Review: Love Me Do

Love Me Do
By Lindsey Kelk

Published By: Harper Collins
Publication Date: September 5, 2023
Date Read: September 27, 2023
Genre: Adult – Romance / Chick Lit
Source: eARC from Netgalley and HC
Format: E-Book
Pages: 384

From Goodreads:
She may have given up on love – but she can still play Cupid for somebody else . . .

Lovelorn Brit Phoebe Chapman has barely set foot in her sister’s house in the Hollywood Hills when she’s swept up by lovable Bel, her sister’s personal trainer, and handsome Ren, the sweet and sensitive carpenter next door.

Bel has a head-over-heels crush on Ren but Ren has no idea Bel even exists. Certain that the two of them are meant to be together, Phoebe offers to play matchmaker.

Caught up with writing love letters and an unexpected friendship with a reclusive 82-year-old film star, Phoebe finds herself falling for the real Los Angeles – but is that all she’s falling for?

A feelgood, sunshine-filled, friends-to-lovers romcom, Love Me Do is a dreamy summer love story, perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Emily Henry.

Lindsey Kelk is a relatively new author for me. She has been writing and publishing books for years but it has only been these past few months that I have picked up her books. This is the third one that I have read, and I have to say I am a fan! I am absolutely loving her books. They are such fun reads that are perfect for when you want a book equivalent of a fun romcom.

Love Me Do follows the story of Phoebe, a woman in her 30s who goes to see her sister who lives in LA and while there tried to set up her new friends, Ren and Bel. However, as they start to get a little closer, Phoebe realises that she may like Ren and she has just possibly done the worst thing ever.

I really enjoyed Love Me Do. It’s such a fun read and I really enjoyed that the book was set in LA, but in the language there was so much Britishness in there too. As a Brit myself, I really enjoyed this. Lindsey is a fantastic author at building up a really fun plot that will have you laughing out loud one minute, and feeling super emotional the next. This was honestly so funny, and I absolutely loved her side characters. Bel would be the most irritating person in real life, but I fully believe that people living in Hollywood are exactly like that. I just loved everything about the secondary characters, that a part of me is hoping she decides to write a book with them as the main character in the future.

My one slight issue with Love Me Do is how all of the conflicts were rectified so quickly in the end. I just felt like the conclusion of this book was rushed. Some of the issues were happening with only 50 pages left and then suddenly 2 pages after the issue it was resolved. There were so many other things that could have happened to resolve these that would have felt more natural, in my opinion, so I was a little bit disappointed in how rushed the ending felt. Other than that I really enjoyed every moment of Love Me Do.

Love Me Do would be the perfect summer read. I read this at the end of September, so I was starting to get more in the mood for autumnal reads. I honestly really enjoyed Love Me Do, but a part of me does feel like I’d have loved it even more if I’d have read it in the middle of summer. I can’t wait to read more of Lindsey Kelk’s work in the future, and I am super excited to see her try her hand at YA Romantasy next year. I would definitely recommend this one for romcom/contemporary lovers. You really can’t go wrong with Lindsey’s books.

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