Chasing Romeo (Soul Mates in Romeo, #1)

When I first read the book description of ‘Chasing Romeo’, I knew this was a book I wanted to read. A romantic comedy about a town called Romeo that is known for it’s romance? Well, it sounded like the perfect setting so I signed up as fast as I could. And I was so excited to receive an ARC.

Author: Sarah Ready

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Publisher: Swift & Lewis Publishing LLC

Page Count: 220

ISBN: 9781954007079

Goodreads Rating: 4.38

A laugh out loud, soul mate chasing rom com romp, Sarah Ready’s Chasing Romeo is a perfect feel-good novel about finding love where you least expect it. Chloe Daniels is a starry-eyed romantic who believes in true love, soul mates and happily ever afters. So when a psychic predicts the identity of her soul mate Chloe will do anything to find him. But there’s a tiny problem. Chloe’s soul mate is 1 of 7 men, spread across the U.S. and she has only one week to reach him. Out of desperation she hires Nick O’Shea, a cynical private investigator who thinks soul mates, love and happily ever afters are a load of crap. Chloe and Nick have nothing in common. She wants her soul mate. He wants to get paid. But on their crazy, true love chasing road trip across the U.S. Nick starts to wonder if maybe he was wrong about love, and Chloe starts to wonder if she was wrong about the identity of her Romeo. Soon, Chloe will have to choose between her soul mate and the man she hired to find him.

In ‘Chasing Romeo’ we meet Chloe. Chloe has had a few very bad relationships. She definitely doesn’t seem to be able to pick out the right guy. So when her beloved psychic aunt tells her how to find her soul mate, Chloe is determined to find him. Even if that means she needs to accept the help of Nick, a private investigator she happens to hate. Soon the two of them are on their way through the USA, going from one adventure into the other.

‘Chasing Romeo’ is the first book by Sarah Ready I read, and it definitely made me want to read more books by this author. From the moment I started reading I enjoyed the dialogue between the two main characters. It was definitely funny and enjoyable. But I also felt like I missed something when I read those first few chapters. This book starts right in the middle of things, and in the beginning I thought I was missing a few pages. Because of this, it took me a while to really get into the story and to like the characters.

The two main characters Chloe and Nick couldn’t have been more different. Chloe is a romantic, Nick is a cynic. Chloe loves to be surrounded by people, Nick wants to be left alone and live somewhere people can’t bother him. They definitely shouldn’t be attracted to each other. And they really dislike each other, mostly because of their shared past. Traveling together definitely made for some very funny moments.

Although this book is definitely funny, and I liked the writing and the setting.. I just couldn’t really feel the romance between these two main characters. I read about their attraction to one another, but I just didn’t feel it as much as I’d hoped and wanted. In the end it made this book fun for me, but not one of my favorites.