2024 the best enemies review

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This isn’t a wedding. This is war…

I get it. We were in elementary school. Just a couple of kids on the playground. But after Nash Hendrix called me Enemy instead of Emily, his stupid nickname haunted me for years.

Now our best friends are getting married, and they expect me to stand across the aisle from Nash the Ruiner without killing him?

Whatever. I can survive that. It’s only for one weekend.

Until it’s not.

When I get roped into wedding planning at all the same places Nash is fundraising, I’m ready to blow up our truce. But the more time we spend together, the more I feel like…not murdering him.

Is it possible Nash and I don't hate each other? No way. He’s still my enemy.

My big, dumb enemy. My big, dumb, gorgeous, sweet-smelling, smooth-talking—Emi, you’re doomed.

This heartwarming, hilarious romantic comedy has all the sizzle and swoon, but no explicit content. The entire Apple Valley series can be enjoyed in any order.

Reviewer: Krystal- toread_or_nottoread_sc
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved this sweet romance, a delightful read!
Review: "Emi brushes herself off. Keeps going. Keeps smiling. She's a total original. Who wouldn't want to be with a woman like that? I want to be with a woman like that. I might want to be with this specific woman."When Emi’s best friend needs her help planning her upcoming wedding, Emi steps up. She’s going to do whatever she can to make her bestie’s day wonderful. Never mind that she was dumped at a tasting with her now ex-fiancée. Never mind that her enemy, Nash, keeps showing up and getting in her way- with his devastating smiles, his sense of humor, and his charm. Will Emi be able to forgive Nash for the hurt he caused when they were younger? Will they be able to move forward as friends…or maybe more? And will Emi’s secret end up giving her the new start she’s been looking for?💗This was such a wonderful story! Emi and Nash’s characters were so fun to get to know better! I enjoyed Emi’s Lucky Charms/sugar commitment and the amazing friend that she was. I thought Nash’s struggle to figure out what he wanted next and the way he couldn’t decide whether he wanted to keep Emi at arms length or wrap her up was written so well. I enjoyed the delightful romance of this story! It is one you won’t want to miss! It is a second in a series so you could read it as a stand alone but you’ll enjoy it even more if you pick up the first one as well! Julie Christianson is a favorite and this series is charming!

Reviewer: Amy Simmons
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Sweet & swoony
Review: I fell in love with Nash and Emi immediately and couldn't get enough of their connection. I laughed, I swooned, my stomach tightened during the emotional moments, and I loved every minute of this story! Nash is the perfect, devoted, protective book boyfriend, and Emi is as unique as she is beautifully flawed. I loved her obsession with learning--it helps that she's a librarian. Sometimes I wanted to shake them so they'd just say what they were feeling, but that makes for the most satisfying happy ending...and it was.Read if you like:❤️Sweet & clean rom coms❤️Broody & swoony cinnamon rolls❤️Cute baby geckos❤️Enemies to lovers trope❤️Witty banter❤️Slow burn (closed door)

Reviewer: tarak
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Super sweet, clean enemies to lovers story
Review: I really enjoyed this story just as much my second time through — in some ways, maybe even more than the first. Nash and Emi are some of the best main characters (although, as much as I’ve tried, I still struggle to choose a top favorite pair from Julie Christianson’s Apple Valley Love Stories 🤷‍♀️). Both Emi and Nash struggle with some big insecurities and fears, and both have to decide if it’s worth it to work through those and move beyond them.For the audio version, Rock Engle and Stephanie Rose narrated. I enjoyed them both and will be listening again — I liked the representation of Nash more than that of Emi though, overall. For Emi, I think I found her inner thoughts more realistically portrayed than her actual dialogue with others, at least going by what I had imagined/was expecting. Even so, it was good, and I loved it.Julie Christianson does an excellent job of making her readers feel like we’re there in the midst of this world she’s written. These books can be read as stand-alones (they’re each a complete story), but they’re best read in order because you’ll get the full context and also avoid spoilers that way… not to mention, they’re each excellent! One of my favorite romcom writers – and she only writes clean stories, so I love that I don’t have to sort through reviews to make sure that I’m not going to run across anything I don’t want to read.I would categorize this book as… a plate of nachos. Something that keeps you coming back for more.

Reviewer: Brown dog
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Satisfying Ending, Enemies-to-Lovers, Small Town Love
Review: Frustrating beginning but satisfying ending. When I consider that the author may have been going for character development with Emi’s anger towards Nash at the start, it makes more sense but I really didn’t like how mean she was to him in the beginning. She wasn’t a mean person to anyone else and I just didn’t like it. Once the romantic sparks started to fire though, I really enjoyed the story and them together. I enjoyed the first one in this series more but am looking forward to the rest of this series in Apple Valley.

Reviewer: @imfullybooked2
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One amazing read!
Review: I was hooked with this read from beginning til the end! Emi from the start was such a cheeky, quick-witted, fun, sweet and full of life character. Loved her! This book is full of hilarious swoony moments and banters between Nash and Emi. Every page is so entertaining and hilarious! One of my favorite scenes was when Emi was at the Bridal shop choosing the Bridesmaid dresses. Omg so cute!! The way they both fought against their real feelings for each other is so amusing! Nash was so sweet the whole time even though at times Emi was rude and a little mean to him. I swooned all the way til the end of the book There were so many magical moments between Nash and Emi…. you would always think it's finally happening but ...not yet. I enjoyed this book so much it's one that I believe I will read again. Actually I re-read some of my fave parts after finishing the book. Loving the Apple Valley Love Series.. can't wait for Book #3 ...another intriguing book. This is a definite must read! 

Reviewer: Larissa (That.Baker.That.Reads)
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Synopsis:Emi is a made of honor and needs to help with the wedding arrangements when the bride is away. Except she hates the Best Man, and she won’t be able to stay away from him.Includes:✨Childhood Enemies to Lovers✨Mutual Pining✨Small Town✨Best Man/Made of Honor✨Secrets✨Abando*ment Issues🌶️Heat Level:Just (Swoony) KissesMake out SessionsAttraction/Tension:🔥🔥🔥My Opinion:This one was very fun and the characters interactions were very cute. In my Opinion, the second Half of the book was better, more engaging than the beginning. This one also has a great Character depth, their feelings were very believable, and the chemistry was on point. It also brings hard topics without being triggering. If you like enemies to more with a swoony small town romance, I think you’ll like this one.

Reviewer: Gudy Terenzio
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Very funny but also with some deeper thoughts.Definitely worth reading.

Reviewer: Sahana Ramnath
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This book is one of the best examples of healing and moving on from past romantic trauma. FMC had a failed engagement, and MMC has a father who has been cheating on women his whole life. Both the MCs have pretty much sworn off the ideas of romance and commitment. This book was a journey they took to heal individually and to wholly love and commit to each other, and it was extremely empowering to read it.[By standard romance novel terms, this one is a long time enemies to lovers + small-town romance.]

Reviewer: ovm
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Characters were likeable enough, and it was a nice escape from daily life for a while. First book of this author's I've read, and the 3rd installment sounds interesting, so I might give it a go. We'll see ...

Reviewer: Shirly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: They are quirky, show how different our perspective of self vs what others see of you are, and what strength and resilience mean. I loved the story (though as a romantic comedy you know if it going to be a happy ending - but that's why we read them!) Read in one sitting..