I received this book for free one from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Mad Love focuses on Jessica and Adam, who win a dating site competition and get married upon first meeting. I would recommend this is you're looking for something light and funny, a beach read if you will. The story is overall predictable and surface level, but it doesn't claim to be anything else. I did like that the chapters switch between Jessica and Adam, so that you get a little bit of their perspective.

Adam and Jessica sign up for dating website Sociality’s competition to win an all-expenses paid wedding, as well as an apartment in a nice part of London, and a nice sum of money. The only thing is that they have never met! Video games designer Adam is a bit of a slob and strip club waitress Jessica is a live wire. As the press follow the couple and document the first 6 months of their relationship, will this mismatched pair lose everything and look like idiots or will they put their differences aside and fall in love?

I really loved the sound of this book and I think it had a lot of potential to be great. There were some mildly funny scenes; especially the yoga fart scene, which I did laugh out loud at! And I did feel for the couple, having been thrown together without knowing anything about one another and being followed by Cassie (CEO of Sociality) and the press for the first 6 months of their marriage. I’m not sure I would have liked to have been in that situation. I really loved the narrators; I think they did a great job of bringing the different characters to life and they were effortless at doing different voices and accents.

Having read or listened to a few of Nick Spalding’s books now, I was somewhat disappointed by this one. I just didn’t find it as funny. In particular, Fat Chance and Bricking It had me laughing out loud almost all the way through, but Mad Love seemed to fall a little bit flat for me. The only time I laughed out loud was at the yoga fart scene as I mentioned previously.

This book wasn’t bad and not once did I feel like I didn’t want to finish it. I was curious to know what was going to happen to Adam and Jessica throughout, even though some of their behaviour was sometimes kind of embarrassing! I think it definitely could have been a lot funnier too. For these reasons, I give this 3 out of 5 stars.

I would recommend this to anyone who loves contemporary fiction, romantic comedies, and stories about mismatched couples.

Just like the first book I read by Nick Spalding, this book also reminded me of a certain show. Now I don't watch this show but my sister used to.. and she probably does. I think it's on TLC, but don't quote me on that, and it's called Married at First Sight or something like that.

Mad Love is basically that show but sort of funnier. Now I completely liked Fat Chance a lot more than this book but it was still enjoyable. It's a dual POV about Adam and Jessica's marriage, which of course had it's up and downs just like every other normal relationship out there. They faced trivial problems just like the rest of us.. but they were also strangers to begin with.

Now for me, I have no idea how I would feel if I was thrown into that situation. Mostly because I would want to know who I'm marrying personally before that day comes.. but one never knows how their love lives go do they?

The one thing I didn't like about the book was the CEO from this company. She was breathing down their necks every second and even I was annoyed if they weren't. I wish it was just as good as Fat Chance but it wasn't. I just couldn't like every character in this book like I did in that one.

Overall, I'm still in love with Nick Spalding's books and I really hope the next ones I dive into in June will be just as good or even better!!

This book was such fun to read! If I had to sum it up in one word it would be hilarious. I don't remember when the last time (if ever) I laughed out loud so much while reading. By laughing out loud I mean laughing until I cried and then laughing some more.

The premise of this story sounded interesting to me. Two complete strangers marrying sight unseen and because a computer chose them to be together? I certainly couldn't see myself in that situation. I'm pretty sure it would take two very brave (if not a bit crazy) people to go through with this but that is exactly what Adam and Jessica do. As one could imagine things aren't quite easy for this couple.

I liked Adam and Jessica from the very beginning. They were very down-to-earth and easy to relate to. Julian the priest and Niccolo the speedboat driver were absolutely hilarious. I didn't think I would make it through their scenes I was laughing so hard. Derek the photographer was a fairly likable guy and Cassie is easy to dislike but that made her character fun. She is the person you love to dislike.

While this story is for the most part laugh out loud funny it does take a serious turn. The way this occurred showcased the range of the author's writing ability. The story keeps its flow and pace during this change and the turn of the story adds depth to the characters and their situation.

This story contains some crude humor and language but that didn't make me want to quit reading. In fact, I will be looking for more of this author's work. Every once in awhile you just need a laugh out loud read.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley. I was not required to write a review. All opinions are mine.

I got this as an e-book on Netgalley because it sounded like some light, fun reading. It has a bit of romance but far more seems to be a collection of crazy situations: physical comedy in print form. But it all seems so over the top and kind of just an excuse to string together outrageous happenings that it didn’t really grab me entirely. Plus, some of the language usage bugged me: It’s set in England, written by a British author, and has a British male protagonist. The female protagonist, however, is a California American. And she ends up saying a number of things that just aren’t American English. For one, the author keeps having both Jess and Adam say “sat on” or something like that instead of “sitting down” or something similar, and it bugged me EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. She just wouldn’t say it British-style. That was distracting, and then the plot point that they got to where they seemed to hate each other for about half the book, and then somehow ended up (yes, call this a bit of a spoiler, but you expect this anyway) liking each other by the end, the way the author made it all come together seemed a bit too contrived. I just couldn’t settle in and enjoy it all enough.

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Spalding books are fun and this one is no exception. Awkward situations made very funny and heart felt moments.

A fun fluffy rom-com. Lots of highjinks and misunderstandings and slapstick and in the end a pretty decent romance.

This was definitely not one of my favorite Spalding books. While there were funny moments, they weren't enough to keep me interested. Reading this book felt like work.

dnf found the characters unlikeable