The Best Wrong Move by Lily Parker (April 24, 2025) – Many thanks to Lily Parker and Joffe Books for the gifted advanced copy and PR box of this charming, feel-good rom-com perfect for your summer reading list!
Olivia’s on-air marriage proposal to her boyfriend Rex was supposed to be a grand gesture. Instead? He said no – on live television. With the clip going viral for all the wrong reasons, Olivia becomes a walking meme in New York City. To escape the chaos (and public humiliation), she takes an eight-week break from work and heads to Hawaii to focus on writing the screenplay she’s always dreamed of.
But paradise isn’t exactly picture-perfect. Her rental has some serious flaws, and somehow, Rex the ex is living next door. The one silver lining? The hot surfer, Dom, who helped her out when she first arrived and has now decided to orchestrate a fake dating plan with Olivia, to help get her over the whole humiliating Rex situation. The more time she spends with Dom, getting to know his friends and the island, the less she even notices Rex is there. But Dom may have secrets of his own.
This book was exactly what I needed – fun, flirty, and full of heart. Olivia and Dom have instant chemistry, and their banter brought so many smiles. Rex is the ex we love to root against, and the Hawaiian setting makes the story feel like a mini-vacation.I was worried that the third act was taking us somewhere I didn’t want to go but I was pleasantly surprised by the unique twist that Parker put on the situation which made characters more rather than less endearing.
Parker’s debut is funny, smart, and full of feel-good moments – and I’m already counting down to whatever she writes next!
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