Mistakes Were Made
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Summary
From the critically acclaimed author of Something To Talk About comes a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom。
When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend， she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens。 Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated， amazing one-night stand。 But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot， older woman Cassie slept with。
Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter， not have a one-night stand with a college senior。 In her defense， she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met。 To make things worse， Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning。 And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad？—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night。
What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore， and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around。 Worst of all， they start to realize they have something real。 But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost？
When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend， she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens。 Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated， amazing one-night stand。 But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot， older woman Cassie slept with。
Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter， not have a one-night stand with a college senior。 In her defense， she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met。 To make things worse， Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning。 And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad？—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night。
What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore， and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around。 Worst of all， they start to realize they have something real。 But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost？
Reviews
Olivia
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MISTAKES WERE MADE is an overall entertaining rom-com。 During parents weekend at her college， Cassie heads to a bar across town where she has an amazing hookup with an older woman named Erin。 The next day， she agrees to attend breakfast with one of her best friends， Parker， and Parker's mother only to discover that her mother is the woman she had hooked up with the night before。 As they spend time together due to Parker， they are unable to deny the physical chemistry that sizzles between them。 T MISTAKES WERE MADE is an overall entertaining rom-com。 During parents weekend at her college， Cassie heads to a bar across town where she has an amazing hookup with an older woman named Erin。 The next day， she agrees to attend breakfast with one of her best friends， Parker， and Parker's mother only to discover that her mother is the woman she had hooked up with the night before。 As they spend time together due to Parker， they are unable to deny the physical chemistry that sizzles between them。 The chemistry is really central to the plot， and the earlier parts of the book are really about the physical desire。 The emotional context comes slowly。 The age gap does feel pretty large， as Erin is 38 and Cassie is a senior in college。 Parker is a freshman， but she is best friends with Cassie and their other friend， Acacia。There is a lot of push and pull in the relationship， due to the forbidden romance element of being her best friend's mother。 However， they seem unable to keep their hands off of each other， and there is definitely a theme of going after what you want with confidence that resonates in terms of how they proceed with their physical relationship。 I would have appreciated more of the emotional connection， but it does manage to stay light-hearted and steamy， which will work well for most。Overall， MISTAKES WERE MADE is a steamy forbidden romance/age gap rom-com。 Recommend for fans of these tropes in an entertaining and fast-paced read。 Please note that I received an ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Andrea Wenger
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A college senior unknowingly hooks up with her best friend’s mom。 I loved， loved， loved this book！ I’m not usually engaged by novels that open with a hookup， but this one grabbed me right away。 Cassie and Erin feel like living， breathing people， and the connection between them is irresistible。 Neither want to hurt Erin’s daughter but they can’t help being drawn together。 The mistakes they make come from love， and it’s easy to see why they don’t make better choices。 The plot is compelling and the A college senior unknowingly hooks up with her best friend’s mom。 I loved， loved， loved this book！ I’m not usually engaged by novels that open with a hookup， but this one grabbed me right away。 Cassie and Erin feel like living， breathing people， and the connection between them is irresistible。 Neither want to hurt Erin’s daughter but they can’t help being drawn together。 The mistakes they make come from love， and it’s easy to see why they don’t make better choices。 The plot is compelling and the intimate scenes super steamy。 The dual narration of the audiobook worked well and made the story easy to understand。Thanks， NetGalley， for the ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Jess | dapper。reads
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Okay this book was hilarious。 I’m not ashamed to admit I requested this from NetGalley based solely on the title。 I mean - who out there hasn’t done something and then just said “look， mistakes were made”。 I had to know what mistakes were made。 I went in blind because I think it’s more fun that way。 And oh boy is this some dramatic mistakes being made！ Imagine being in a bar and buying a pretty woman a drink。 Then going to breakfast the next morning and realizing that the pretty woman from last Okay this book was hilarious。 I’m not ashamed to admit I requested this from NetGalley based solely on the title。 I mean - who out there hasn’t done something and then just said “look， mistakes were made”。 I had to know what mistakes were made。 I went in blind because I think it’s more fun that way。 And oh boy is this some dramatic mistakes being made！ Imagine being in a bar and buying a pretty woman a drink。 Then going to breakfast the next morning and realizing that the pretty woman from last night is actually your best friends mom。 Okay， it happened， let’s move on right？ WRONG。 As the title suggests， this is a mistake that just continues to be made。 I got sucked into this very quickly。 It is much spicier than I was prepared for but I’m not complaining。 There are many issues that are dealt with in this book as well and I found it highly entertaining。 Definitely recommend。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Kim
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Something to Talk About was a great book， so the bar was set high with Mistakes Were Made。 Side note: these book titles are so tantalizing， how could you not read them？ Totally irresistible！ Like STTA， Mistakes Were Made was on its surface a fun little romp - college girl hooks up with a hot woman at a bar during Parents Weekend， and it turns out to be her best friend’s mom。 Oopies！ But it’s such a deeper story than that。 It’s sharp， smart， funny and heartwarming。 It’s about Cassie， a twenty-one Something to Talk About was a great book， so the bar was set high with Mistakes Were Made。 Side note: these book titles are so tantalizing， how could you not read them？ Totally irresistible！ Like STTA， Mistakes Were Made was on its surface a fun little romp - college girl hooks up with a hot woman at a bar during Parents Weekend， and it turns out to be her best friend’s mom。 Oopies！ But it’s such a deeper story than that。 It’s sharp， smart， funny and heartwarming。 It’s about Cassie， a twenty-one year old college senior who knows exactly what she wants to do after college - grad school to study aeronautics or astronautics， and then make things that go fast or go to space。 But she had a very unstable family situation growing up， relying on her best friend and her friend’s family to show her what unconditional love was， and the。 Her long-term boyfriend cheated on her， with a freshman who turns into a new best friend。 Erin is her friend’s divorced mom， who is feeling a little lonely on parents weekend and goes to the bar for a drink。 The same bar that Cassie is at。 Their eye contact is instant chemistry and one thing lead to another… which is hooking up in the backseat of Erin’s rental car。 No big deal， until Erin mentions that she’s just in town to visit her daughter at school - THE SAME SCHOOL CASSIE GOES TO。 Then it gets worse - so much worse - the next morning when Erin meets her daughter Parker for breakfast， dragging her best friend with her - who is no other than CASSIE！ *screaming* They manage to make it through breakfast without giving anything away， but at Parker’s concert that night， Erin and Cassie can’t keep their hands off each other and end up making out in the bathroom。 Swearing it was a one time thing， never to be repeated， they pretend nothing happened， even while continuing to think about the other。 When Parker invites Cassie to spend two weeks over holiday break at home with her， their willpower and discretion are put to the test。 They each have their hang-ups about it - Erin believing that she doesn’t deserve to be happy and that she needs to put Parker first， and Cassie thinking that she can’t do anything to risk her friendship with Parker。 But what Erin and Cassie have together can’t be denied， and they embark on an secret affair where they pretend it isn’t nothing， just a friends with benefits situation， while actually falling in love。 。。。more
Amy
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I really liked the premise here， poor Cassie has a sexy hookup with a woman she meets in a bar and the woman in question happens to be her best friends mom。 Poor Erin too because she also has no idea Cassie is Parker’s friend either。 So this definitely leads to an awkward situation for the both of them but I was so into their age gap romance！ You don’t often see an older woman in an age gap romance （in traditionally published books） and you really don’t see it a same sex relationship so I was de I really liked the premise here， poor Cassie has a sexy hookup with a woman she meets in a bar and the woman in question happens to be her best friends mom。 Poor Erin too because she also has no idea Cassie is Parker’s friend either。 So this definitely leads to an awkward situation for the both of them but I was so into their age gap romance！ You don’t often see an older woman in an age gap romance （in traditionally published books） and you really don’t see it a same sex relationship so I was definitely here for it。 The forbidden factor added some intensity to this super sexy story， this has plenty of heat and Cassie and Erin’s chemistry was so hot。 The supporting characters added a lot to the story and their friendships felt genuine， I really enjoyed when they were all together。 High heat factor aside this still had some tenderness and swoony moments too， overall a super enjoyable romance that cemented my status as a firm fan of the author！ 。。。more
Sophie
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The MILF book delivers！！！ I absolutely loved Meryl Wilsner's debut， so I've been looking forward to their next book。 It's fun， sexy， and so full of heart。 I cannot wait for everyone else to read it soon！ The MILF book delivers！！！ I absolutely loved Meryl Wilsner's debut， so I've been looking forward to their next book。 It's fun， sexy， and so full of heart。 I cannot wait for everyone else to read it soon！ 。。。more
Morgan Rohbock
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4。5⭐ on 🎧NC-17 because this book is 🥵🥵🥵🥵Is this the horniest book I've read this year？ I think so！！ Cassie and Erin just could not keep their hands off each other and honestly I was perfectly okay with that because it just fueled this age gap taboo romance。 This book was just so hot but it was hot with purpose and every moment Cassie and Erin spent together led to these two learning and growing together。Billed as "the MILF book"， this book delivered and then some。 Cassie and Erin first meet in a 4。5⭐ on 🎧NC-17 because this book is 🥵🥵🥵🥵Is this the horniest book I've read this year？ I think so！！ Cassie and Erin just could not keep their hands off each other and honestly I was perfectly okay with that because it just fueled this age gap taboo romance。 This book was just so hot but it was hot with purpose and every moment Cassie and Erin spent together led to these two learning and growing together。Billed as "the MILF book"， this book delivered and then some。 Cassie and Erin first meet in a bar only to realize later that Cassie （a college senior） is best friends with Erin's college freshman daughter， Parker。 But when things feel so good and right， it's hard to remember how to exercise self-control for these two。 Overall， I thoroughly enjoyed both the evolution of Cassie and Erin's relationship and the friendship between Cassie and Parker。 Meryl Wilsner created this truly believable world spanning from Erin's medical work to Cassie's studies with the normal college breaks and parties。 With multiple narrators on the audiobook， it really felt like these characters were in my head telling me about their lives。 There were a few points where the book was predictable and I felt like Cassie's backstory was not super well developed， but that was easy to overlook with all the steam。 😉If you are a fan of sapphic romances， taboo romance or age gap romances， this book is an absolute must。 This book has received a lot of early hype and it totally lives up to it so make sure to have this book ready for a cozy winter day when you need to be warmed up because this book brings the heat！！Note: Previous readers commented that there were some slightly racist and fat phobic comments in this book， which they sent feedback to the publisher on。 Listening to the more recently recorded audiobook， I think most of these lines have been removed and think this is an important example of why beta readers and feedback is important in the publishing process！ 。。。more
Rebecca
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Thanks to the publisher， via Edelweiss， for an advance e-galley for honest review。3。5， rounded up。 I liked both Cassie and Erin as characters， but as with most age-gap romances I had a hard time with seeing what connected them besides the obvious- the obvious being the chemistry between them。 This is very much so an open door romance and there are a lot of steamy scenes in it， which will probably be in the pro column for more readers than it will be in the con column for。 Acacia， Parker， and Cas Thanks to the publisher， via Edelweiss， for an advance e-galley for honest review。3。5， rounded up。 I liked both Cassie and Erin as characters， but as with most age-gap romances I had a hard time with seeing what connected them besides the obvious- the obvious being the chemistry between them。 This is very much so an open door romance and there are a lot of steamy scenes in it， which will probably be in the pro column for more readers than it will be in the con column for。 Acacia， Parker， and Cassie's friendships and Cassie learning how to have authentic relationships was the strongest part of the book。 。。。more
Adanna
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Cassie isn’t looking for a hook-up when she makes a solo trip to an off-campus bar to escape family weekend festivities。 But what happens when this college senior ends up having a one-night stand with Erin， who is also her best friend’s mom？ I really enjoyed this feel-good age-gap romance。 It’s filled with friendship， family， and love。 There’s a perfect blend of steam and tenderness as Cassie and Erin get to know each other。 The development of their relationship wasn’t rushed， even though they s Cassie isn’t looking for a hook-up when she makes a solo trip to an off-campus bar to escape family weekend festivities。 But what happens when this college senior ends up having a one-night stand with Erin， who is also her best friend’s mom？ I really enjoyed this feel-good age-gap romance。 It’s filled with friendship， family， and love。 There’s a perfect blend of steam and tenderness as Cassie and Erin get to know each other。 The development of their relationship wasn’t rushed， even though they started fast。 The push and pull between them as they fight their feelings gives the story a necessary amount of angst。 Cassie and Erin are a couple that I couldn’t help but cheer for their happily ever after！I loved this couple and the side characters， but my favorite part of this book is the focus on knowing what actually makes you happy， not what you should， and going after it。 Mistakes Were Made is a sweet and sexy read with lovable characters that will make you smile！ Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for an early copy of this book。 。。。more
greyreads
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Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 I did it， I finally read the MILF book。 I cannot believe how incredible this book was。 I was hooked from the very first page。 Boy does the author know how to write a first chapter that hooks you！ For starters， the whole book was so spicy I was kind of shocked？ Not because of the content but just because how much of it there was （not complaining， this was definitely a positive and worked in favour of the book。） Secondly， the writing was gorgeous and the charact Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC。 I did it， I finally read the MILF book。 I cannot believe how incredible this book was。 I was hooked from the very first page。 Boy does the author know how to write a first chapter that hooks you！ For starters， the whole book was so spicy I was kind of shocked？ Not because of the content but just because how much of it there was （not complaining， this was definitely a positive and worked in favour of the book。） Secondly， the writing was gorgeous and the characters were so real and flawed and amazing， I fell in love with all of them。 This was a very realistic take on what would happen if you accidentally slept with your best friend’s mom and then dated her。 There was no contrived drama or third act break ups （thank gods。） I loved the found family that Cassie has in the book， and I really related to her and the growing pains of graduating and trying to figure out what the heck to do。 Erin was such a lovely character to read， the whole book she was just so considerate of Cassie and it was refreshing to see in a romance book。 I definitely choked up and almost cried during the epilogue， it was so beautiful。 I’m going to need five more books about Erin and Cassie please。 All in all， Mistakes Were Made was the opposite of a mistake， and is going on my all time favourites shelf。 5/5 stars。 。。。more
Emily Christopher
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Mistakes Were Made⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: RomanceFormat: Kindle eBook and Audiobook Date Published: 10/11/22Author: Meryl WilsnerPublisher: St。 Martin’s Griffin and Macmillan AudioNarrators: Jeremy Carlisle Parker; Quinn Riley; Stephanie Németh-ParkerGR: 4。00I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley， St。 Martin’s Griffin and Macmillan Audio and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased。My Thoughts: This was such an adorable story。 The story is narrated from both Cassie and Erin’s POV Mistakes Were Made⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Genre: RomanceFormat: Kindle eBook and Audiobook Date Published: 10/11/22Author: Meryl WilsnerPublisher: St。 Martin’s Griffin and Macmillan AudioNarrators: Jeremy Carlisle Parker; Quinn Riley; Stephanie Németh-ParkerGR: 4。00I requested a digital advanced readers copy from NetGalley， St。 Martin’s Griffin and Macmillan Audio and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased。My Thoughts: This was such an adorable story。 The story is narrated from both Cassie and Erin’s POV， which I love the dual POV， you really get a sense of both sides of the relationship。 While I had both ebook and audio， I did primarily audio。 Cassie is a young， independent college person who has not figured out relationships or how to be vulnerable。 While Erin has been divorced but has become a stronger woman because of it， and know who she is。 When these two meet accidentally， they try everything they can to stay as friends since Erin is Cassie’s best friend’s mother。 The narrators did such a good job with the characters， you could feel the characters。 The characters were well developed with depth， witty banter， deep chemistry， oh so much chemistry， and creatively developed。 The side characters are fabulous and I can absolutely see having some spin off books。 The spice level is off the charts。 The author’s writing style was complex， funny， passionate， swoony， spicy， and kept me engaged。 This book publishes on Tuesday and I do highly recommend picking up， especially the audio version。 。。。more
Rowan Robinson
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4。5 out of 5 stars…OMG！！ This book！！ It’s felt like so long since I read a book that made me so happy and feel so seen and validated。 I MEAN HELLO BISEXUAL CHARACTERS/REPRESENTATION/PRIDE？？ Sign me up！ With a dash of pansexual pride too？？ This book was a dream to read and the SPICE/SMUT？？ Holy。 This book had it all！ Romance， LGBTQ+ representation…forbidden love/romance， age gap romance…so good all around！ I saw a TikTok review for this book praising it and immediately went to NetGalley to see if 4。5 out of 5 stars…OMG！！ This book！！ It’s felt like so long since I read a book that made me so happy and feel so seen and validated。 I MEAN HELLO BISEXUAL CHARACTERS/REPRESENTATION/PRIDE？？ Sign me up！ With a dash of pansexual pride too？？ This book was a dream to read and the SPICE/SMUT？？ Holy。 This book had it all！ Romance， LGBTQ+ representation…forbidden love/romance， age gap romance…so good all around！ I saw a TikTok review for this book praising it and immediately went to NetGalley to see if I could get an ARC of this since I saw it before but wasn’t sure…and I’m so thankful for getting one！ I loved the characters， I love that there were 3 bisexual characters and that they were the MAIN characters not side characters and a pansexual character as well。 I really loved Erin and could relate to her feelings of being a people pleaser/fear of judgement， being bi and more。 This was such a great and easy read。 I loved seeing Erin and Cassie’s relationship go through all the ups and downs and find their way。 The ending was so beautiful， romantic and sweet。 This was such a different read for me since I usually read books about straight couples/people so it was so nice reading about 2 woman for a change。 So much love for this book！ Can’t wait to read more by this author in the future。 。。。more
Ally
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Got an arc from ALA & since I’m friends with the authorThis is EXACTLY what it says on the tin， a sexy rom com with the world’s most awkward meet cute and shenanigans ensuing， no heavy lifting， perfect to turn your brain off and just enjoy as it is！ I was enjoying it exactly that， and then the last little bit was so unexpectedly sweet and genuine and wholesome that I kept going AWWWWWWW so many times it distracted my fiancé who was trying to write。 The one thing I didn’t care for is that early o Got an arc from ALA & since I’m friends with the authorThis is EXACTLY what it says on the tin， a sexy rom com with the world’s most awkward meet cute and shenanigans ensuing， no heavy lifting， perfect to turn your brain off and just enjoy as it is！ I was enjoying it exactly that， and then the last little bit was so unexpectedly sweet and genuine and wholesome that I kept going AWWWWWWW so many times it distracted my fiancé who was trying to write。 The one thing I didn’t care for is that early on when both heroines are trying to convince themselves and each other that they don’t want this they’re kinda mean to each other to scare the other off， but that stops once they realize oh damn this is happening and by the end it’s very sweet。 I didn’t know scuba flippers could be so romantic！ 。。。more
Lauryn Hartlauer
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3？ Maybe 3。5？ What I liked: The evolution of Erin and Parker’s relationship was so wholesome and I loved the conversations they had with each other。 Parker started off as a spoiled brat and ended up being the healthiest character so yay for character development。 I also enjoyed the queerness of this book。 There was a ride range of representation and it wasn’t over the top and felt sincere。 What didn’t work for me: All the characters were super horny and I wish there were like 2 less steamy scene 3？ Maybe 3。5？ What I liked: The evolution of Erin and Parker’s relationship was so wholesome and I loved the conversations they had with each other。 Parker started off as a spoiled brat and ended up being the healthiest character so yay for character development。 I also enjoyed the queerness of this book。 There was a ride range of representation and it wasn’t over the top and felt sincere。 What didn’t work for me: All the characters were super horny and I wish there were like 2 less steamy scenes replaced with actual adult conversation。 It was hard to cheer for the two love interests relationship because besides their cutesy dinner FaceTime calls， all their conversations revolved around sex or were super surface level。 I really wanted to DNF around the 60% mark （I’m glad I didn’t） but it was hard for me to finish this one because it felt like it was dragging on。 。。。more
Debra
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Make no mistake， this is an enjoyable， fun， and sexy book！Cassie Klein went to an off-campus bar to escape family weekend at her college。 She just wanted to unwind and enjoy a drink。 She had no idea she would meet anyone， let alone have a one-night stand。Erin Bennett is at the family weekend at Campus to bond with her daughter， Parker。 While her ex-husband is enjoying the evening with Parker， Erin decides to head to a bar for a drink。 Cassie buys Erin a drink and Badda Bing， Badda Boom， they hav Make no mistake， this is an enjoyable， fun， and sexy book！Cassie Klein went to an off-campus bar to escape family weekend at her college。 She just wanted to unwind and enjoy a drink。 She had no idea she would meet anyone， let alone have a one-night stand。Erin Bennett is at the family weekend at Campus to bond with her daughter， Parker。 While her ex-husband is enjoying the evening with Parker， Erin decides to head to a bar for a drink。 Cassie buys Erin a drink and Badda Bing， Badda Boom， they have a one-night stand！ Neither expected to see the other， but the next morning， Parker brings her best friend， Cassie to breakfast to meet her mom and Cassie and Erin meet again！ Oops！ Yeah， talk about messy。 Parker doesn't pick up on any vibes， but Cassie and Erin can't deny their attraction。 You just know that this is going to get interesting。This was such a fun and entertaining book。 It was humorous， fun， and entertaining。 The characters were likeable and endearing。 I didn't want to put this book down as I was having so much fun reading it。 What a fun forbidden romance。This book was a little gem that I did not see coming。 Thank you to St。 Martin's Press， St。 Martin's Griffin and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more
Erin
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I honestly went in with pretty much no expectations for this one as I wasn't a huge fan of Wilsner's first novel and requested this somewhat on a whim， but I had a good time with it！ So that was a nice pleasant surprise。 I thought the two main characters were a really good fit for each other personality wise and thought they had very clear chemistry。 The steam in this book was well written and is definitely higher steam than I have come to expect from an average cartoon cover， traditionally publ I honestly went in with pretty much no expectations for this one as I wasn't a huge fan of Wilsner's first novel and requested this somewhat on a whim， but I had a good time with it！ So that was a nice pleasant surprise。 I thought the two main characters were a really good fit for each other personality wise and thought they had very clear chemistry。 The steam in this book was well written and is definitely higher steam than I have come to expect from an average cartoon cover， traditionally published romance book so if you're looking for high steam FF I would definitely recommend this。 The age gap and taboo nature of the pairing was something I was a tad wary of because I'm not usually a taboo romance reader （though this one felt pretty tame on the taboo scale）， but I thought both of these aspects of the relationship and plot were handled well both within the relationship and as far as the broader consequences。I did find the pacing a tad off though。 The main couple gets together fairly early in the story （excluding the initial hook up as that was obviously expected early） and I usually personally prefer it to take a little longer （longer at least from a page count perspective， not from an internal timeline one）。 In this case I especially wish it had taken longer because it only lengthened how long it took for the book to get from them getting together to the resolution of the primary conflict we all knew was coming （that of the daughter and friend finding out） that it lost some of its tension because I just kept hearing it repeated too much without any pay off。Overall a fun read， and I would definitely be interested in seeing what Wilsner writes next 。。。more
jai-li🤍
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i have never finished a book so fast in my life。 where do i find my own milf😭
tonya_with_an_o
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Mistakes Were Made<\i><\b> is a steamy， age-gap， sapphic rom-com， with insane chemistry and fierce friendships。 This is the first book I've read from Meryl Wilsner， and I really can't wait to read more！Cassie is a 21 year old college senior， out for a night at the bar， when she picks up a beautiful older woman， Erin。 Sparks fly between Cassie and Erin and they get hot and heavy in the back of a Chevy in the parking lot。 The next day， Cassie is invited to breakfast with her new best friend， Pa Mistakes Were Made<\i><\b> is a steamy， age-gap， sapphic rom-com， with insane chemistry and fierce friendships。 This is the first book I've read from Meryl Wilsner， and I really can't wait to read more！Cassie is a 21 year old college senior， out for a night at the bar， when she picks up a beautiful older woman， Erin。 Sparks fly between Cassie and Erin and they get hot and heavy in the back of a Chevy in the parking lot。 The next day， Cassie is invited to breakfast with her new best friend， Parker， and her mom。 Of course when Cassie gets to the restaurant， she realizes that Erin is Parker's mother！ There's some kind of indelible attraction between them， and they just can't keep their hands off each other， even though they know Parker can never find out。 I really enjoyed the majority of this book。 The love scenes are hot， plentiful， and just descriptive enough， without being graphic。 There's profanity in the novel， but not every page or obnoxious。 There were some pacing issues in the middle and the ending was rushed， but altogether this book was worth the time it took to read it。 Recommended for readers 17+， who enjoy LGBTQ romance， age-gap， coming of age， female friendships， lots of on-page steam。 Thank you to Netgalley and St。 Martin's Griffin for the chance to review this advance copy。 。。。more
literaliaddicted - Ali
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I had so much fun with this book and the best part is it was unexpectedly steamyyyy！ Mistakes Were Made is an age gap romance （with great bisexual rep） where Cassie， the younger one， falls for Erin， her best friend's MOM！ I knew I had to read it when I read the blurb for that alone - I had to see for myself this forbidden love story。The author did a fantastic job creating layered， imperfect characters that felt very real！ And both main characters had excellent best friends that really added to t I had so much fun with this book and the best part is it was unexpectedly steamyyyy！ Mistakes Were Made is an age gap romance （with great bisexual rep） where Cassie， the younger one， falls for Erin， her best friend's MOM！ I knew I had to read it when I read the blurb for that alone - I had to see for myself this forbidden love story。The author did a fantastic job creating layered， imperfect characters that felt very real！ And both main characters had excellent best friends that really added to the story - I loved how they were often the voices of reason。The steam was ON POINT and filled more pages than I expected - considering their relationship started with a hook up， I enjoyed that their physical chemistry didn't fall to side as their relationship developed。 The biggest thing I had a problem with was the pacing - it felt rushed sometimes and slow at others， but I liked the characters/story enough that it was not too distracting！Overall I really enjoyed this book and definitely recommend！ And I'm definitely excited for the author's next book！ 。。。more
Carrie
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I wasn't sure about the main college-age character in the beginning。 She seemed a little too young sounding for me to be interested in her journey。 But as the book went on， I grew to like and even understand her a bit。 This had that underlying tension of 'Will they get caught？' There were several moments/scenes that were fun and memorable because of that。 I believe it realistically portrayed that gray area of whether their relationship was more than casual。 Very much worth your time to check thi I wasn't sure about the main college-age character in the beginning。 She seemed a little too young sounding for me to be interested in her journey。 But as the book went on， I grew to like and even understand her a bit。 This had that underlying tension of 'Will they get caught？' There were several moments/scenes that were fun and memorable because of that。 I believe it realistically portrayed that gray area of whether their relationship was more than casual。 Very much worth your time to check this one out。 。。。more
Jeff
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Dang Near Erotica Level MILF Lesbian* RomCom。 Seriously: Read the title of this review。 If that type of book isn't for you for any reason at all。。。 save yourself the time and the author the 1* review and just find something else to read。 The sex scenes start in Chapter 1 and are fairly frequent throughout the book - and *far* from closed door。 XXX "on screen"， in fact。 And all the sex is between a 40 something woman whose daughter is in college and a 21yo female college senior。 Again， if that is Dang Near Erotica Level MILF Lesbian* RomCom。 Seriously: Read the title of this review。 If that type of book isn't for you for any reason at all。。。 save yourself the time and the author the 1* review and just find something else to read。 The sex scenes start in Chapter 1 and are fairly frequent throughout the book - and *far* from closed door。 XXX "on screen"， in fact。 And all the sex is between a 40 something woman whose daughter is in college and a 21yo female college senior。 Again， if that isn't your thing。。。 just move on。 Finally， there are f-bombs and other curse words quite heavily as well （not sailor/ programmer level， but also not Independent Baptist Church level either）。 So yet again， not your thing。。。 just move on。 Please。For anyone else that is still here。。。 this is a somewhat slow ish angsty romcom， but the resolution comes perhaps a bit too quickly once it finally gets to that point。 Still， there actually is a decent amount of drama here， and a seemingly realistic （enough） portrayal of people actually in these types of situations。 The comedy part of the "romcom" label is mostly in the initial few scenes between the leading couple， but there are laughs to be had throughout the book and the romance itself picks up when the comedy wanes， so it works。 Really the only quibble for those still here is the flash-forward epilogue， which is one of those things your mileage may vary on but which does add a bit of humor to the tail end of the tale。Overall this was a solid tale well told， and the characters themselves are rare enough that anyone seeking "something different" will find this quite refreshing indeed。 Very much recommended。*Note: While the characterization of the leading couple is *actually* bisexual， according to the text here， and one has even been married and had a kid （and the other had a boyfriend before the events of the book）， the only romantic/ sexual relationships actually in the book are all of the sapphic nature， and thus for actual purposes of review would be considered lesbian in at least some circles。 。。。more
Beth Wallace
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I loved this book and was hooked from the very first chapter。 I really enjoyed seeing Cassie’s character change and come to terms with situations that were happening in the book。 I thought the dynamic between Cassie and Erin was great and that their chemistry was good。 I do wish that the book had used Parker’s character a bit more as it could have made the story a bit more impactful。 I will definitely be rereading this book again as I had a great time reading this。
Brynn | readyourworriesaway
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MISTAKES WERE MADE was such a fun， quick read！ What you’ll get with this delightful rom-com —👩🏻❤️💋👩🏼 F/F romance 🌶️ lots of spice🙅♀️ forbidden love↕️ age gap💜 beautiful friendshipsBoth MCs are drawn to each other， but in denial because Cassie is best friends with Erin’s daughter， Parker。 There were times where it was a little hard to get on board with Cassie and Erin’s relationship because I felt bad about Parker being left in the dark。 But it makes for a lot of buildup and sneaking around。 MISTAKES WERE MADE was such a fun， quick read！ What you’ll get with this delightful rom-com —👩🏻❤️💋👩🏼 F/F romance 🌶️ lots of spice🙅♀️ forbidden love↕️ age gap💜 beautiful friendshipsBoth MCs are drawn to each other， but in denial because Cassie is best friends with Erin’s daughter， Parker。 There were times where it was a little hard to get on board with Cassie and Erin’s relationship because I felt bad about Parker being left in the dark。 But it makes for a lot of buildup and sneaking around。 There is so much growth for both characters as they navigate what is considered “right” and what their hearts need。 I adored how the story came to an end， and will be definitely reading more of Wilsner’s work！ 。。。more
Hallie Cropp
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This book was HOT 🥵 From the very first chapter to the end， I was literally overheating。 I seriously loved Cassie and Erin’s relationship。 I was rooting for them the entire time。 This story flew by， I read it in one sitting because it was such a fun book。 I loved the banter and chemistry between Cassie and Erin， as well as the development we see each character go through。 I felt like I personally knew them by the end of the book; Wilsner really knows how to make her characters personable and thr This book was HOT 🥵 From the very first chapter to the end， I was literally overheating。 I seriously loved Cassie and Erin’s relationship。 I was rooting for them the entire time。 This story flew by， I read it in one sitting because it was such a fun book。 I loved the banter and chemistry between Cassie and Erin， as well as the development we see each character go through。 I felt like I personally knew them by the end of the book; Wilsner really knows how to make her characters personable and three dimensional。 I love how this book is mainly focused on finding - and accepting - yourself， going after what makes you happy， and getting the love you deserve。 I really really loved this book。 Was it predictable？ Yes， but the plot（and the SPICE 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶） made for such a great read。 Thank you NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
dobbs the dog
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Received from NetGalley， thanks！I really enjoyed this book。 It's an age gap romance about Cassie who unwittingly hooks up with her best friend's mom。 I usually don't love age gap as a trope， but I liked how this one was written。It's really interesting to go from Wilsner's first book， Something to Talk About， which was super slow burn， to this one， which starts out with sex in the first chapter and then goes on from there。 There is a lot of sex in this book。 But it makes sense for the story， it's Received from NetGalley， thanks！I really enjoyed this book。 It's an age gap romance about Cassie who unwittingly hooks up with her best friend's mom。 I usually don't love age gap as a trope， but I liked how this one was written。It's really interesting to go from Wilsner's first book， Something to Talk About， which was super slow burn， to this one， which starts out with sex in the first chapter and then goes on from there。 There is a lot of sex in this book。 But it makes sense for the story， it's not gratuitous or anything。 There is also very little angst in the book， and the third act break up was virtually non-existent， which was a nice change！ There really isn't anything I can say against the book， it was really well written， I enjoyed the characters and the story。 The only reason I'm not rating it higher is because I don't think that it's a book that I would read again， and I'm trying to get better with my rating。 5 stars belongs to books that I'm going to read over and over again。 。。。more
Robin
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3。5⭐️Thank you so much to St。 Martin's Griffin and Netgalley for providing an advanced copy of this！ All thoughts and opinions are still my own。This was my first Meryl Wilsner book and it won't be my last。 This was steamy， swoony， and completely binge worthy。 This wasn't my favorite romcom of all time， but there was so much to love about this sapphic romance！So let's start with what I absolutely loved。First of all - this book is HOT。 For so long it felt like we only got sweet， soft F/F romances。 3。5⭐️Thank you so much to St。 Martin's Griffin and Netgalley for providing an advanced copy of this！ All thoughts and opinions are still my own。This was my first Meryl Wilsner book and it won't be my last。 This was steamy， swoony， and completely binge worthy。 This wasn't my favorite romcom of all time， but there was so much to love about this sapphic romance！So let's start with what I absolutely loved。First of all - this book is HOT。 For so long it felt like we only got sweet， soft F/F romances。 But no more。 This book brought the steam and I was living for it。 The chemistry between these 2 characters was so fantastic。 And I loved how unapologetically queer it was all around。But not only did this have a fantastic romance， but the I loved the friendships。 This really showed how platonic love can be just as important as romantic love。 The friendship these girls had was fierce and complex and at times strained。 I just loved this exploration of what it means to be friends and all the ways those relationships can be stretched and strained - especially in college。However there were a few things I didn't 100% get on board with。。。While I loved the friendships as a whole， I found our heroine Cassie to be difficult to root for at times。 I don't mind an unlikeable MC a lot of the time， but in a romance I need to get behind both love interests。 And sometimes Cassie made it difficult。 She makes so many toxic and harmful choices and then pins it on other people - often her friends。I just really struggled with how terribly she treated Parker at times and tried to blame it on Parker。。。But what really kept this from being a higher rating for me was the pacing of this book。 Was it hot？ Yes。 Were the relationships complex and developed？ Yes。 Did I enjoy my reading experience all the way through？ Not 100%。。。。For some reason this book really dragged through the middle。 I felt like we were having the same conversations over and over and over again with little variation or momentum。 And despite this book being only a little over 300 pages， it felt too long。 I'd also like to mention that the age gap， and therefore inherent power imbalance， was never addressed or acknowledged。However， if you're looking for a fun， steamy， age gap romance， this is definitely one worth checking out！ I love how Meryl Wilsner wasn't afraid to go there with this messy， queer love story and I definitely plan to read more from them in the future！ 。。。more
A Girl From Queens
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I want to see better F/F romance out there and I want this author to learn and do better so I’m giving this 3 stars for effort， but I have misgivings about this book。Compared to M/M in romance and even polyamory， there isn’t as big of a pool of F/F romance， so when a new promising one is released I want to support it and see the category expand and succeed。The premise of Mistakes Were Made is great: Cassie， a college student， picks up Erin， sexy older woman， at a bar and they bang in the backsea I want to see better F/F romance out there and I want this author to learn and do better so I’m giving this 3 stars for effort， but I have misgivings about this book。Compared to M/M in romance and even polyamory， there isn’t as big of a pool of F/F romance， so when a new promising one is released I want to support it and see the category expand and succeed。The premise of Mistakes Were Made is great: Cassie， a college student， picks up Erin， sexy older woman， at a bar and they bang in the backseat of Erin’s rental car in the bar parking lot， The next morning Cassie goes to breakfast with her bestie， Parker， and Parker’s mom， and of course， Parker’s mom is Erin。 The heat level is pretty high between Cassie and Erin and is matched by the secrecy and denial these two bi-heroines experience。 This is basically the entire book: constant， repetitive internal dialogue about their mutual attraction， how to keep it a secret from Erin’s daughter and some friends， their differences and potential incompatibility。 It’s not much of an engaging story， it’s more of a dual POV tug-of-war。There is also another bestie， Acacia， who’s nickname is Kaysh and both names are used liberally throughout the book， which this reader found annoying and pointless。 On the upside， Acacia is probably the only truly likeable character。 The disturbing aspect of Acacia is that her portrayal as a Black woman had notes of racism that made me cringe。 For instance， according to Cassie， Acacia’s mother “made the best mac and cheese” and cornbread dressing。 That was the first cringey moment for me and I thought to let it slide but then their family dog was named FloJo and Acacia and Cassie smoke weed with Acacia’s older brother。 Later Cassie has lunch with Lila “an Indian girl who was so pretty it wasn’t fair” （that’s the only description she merits） and then there is Erin’s longtime friendship with an interracial couple， and “the town was better with them in it。” So it’s not outright racist but it struck me as “I have a few Black/Brown friends and let me share my “I’m not a racist” stereotype opinions！” ICK。Spoiler Alert:******************************************************The other thing I absolutely did not like about this story was that Cassie gives up her lifelong dream to attend CalTech in order to be close to Erin once they get together。 In 2022 when women are still fighting for agency and yet have more choices than ever， a woman in the STEM field who gives up her lifelong academic dreams for relationship proximity just smacks of old-school hetero expectations and norms。 No Thank You。I’d recommend reading this book with reservations and low expectations。 The writing is decent and the internal conflict may be entertaining to you， but the storytelling is weak and the author would benefit from learning to see the world from a less provincial POV。Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Brittany
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At first I was but skeptical due to the age gap， but oh I was so wrong。 This book is steamy and sooo good！ I couldn’t put it down！
Jessie Carvalho
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Read this book if you like: Dual POV， LGBTQ couple （bi and bi side characters）， age gap， spicy 🔥， best friend's momThis book will absolutely be one of my favorite books of the year！Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend。 She isn’t looking for a hookup but a sexy stranger starts buying her drinks。 It turns into an amazing one night stand。 The next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom。 Surprise！ It's the hot， older woman Cassie s Read this book if you like: Dual POV， LGBTQ couple （bi and bi side characters）， age gap， spicy 🔥， best friend's momThis book will absolutely be one of my favorite books of the year！Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend。 She isn’t looking for a hookup but a sexy stranger starts buying her drinks。 It turns into an amazing one night stand。 The next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom。 Surprise！ It's the hot， older woman Cassie slept with。Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter， not have a one-night stand with a college senior。 In her defense， she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met。 To make things worse， Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning。 Despite Erin's better judgement she is drawn to Cassie。Wow！ Talk about a taboo sexy wild ride。 😲 I loved this book so freaking much。 I am not normally into age gap romances but this was perfection。 The character development was well done。 The people are very realistic as well as the conversations。 It was funny， sweet， sexy。 I highly recommend you pick this one up on October 11th！Thank you to the author and St。 Martin's Press for the gifted book。 ❤️ 。。。more
Liv
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Erin and Cassie REALLY hit it off at a bar one night and have a one night stand。 However， the next day they discover that Cassie's best friend is Erin's daughter 。。。 but why should that stop them？The chemistry between the leads is pretty good， although the plot does kind of fizzle out and left me wondering why there was more book when there wasn't really anything else to happen。 An overall good， quick read though。I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Erin and Cassie REALLY hit it off at a bar one night and have a one night stand。 However， the next day they discover that Cassie's best friend is Erin's daughter 。。。 but why should that stop them？The chemistry between the leads is pretty good， although the plot does kind of fizzle out and left me wondering why there was more book when there wasn't really anything else to happen。 An overall good， quick read though。I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
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