This Will Be Fun

This Will Be Fun is a cute YA quest romantasy by collaborative author-trio E.B. Asher. Released 29th Oct 2024 by HarperCollins on their Avon Voyager imprint, it's 416 pages and it available in hardcover library binding, paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. 

The authors have fully embraced their inner whimsy: there are texting carpets (reddit, with the chaos implicit in *that*), elevators, holograms, shows, cheek-by-jowel with cursed forests, knights in armor, and the 10-years-after reunion from the "chosen ones" who saved the world, and then tried to pick up the pieces and live a normal life afterwards. 

The romantasy tropes (missed chances, enemies to lovers, second chances) are on full display, in a quest/reunion/save the world again plotline with 3 parallel MCs. There are some issues with the pacing, the action moves along fitfully, and the background world building is nonexistent. 

On the whole, however, it's a satisfying romp, with a good denouement and resolution. 

Three and a half stars. It would be a good choice for public library acquisition, for romantasy fans, or possibly as a buddy read. There's a second book due out from the same author/publisher in first quarter 2026, so that's something to keep an eye out for as well.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.