Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake: The next unique and swoonworthy rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit, A Brush with Love!
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Summary
Lizzie has made endless mistakes。 Kitchen fires， pyramid schemes， bangs （of the hair and human variety）， you name it， she’s done it… and made a mess of it too。 One mistake she’s never made is letting anyone get closer to her than a single hook-up。 But after losing yet another bakery job due to her uncontrolled ADHD， she breaks her cardinal rule and has a two-night-stand that changes everything。
Once burned， twice shy， Rake has given up on relationships。 And feelings。 And any form of intimacy for that matter。 Yet something about charming， chaotic Lizzie has him lowering his guard。 For two nights， that is。 Then it’s back home to Australia and far away from the pesky feelings Lizzie pulls from him。 But when Lizzie tells him she’s got an unexpected bun in the oven， he’ll do whatever it takes to be a part of his child’s life… except be emotionally vulnerable， obviously。 He’s never going to make that mistake again。
Through a series of mishaps， totally “platonic” single bed sharing， and an underground erotic baking scheme， Lizzie and Rake learn that even the biggest mistakes can have the most beautiful consequences。
Once burned， twice shy， Rake has given up on relationships。 And feelings。 And any form of intimacy for that matter。 Yet something about charming， chaotic Lizzie has him lowering his guard。 For two nights， that is。 Then it’s back home to Australia and far away from the pesky feelings Lizzie pulls from him。 But when Lizzie tells him she’s got an unexpected bun in the oven， he’ll do whatever it takes to be a part of his child’s life… except be emotionally vulnerable， obviously。 He’s never going to make that mistake again。
Through a series of mishaps， totally “platonic” single bed sharing， and an underground erotic baking scheme， Lizzie and Rake learn that even the biggest mistakes can have the most beautiful consequences。
Reviews
Katie
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Rounded down from 4。5 stars。I am Lizzie Blake， Lizzie Blake is me。 I loved the ADHD rep， and seeing a woman with ADHD that affects her daily life find her happiness and love。
A_Stylish_Bookworm
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Mazey does it again！ This story about Lizzie and her one night stand with Rake and how they dealt with what happens afterwards。 I enjoyed the depth of Lizzie with her ADHD and how she deals with it。 I love seeing how Lizzie and Rake development and all the fun and tender moments between them。 Lizzie's friends are amazing and added a great dimension to the book。 Thank you @netgalley for ARC。 Mazey does it again！ This story about Lizzie and her one night stand with Rake and how they dealt with what happens afterwards。 I enjoyed the depth of Lizzie with her ADHD and how she deals with it。 I love seeing how Lizzie and Rake development and all the fun and tender moments between them。 Lizzie's friends are amazing and added a great dimension to the book。 Thank you @netgalley for ARC。 。。。more
Raven
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Full disclosure this has one of my most loathed tropes…unplanned pregnancy…yet I absolutely adored this story and it worked。 Lizzie has got to be one of my fave heroines， she was a riot， I lost count of the times I laughed out loud and Rake well who wouldn’t love an Australian hunk with a heart of gold。Lizzie and Rake have a two night stand， it leads to a big surprise， a baby。 Lizzie is prepared to do it all alone and is genuinely shocked when Rake steps up to the plate and wants to be there for Full disclosure this has one of my most loathed tropes…unplanned pregnancy…yet I absolutely adored this story and it worked。 Lizzie has got to be one of my fave heroines， she was a riot， I lost count of the times I laughed out loud and Rake well who wouldn’t love an Australian hunk with a heart of gold。Lizzie and Rake have a two night stand， it leads to a big surprise， a baby。 Lizzie is prepared to do it all alone and is genuinely shocked when Rake steps up to the plate and wants to be there for it all。 Lizzie struggles with ADHD， she’s a bit of a mess， she’s jobless， estranged from her family but has a heart of gold and clear determination and Rake is the steady centre point she never knew she needed。Lizzie was so relatable， her messiness was endearing， she was never afraid to say it like it is and be completely herself。 I adored the ADHD rep and it felt like the author really knew her stuff or did her research。 These two characters also had instant chemistry， and just because they were hooking up within chapters， Eddings was able to make their connection feel believable。There are also some well loved tropes sprinkled in， friends to lovers， one bed， close proximity and I think it eases the burn of a baby。 There were a few disjointed parts， maybe a bit of a detour here and there that didn’t feel natural but the heart of the story and the shear fun of it made it a bingeable joy。There are also characters from Eddings first book， A Brush With Love， but can be completely read as a stand alone， but was nice to revisit。Mazes Eddings is one to watch for your romance reads。 *The audio was good but I felt like the male narrator should of been Australian considering the character was and would ofmade listening perfect。 。。。more
Hali
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review to come
Suzette
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This is a romantic comedy of hilarious proportions。 The dialogue is laugh out loud funny。 Lizzie’s character as an adult with ADHD offers many opportunities from mishaps and mayhem。 Rake， the buttoned up Aussie， becomes totally unglued in her presence。 It is a delightful and fun plot that holds many hidden Easter eggs that the readers will not want to miss。 It is flirty and warm all the way to the very happy ending。
Tina
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This is a Young Adult Romance， and this is the second book in A Brush with Love series。 I do not think this is a bad book， but I do think this is not the book for me。 I ended up DNFing this book because I just did not love the writing style or pulled into the storyline。 I did read the first book in this series， and I did not love or hate that book。 I wanted to give this author one more try before saying that this author was not one for me。 I received an ARC of this book。 This review is my own ho This is a Young Adult Romance， and this is the second book in A Brush with Love series。 I do not think this is a bad book， but I do think this is not the book for me。 I ended up DNFing this book because I just did not love the writing style or pulled into the storyline。 I did read the first book in this series， and I did not love or hate that book。 I wanted to give this author one more try before saying that this author was not one for me。 I received an ARC of this book。 This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are。 。。。more
Melissa
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I really enjoyed A Brush With Love when I read it earlier this year， so I was excited to dive into Lizzie’s story。 As good as Harper’s book was， Lizzie’s was even better。 I loved her character and the neurodiversity playing such a key role in what made Lizzie who she was。 Rake was equally great， although I did struggle a bit with his backstory， but Lizzie’s arc made up for that。 As a gentle warning， there is a lot of internalized ablelism that Lizzie works through， and her mother is the perpetra I really enjoyed A Brush With Love when I read it earlier this year， so I was excited to dive into Lizzie’s story。 As good as Harper’s book was， Lizzie’s was even better。 I loved her character and the neurodiversity playing such a key role in what made Lizzie who she was。 Rake was equally great， although I did struggle a bit with his backstory， but Lizzie’s arc made up for that。 As a gentle warning， there is a lot of internalized ablelism that Lizzie works through， and her mother is the perpetrator in perpetuating the ablelism， but Lizzie’s struggle is SO well handled。 Mazey’s books are right up there with Helen Hoang’s books and a new auto buy author for me。As a second note， I alternated between the print and the audio versions and the audio is REALLY well done （even Rake’s Australian accent！） Highly recommend both！ 。。。more
flavia
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THEY WERE SO CUTE AHHHH RTC
Hailey Gross
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*4。75This book was so so good with its mental health rep。 Mazey just knows how to make things that I felt or experienced be written in just the right way。 Although this book would have been 5 stars if not for the trope that was used to drive the story。 But even though I hate the trope that was used I still overall had a great time。 Also， anything to do with food in a romance novel and I'm in。 I can't wait to get my hands on a finished copy of this book。 *4。75This book was so so good with its mental health rep。 Mazey just knows how to make things that I felt or experienced be written in just the right way。 Although this book would have been 5 stars if not for the trope that was used to drive the story。 But even though I hate the trope that was used I still overall had a great time。 Also， anything to do with food in a romance novel and I'm in。 I can't wait to get my hands on a finished copy of this book。 。。。more
Julia
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For anyone that strongly dislikes the "pregnancy trope"， I want to start my review by saying: When I started this book， I re-read the synopsis and realized with horror that the book involved an unexpected pregnancy。 While I'm usually not a fan at all， while reading this book I realized I didn't mind it for this story！ Instead of being something tossed in so that a character's hand or relationship would be forced， in this case it was the premise of the book and therefore wasn't just something tha For anyone that strongly dislikes the "pregnancy trope"， I want to start my review by saying: When I started this book， I re-read the synopsis and realized with horror that the book involved an unexpected pregnancy。 While I'm usually not a fan at all， while reading this book I realized I didn't mind it for this story！ Instead of being something tossed in so that a character's hand or relationship would be forced， in this case it was the premise of the book and therefore wasn't just something that would aggravate the reader mid-book。 I give Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake a 3 star rating！ While I haven't read "A Brush With Love"， I figured I could still read this as a stand-alone。This is definitely an insta-love type of romance。 I don't do well with insta-love， hence the lowered rating， but if it's something that's up your alley （along with 'he falls first'） this would be the romance for you。 This book is a feel good romance， with characters taking high risks for each other throughout。While there were a lot of cheesy and unrealistic lines from Rake， there were a lot of funny ones from Lizzie that I feel made up for the dialogue。 Also， I was nottt a fan of the "do you ever stop talking？" lines， I don't understand how that can be a romantic way of kissing someone， especially with all of Lizzie's insecurities regarding her ADHD。 The ADHD representation was also appreciated， although I do feel that it might be too descriptive/repetitive for readers that also have ADHD。 While the end conflict and plot did not have too much substance， I thought the romance was cute and did enjoy most of the characters。Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for the eARC in exchange for a review！ 。。。more
Nicole
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The Quick Bits:1。 Pregnancy Trope2。 Mental Health Rep （ADHD）3。 Family Relationship Drama4。 Romantic Comedy5。 A Hot Australian HeroI gave this book 4 stars， and no one is more shocked than me。 I am not the target audience for this book。 I typically hate pregnancy tropes。 Had I paid better attention （oops） to the synopsis， I probably wouldn't have read this。So， why the 4-star rating？ It all comes down to Lizzie Blake。 For me， she is a genuinely perfect character。 I adore her so much。 I loved seein The Quick Bits:1。 Pregnancy Trope2。 Mental Health Rep （ADHD）3。 Family Relationship Drama4。 Romantic Comedy5。 A Hot Australian HeroI gave this book 4 stars， and no one is more shocked than me。 I am not the target audience for this book。 I typically hate pregnancy tropes。 Had I paid better attention （oops） to the synopsis， I probably wouldn't have read this。So， why the 4-star rating？ It all comes down to Lizzie Blake。 For me， she is a genuinely perfect character。 I adore her so much。 I loved seeing a messy and uniquely creative woman， who struggles with ADHD， and who loves sex and doesn't apologize for her sexuality。 It was incredibly refreshing。I also found that I enjoyed Lizzie and Rake together。 While the relationship is a bit "instalovey" （another trope I hate）， I think that Eddings has found a way to make it work。 Rake was protective without being possessive。 I believed in their chemistry and it was genuinely easy to root for their Happily Ever After。 I felt like they really worked together to push through their fears and struggles。I listened to the audio for this and enjoyed both narrators quite a lot。Trigger Warnings1。 Ableist Views of ADHD2。 Talk of AbortionThank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC。 This is out on September 6， 2022。 。。。more
Sadie Young
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you to NetGalley for providing this advanced reader copy。 So typically I’m not a huge fan of the surprise pregnancy trope。 Usually the beginning of the story feels a little forced and it’s not my favorite way to start a romance by “forcing” the couple to stay together due to the fact that their genitals created life。 Especially when it’s essentially a two night stand and they barely know each other。 This doesn’t appeal to me so the start of this book made me want to roll my eyes。 However， Thank you to NetGalley for providing this advanced reader copy。 So typically I’m not a huge fan of the surprise pregnancy trope。 Usually the beginning of the story feels a little forced and it’s not my favorite way to start a romance by “forcing” the couple to stay together due to the fact that their genitals created life。 Especially when it’s essentially a two night stand and they barely know each other。 This doesn’t appeal to me so the start of this book made me want to roll my eyes。 However， as the story went on I felt less irritated by the whole thing。 For starters Lizzie is an adult woman with ADHD。 She neglected to take her meds and had a bad track record for keeping jobs。 Honestly at the beginning I had very little patience for Lizzie。 At times I felt like she was more of a caricature than an actual fully developed character。 She felt like every amalgamation of the stereotypically messy， disorderly， and klutzy female romance character I have ever read。 Should I even be surprised she burnt a building down？ Probably not because she felt so over the top I couldn’t stand it most times。 Does she constantly have to knock over every table of food？ Does she need to constantly spill on herself and others？ Is she incapable of having ADHD without having a sign hanging around her neck warning people that she’s an actual walking disaster？ I liked Lizzie more as the book progressed and while she didn’t loose her spunky attitude and personality just felt less like a cartoon and more like a character who has more to offer than just being “chaotic"。 She actually started working towards finding ways to help her ADHD brain and I was excited for her。 To feel left out and out of place all the time is so exhausting I truly felt bad for Lizzie， especially during every reaction with her parents。 So to see her making strides to find a way to make herself happy and keep a job was really rousing。 I cheered for her to keep up the hard work because I was legitimately happy to see her being happy。 Rake on the other hand， while Australian （and listening to the audiobook was a real treat）， was enjoyable but something was missing。 He truly cared about Lizzie and never shamed her for leaving messes or not keeping a tidy house the way he would have preferred， and that’s great。 But I wanted to delve deeper into him and really explore his character and have more of his backstory。 Of course the backstory we do get is about his horrid cheating ex， and that’s a completely separate rant。 Rant Here: I felt like it was unfair of the author to make Rakes ex a bad person for choosing to get an abortion。 The character is a grown woman who gets to decide for herself if she wants to have a baby or not。 So to have the author vilify a woman’s right to choice （especially in this current time） seems callous。 To top it all off of course the woman having an abortion is a CHEATER。 Like… why？ She was a career driven woman in a relationship with a man who was married to his job。 That’s not the type of partner I would have wanted to have a baby with either。 This part of the plot really rubbed me the wrong way。 No woman should be shamed for having an abortion under any circumstances。 Take out that page and a half of content and I feel like I would have liked this more。 Back to the previous review: I didn’t hate this book in fact I actually really liked certain aspects of it。 I liked watching Lizzie overcome and adapt to what works best for her。 I enjoyed the dynamic between her and Rake and watching him stand up for her and support her unconditionally。 Even with the pregnancy being the key item that brought them together I wanted them to be happy。 There were just things I had a hard time overlooking and unfortunately that impacted my enjoyment of this book。 。。。more
Danielle
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I just finished Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake and while I had fun reading it， it wasn't my favorite。 Although I liked the main character Lizzie and followed her love interest with Australian hunk， Rake， their insta-love fell a little short for me。 If you're into quick whirlwind romances， then this book might be for you。 For me， I think I'm just maybe not the target audience for this one as I found it all a little unbelievable。 Some parts of the story really kept my interest， yet other parts seemed I just finished Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake and while I had fun reading it， it wasn't my favorite。 Although I liked the main character Lizzie and followed her love interest with Australian hunk， Rake， their insta-love fell a little short for me。 If you're into quick whirlwind romances， then this book might be for you。 For me， I think I'm just maybe not the target audience for this one as I found it all a little unbelievable。 Some parts of the story really kept my interest， yet other parts seemed a little all over the place for my taste， but overall this was a quick read， so if you're into:💛Fast Paced Romance💛The pregnancy trope 💛Spice💛Opposite Attract💛Happy EndingsThis book is definitely for you！ 。。。more
Krissy
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Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Griffin Press for this advanced copyMazey Eddings really hit it out of the park again。 Here we have Lizzie， a self described HOT MESS。 She has ADHD and it has hindered her a lot in life and leaves her misunderstood by many。 After losing her job she does something out of character and sleeps with someone beyond a one night stand。 Rake is an Aussie in Philly for a work trip， and is endeared by everything Lizzie is。 After a whirlwind fling they both expect to Thank you to Netgalley and St Martin's Griffin Press for this advanced copyMazey Eddings really hit it out of the park again。 Here we have Lizzie， a self described HOT MESS。 She has ADHD and it has hindered her a lot in life and leaves her misunderstood by many。 After losing her job she does something out of character and sleeps with someone beyond a one night stand。 Rake is an Aussie in Philly for a work trip， and is endeared by everything Lizzie is。 After a whirlwind fling they both expect to never see each other again。 Then Lizzie finds out she is pregnant， and Rake is the father。 After letting him know Rake decides to uproot his whole life and move to the US to support Lizzie and the baby。 Will the whole living together co parenting work？ Will they keep their vow to stay platonic？Okay I will be honest here， I loved A Brush With Love， and when i saw this one was going to be accidentally pregnant trope I was nervous。 This is not a plot device I would say I love or even like， but the sign of a good book and author is being able to do something you don't traditionally like in a book and make it not matter to the point that you love the book。 I read this in a few hours while on vacation and I could not put it down。 I saw so much of myself in Lizzie， the female friendships were so real， not perfect but that is what made it believable。 This was another hit and I am so glad I got to read it early。 。。。more
Gigi
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Unintentional pregnancy might not be everyone’s jam， and it’s cool if you skip it， but this！ This book was great！ Super funny， very sweet， much spicer than I anticipated， and just all around enjoyable read。
Emmalita
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am writing to you from the inside of an actual， non-fiction dystopia。 The spoilers start now。I never liked the evil ex trope， and I particularly disliked the evil ex had an abortion variation。 I used to come across it frequently in the late 1980s – 1990s。 I haven’t seen much of it recently and I’m not at all happy about coming across it in Mazey Edding’s Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake。The book isn’t explicitly anti-abortion， and I have no idea which side Eddings puts herself on the pro/anti abort I am writing to you from the inside of an actual， non-fiction dystopia。 The spoilers start now。I never liked the evil ex trope， and I particularly disliked the evil ex had an abortion variation。 I used to come across it frequently in the late 1980s – 1990s。 I haven’t seen much of it recently and I’m not at all happy about coming across it in Mazey Edding’s Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake。The book isn’t explicitly anti-abortion， and I have no idea which side Eddings puts herself on the pro/anti abortion divide。 She made a choice to make Rake’s trauma be that his ex had an abortion without telling him after having cheated on him。 We see for the first 3/4 of the book that Rake has a deep sadness and some trauma that made him swear off love and feelings。 And then the bomb drops that he found out about his ex’s abortion and cheating。 So here we have the protagonist – Lizzie Blake， who on getting accidentally pregnant is immediately， absolutely sure she wants to be a mother vs。 the ex who got an abortion and isn’t sure if Rake was the father because she was cheating on him。 Eddings chose an ex’s abortion to be her male main character’s trauma。 It was a choice that made it through drafts， revisions and edits。 She really didn’t have to make this particular choice。 There are a lot of ways besides secret abortion that past romantic relationships can make you not want to be open to love again。 Men can want to be involved in parenting the child that results from an unplanned pregnancy。 Eddings made a deliberate and unnecessary choice。 As the author， she is the god of her fictional world。But it’s just fiction！ Yes， Lizzie Blake’s world is fiction。 I live in Texas in August of 2022 and abortion is now illegal in this state。 It’s not just bad cheating women who are impacted by abortion bans。 In fact， “because I was cheating on my super nice boyfriend and didn’t want him to know” is a very rare motivation for having an abortion。 Most abortions occur because of finances and timing。 This abortion ban also means that pregnant people who wanted their pregnancies aren’t able to get the health care they need when the pregnancy goes wrong。Of course this one book won’t make a difference either way， and my review won’t make a difference in this book。 But I now live in a state where I am no longer an equal citizen， where women and people with uteruses have few legal rights to make choices about their bodies and to access the healthcare they need than they did last year。 I’m pretty angry about it。DNF at 77%I received this as an advance reader copy from NetGalley。 My opinions are my own， voluntarily and freely given。 。。。more
Tonya
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I absolutely loved this book。 I think I liked it so much because I can see a lot of myself in Lizzie and how she attempts to tackle the world。 This story was so endearing; I loved how passionate both Rake and Lizzie are for one another。
Christy
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4 starsThis book was fun and chaotic in the best way， much like our main character Lizzie。 Lizzie and Rake meet at a bar and hit it off。 They spend a few nights together and then Lizzie finds out she's with child and said child is Rake's。 Problem is， Rake lives in Australia and was just in town for business。 Lizzie is sure to let Rake know right away that she's pregnant and keeping it （praise the Lord- no secret baby here）， and Rake decides to take a transfer to the US to be near her and the bab 4 starsThis book was fun and chaotic in the best way， much like our main character Lizzie。 Lizzie and Rake meet at a bar and hit it off。 They spend a few nights together and then Lizzie finds out she's with child and said child is Rake's。 Problem is， Rake lives in Australia and was just in town for business。 Lizzie is sure to let Rake know right away that she's pregnant and keeping it （praise the Lord- no secret baby here）， and Rake decides to take a transfer to the US to be near her and the baby。 What starts out as a fling， turns into a friendship， which then turns into more。 I loved how Rake was with Lizzie and how he made her feel about herself。 Her parent's are trash and she really needed someone in her corner。 Though this was different in a lot of ways， I would recommend this to those who love 'Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating'。 It had that same messy and chaotic heroine meets and becomes with friends with a tidy guy who is nearly opposite of her。 I actually loved this so much more than the first book in this series and I'm glad I read it。 Lizzie and Rake's book was fun， yet emotional at times and overall enjoyable for me！ Audio book source: NetgalleyStory Rating: 4 starsNarrators: Summer Morton & Will PetersNarration Rating: 4 starsGenre: Contemporary RomanceLength: 10h 21m 。。。more
Rachael Abrams
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I couldn’t make it through the first chapter without an overwhelming amount of bad language， and I just got the impression that I would dislike the main character。 Just not what I’m looking for right now。
Blackjack
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I suspect this author is one whose writing style doesn't work for me。 Sometimes I don't enjoy a particular book by a new-to-me author but still want to try that author's books again。 Here though I am likely to pass on future Eddings books for a few reasons that I'll cover in my review。I like some of the author's representation of her heroine living with ADHD。 Lizzie's struggles felt authentic and worthy of empathy。 Some of the strategies for coping with life obstacles and time management were in I suspect this author is one whose writing style doesn't work for me。 Sometimes I don't enjoy a particular book by a new-to-me author but still want to try that author's books again。 Here though I am likely to pass on future Eddings books for a few reasons that I'll cover in my review。I like some of the author's representation of her heroine living with ADHD。 Lizzie's struggles felt authentic and worthy of empathy。 Some of the strategies for coping with life obstacles and time management were interesting and most likely beneficial to many neurotypical people too。 ADHD is handled well from the individual person's perspective as well as how others view her。 Having said that， I quickly became confused by Lizzie's larger-than-life personality， and how or even if it fits into the author's ideas on ADHD。 Lizzie is scattered and unfocused， which is understandable。 But why is she so crude in her language choices and behaviors？ Rake， the hero of the story， finds her crude language and at times outlandish public social behavior endearing， and I do think it's meant to be a dividing point between those who are able to value Lizzie for her big heart and uniqueness and those who can't abide a non conformist among them。 I felt uncomfortable at my failure to find Lizzie charming when she was suddenly blurting out at a dinner party how well endowed her new boyfriend is。 The book is filled with any number of such scenes that felt kind of cringe-y to me rather than charming， but also marks me as someone unable to embrace the wonderfulness of her social behavior。 Lizzie finds her passion in life in the book as an erotic baker whose focus is on female genitalia。 Okay， fine， but I needed clarification from the author why Lizzie is an exhibitionist and has an identity wrapped up in being sexually non conformist。 Is Lizzie a free spirit or someone struggling to define herself outside of her sexuality？ How does ADHD interconnect with Lizzie's sexual issues？ I think there could be links but I struggled to make them and ended up feeling confused by her characterization。The other significant problem in this book for me concerns Lizzie's pregnancy， which happens in the first couple of chapters and then takes center stage for the rest of the novel。 Lizzie and Rake hook up at a bar and go their separate ways， and then weeks later she finds herself pregnant。 The rest of the story revolves around the two strategizing how to co-parent while trying to sort out their personal relationship and get to know each other。 I found this aspect of the book disconcerting in its stark and simplistic and even binary representations。 Lizzie is the Good Woman because she chooses to carry her pregnancy to term。 Rake's former girlfriend is the Bad Woman because she secretly had an abortion （and after cheating on him）。 Rake is the Good Man because he leaps at the chance to become a father two mere minutes after discovering a woman who is an essential stranger to him is having his baby。 Both Lizzie and Rake throw themselves wholeheartedly into impending parenthood with no reservations or concerns。 The book too is riddled with other one-dimensional characters， like Rake's misogynist villain of a boss， Lizzie's dismissive and toxic mother， and even Lizzie's misogynist first boyfriend。 Lizzie has a group of loving and committed female friends who are also clearly marked as characters for future books in this series。 But I could never distinguish any of them from each other - they are all fun-loving， beautiful and wonderful -- and all left me with absolutely no interest in reading their individual stories。Mazey Eddings has been getting lots of hype， which is perplexing to me based on this book。 。。。more
Carol lowkey。bookish
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Oh my， prepare yourself for some steam straight out of the gate！ The best part about the book for me was Lizzie， a protagonist who is living with ADHD。 I learned so much about what an adult with ADHD goes through on a daily basis。 There were times when Lizzie explained a routine that lacked organization or focus that sounded exhausting to me。 Now， I have a better understanding of what a person living with ADHD is going through。But， let’s get to the relationship！ Rake was a hunky Australian hero Oh my， prepare yourself for some steam straight out of the gate！ The best part about the book for me was Lizzie， a protagonist who is living with ADHD。 I learned so much about what an adult with ADHD goes through on a daily basis。 There were times when Lizzie explained a routine that lacked organization or focus that sounded exhausting to me。 Now， I have a better understanding of what a person living with ADHD is going through。But， let’s get to the relationship！ Rake was a hunky Australian hero and his insta-connection with Lizzie was hot， very hot！ When Lizzie ends up pregnant， Rake does the right thing and learns what Lizzie needs and how to best support her。I enjoyed this book for its depiction of what life is like for people with ADHD， the supportive relationship between Rake and Lizzie， and the idea that we have the power to swap a toxic family for a supportive found family。I received a free advance copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley; all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jenn （YeahOrNeighReviews）
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I can't get enough of Mazey Eddings humor！ The author perfectly captures the daily struggles of living with adult ADHD without it taking over the story。 My heart hurt for Lizzie and what she endures on a daily basis， especially how hard it is to maintain your focus。 I absolutely wanted to punch her parents in the face and would fight anyone that treats their children that horribly。Rake is the Aussie of my dreams and I couldn't get enough of him！ I'd love to see more of him， possibly with appeara I can't get enough of Mazey Eddings humor！ The author perfectly captures the daily struggles of living with adult ADHD without it taking over the story。 My heart hurt for Lizzie and what she endures on a daily basis， especially how hard it is to maintain your focus。 I absolutely wanted to punch her parents in the face and would fight anyone that treats their children that horribly。Rake is the Aussie of my dreams and I couldn't get enough of him！ I'd love to see more of him， possibly with appearances in future books？ His willingness to step up to the plate and be honest from the get-go will make any reader swoon。An accidental pregnancy is just what my heart needed today and this book delivered on every level。 With hilarious banter， plenty of steamy moments， and moments that will melt your heart - this book is a must read for the summer！ 。。。more
Robin
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I really enjoyed this book， and found myself laughing so much！！ It was impossible not to root for these characters。 Lizzie has ADHD， which makes life difficult for her in many ways， and seen as unreliable to some closest to her in life。 But， she’s also a fantastic baker with a love for life， and fierce friendships that are dear to her。 After a two-night-stand with Rake， a sweet guy in town from Australia for a business trip， Lizzie ends up with a bun in the oven。They both have past hurts that ma I really enjoyed this book， and found myself laughing so much！！ It was impossible not to root for these characters。 Lizzie has ADHD， which makes life difficult for her in many ways， and seen as unreliable to some closest to her in life。 But， she’s also a fantastic baker with a love for life， and fierce friendships that are dear to her。 After a two-night-stand with Rake， a sweet guy in town from Australia for a business trip， Lizzie ends up with a bun in the oven。They both have past hurts that make them hesitant to dive into relationships。 So， when this unplanned pregnancy brings Rake and Lizzie back together， they decide to give co-parenting a try。 But， their mutual attraction makes it very hard to keep things platonic。I loved listening to this on audio， and thought the dual narration was fantastic！！ I especially loved the narrators' Australian accent for Rake。 This can be read as a stand-alone book， but I was excited that we also got to catch up a little bit with Harper and Dan from this author’s previous book， A Brush With Love！ Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advance listening copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Courtney
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Huge thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this advanced listeners copy of Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake！I loved this！！ At first， I was a little shocked by the steamy scenes， but that's probably because I don't read a whole lot of steamy books。 But this book was so much more than that！！ It's a story of heart， of beautifully written mental health representation （specifically， ADHD） and a story of figuring out what's most important in life - and recognizing all that you deserve！I love how genu Huge thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for this advanced listeners copy of Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake！I loved this！！ At first， I was a little shocked by the steamy scenes， but that's probably because I don't read a whole lot of steamy books。 But this book was so much more than that！！ It's a story of heart， of beautifully written mental health representation （specifically， ADHD） and a story of figuring out what's most important in life - and recognizing all that you deserve！I love how genuine Lizzie's character is。 She's unabashedly herself though she realizes her shortcomings。 Rake is kind and gentle and most importantly， super understanding and loyal to Lizzie in every capacity。These are the types of characters I love to read！I'd recommend this book to anyone， really。 The pregnancy trope is usually a tough one， and comes across very cringey。 This does not！ This is a pregnancy trope done RIGHT。 I can't wait to read more from this author！！ 。。。more
Valerie Connors
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This is my first Mazey Eddings book， and after finishing it makes me want to go back and read her first。 Lizzie is proof that messy can be beautiful。 She’s all over the place。 She doesn’t stay still。 She doesn’t conform to the way people expect her to act。 To Rake， she’s a breath of fresh air in his stale， closed up world。 She is the sunlight。 Mazey Eddings writes ADHD very well。 Reading about Lizzie’s day to day， before her routines and medications， made me extremely anxious， and I’m not really This is my first Mazey Eddings book， and after finishing it makes me want to go back and read her first。 Lizzie is proof that messy can be beautiful。 She’s all over the place。 She doesn’t stay still。 She doesn’t conform to the way people expect her to act。 To Rake， she’s a breath of fresh air in his stale， closed up world。 She is the sunlight。 Mazey Eddings writes ADHD very well。 Reading about Lizzie’s day to day， before her routines and medications， made me extremely anxious， and I’m not really a type-A/organized/orderly person either。 I feel an empathy with Lizzie and all of those people who have ever felt too much or too out of place。 Eddings’ characters feel relatable and realistic， and multidimensional。 I hope that every Lizzie finds their Rake， and vice versa。 Someone who sees the unconventional bits and loves them because of it， not in spite of。 。。。more
blythe
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Lizzie fierces loves Philadelphia， having left her small town home and family behind to first travel the world before settling there。 She also has uncontrollable ADHD， leading to her not being what her parents consider successful - she’s single and has trouble holding a consistent job。 But Lizzie is an awesome baker， and she finds an unconventional bakery where she can be innovative with her treats。 After a prolonged STEAMY one-night-stand （what do you call that - a two-day-stand？） with an Austr Lizzie fierces loves Philadelphia， having left her small town home and family behind to first travel the world before settling there。 She also has uncontrollable ADHD， leading to her not being what her parents consider successful - she’s single and has trouble holding a consistent job。 But Lizzie is an awesome baker， and she finds an unconventional bakery where she can be innovative with her treats。 After a prolonged STEAMY one-night-stand （what do you call that - a two-day-stand？） with an Australian in town for work， Lizzie has an unexpected bun in the oven。 Unplanned pregnancy isn’t the main idea of the book， and it is involved in a way that feels more natural than other books I’ve read。I listened to the first half of this book while packing and cleaning one morning。 The audio is fantastic， with dual narration， and I especially loved the narrators’ Australian accents for Rake。 While I was loving the audio， I also knew that as I got into bed and wanted to continue， I needed to switch mediums。There is a 100% chance I will fall asleep while listening to an audiobook and then not be able to find the place where I was when I fell asleep， driving myself CRAZY， so I’m not allowed to listen to audiobooks when I’m lying down any more。 *cry*Instead， I continued to devour Lizzie Blake by reading it （hearing the narration in my brain）， and I had to force myself to stop and go to sleep。 I eagerly finished reading the last half hour the next morning in bed even before I got a cup of coffee - it was that good！ This was the first book I read by Mazey Eddings。 I read this as if it was a standalone， but we’ll see if there was anything I missed after I listen to A Brush with Love in the near future。 Thanks to NetGalley for the ALC from Macmillan Audio and the ARC from St Martin’s Press/St Martin’s Griffin。 This publishes 9/6， and I enjoyed both the audio and the ebook - if it sounds good to you， check it out！ 。。。more
Serenechaosnyc
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What a cute story。 Lizzie has had a difficult life， having ADHD and therefore， having issues with， well， life。 It actually made me think of my daughter， who is facing similar issues as Lizzie， what with her inability to focus and get things done in a timely manner。 To bring a reader into the story so personally is truly a job well done by the author。 In this story， Lizzie meets Rake， an Australian and they have a fling but the fling turns permanent。 The story follows their developing relationshi What a cute story。 Lizzie has had a difficult life， having ADHD and therefore， having issues with， well， life。 It actually made me think of my daughter， who is facing similar issues as Lizzie， what with her inability to focus and get things done in a timely manner。 To bring a reader into the story so personally is truly a job well done by the author。 In this story， Lizzie meets Rake， an Australian and they have a fling but the fling turns permanent。 The story follows their developing relationship but more importantly， the growth of Lizzie as a person as well。 I think that inherently， the story tried to do a lot- perhaps too much。 It was trying to be really funny （and it was！）， while teaching the reader about ADHD and the psychological impact on a person （which it did well） but also be a romance with an additional surprise that Lizzie and Rake had to deal with。 Overall， though， I enjoyed the story and thank the publisher， author and NetGalley for an early listen。Speaking of the audiobook， narrated by Summer Morton and Will Peters， I thought they did really well。 Will Peter's Australian accent sounded so authentic and his ability to go from accent to accent was admirable。 His woman's voice sounded a bit forced and too high pitched but still， well done。 Summer Morton also did a good Australian accent though not as effortlessly or consistently。 But I really enjoyed their narration！ 。。。more
Neils Barringer
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I really have no idea how to rate this book。 （BTW， who knew it was part of a series…？I don’t think it took away from the book the fact that I had not read previous books in the series， but looking at other reviews it might enhance your enjoyment）。 So let’s talk plot: Loved it！ I thought Lizzie and Rake had wonderful chemistry and I kinda liked the whole story。 Let’s Talk Language: Beyond unnecessarily graphic language and scenes。 If you were to divide this book up there is about 20% plot/story （ I really have no idea how to rate this book。 （BTW， who knew it was part of a series…？I don’t think it took away from the book the fact that I had not read previous books in the series， but looking at other reviews it might enhance your enjoyment）。 So let’s talk plot: Loved it！ I thought Lizzie and Rake had wonderful chemistry and I kinda liked the whole story。 Let’s Talk Language: Beyond unnecessarily graphic language and scenes。 If you were to divide this book up there is about 20% plot/story （Now I would give that a 5） but the remaining 80% I could have done without。 It was straight up off the shelf from Adam and Eve） I do understand the fact that the author needed Lizzie to be trying to fill a void （which you find out towards the end） so I had a softer spot for her once you understand her background。 But the author could have done the exact same thing with out all of the crude language and descriptive scenes。 One thing I absolutely LOVED in this book was Rake。 I LOVED the way he stood up for Lizzie！ The scene with her friends was awesome！ I would have really liked more of their story and less of their activity…。Not sure if I will read another one of this authors books because I really did not like her over steamy scenes。Thank you Netgally for this advanced copy of this audiobook。 I was not influenced or reimbursed for this honest opinion。 。。。more
M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is my first read from Mazey Eddings。 I enjoyed this book very much。 It has its moments of funny， sad， and super sweet。 It was well written so I'm definitely going to read her debut novel now。 Mazey did a fantastic job representing ADHD。 When reading the book， you feel like you're a fly on the wall just watching everything unfold。 "SPOILERS* Lizzie had a couple of eventful *wink wink* nights with an Australian stranger。 She found out she was pregnant。 This is a romance book， so you know ever This is my first read from Mazey Eddings。 I enjoyed this book very much。 It has its moments of funny， sad， and super sweet。 It was well written so I'm definitely going to read her debut novel now。 Mazey did a fantastic job representing ADHD。 When reading the book， you feel like you're a fly on the wall just watching everything unfold。 "SPOILERS* Lizzie had a couple of eventful *wink wink* nights with an Australian stranger。 She found out she was pregnant。 This is a romance book， so you know everything works out， and the two moved in together to raise the child。 It also makes me happy to see Lizzie eliminate the toxic people from life and focuses on what makes her happy。 This is hands down one of the best books I've ever read。Thank you， NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press， and St。 Martin's Griffin for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kelly
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