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Keep This off the Record Kindle Edition

4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

Abigail Meyer and Freya Jonsson can’t stand one another. But could their severe hatred be masking something else entirely?

From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Ten years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew.

And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will. Both women are thrilled to see their friends in a happy relationship—except they are now only a few degrees of separation from the person they claim to despise … and they can’t seem to avoid seeing one another.

Keep This off the Record is a fun and fresh LGBTQIA+ story about the freedom to be who you are, even if that means falling for the person you hate.

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Review

"Delightful! This modern-day twist on Much Ado About Nothing is sure to please both lovers of romance and Shakespeare." --Jean Meltzer, International bestselling author

About the Author

ARDEN JOY turned to writing at an early age as a way to create a world as unique and different as she is. Today, she still focuses on telling diverse stories that reflect her colorful life and the beautiful spectrum of people in it. When she isn't stirring up trouble for her fictional characters, she runs Girls Who Travel, an award-winning community redefining travel to be inclusive, sustainable, and empowering for all women.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C6NC1CBW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rising Action Publishing (January 30, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 30, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 631 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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Arden Joy turned to writing at an early age as a way to create a world as unique and different as she is. Today, she still focuses on telling diverse stories that reflect her colorful life as a queer, Jewish woman and the beautiful spectrum of people in it.

She lives in Chicago with her husband, two children, and dog. When she isn’t chasing after her little ones or stirring up trouble for her fictional characters, she runs Girls Who Travel, an award-winning community redefining travel to be inclusive, sustainable, and empowering for all women.

You can learn more about Arden, her upcoming projects, and connect with her at ArdenJoy.com

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
22 global ratings
Much Ado About Enemies to Lovers
4 Stars
Much Ado About Enemies to Lovers
KEEP THIS OFF THE RECORD𝙰𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙹𝚘𝚢January 30, 2024🙄👀😘𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚘𝚙𝚜𝚒𝚜:Abigail Meyer and Freya Jonsson can’t stand one another.But could their severe hatred be masking something else entirely?

From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Fifteen years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew.

And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will. Both women are thrilled to see their friends in a happy relationship – except they are now only a few degrees of separation from the person they claim to despise … and they can’t seem to avoid seeing one another.

Keep This Off The Record is a fun and fresh LGBTQIA+ story about the freedom to be who you are, even if that means falling for the person you hate.🩵 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:I adore retelling/adaptations/reimaginings so when I heard this was an adaption of Much Ado About Nothing, one of the most fun Shakespeare plays, I was intrigued. Add to that an enemies to lovers ✅, sapphic ✅ story with Jewish and non-binary rep as well! ✅✅✅I really enjoyed the banter and wittiness. The found family is really the heart of this story. The friendship and the side characters were quite funny.There is some sexting and closed door with mentions of sex. Mild levels of spice.💜𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙻:Shakespeare adaptationsLGBTQ repJewish repenemies to loversHEAThank you @booksforwardpr @risingaction and @ardenjoy .These thoughts are my own.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
Fine
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
If you like a book about a close-knit group of friends who will go to great lengths to ensure a friend's happiness, but also really like to tease each other - look no further. The LGTBQ+ representation is great. It's a light read with great puns, but it also has an important message about the difficult choice of coming out when the stakes are very high. They often are, but the more people stay in the closet, the higher the stakes get... But it's also about being able to live your life fully and honestly to yourself. Can you really be happy if you are hiding something?
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a delightful debut!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
If you like a book about a close-knit group of friends who will go to great lengths to ensure a friend's happiness, but also really like to tease each other - look no further. The LGTBQ+ representation is great. It's a light read with great puns, but it also has an important message about the difficult choice of coming out when the stakes are very high. They often are, but the more people stay in the closet, the higher the stakes get... But it's also about being able to live your life fully and honestly to yourself. Can you really be happy if you are hiding something?
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Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
This starts off with a very funny scene at a 15 year class reunion. Abigail Meyer is a licensed therapist with two bff’s, Naomi, Riley, and a wacky sister. Freya Jonsson is an award winning journalist for Nightly Global News. She brings her friend and associate producer Will to the reunion where hits it off with Naomi. Fast forward a few months and now with their friends involved Freya and Abby keep running into each other. With a nod to Much Ado About Nothing, the friends allow both Freya and Abby to overhear them discussing how their antagonist actually is in love with them.

The story spends almost more time on the friend group and their actions than on developing the relationship between Abby and Freya. Things go more bonkers as the plot moves forward and I don’t want to give spoilers. Usually with high school enemies there is some flashback or storytelling about how they came to dislike each other and that is missing here. Essentially Abby was jealous that Freya was the most popular girl and Freya was jealous that Abby could be who she wanted to be. So the beginning animosity scene seems silly and pointless given the background. The story is good and the friend group banter is fun. But I wanted more time with Freya and Abby. And being closed doors didn’t help in seeing their connection. I really enjoyed the beginning of the story but as it went on my interest waned. The author can write very funny scenes, characters and dialogue. (3.5 Stars)
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
KEEP THIS OFF THE RECORD
𝙰𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙹𝚘𝚢
January 30, 2024

🙄👀😘𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚘𝚙𝚜𝚒𝚜:
Abigail Meyer and Freya Jonsson can’t stand one another.
But could their severe hatred be masking something else entirely?

From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Fifteen years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew.

And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will. Both women are thrilled to see their friends in a happy relationship – except they are now only a few degrees of separation from the person they claim to despise … and they can’t seem to avoid seeing one another.

Keep This Off The Record is a fun and fresh LGBTQIA+ story about the freedom to be who you are, even if that means falling for the person you hate.

🩵 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
I adore retelling/adaptations/reimaginings so when I heard this was an adaption of Much Ado About Nothing, one of the most fun Shakespeare plays, I was intrigued. Add to that an enemies to lovers ✅, sapphic ✅ story with Jewish and non-binary rep as well! ✅✅✅
I really enjoyed the banter and wittiness. The found family is really the heart of this story. The friendship and the side characters were quite funny.

There is some sexting and closed door with mentions of sex. Mild levels of spice.

💜𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙻:
Shakespeare adaptations
LGBTQ rep
Jewish rep
enemies to lovers
HEA

Thank you @booksforwardpr @risingaction and @ardenjoy .
These thoughts are my own.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Much Ado About Enemies to Lovers
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
KEEP THIS OFF THE RECORD
𝙰𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙹𝚘𝚢
January 30, 2024

🙄👀😘𝚂𝚢𝚗𝚘𝚙𝚜𝚒𝚜:
Abigail Meyer and Freya Jonsson can’t stand one another.
But could their severe hatred be masking something else entirely?

From the moment they locked eyes in high school, Abby and Freya have been at each other’s throats. Fifteen years later, when Abby and Freya cross paths again, their old rivalry doesn’t take more than a few minutes to begin anew.

And now Naomi, Abby’s best friend, is falling for Freya’s producer and close pal, Will. Both women are thrilled to see their friends in a happy relationship – except they are now only a few degrees of separation from the person they claim to despise … and they can’t seem to avoid seeing one another.

Keep This Off The Record is a fun and fresh LGBTQIA+ story about the freedom to be who you are, even if that means falling for the person you hate.

🩵 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
I adore retelling/adaptations/reimaginings so when I heard this was an adaption of Much Ado About Nothing, one of the most fun Shakespeare plays, I was intrigued. Add to that an enemies to lovers ✅, sapphic ✅ story with Jewish and non-binary rep as well! ✅✅✅
I really enjoyed the banter and wittiness. The found family is really the heart of this story. The friendship and the side characters were quite funny.

There is some sexting and closed door with mentions of sex. Mild levels of spice.

💜𝚁𝙸𝚈𝙻:
Shakespeare adaptations
LGBTQ rep
Jewish rep
enemies to lovers
HEA

Thank you @booksforwardpr @risingaction and @ardenjoy .
These thoughts are my own.
Images in this review
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
It's fitting that the author of Keep This Off the Record has the last name Joy because this book is full of joy! This was a fun enemies-to-lovers story, with LGBTQ+ and Jewish representation. I read it for The Jewish Joy Book Club (in the Jewish Women Talk About Romance Books group) and it was such a great choice! There was even a fun discussion with the author.

This novel was inspired by Much Ado About Nothing, which I know nothing about, so it was full of surprises for me. There was a level of playfulness throughout, which I enjoyed. She also touches on a serious topic involving one of the supporting characters and I'm glad that was explored and given some weight. (Trigger warning below.)

I really liked all the supporting characters in this novel. Their interactions with the main characters and their own parts in the story were so entertaining. I'm glad to know that one of the supporting characters will be featured in Arden's next novel.

My only concern is that the romance between the main characters felt a bit rushed compared to everything else that was going on. There wasn't as much time to explore it while focusing on the drama that was happening.

I look forward to reading more by Arden Joy in the near future!

Movie casting suggestions:
Abigail: Alison Brie
Freya: Ali Liebert
Naomi: Kat Dennings
Becca: Hanna Stein
Will: Ben Feldman
Riley: Ruby Rose
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TW: Domestic abuse (happened to a supporting character in the past, but the perpetrator is still around)
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
⭐⭐⭐

This was a good read. It was quick and easy to read, with laughable characters and an alright storyline.

The premise of the book really was about the wedding, and how relevant social media is these days, and how friends can make people change their minds about a person when they over hear lies.

The only time it had made heart beat go up was the bit at the end that Naomi and Abby found in the apartment, but besides from that it was an ok sapphic read.

Queer rep was good with lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, non binary, s3x positive but no spicy scenes.

Thanks to netgalley and Rising Action Publishing Co for a copy of the ebook.
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