callum were meant to balance each other. He needed more joy; she needed more grounding. He could encourage her to face uncomfortable truths, while she could remind him that being correct is not a substitute for being human.
Unfortunately, their differences often felt more exhausting than complementary.
Opposites attract when the opposing traits create tension and connection. The characters should challenge one another while slowly revealing that they understand each other better than anyone else does.
Here, Asha and Callum seemed to dislike one another for longer than they appeared to genuinely enjoy one another.
And this is coming from someone whose romantic motto is essentially:
Hate me first. Make it personal. Then we’re cooking.
I love enemies-to-lovers. I do not require immediate tenderness. I will happily watch two people sharpen knives while maintaining sexually aggressive eye contact for three hundred pages.
But the eventual love must feel earned.
The hatred has to transform.
The chemistry has to become undeniable.
The emotional shift needs to make me sit up and say, “Oh. Oh no. These idiots are in love.”
With Asha and Callum, I could see friendship. I could see professional respect. I could even see how they might enjoy hooking up during a beautiful European trip because attractive people, foreign cities, and vacation hormones are a dangerous combination.
What I did not completely believe was forever.
Even after they admitted their attraction and crossed the physical line, their chemistry remained inconsistent for me. I understood that the book wanted the bus to become a vehicle for romance, but it sometimes felt as though the relationship was being transported in the luggage compartment.
Present? Technically.
Easy to access? Not really.
The spicy moments were fine, but they could not manufacture an emotional connection that I was already struggling to see. I wanted more tenderness between the arguments. More meaningful conversations after long days. More tiny acts of care. More evidence that Callum appreciated Asha for who she was instead of merely becoming attracted to the woman he had spent most of the book criticizing.
Give me him saving her a seat.
Give me her finding an obscure historical stop that she knows will make him light up.
Give me their hands brushing over the same map and both of them reacting like they have been electrocuted by lust.
Give me one quiet night when the rest of the tour is asleep and they finally tell each other something real.
Make me believe that when the trip ends, they will still have something to say.
Instead, some of their emotional progression felt rushed while other parts dragged. The slow burn took its sweet time building the relationship, but the payoff did not have enough heat to justify how long I stood beside the grill.
And then we reached the third act.
MA’AM.
SIR.
TOUR BABIES.
PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR ASSIGNED SEATS BECAUSE THE PLOT HAS HIT A POTHOLE.
I understand that romances need conflict. I understand that Asha and Callum have jobs, ambitions, insecurities, and an expiration date hovering over their budding vacation-ship. Their boss created a competitive situation from the beginning, so professional tension was always going to collide with their feelings.
But the third-act conflict felt more frustrating than emotionally devastating.
The communication failures did not make me ache. They made me want to confiscate both of their phones, lock them in the bus, and refuse to release them until they completed a basic conversation.
Callum was especially frustrating because he had so many chances to be honest. The man practically had truth sitting on his tongue with a passport stamped and ready to travel, yet he kept swallowing it.
Then, when the “I love you” stage arrived, I wanted to swoon.
I wanted to clutch my imaginary European scarf.
I wanted to stare dramatically out a rain-covered bus window while emotional music played.
Instead, I checked the route because I was not sure how we had arrived at love when the emotional journey still seemed three countries behind us.
The declarations did not fully mesh with what I had witnessed. They felt like something the romance needed to complete before the final destination rather than the inevitable result of everything that came before.
The itinerary said we were scheduled to arrive at HEA by five o’clock, so apparently everyone had to hurry.
What saved this book for me was the actual tour.
The European setting was charming and gave the story a light, adventurous energy. Traveling from the rainy castle walls of Scotland to beautiful medieval churches in Italy made the book feel like a miniature vacation. The changing locations kept the story moving, and I enjoyed seeing how Asha and Callum’s different approaches shaped each stop.
More importantly, the tour babies were delightful chaos agents.
They brought humor, warmth, and the exact kind of group-tour nonsense I wanted. Put enough strangers on a bus together for several days and they will inevitably become a deeply dysfunctional temporary family. Someone will overshare. Someone will disappear while everyone else is waiting. Someone will decide the itinerary is a personal attack. Someone will know everyone’s romantic business before the people involved do.
The group’s shenanigans gave the book much of its charm. Whenever the romance was not quite working for me, the tour itself pulled me back in.
There were funny situations, travel mishaps, competing personalities, and enough disorder to make me grateful that I was experiencing it from my couch instead of trying to count heads outside a castle.
The supporting cast also helped soften the sharper parts of Asha and Callum’s dynamic. Their involvement created moments when the leads had to stop arguing long enough to work as a team, and those moments were when I most clearly understood why the pairing could work.
When they combined their strengths for the good of the tour, they were enjoyable together.
When they remembered that they were not engaged in a professional cold war across several national borders, I could see the potential.
I just needed more of that version of them.
Overall, Only One Tour Bus was a cute, sweet, quick read with a fantastic travel premise, amusing group-tour chaos, and a fun forced-proximity setup. Suleena Bibra created an easy escape that made me want to pack a bag, explore European castles, eat questionable amounts of pastry, and let someone else be responsible for the itinerary.
I liked Asha.
I enjoyed the tour babies.
I appreciated the idea of a grumpy history scholar being emotionally mugged by a sunshine art lover.
But the romance never completely convinced me. Callum’s grumpiness too often felt like meanness, Asha’s optimism occasionally became exhausting, and their chemistry did not develop strongly enough to make the declarations of love feel natural. The third act also tested my patience when it should have tested my tear ducts.
Three stars because I had a good time.
Not a life-changing time.
Not a “sell my belongings and follow this tour bus across Europe” time.
Just a pleasant little vacation from my usual morally bankrupt men before I return to the fictional underworld where communication is optional but stalking is apparently foreplay.
Would I read this author again?
Absolutely. There was enough charm, humor, and potential here to make me curious about what she writes next.
Would I reread this particular book?
Probably not.
Some trips change your life.
Some trips leave you with cherished memories.
And some trips are perfectly nice, but once you unpack the suitcase, you know you will be choosing a different tour company next year. 😂
September 25, 2026
4.5⭐️
Terima kasih kepada NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, dan Suleena Bibra untuk ARC-nya! ^^
Jujurrr, ini premis ceritanya menarik banget! kisah cinta yang mulai tumbuh ketika mereka (FMC dan MMC) ikut tur keliling Eropa. Tapi yang unik adalah mereka bukan turis, melainkan tour guidenya 👀🤭
Tokoh utamanya adalah Asha Kapoor (Indian-American) dan Callum Kelly (Irishman) 😍 aku suka banget sama karakternya Asha, di beneran se-bersinar itu dan YOLO gitu hihihi. Meanwhile si Callum ini kaku kayak kanebo, the real grumpy af. dari personality mereka ini, membuat fokus dan model tour gudie mereka sangat bertolak belakang.
ini tuh romance comedy deh, soalnya fun banget pas dibaca. bikin ngakak di beberapa part 🤣😆 mereka chaotic banget deh di tour nya ini 😭 pokoknya seru bangettt. aku juga jadi tahu beberapa sejarah dari negara-negara di Eropa gegara baca buku ini. Penulisannya dan humornya cocok banget di aku.
Hampir semuanya sangat okey buat aku.. kecuali tiba-tiba 1/4 terakhir 😭 kayak gimana ya aku jelasinnya.. kurang suka dengan bagaimana konflik itu diselesaikan oleh Callum. kayak beda banget dari Callum yang ditulis di 3/4 awal?? I was like “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAL?” 😀 pokoknya endingnya menurutku terlalu tergesa-gesa dan agak aneh gitu deh. tapi selain daripada itu, OKAY BANGET 🤭 oh iyaaa, spicynya adaaa tapi ga terlalu gimana” sih. menurutku 2.5/5 🌶️🥵
——[ENG TRANSLATION]——
Thanks to NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, and Suleena Bibra for the ARC! ^^
Honestly, the premise of this story is so intriguing! It’s a love story that begins to blossom when they (FMC and MMC) go on a tour around Europe. But what makes it unique is that they aren’t tourists, they’re the tour guides 👀🤭
The main characters are Asha Kapoor (Indian-American) and Callum Kelly (Irish) 😍 I absolutely love Asha’s character: she’s genuinely that radiant and so YOLO, hehehe :3 Meanwhile, Callum is stiff as a board, the real grumpy af. Because of their personalities, their approaches and styles as tour guides are complete opposites.
This is definitely a romantic comedy!! it’s so much fun to read. It had me laughing out loud in some parts 🤣😆 They’re so chaotic on this tour 😭 it’s just really exciting. I also learned a bit about the history of some European countries from reading this book. The writing style and humor really resonate with me.
Almost everything was great for me… except for the last quarter 😭 How do I even explain this… I didn’t really like how Callum resolved the conflict. It felt so different from the Callum portrayed in the first three-quarters?? I was like, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAL?” 😀 Anyway, I thought the ending was too rushed and a little weird. But other than that, IT WAS REALLY GREAT 🤭 Oh yeah, there’s some spice, but it’s not too “intense.” I’d give it a 2.5/5 🌶️🥵
Terima kasih kepada NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, dan Suleena Bibra untuk ARC-nya! ^^
Jujurrr, ini premis ceritanya menarik banget! kisah cinta yang mulai tumbuh ketika mereka (FMC dan MMC) ikut tur keliling Eropa. Tapi yang unik adalah mereka bukan turis, melainkan tour guidenya 👀🤭
Tokoh utamanya adalah Asha Kapoor (Indian-American) dan Callum Kelly (Irishman) 😍 aku suka banget sama karakternya Asha, di beneran se-bersinar itu dan YOLO gitu hihihi. Meanwhile si Callum ini kaku kayak kanebo, the real grumpy af. dari personality mereka ini, membuat fokus dan model tour gudie mereka sangat bertolak belakang.
ini tuh romance comedy deh, soalnya fun banget pas dibaca. bikin ngakak di beberapa part 🤣😆 mereka chaotic banget deh di tour nya ini 😭 pokoknya seru bangettt. aku juga jadi tahu beberapa sejarah dari negara-negara di Eropa gegara baca buku ini. Penulisannya dan humornya cocok banget di aku.
Hampir semuanya sangat okey buat aku.. kecuali tiba-tiba 1/4 terakhir 😭 kayak gimana ya aku jelasinnya.. kurang suka dengan bagaimana konflik itu diselesaikan oleh Callum. kayak beda banget dari Callum yang ditulis di 3/4 awal?? I was like “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAL?” 😀 pokoknya endingnya menurutku terlalu tergesa-gesa dan agak aneh gitu deh. tapi selain daripada itu, OKAY BANGET 🤭 oh iyaaa, spicynya adaaa tapi ga terlalu gimana” sih. menurutku 2.5/5 🌶️🥵
——[ENG TRANSLATION]——
Thanks to NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op, and Suleena Bibra for the ARC! ^^
Honestly, the premise of this story is so intriguing! It’s a love story that begins to blossom when they (FMC and MMC) go on a tour around Europe. But what makes it unique is that they aren’t tourists, they’re the tour guides 👀🤭
The main characters are Asha Kapoor (Indian-American) and Callum Kelly (Irish) 😍 I absolutely love Asha’s character: she’s genuinely that radiant and so YOLO, hehehe :3 Meanwhile, Callum is stiff as a board, the real grumpy af. Because of their personalities, their approaches and styles as tour guides are complete opposites.
This is definitely a romantic comedy!! it’s so much fun to read. It had me laughing out loud in some parts 🤣😆 They’re so chaotic on this tour 😭 it’s just really exciting. I also learned a bit about the history of some European countries from reading this book. The writing style and humor really resonate with me.
Almost everything was great for me… except for the last quarter 😭 How do I even explain this… I didn’t really like how Callum resolved the conflict. It felt so different from the Callum portrayed in the first three-quarters?? I was like, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING, CAL?” 😀 Anyway, I thought the ending was too rushed and a little weird. But other than that, IT WAS REALLY GREAT 🤭 Oh yeah, there’s some spice, but it’s not too “intense.” I’d give it a 2.5/5 🌶️🥵
July 26, 2026
Thank you NetGalley and Victory Editing for an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review!
3 stars.
This was such a cute, adventurous romance about two coworkers who are forced to work together as tour guides across Europe. I've always wanted a job like that, so it was really fun to live vicariously through Asha and Callum. I also loved all the history woven throughout the story—it was a fun bonus getting to learn about the different countries and cities they visited along the way.
That being said, I had a hard time with the characters. Asha was almost too positive, while Callum was so broody and pessimistic that it felt a little over the top. They were such complete opposites that their personalities didn't always feel believable to me. I also found Callum pretty rude and pretentious for a lot of the book, and I honestly wasn't sure why Asha put up with him. He literally rolls his eyes at her all the time! Thankfully, he redeemed himself a bit after their falling out, and I liked him a lot more by the end.
Overall, the characters weren't my favorite, but I still really enjoyed the book. It's a fun, light read that's perfect for summer or vacation, especially if you love travel, romance, and getting to explore Europe from your couch.
3 stars.
This was such a cute, adventurous romance about two coworkers who are forced to work together as tour guides across Europe. I've always wanted a job like that, so it was really fun to live vicariously through Asha and Callum. I also loved all the history woven throughout the story—it was a fun bonus getting to learn about the different countries and cities they visited along the way.
That being said, I had a hard time with the characters. Asha was almost too positive, while Callum was so broody and pessimistic that it felt a little over the top. They were such complete opposites that their personalities didn't always feel believable to me. I also found Callum pretty rude and pretentious for a lot of the book, and I honestly wasn't sure why Asha put up with him. He literally rolls his eyes at her all the time! Thankfully, he redeemed himself a bit after their falling out, and I liked him a lot more by the end.
Overall, the characters weren't my favorite, but I still really enjoyed the book. It's a fun, light read that's perfect for summer or vacation, especially if you love travel, romance, and getting to explore Europe from your couch.
September 2, 2026
This was a very cute story! I really enjoyed the female main character and the way the tour ‘babies’ interacted with her ! Our mmc was rocky territory for me . Sometimes I liked him other times the grump aspect was overdone . I love grumpy sunshine but if my tour guide was that boring and hateful towards guests… i get why the company was struggling !
I also love a slow burn but it was SOOOO slow burn to where 50% in I was genuinely curious how we’d ever get to the romance / not really caring about it .
The writing was well done though quite repetitive at certain points . I’d definitely recommend this story to other people it just wasn’t for me.
I also love a slow burn but it was SOOOO slow burn to where 50% in I was genuinely curious how we’d ever get to the romance / not really caring about it .
The writing was well done though quite repetitive at certain points . I’d definitely recommend this story to other people it just wasn’t for me.
September 2, 2026
This was a super cute and quick grumpy x sunshine travel romance! I appreciated the rich historical contexts and commentary on colonialism and race as a story that takes place in Europe with a South Asian lead character. Callum is the perfect prickly grump and I genuinely enjoyed his banter with Asha!
August 26, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️,75
It’s a fun and cute romance book! We follow Asha and Callum, who are both tour guides and are forced to work together on a tour through Europe. And let me tell you… we have grumpy characters, and then we have extremely grumpy characters hahaha
Callum was SO grumpy that I’m not even sure there’s a superlative for it. He is incredibly pessimistic, while Asha is the complete opposite: bubbly, optimistic, and always looking for the positive in everything.
I really did enjoy their romance, but they are soooo opposite that it sometimes felt like the story was leaning a little too heavily into the “opposites attract” trope. I didn’t always feel like they were the perfect match, and sometimes I even found Callum a little rude. I also struggled to really connect with either of them as characters, which made it harder for me to fully root for their relationship.
That being said, I really enjoyed the plot! I loved following their tour through Europe, and I especially liked how the author included little details about the history of each city they visited. It made the story feel much more alive and actually made me want to visit some of the places myself :)
I also really liked the pacing, the smaller storylines, and getting to know more about both Asha and Callum’s backgrounds.
So while the characters weren’t quite a perfect match for me, this was still a really, really fun and easy romance read! 🩷
Thank you so much to LoveNotesPR and the author, Suleena Bibra, for sending me this book as an ARC! 🫶🏻
It’s a fun and cute romance book! We follow Asha and Callum, who are both tour guides and are forced to work together on a tour through Europe. And let me tell you… we have grumpy characters, and then we have extremely grumpy characters hahaha
Callum was SO grumpy that I’m not even sure there’s a superlative for it. He is incredibly pessimistic, while Asha is the complete opposite: bubbly, optimistic, and always looking for the positive in everything.
I really did enjoy their romance, but they are soooo opposite that it sometimes felt like the story was leaning a little too heavily into the “opposites attract” trope. I didn’t always feel like they were the perfect match, and sometimes I even found Callum a little rude. I also struggled to really connect with either of them as characters, which made it harder for me to fully root for their relationship.
That being said, I really enjoyed the plot! I loved following their tour through Europe, and I especially liked how the author included little details about the history of each city they visited. It made the story feel much more alive and actually made me want to visit some of the places myself :)
I also really liked the pacing, the smaller storylines, and getting to know more about both Asha and Callum’s backgrounds.
So while the characters weren’t quite a perfect match for me, this was still a really, really fun and easy romance read! 🩷
Thank you so much to LoveNotesPR and the author, Suleena Bibra, for sending me this book as an ARC! 🫶🏻
Review of advance copy received from Author
Only One Tour Bus 🚌
Firstly,I want to thank LoveNotes PR & Suleena Bibra for trusting me with this beautiful ARC!🥞
Travel Tours are Asha Kapoor's passion.She is always heavy on her tour babies having fun,and really light on history.Unlike,her workmate Callum Kelly,who the least some one can say is that he lacks whimsy✨.Yet,this two will be in need of combining their work,in one great European expedition,and between learning to balance history and fun,they will discover that these two co-guides have more in common,and even more to come.
🏴🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇭🇮🇹
Was this the most whymsical read of my life?
Birba's story Only One Tour Bus,is an addictive,Euro romance (let's say),which,of course,will leave you unable to stop flipping those pages.Personally,it is one of the few times that the writing & structure of a story made me emotional,while also transferring that European feeling,of many countries & the fun mood that Asha had on the whole book.In this story,you are TRULY on that bus,due to the very vivid descriptions that (re-)traveled me to the majestic old continent🌍,which If you ask me was one of the things that I enjoyed so much.To this day,I am truly stunned,and wondered how was she able to write that novel so well,in that she could literally make the reader feels as he had been on that trip.Truly stunning.
Getting into their characters,I LOVED MY CUTIE,BABY GIRL,SUNSHINE ASHA.🥹
She was much more than a ray of sunshine.Actually,she probably was the most kind,lovely female main character I had lays my eyes to read about.Her aura was full of pink & bright colors,and had that something that makes you fall in love with her (& like my man Callum bloody did).Also,let me tell you when something bad happened to my girl,I had to close the book,and PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY LEAVE THE ROOM🤚🏻,because my heart truly could not bear it.LADIES,I STARTED CRYING,because yes she is my favorite (5 stars only for my girl💅🏻).Callum,on the other side,(more like from an other planet) was a history nerd (I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED🙋🏻♀️) & of course a grumpy king,perfect to pair with my Asha.I fell in love with that man mind,which rarely happens in books to be honest,while that amazing mind was pared with a gentleman,hot AS IT GETS,an almost Jamie Frazer accent & skills that will leave you being like GIRLL.
Their love story,was absolutely beautiful,classic grumpyxsushine,that always is perfect,& even though they had to overcome their own demons,and truly find their passions first,somehow they managed to find each other again & give us heart melting epilogue,that was a true closure to this amazing read 💋
Out On Aug,25th 🥃
5⭐
Firstly,I want to thank LoveNotes PR & Suleena Bibra for trusting me with this beautiful ARC!🥞
Travel Tours are Asha Kapoor's passion.She is always heavy on her tour babies having fun,and really light on history.Unlike,her workmate Callum Kelly,who the least some one can say is that he lacks whimsy✨.Yet,this two will be in need of combining their work,in one great European expedition,and between learning to balance history and fun,they will discover that these two co-guides have more in common,and even more to come.
🏴🇬🇧🇫🇷🇨🇭🇮🇹
Was this the most whymsical read of my life?
Birba's story Only One Tour Bus,is an addictive,Euro romance (let's say),which,of course,will leave you unable to stop flipping those pages.Personally,it is one of the few times that the writing & structure of a story made me emotional,while also transferring that European feeling,of many countries & the fun mood that Asha had on the whole book.In this story,you are TRULY on that bus,due to the very vivid descriptions that (re-)traveled me to the majestic old continent🌍,which If you ask me was one of the things that I enjoyed so much.To this day,I am truly stunned,and wondered how was she able to write that novel so well,in that she could literally make the reader feels as he had been on that trip.Truly stunning.
Getting into their characters,I LOVED MY CUTIE,BABY GIRL,SUNSHINE ASHA.🥹
She was much more than a ray of sunshine.Actually,she probably was the most kind,lovely female main character I had lays my eyes to read about.Her aura was full of pink & bright colors,and had that something that makes you fall in love with her (& like my man Callum bloody did).Also,let me tell you when something bad happened to my girl,I had to close the book,and PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY LEAVE THE ROOM🤚🏻,because my heart truly could not bear it.LADIES,I STARTED CRYING,because yes she is my favorite (5 stars only for my girl💅🏻).Callum,on the other side,(more like from an other planet) was a history nerd (I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED🙋🏻♀️) & of course a grumpy king,perfect to pair with my Asha.I fell in love with that man mind,which rarely happens in books to be honest,while that amazing mind was pared with a gentleman,hot AS IT GETS,an almost Jamie Frazer accent & skills that will leave you being like GIRLL.
Their love story,was absolutely beautiful,classic grumpyxsushine,that always is perfect,& even though they had to overcome their own demons,and truly find their passions first,somehow they managed to find each other again & give us heart melting epilogue,that was a true closure to this amazing read 💋
Out On Aug,25th 🥃
5⭐
August 27, 2026
This is the first book from Suleena that I've read before.
This was a fun and cute romance book for two European tour guides who are forced to work together, combining their tour groups onto one bus and "fight" it our for the one job that remains.
Callum may be in the grumpiest of grumpy characters I've met before. I thought I lived pessimistically, but oh my word, I was wrong. He takes the crown. He wants to lead his tours with historical significance, all the details and very specifics of the places they visit. Limited time for fun or interesting conversations -- strictly on business and there's very little time for fun. His group is typically families.
Asha is a complete 180 from Callum, she is bubbly, full of excitement, loves to see the exciting parts of the tour, focuses on the creative side of things (stops for photographs) and has optimism coming out of every inch of her body. She's precious and calls the tour group her tour babies. She cares for them; she will get invested in their personal drama and tries to help them through it.
A different style of forced proximity: trapped on a tour bus together with the tourists, trying to work together. And while I love a good grumpy x sunshine story, the opposites attract really went a bit to heavy for me. Eventually, I found the grumpy and the sunshine to be annoying. Occasionally, it came off as rude when it came from Callum. On the other hand, that gives it a very realistic feel... even if everything is "sunshine and rainbows," there will always be a storm cloud that rolls through.
I did enjoy the extra details about the places they were visiting; I felt like I was going along with them and could picture the places in my mind while reading. I also enjoyed a bit of Callum's soft side in caretaking for Asha when she was sick, however that was about all the character growth he went through and it left me wanting more.
In the end, I did enjoy the story; the plot line was nice (like I said, I enjoyed a different perspective of forced proximity), but the "spicy scenes" felt more awkward, the ending was a bit more forced. In my mind, while I can see that being close together would give way to some attraction, I felt that these two are too opposite to really attract each other further than the trip. The L word came too quickly for me.
I found this story cute, it just wasn't quite what I thought it would be. However, Suleena's writing style is fun and I look forward to reading more of her work to see how other stories work out.
TL:DR
⭐️ 3.5/5
🚌 Forced proximity
🌩️ Grumpy x sunshine (this is an understatement)
🌍 European tour bus guides
🏰 Workplace romance
🥰 Cute nicknames
❤️🩹 He's a secret caretaker
❤️🔥 Slow burn
😬 Awkward relationship
🌶️ 1/5
This was a fun and cute romance book for two European tour guides who are forced to work together, combining their tour groups onto one bus and "fight" it our for the one job that remains.
Callum may be in the grumpiest of grumpy characters I've met before. I thought I lived pessimistically, but oh my word, I was wrong. He takes the crown. He wants to lead his tours with historical significance, all the details and very specifics of the places they visit. Limited time for fun or interesting conversations -- strictly on business and there's very little time for fun. His group is typically families.
Asha is a complete 180 from Callum, she is bubbly, full of excitement, loves to see the exciting parts of the tour, focuses on the creative side of things (stops for photographs) and has optimism coming out of every inch of her body. She's precious and calls the tour group her tour babies. She cares for them; she will get invested in their personal drama and tries to help them through it.
A different style of forced proximity: trapped on a tour bus together with the tourists, trying to work together. And while I love a good grumpy x sunshine story, the opposites attract really went a bit to heavy for me. Eventually, I found the grumpy and the sunshine to be annoying. Occasionally, it came off as rude when it came from Callum. On the other hand, that gives it a very realistic feel... even if everything is "sunshine and rainbows," there will always be a storm cloud that rolls through.
I did enjoy the extra details about the places they were visiting; I felt like I was going along with them and could picture the places in my mind while reading. I also enjoyed a bit of Callum's soft side in caretaking for Asha when she was sick, however that was about all the character growth he went through and it left me wanting more.
In the end, I did enjoy the story; the plot line was nice (like I said, I enjoyed a different perspective of forced proximity), but the "spicy scenes" felt more awkward, the ending was a bit more forced. In my mind, while I can see that being close together would give way to some attraction, I felt that these two are too opposite to really attract each other further than the trip. The L word came too quickly for me.
I found this story cute, it just wasn't quite what I thought it would be. However, Suleena's writing style is fun and I look forward to reading more of her work to see how other stories work out.
TL:DR
⭐️ 3.5/5
🚌 Forced proximity
🌩️ Grumpy x sunshine (this is an understatement)
🌍 European tour bus guides
🏰 Workplace romance
🥰 Cute nicknames
❤️🩹 He's a secret caretaker
❤️🔥 Slow burn
😬 Awkward relationship
🌶️ 1/5
Review of advance copy received from Author
3⭐️ // 2.5🌶
Only one tour bus is a rivals-to-lovers romance between 2 tour guides through Europe, put together in a team to help each other with their weaknesses. He is a grump, she is sunshine and together they need to make magic happen.
You have grumps, super grumps and then you have Collum. He is a whole new level of being grumpy. He is very much on his own, loves history, but that is about it. He is a tour leader and hates everything about it that is not about the actual history or architecture of the beautiful places they cover. And that is shown in his reviews. He is described as boring and distant. Asha, on the other hand, is sweet, caring and tries to make sure everyone is having the best time possible. Whilst loving history, she tries to avoid to long lectures and focusses on the fun part. But reviews blame her for being too fun, and lacking in the learning experience.
Total opposites, they have disliked each other ever since their "hiring-test" trip. Forced to work together, therefor, is difficult. Taking tips from one-another is infuriating. But slowly they start to see the charm and good parts of each others methods, and along the ride, feelings start to blur the lines...
The book was solid, the story was there, combined with lots of facts about the places they visited. The latter was nice, but made the story often unnecassarily slow. The romance felt a bit forced. Him being so distant and gruff, she being overly possitive made it hard for me to root for them. I love romcom magic, but this match was a stretch. I did not understand why Asha would put up with his eyerolls and mean comments. Or why he would be enticed by her bubbly character. The L word came quite of sudden for both, and the part after the tour felt icky. It was hard to swoon, being frustrated with the MCs actions. I am sure some people will love the book, it just was not the right fit for me.
"𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚" 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚.
Only one tour bus is a rivals-to-lovers romance between 2 tour guides through Europe, put together in a team to help each other with their weaknesses. He is a grump, she is sunshine and together they need to make magic happen.
You have grumps, super grumps and then you have Collum. He is a whole new level of being grumpy. He is very much on his own, loves history, but that is about it. He is a tour leader and hates everything about it that is not about the actual history or architecture of the beautiful places they cover. And that is shown in his reviews. He is described as boring and distant. Asha, on the other hand, is sweet, caring and tries to make sure everyone is having the best time possible. Whilst loving history, she tries to avoid to long lectures and focusses on the fun part. But reviews blame her for being too fun, and lacking in the learning experience.
Total opposites, they have disliked each other ever since their "hiring-test" trip. Forced to work together, therefor, is difficult. Taking tips from one-another is infuriating. But slowly they start to see the charm and good parts of each others methods, and along the ride, feelings start to blur the lines...
The book was solid, the story was there, combined with lots of facts about the places they visited. The latter was nice, but made the story often unnecassarily slow. The romance felt a bit forced. Him being so distant and gruff, she being overly possitive made it hard for me to root for them. I love romcom magic, but this match was a stretch. I did not understand why Asha would put up with his eyerolls and mean comments. Or why he would be enticed by her bubbly character. The L word came quite of sudden for both, and the part after the tour felt icky. It was hard to swoon, being frustrated with the MCs actions. I am sure some people will love the book, it just was not the right fit for me.
"𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒚" 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒚.
September 2, 2026
Only One Tour Bus by Suleena Bibra — ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you so much to @lovenotes.pr and @suleenabibra for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review! 💕
A grumpy history nerd, a sunshine-y art history lover, and ONE tour bus traveling through Europe??? Sign me UP!!!
I absolutely LOVED this book! The grumpy x sunshine + forced proximity combination was SO good, and I had such a fun time watching Asha and Callum slowly go from constantly getting on each other’s nerves to…well, maybe actually liking each other a little bit. 👀
Asha was so much fun, and I really loved watching her grow throughout the book. She starts out being pretty willing to go along with things, but I loved seeing her become more confident and learn to stand up for herself as the tour went on. 🥹
And Callum!!! I loved watching him slowly soften throughout the tour. Seeing all those little changes in the way he treated Asha was probably one of my favorite parts of their relationship. And then there’s the “Wee Sunshine” nickname… 🥹💕 I am SUCH a sucker for soft nicknames, so needless to say, I ate that up.
I also really enjoyed the travel aspect of the story! Getting to follow them through Scotland and Italy while all of this was happening made the whole romance even more fun. There was history, art, travel, banter, forced proximity, and two people who definitely did NOT expect to fall for each other along the way.
And honestly, grumpy x sunshine + forced proximity + a soft nickname + watching the grumpy one slowly fall??? My FAVORITE THING EVER 💕
If you love grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity, witty banter, travel romances, soft nicknames, and watching two people slowly fall for each other, definitely add Only One Tour Bus to your TBR! ✈️🏰💕
#onlyonetourbus #suleenabibra #romancebooks #grumpyxsunshine #bookstagram
Thank you so much to @lovenotes.pr and @suleenabibra for the opportunity to read this eARC in exchange for my honest review! 💕
A grumpy history nerd, a sunshine-y art history lover, and ONE tour bus traveling through Europe??? Sign me UP!!!
I absolutely LOVED this book! The grumpy x sunshine + forced proximity combination was SO good, and I had such a fun time watching Asha and Callum slowly go from constantly getting on each other’s nerves to…well, maybe actually liking each other a little bit. 👀
Asha was so much fun, and I really loved watching her grow throughout the book. She starts out being pretty willing to go along with things, but I loved seeing her become more confident and learn to stand up for herself as the tour went on. 🥹
And Callum!!! I loved watching him slowly soften throughout the tour. Seeing all those little changes in the way he treated Asha was probably one of my favorite parts of their relationship. And then there’s the “Wee Sunshine” nickname… 🥹💕 I am SUCH a sucker for soft nicknames, so needless to say, I ate that up.
I also really enjoyed the travel aspect of the story! Getting to follow them through Scotland and Italy while all of this was happening made the whole romance even more fun. There was history, art, travel, banter, forced proximity, and two people who definitely did NOT expect to fall for each other along the way.
And honestly, grumpy x sunshine + forced proximity + a soft nickname + watching the grumpy one slowly fall??? My FAVORITE THING EVER 💕
If you love grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity, witty banter, travel romances, soft nicknames, and watching two people slowly fall for each other, definitely add Only One Tour Bus to your TBR! ✈️🏰💕
#onlyonetourbus #suleenabibra #romancebooks #grumpyxsunshine #bookstagram
Review of advance copy
ARC REVIEW
3.75⭐️
So… this book has finally reached my Kindle, and let me tell you, I had so much fun reading it. The history facts, the banter between the two of them, and the tourist and the European cities all gave a bit of their charm to create this book and make it really fast-paced. The grumpy x sunshine kind of reached another level, tbh, but not in a way that felt exhausting, but in a way that made me find it even more entertaining.
I love the evolution of their relationship, although it is true that maybe I would have hoped for a bit more of their intimate moments and talks to deepen even more their connection, so instead of just saying we talked or we went and did something, I would have liked for it to be explained or seen, but it wasn’t something that really bothered me because we could see their relationship improving along the tour with their different activities and their interactions with tourists. The same goes with their character growth during the tour.
The one thing that I didn't really like was the conflict in the end, which could have been solved with a conversation, but I really like their improvement on their life during their time apart (like the whole business thing and the change in career path), so I’m not that mad about it, also because it was short so it didn't actually drag that much.
Anyway, I loved everything about this book, so I really recommend it if you are looking for a book for your Euro summer or just if you are craving this fun rom-com summer vibe; this book is it.
Thank you so much to the author and her team for the ARC; you did an amazing job. 🫶🏼
3.75⭐️
So… this book has finally reached my Kindle, and let me tell you, I had so much fun reading it. The history facts, the banter between the two of them, and the tourist and the European cities all gave a bit of their charm to create this book and make it really fast-paced. The grumpy x sunshine kind of reached another level, tbh, but not in a way that felt exhausting, but in a way that made me find it even more entertaining.
I love the evolution of their relationship, although it is true that maybe I would have hoped for a bit more of their intimate moments and talks to deepen even more their connection, so instead of just saying we talked or we went and did something, I would have liked for it to be explained or seen, but it wasn’t something that really bothered me because we could see their relationship improving along the tour with their different activities and their interactions with tourists. The same goes with their character growth during the tour.
The one thing that I didn't really like was the conflict in the end, which could have been solved with a conversation, but I really like their improvement on their life during their time apart (like the whole business thing and the change in career path), so I’m not that mad about it, also because it was short so it didn't actually drag that much.
Anyway, I loved everything about this book, so I really recommend it if you are looking for a book for your Euro summer or just if you are craving this fun rom-com summer vibe; this book is it.
Thank you so much to the author and her team for the ARC; you did an amazing job. 🫶🏼
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 16, 2026
***ARC Review***
What to expect:
⛅️ Grumpy x Sunshine
💞 Forced Proximity
🥰 Rivals to Lovers
📚 BLURB 📚
Get ready for a European adventure that will take you from the wind-swept castle walls of drizzling Scotland to the stillness of medieval churches in sun-drenched Italy.
Asha Kapoor's travel tours are high on fun and (allegedly) light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly's tours are heavy on history and (most certainly) lacking in whimsy. Luckily, they both run their own tours and don't have to worry about each other's distinct styles.
Until their boss combines both tours into one grand European expedition. Suddenly, Asha and Callum have to find a way to lead the tour without ruining the experience for the guests, throwing the other off a castle turret, or making out in the front of the bus. That last task is made harder by the fact that while they don't like each other, they can't resist the romance of long days and nights gallivanting around Europe with an attractive co-guide.
But just as this grumpy scholar and sunshine art history lover start to find out their differences might be more appealing than originally thought, the tour is once again thrown into turmoil by their boss.
But they are professionals, and the tour must go on. Now if only they could figure out what will happen to their budding vacation-ship.
Personal Review: These characters have some great banter and jokes throughout the story. Loved when they finally went from colleagues to more than.
Overall this book was good but I didn’t enjoy the writing during the intimate scenes. It felt forced and a little awkward. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5 stars & 🌶️
What to expect:
⛅️ Grumpy x Sunshine
💞 Forced Proximity
🥰 Rivals to Lovers
📚 BLURB 📚
Get ready for a European adventure that will take you from the wind-swept castle walls of drizzling Scotland to the stillness of medieval churches in sun-drenched Italy.
Asha Kapoor's travel tours are high on fun and (allegedly) light on history. Her coworker Callum Kelly's tours are heavy on history and (most certainly) lacking in whimsy. Luckily, they both run their own tours and don't have to worry about each other's distinct styles.
Until their boss combines both tours into one grand European expedition. Suddenly, Asha and Callum have to find a way to lead the tour without ruining the experience for the guests, throwing the other off a castle turret, or making out in the front of the bus. That last task is made harder by the fact that while they don't like each other, they can't resist the romance of long days and nights gallivanting around Europe with an attractive co-guide.
But just as this grumpy scholar and sunshine art history lover start to find out their differences might be more appealing than originally thought, the tour is once again thrown into turmoil by their boss.
But they are professionals, and the tour must go on. Now if only they could figure out what will happen to their budding vacation-ship.
Personal Review: These characters have some great banter and jokes throughout the story. Loved when they finally went from colleagues to more than.
Overall this book was good but I didn’t enjoy the writing during the intimate scenes. It felt forced and a little awkward. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of 5 stars & 🌶️
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Thank you Netgalley and publishers for this ARC.
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I don't care who you are. I dare you to read this book and not have a least one good thing to say about it.
I ate this book UP. It was exactly what I needed after making myself read a few books that weren't romance. It felt like coming home to a warm hug.
My Taylor girlies will understand when I say this book is SO Lover vibes. I loved every page of it.
Asha: I loved her vibe. This girl is the human embodiment of a ray of literal sunshine. I loved the outfits she wore and how they were described. I loved the way she never stopped smiling. I just know that me and her would be fast friends.
Callum: Okay, grumpy head. At first, I really hated his attitude. I thought I wasn't going to like him AT ALL. But then we got to see his soft and gentle side and I felt way better about him. And I was right. Ladies, for those of you who love a grump, this man will not dissapoint.
Anyway, I guess this was just one of those books. One that you KNOW is going to be loved by readers all around the globe. I really hope that if you read this review, you pick this book up when it releases. It's SO worth it.
I'd never heard of this author before, but it's safe to say, I will be applying for new books and reading her old ones.
Thank you, Suleena Bibra for this wonderful book.
Content warnings: Sex, cussing, and LGBTQ+ side characters
Thank you for reading my review! Have a very blessed day. :)
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I don't care who you are. I dare you to read this book and not have a least one good thing to say about it.
I ate this book UP. It was exactly what I needed after making myself read a few books that weren't romance. It felt like coming home to a warm hug.
My Taylor girlies will understand when I say this book is SO Lover vibes. I loved every page of it.
Asha: I loved her vibe. This girl is the human embodiment of a ray of literal sunshine. I loved the outfits she wore and how they were described. I loved the way she never stopped smiling. I just know that me and her would be fast friends.
Callum: Okay, grumpy head. At first, I really hated his attitude. I thought I wasn't going to like him AT ALL. But then we got to see his soft and gentle side and I felt way better about him. And I was right. Ladies, for those of you who love a grump, this man will not dissapoint.
Anyway, I guess this was just one of those books. One that you KNOW is going to be loved by readers all around the globe. I really hope that if you read this review, you pick this book up when it releases. It's SO worth it.
I'd never heard of this author before, but it's safe to say, I will be applying for new books and reading her old ones.
Thank you, Suleena Bibra for this wonderful book.
Content warnings: Sex, cussing, and LGBTQ+ side characters
Thank you for reading my review! Have a very blessed day. :)
Review of advance copy received from Author
I absolutely LOVED the writing. I’ve previously read a book by this author and loved it, so of course I was looking forward to this one—and it did not disappoint… well, for the majority of it.
The first half of the book was spectacular. I LOVED Asha and Callum’s dynamic. He was the grumpiest grump to ever grump, while our wee sunshine Asha was the RAINBOWEST RAINBOW TO EVER RAINBOW. She was easily my favourite character throughout the book. She never disappointed, and I absolutely LOVED her character.
The plot was so much fun. Callum only loved the history-lecture part of the job, while Asha LOVED peopling and adding her sparkle to everything. Watching him reluctantly—and then willingly—try to try the whole “peopling” part of the job was such a ride.
Watching Callum slowly succumb to the sunshine was EVERYTHING. He went from being irritated by Asha’s smiles and laughter to doing everything in his power to be the reason she smiled and laughed. I loved the way Asha constantly made him squirm with her teasing and caught him off guard. Somewhere around the middle of the tour, this man was basically chasing the sunshine like a sunflower, and it was LOVELY!
BUT… somewhere along the way, Callum stopped feeling like the character we had come to expect him to be. He claimed he loved Asha, but their intimacy didn't feel that way. And the third-act breakup and the patch at end didn't fit with the wavelength story was going on.
That being said, I enjoyed it. I had a good time. I want to read more books by this author. I love the way she writes.
The first half of the book was spectacular. I LOVED Asha and Callum’s dynamic. He was the grumpiest grump to ever grump, while our wee sunshine Asha was the RAINBOWEST RAINBOW TO EVER RAINBOW. She was easily my favourite character throughout the book. She never disappointed, and I absolutely LOVED her character.
The plot was so much fun. Callum only loved the history-lecture part of the job, while Asha LOVED peopling and adding her sparkle to everything. Watching him reluctantly—and then willingly—try to try the whole “peopling” part of the job was such a ride.
Watching Callum slowly succumb to the sunshine was EVERYTHING. He went from being irritated by Asha’s smiles and laughter to doing everything in his power to be the reason she smiled and laughed. I loved the way Asha constantly made him squirm with her teasing and caught him off guard. Somewhere around the middle of the tour, this man was basically chasing the sunshine like a sunflower, and it was LOVELY!
BUT… somewhere along the way, Callum stopped feeling like the character we had come to expect him to be. He claimed he loved Asha, but their intimacy didn't feel that way. And the third-act breakup and the patch at end didn't fit with the wavelength story was going on.
That being said, I enjoyed it. I had a good time. I want to read more books by this author. I love the way she writes.
August 26, 2026
This book was a sheer delight!
Two guides, one whirlwind tour of Europe and a dual point-of-view - who could ask for a more perfect setting for chaos and romance? We get both of those things in spades, not just between our grumpy/sunshine main characters but also in the cast of tourists that accompany them on their journey. Only One Tour Bus is chock full of personalities that all feel unique and relatable, adding layers that heighten the emotional charge.
Asha is the perfect sunshine character - endlessly optimistic but not without her breaking points and an internal dialogue that truly brings us through all of the ups and downs alongside her. Through Callum’s eyes it is easy to feel the warmth that she radiates and the way she draws in everyone around her. That adoration, partnered with her own acknowledgement of her flawed humanity makes her feel like an instant friend.
On the other hand, Callum is the kind of character who grows on you word by word. He is likable from the jump but it’s not hard to understand the budding attraction and intrigue that Asha feels toward him as she slowly manages to figure him out. In true grump style, he is frustrating in the best and worst ways but the struggle serves to make his turnaround all the more satisfying.
Overall, this book was everything you could ask for in a romance. The premise was unique, the characters were multi-dimensional and the story arc was both familiar and whimsical at the same time. If you love romance, travel and history then this is definitely a must-read!
Two guides, one whirlwind tour of Europe and a dual point-of-view - who could ask for a more perfect setting for chaos and romance? We get both of those things in spades, not just between our grumpy/sunshine main characters but also in the cast of tourists that accompany them on their journey. Only One Tour Bus is chock full of personalities that all feel unique and relatable, adding layers that heighten the emotional charge.
Asha is the perfect sunshine character - endlessly optimistic but not without her breaking points and an internal dialogue that truly brings us through all of the ups and downs alongside her. Through Callum’s eyes it is easy to feel the warmth that she radiates and the way she draws in everyone around her. That adoration, partnered with her own acknowledgement of her flawed humanity makes her feel like an instant friend.
On the other hand, Callum is the kind of character who grows on you word by word. He is likable from the jump but it’s not hard to understand the budding attraction and intrigue that Asha feels toward him as she slowly manages to figure him out. In true grump style, he is frustrating in the best and worst ways but the struggle serves to make his turnaround all the more satisfying.
Overall, this book was everything you could ask for in a romance. The premise was unique, the characters were multi-dimensional and the story arc was both familiar and whimsical at the same time. If you love romance, travel and history then this is definitely a must-read!
September 3, 2026
Thank you Love Notes PR for an advanced copy of this book, this is my honest review.
This book is portrayed or described as a sort of grumpy and sunshine Frenemies to lovers sort of story, which I can always get into pretty easily. I did really like the more unique setting of the story. In it, Callum and Asha are tour guides who have very different styles- one more serious and historical, and the other bright and more whimsical. Their company decides to put them together to drum up new and or better reviews, though it’s clear that at least one of their job jobs is at risk.
So again, I really loved the setting of this. What I didn’t love were the characters both sort of separately and romantically. I didn’t really get the sense that there was a lot of chemistry, in part because they were too extremely different. Callum didn’t really strike me as a grumpy man because he’s protecting his heart so much as a guy who didn’t have a filter and what it times mean. However, I would have also been annoyed by Asha’s continued and at times extreme positivity. If anything, I could buy into an attraction between the two, but extreme romantic relationship with confessions of love seemed a bit too far.
I think this book could have benefited from an extra few chapters to develop romance or a bit of softening of both Callum‘s grumpiness and Asha’s borderline toxic positivity. however, it was still a fun, easy and quick read, so if you’re interested in a more unique backdrop like this being a tour guide, I definitely recommend picking it up!!
This book is portrayed or described as a sort of grumpy and sunshine Frenemies to lovers sort of story, which I can always get into pretty easily. I did really like the more unique setting of the story. In it, Callum and Asha are tour guides who have very different styles- one more serious and historical, and the other bright and more whimsical. Their company decides to put them together to drum up new and or better reviews, though it’s clear that at least one of their job jobs is at risk.
So again, I really loved the setting of this. What I didn’t love were the characters both sort of separately and romantically. I didn’t really get the sense that there was a lot of chemistry, in part because they were too extremely different. Callum didn’t really strike me as a grumpy man because he’s protecting his heart so much as a guy who didn’t have a filter and what it times mean. However, I would have also been annoyed by Asha’s continued and at times extreme positivity. If anything, I could buy into an attraction between the two, but extreme romantic relationship with confessions of love seemed a bit too far.
I think this book could have benefited from an extra few chapters to develop romance or a bit of softening of both Callum‘s grumpiness and Asha’s borderline toxic positivity. however, it was still a fun, easy and quick read, so if you’re interested in a more unique backdrop like this being a tour guide, I definitely recommend picking it up!!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I’m honestly split down the middle with this book. For the first half, I was having the time of my life. The whole “stuck together on tour” setup was everything I love — cramped spaces, shared rooms, constant back‑and‑forth. It had that chaotic travel energy that makes you feel like you’re tagging along with the group, and I ate it up.
Asha was the standout for me. She’s bright and warm without ever feeling unrealistic, and she brings this steady optimism that feels earned, not forced. She made every scene better.
And Callum… the broody Irish musician vibe was working. His dynamic with Asha had so much spark, and I loved the way their personalities bounced off each other. I was fully invested in them.
But then the last part of the book happened, and everything shifted for me.
Callum kept dropping the ball at moments where he really needed to show up, and it changed how I saw him. The guarded, quiet charm started feeling more like avoidance, and I found myself getting frustrated because Asha deserved someone who could meet her halfway. I kept waiting for that big emotional payoff, and it never quite landed.
Even with that, I still enjoyed the journey — the travel, the chemistry, the banter, and especially Asha. I just wish the ending had carried the same strength as the rest of the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co‑op for the ARC.
Asha was the standout for me. She’s bright and warm without ever feeling unrealistic, and she brings this steady optimism that feels earned, not forced. She made every scene better.
And Callum… the broody Irish musician vibe was working. His dynamic with Asha had so much spark, and I loved the way their personalities bounced off each other. I was fully invested in them.
But then the last part of the book happened, and everything shifted for me.
Callum kept dropping the ball at moments where he really needed to show up, and it changed how I saw him. The guarded, quiet charm started feeling more like avoidance, and I found myself getting frustrated because Asha deserved someone who could meet her halfway. I kept waiting for that big emotional payoff, and it never quite landed.
Even with that, I still enjoyed the journey — the travel, the chemistry, the banter, and especially Asha. I just wish the ending had carried the same strength as the rest of the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co‑op for the ARC.
September 2, 2026
This book was such a fun ride. A delightful mix of opposites attract romance, forced proximity stories, and European travel romances. It’s swoony, funny, and full of sunshine vs. grump energy. Asha and Callum’s dynamic and the tour bus chaos gave the book a unique spin.
I loved the whole setup of rival tour guides being forced to share one bus across Europe. The forced proximity, the banter, and the constant clash of personalities made it so entertaining.
Asha was pure sunshine, always choosing joy, and her energy lit up every scene. I loved her outfits, her humour, and the way she made everyone around her feel included.
Callum, started off as the ultimate grump. He’s serious, history‑obsessed, and not exactly the life of the party. The way he went from being irritated by her sparkle to wanting to be the reason she smiled was such a sweet transformation.
The European tour setting From Edinburgh to Rome, the descriptions made me feel like I was tagging along with the group. The chaos of group travel the mix of personalities, the sightseeing, the late nights was captured perfectly.
I loved the whole setup of rival tour guides being forced to share one bus across Europe. The forced proximity, the banter, and the constant clash of personalities made it so entertaining.
Asha was pure sunshine, always choosing joy, and her energy lit up every scene. I loved her outfits, her humour, and the way she made everyone around her feel included.
Callum, started off as the ultimate grump. He’s serious, history‑obsessed, and not exactly the life of the party. The way he went from being irritated by her sparkle to wanting to be the reason she smiled was such a sweet transformation.
The European tour setting From Edinburgh to Rome, the descriptions made me feel like I was tagging along with the group. The chaos of group travel the mix of personalities, the sightseeing, the late nights was captured perfectly.
September 16, 2026
This gave me a lot of mixed feelings. I truly wanted to love this as much as the blurb suggested. We have a grumpy x sunshine trope, one bed, a tour around Europe, and tour babies. Honestly, the "tour babies" were my favorite side story of this entire book.
I thought the sunshine FMC Asha was very well developed as her character grew throughout the European tour. I thoroughly enjoyed her character. Our grumpy MMC Callum was an entirely different story. It almost seemed as if he was always one step behind on character development. Did I love his broodiness? Yes. Did I love the banter between him and Asha? Yes. Did I really enjoy how much of a coward he ended up being? Absolutely not. I feel as though Callum could've been a little bit more.
The romance between Asha and Callum was subpar. I didn't enjoy it, and it was clunky at times. None of those scenes seemed to flow together, and it was awkward.
Overall, the book was okay. It wasn't my favorite; the plot was great, and it just needed a little more for my liking.
Thank you Love Notes PR and Suleena Bibra for the opportunity to receive this as an ARC. All opinions are those of my own.
I thought the sunshine FMC Asha was very well developed as her character grew throughout the European tour. I thoroughly enjoyed her character. Our grumpy MMC Callum was an entirely different story. It almost seemed as if he was always one step behind on character development. Did I love his broodiness? Yes. Did I love the banter between him and Asha? Yes. Did I really enjoy how much of a coward he ended up being? Absolutely not. I feel as though Callum could've been a little bit more.
The romance between Asha and Callum was subpar. I didn't enjoy it, and it was clunky at times. None of those scenes seemed to flow together, and it was awkward.
Overall, the book was okay. It wasn't my favorite; the plot was great, and it just needed a little more for my liking.
Thank you Love Notes PR and Suleena Bibra for the opportunity to receive this as an ARC. All opinions are those of my own.
Review of advance copy
Too strapped for cash to take that European tour? Check out this new romcom by Suleena Bibra and live your best tourist life vicariously through Asha and Callum - two tour guides who could not be more different. She's pure sunshine and aggressive whimsy, he's a complete grump who cares more about the histories of people who've been dead for centuries than his own tourists. Absolutely an opposites attract situation.
With the company they work for downsizing, Asha and Callum are forced to team up and compete, unbeknownst to them, to keep their jobs. She needs to offer the clients more than a French wine hangover, and he needs to stop spitting facts at them and lighten up a bit. With just twenty days, and with a mixed group of tourists, they embark on a 10 city journey from Edinburgh to Rome.
Hilarious, grumbly banter, cinematic sites, and quite a bit of forced proximity have this couple jumping from pure physical attraction to a deeper understanding of each other. It's swoony, it's sexy, it's sweet, and it's bound to make you dream of jetting off on your own European escape.
With the company they work for downsizing, Asha and Callum are forced to team up and compete, unbeknownst to them, to keep their jobs. She needs to offer the clients more than a French wine hangover, and he needs to stop spitting facts at them and lighten up a bit. With just twenty days, and with a mixed group of tourists, they embark on a 10 city journey from Edinburgh to Rome.
Hilarious, grumbly banter, cinematic sites, and quite a bit of forced proximity have this couple jumping from pure physical attraction to a deeper understanding of each other. It's swoony, it's sexy, it's sweet, and it's bound to make you dream of jetting off on your own European escape.
September 2, 2026
thank you LoveNotes PR and Suleena Bibra for the ARC opportunity!!
first off forced proximity?? one bus?? a tour in Europe!?!! i’m so in !!
this book was a challenge to get through but i prevailed! i hate a third act break up and an MMC who just doesn’t get it in his head! nonetheless i enjoyed the read !
Asha gets told her tours aren’t teaching the travelers anything. Callum gets told his tours are boring. both have different ways they conduct their tours but when they’re left with one bus and need to work together. it’s a mess before it gets cute.
it was amazing to see both of their teaching ways and then combined to show a different way around Europe.
back to the third act. Callum being so hard headed was so frustrating when it didn’t need to be. their banter was everything, definitely an opposites attract especially when their chemistry was not fully there
but again i wouldn’t give it a five star if i didn’t enjoy it and it was such a good read full of banter and lessons in history in two ways
first off forced proximity?? one bus?? a tour in Europe!?!! i’m so in !!
this book was a challenge to get through but i prevailed! i hate a third act break up and an MMC who just doesn’t get it in his head! nonetheless i enjoyed the read !
Asha gets told her tours aren’t teaching the travelers anything. Callum gets told his tours are boring. both have different ways they conduct their tours but when they’re left with one bus and need to work together. it’s a mess before it gets cute.
it was amazing to see both of their teaching ways and then combined to show a different way around Europe.
back to the third act. Callum being so hard headed was so frustrating when it didn’t need to be. their banter was everything, definitely an opposites attract especially when their chemistry was not fully there
but again i wouldn’t give it a five star if i didn’t enjoy it and it was such a good read full of banter and lessons in history in two ways
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Asha Kapoor believes every journey should leave people with unforgettable memories, while Callum Kelly is convinced that history deserves to be taken seriously. When unexpected circumstances force these two tour guides to lead the same group across Europe, every city becomes another chance to prove the other wrong. Their opposite personalities turn even the simplest stop into a battle of opinions, witty banter, and constant challenges.
As castles, museums, lively streets, and breathtaking landmarks fill their days, Asha and Callum slowly discover that first impressions are not always the whole story. Sharing one crowded bus with a group of unpredictable travelers is already complicated, but ignoring the growing spark neither of them expected may be the hardest part of the trip. Every destination brings new surprises, heartfelt moments, and plenty of reasons to wonder if the best adventure has been sitting in the seat right beside them all along.
As castles, museums, lively streets, and breathtaking landmarks fill their days, Asha and Callum slowly discover that first impressions are not always the whole story. Sharing one crowded bus with a group of unpredictable travelers is already complicated, but ignoring the growing spark neither of them expected may be the hardest part of the trip. Every destination brings new surprises, heartfelt moments, and plenty of reasons to wonder if the best adventure has been sitting in the seat right beside them all along.
Review of advance copy
Only One Tour Bus by Suleena Bibra is a fun, charming rom-com that takes readers on a whirlwind European adventure with plenty of chemistry, banter, and laughs. I loved the grumpy/sunshine dynamic between the FMC Asha and MMC Callum, especially the way their constant bickering slowly turned into undeniable chemistry. Their banter had me smiling, and the forced proximity made their relationship even more enjoyable to watch unfold. The European tour setting added an extra layer of adventure and made the story feel like a fun getaway. Asha and Callum were both likable characters, and I enjoyed seeing them challenge each other while discovering that there was more between them than either expected. Overall, Only One Tour was a lighthearted, swoony read with humor, romance, and plenty of chemistry.
I received an ARC copy from Love Notes PR. Thank you for giving me the chance to read this novel and share my honest review of the novel
I received an ARC copy from Love Notes PR. Thank you for giving me the chance to read this novel and share my honest review of the novel
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