The True Love Experiment
Series: DNA Duo #2
Also in this Series: The Soulmate Equation
Main Leads: Felicity “Fizzy” Chen, Connor Prince
Setting: United States, California, San Diego
Tags: Romance Novelist Female Lead, Single Dad, Secret Romance
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Published On: May 16, 2023
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: Audio
Source: Purchased
Pages: 409
Purchase It: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script.
Felicity “Fizzy” Chen is lost. Sure, she’s got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she’s asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn’t been practicing what she’s preached.
Fizzy hasn’t ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can’t-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she’s spent her career encouraging in readers starts to feel like a lie?
Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves his work in large part because it allows him to live near his daughter. But when his profit-minded boss orders him to create a reality TV show, putting his job on the line, Connor is out of his element. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see? Fizzy gives him a hard pass—unless he agrees to her list of demands. When he says yes, and production on The True Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him, too.
The True Love Experiment is the book fans have been waiting for ever since Fizzy’s debut in The Soulmate Equation. But when the lights come on and all eyes are on her, it turns out the happily ever after Fizzy had all but given up on might lie just behind the camera.
The True Love Experiment is the second book in the DNA Duo series by Christina Lauren and it is Fizzy’s book! Fizzy was such a delight in the first book that I was thrilled to find out that we were getting her story in this book. She was such a fun character that I knew having her front and center for an entire book was going to be a lot of fun, and I wasn’t wrong.
Fizzy Chen is all about the hook up. She’s not against finding true love, she just hasn’t felt anything more than lust. She loves love, so much so, that she’s made a career out of it. She’s a romance novelist that hasn’t been in love and it’s starting to feel like she’s living a lie, especially cause her job is to sell love to her readers. Fizzy was such a fantastic female lead. She was bright, she was kind, and she had such a good head on her shoulders that to know her was to love her. She was also funny as hell and was a huge reason I laughed so much while reading.
Connor Prince is a San Diego film maker that loves his job and is really good at his job. When his boss comes to him and tells him that in order to keep that job he loves, he has to make a reality show and make it a success. Reality shows are not Connor’s cup of tea, nor are they part of his expertise. But he ain’t no quitter so when he comes across Felicity Chen, he’s intrigued but more than that, he thinks she’d make a great main character in the reality show that he needs to make. When she tells him that she’d only do it if he fulfills every item on her list, he sets about…completing that list. He’s also a single father who loves his kid and works hard to be the kind of father she deserves. He was the kind of hero that matched well to Fizzy’s bright personality.
The chemistry between Connor and Fizzy was pretty great. They were such a good fit and seeing them fall in love was a lot of fun. Being part of their journey, seeing them become such a solid team made for an entertaining read. Their romance was sweet at the same time that it was steamy. The entire book was such a fun ride. There was a lot of laugh, a lot of support from the other characters, and the story itself was fun and interesting. I even loved seeing all of the contestants that Connor found for Fizzy. It was all just more to love.
I really liked this book. I loved the main characters, the side characters, the story, the romance…all of it. The story was well written and the pacing of the story never dragged so I was never bored. Christina Lauren did a really good job with this story and even though I did really enjoy The Soulmate Equation, I liked this book so much more. This was a fantastic romance from beginning to end. It was such a feel good romance that it took me no time at all to read. I definitely recommend this book if you’re in the mood for a contemporary romance that warms you up from the inside out. This is a really good book.
DNA Duo Series
