Impromptu Match: Goliaths of Wrestling, Book 1

Lily Mayne consistently delivers, and Impromptu Match was no exception—it absolutely wrecked me in the best way possible. I’m talking full-on obsession here. The story itself? Incredible. The audiobook experience? Divine. The narrator brought these characters to life in such a way that I was hooked from start to finish, laughing, gasping, and completely losing myself in this world. Taylor, the painfully average office worker, gets pulled into a monster-filled world thanks to a hilarious case of mistaken identity. His life goes from zero to chaos real quick, and I couldn’t get enough of it. Holt, the owner of Goliaths of Wrestling and an Empyn who absorbs emotions, is magnetic. These two have such insane chemistry, it’s like the air between them is constantly charged. Their dynamic is pure fire—full of tension, humor, and so much heart that I was completely obsessed. The humor? Maybe it’s not for everyone, but it was exactly what I needed. I was laughing out loud constantly. From Taylor’s reactions to the madness around him to the outrageous situations he finds himself in, I was cackling. And then the spice? O. M. G. The spice was spicing! and I was living for every second of it. There are so many side characters with such unique and intriguing personalities (seriously, I need to know everything about them), but I’m so glad none of them overshadowed the main couple. Larkin? Oh, I adored him. Naughty, mischievous, and hiding so much more beneath the surface. And the fact…

This book was such an unexpected delight! I’m a huge fan of Lily Mayne’s Monstrous series and was excited to try this new world out. I knew from the blurb that it would veer away from the Monstrous series’ theme of trauma bonding, and go instead in the direction of a comedy of errors, but even that did not properly prepare me for the humor in this book. The ridiculously awkward and hilarious meet cute between the two main characters already had me hooked, but what followed after was addicting in its hilarity. I’ve never had a book make me laugh out loud nearly as much as this book did in just the first one hundred pages! I didn’t want to put it down and when I did have to step away, I couldn’t stop thinking about the story. What was the most impressive about this story though, was that while the humor was a stand out feature of the book, there was still a beautiful love story! The two MC’s are so wildly opposite but fit so well together and share amazingly sweet and heartfelt moments. The plot was great, the romance was great, the spice was on point, and the entire world and cast of characters were superb. The only reason this book gets four stars from me rather than five is because I found the second half of the book dragged on a bit and didn’t have the same steady humor as the first half. I didn’t need the entire book to be laugh out loud funny, but it shouldn’t feel like it was split in half and written with two different intentions. In any case, I can’t wait for the…