By Any Other Name

By: Lauren Kate

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley

Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about an editor, her bestselling author, and one life-changing secret.

What she doesn't know about love could fill a book. With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie's more than good. She's killing it. Then she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life—the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa's writer's block and she'll get the promotion she's always dreamed of. Simple, right?

But there's a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie’s world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.

©2022 Lauren Kate (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

One of USA Today’s Favorite March Rom-Coms

One of Forbes’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022

One of PopSugar’s 54 Novels to Read When You Want a Romantic Escape

One of PopSugar’s 92 Romance Novels to Spice Up Your Summer

One of PopSugar’s Over 130 Best New Book Releases So Far

“Reading Lauren Kate’s By Any Other Name is like watching a Nora Ephron movie. It makes the day seem brighter, the world seem more hopeful, and happiness seem possible for everyone. This book is a buoyant celebration of love.”–Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost and More Than Words

“There’s nothing better than a book about books, especially when a great love story is involved. By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate serves up a behind the scenes publishing romance that is sure to delight bibliophiles...Be prepared to finish this one in one sitting.”—Forbes

“A delightful romp.”–USA Today

Cute

Ok, this was CUTE. I overall liked our characters and the storyline - Lanie is a romance book editor living in NYC and gets the opportunity to work with her favorite author, who she finds out is not who she thought she was. I loved the NYC setting and the premise itself (even if the "twist" was not surprising at all), and I loved Lanie's grandmother, BD! Sadly, a few things fell flat for me:
- this was marketed as an enemies-to-lovers... it is def not lol
- felt like the characters themselves needed more development
- the ending... I just felt like there was a lot left on the table... I wanted to see what happened AFTER that... kinda felt like a cop-out instead of actually finishing the story?
- TOO SLOW BURN - look I love a good slow burn, but that comes with a ALOT of character and story development because it makes the payoff that much better! These two didn't even kiss until the second to last page so... you've been warned :)

I would def put this more in a Fiction category (vs. Romance) as I felt this story was more around Lanie's journey to self-discovery but I still enjoyed it. If you're looking for a sweet, low-angst, closed-door, and slow burn story - then this is the book for you!

Rating: 3.5 stars

Lauren Kate did it again

Another wonderful book that I couldn't get through fast enough!! not my typical genre of choice but as a huge fan of the author I decided to give it a shot. It's wonderful.

Entertaining but not realistic

It was a decent read. I enjoyed the story. I found each time they bumped into each other to be unrealistic. The story felt a little far fetched but I still enjoyed reading it.

Perfection

I loved everything about this. The narration was perfect for the character, and the story was such a magical combination of fun and sweet and moving. The story within a story brought tears to my eyes, only to then pick back up to the main story again. All the feels without unnecessary or eye roll inducing melodrama. Highly recommend this book!

Sweet love story

Loved it. I enjoyed the characters and story line. It was simple yet such an engaging plot.

Loved it

Thoroughly enjoyed reading/listening to this audiobook. Great story! Great narration! Loved the happily ever after.

Love story. ❤️

Could have done without all the political references but overall was a good story! Wasn’t super predictable either!

Encore!!!!

There’s nothing more disappointing than when a good book ends! Such great character development. I loved this one!

Love, love, love

Wonderful story. Enjoyed the characters. would have liked a better ending, but I enjoyed the rest of the story so I didn't mind it so much.

Beautiful Love Story

This was a sweet story that had you entranced with what would happen next. The ending was the beginning and made you want more.