Book Review – ‘It Seemed Like A Good Idea’ by Lauren Blakely
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ROMANCEROMANTIC COMEDYBOOKSBOOK REVIEW
Lisa Christensen
3/15/20262 min read
‘It Seemed Like A Good Idea’ by Lauren Blakely
Series: Darling Springs
Published: March 3, 2026
Genre: Romance, Romantic Comedy
Format: e-book
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Synopsis
I don’t need a bodyguard—I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee’s sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that’s being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.
And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?
Last month’s almost one-night stand.
The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I’m trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.
To top it all off, he’s staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there’s only one bed.
Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it’ll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn’t say out loud. Especially since he’s leaving and I’m staying, and there’s no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon.
My Thoughts
If you are looking for a book that reminds you of those great Romantic Comedy movies from the 90’s and 2000’s It Seemed Like A Good Idea by Lauren Blakely is that book. This book will have you smiling and laughing, and it makes it hard for you to put down.
Lauren does a great job of having the FMC and the MMC have great character growth, and rooting for them to be together through the whole book. I also did enjoy that they talked things through like adults, and the drama wasn’t too much. If there was something, it was legit something I would have felt being in their situation. And if you don’t like third-act break-ups, I have some good news for you. It Seemed Like A Good Idea doesn’t have one.
This story really made me picture a lavender farm, and it would seem so relaxing to visit one. And since it’s a Lauren Blakely book, there is spice. It wouldn’t be a book of hers unless there was spice.
It Seemed Like A Good Idea is out now and available wherever you get your books. And great news if you are a Kindle Unlimited member it is included in your membership.
I would like to thank Lauren Blakely for the ARC Copy of this book. Getting the ARC Copy did not influence my thoughts on the book as they are all my own.