The Valentine’s Day Disaster

by Kayla Flynn

Moriah Pearson has a color-coded plan for everything. Except for being paired with her rival, Orion Gable, for the school’s Valentine’s fundraiser.

She’s the overachieving student council president. He’s the farm boy who barely shows up on time. Their booth assignment? The Love Notes station, where romance is the whole point.

When disaster strikes, Moriah and Orion are forced to work together to save the fundraiser… and maybe discover that the line between enemies and something more is thinner than they ever imagined.

The Valentine’s Day Disaster is the sweet high school prequel to The Pumpkin Patch Pact, perfect for fans who love seeing where it all began.

Genres: Romance, Ebooks, Holiday, Young Adult, Contemporary

46 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2025

Reviews

[Stacey ˗ ღ ˎˊ˗ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐️
Moriah and Orion, both part of student council, have to work together to create and run the most popular event at the Valentine’s Day fundraiser for the music department - Love Notes, cards to be delivered all over school. Polar opposites and enemies since middle school, this is destined to be a clash of wills - or is it?

While sweet and simple, and relatively easy to read, the repetition of dialog from chapter to chapter under the guise of experiencing each character’s POV was a bit mind numbing. I also found the moral lessons to be far better suited to younger readers, and would recommend this for middle grades over YA/teen audiences. Suitable for libraries, classrooms and home shelves.

[Mary Miller · Rating 2 out of 5]

Valentine's Day partnership

This was an ok story but repeating every conversation was annoying and not necessarily. Thus could have been a much better story I'd later out better.

[Brianna Kasyanju · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had a cute storyline. It seemed a little elementary though. It was like the story was just surface level. Maybe because it was less than 50 pages so there wasn’t a lot of time to develop more in depth story. I was looking for a super quick read, which is exactly what this was. Not disappointed, but it definitely left me wanting more

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very cute Valentines Day, story that makes me want to know more about the two main characters future together. 😃

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book could have been a prologue. The same exact conversations from the two povs were really annoying and unnecessary and killed the vibe for wanting to read their full story in the following book.

[Krissy Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

High school with small town vibes. Valentine’s Day is around the corner and school needs help raising funds. Students Orion and Moriah have their hands full with different aspect and goals. Little did they know something could possibly spark. Fast paced with young teen feelings.

[Roxy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not for me..
Also, its annoying to read the same scene in a different perspective, could have done it differently..

[Sarah English · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Thank you. For today. For not letting me fall apart when everything went wrong."
"Thank you for trusting me to help fix it."

The Valentines Day Disaster is my first fall into Kayla Flynn books and I can imagine it won't be my last. This short Prequel to the Sweet Romance Bites series was just a lovely, quick read and has definitely put me in the mood to now go devour the first one and carry on the story.

We didn't find out too much about the characters in this book but I did love Orion. In school he's perseved as the 'Farm Kid' with not much else going on but underneath all that theres so much more to him that he wishes people would see. He's artistic and loves to draw which thanks to Moriah he was able to show by making all the Valentines cards.

Moriah, on the other hand, can initially come across as a bit of a control freak with her lists, plans and colour coordinated folders but she is just really passionate about school and doing well. I'm glad that after spending some time together Orion seen that and realised his perception of her over the years might have been wrong.

One thing I wasn't keen on though was that every chapter is repeated twice, once through Moriahs point of view and the second through Orions. It was only a short story so I feel like we could have seen more of them planning the Valentines Booth together or getting to know each other properly if each chapter was different.

Overall though I thought it was a nice easy read. I liked that throughout the story they slowly came to more of an understanding with each other and it planted the seed of them becoming friends. I will definitely be reading the first book of the series now to see if this continues.

[Susannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

★★★☆☆

I went into The Valentine’s Day Disaster by Kayla Flynn expecting a cute, quick Valentine’s read, and that’s pretty much exactly what I got — sweet, light, and easy to finish in one sitting.

Moriah and Orion have that classic rivals-to-reluctant-partners energy that I always love in a high school romance. The color-coded, overachiever x laid-back farm boy dynamic was adorable, and their forced teamwork at the Love Notes booth made for some fun, awkward, and genuinely heartwarming moments. The fundraiser chaos added just enough drama to keep things moving, and I liked seeing how their walls slowly came down.

That said, the writing started to feel unnecessarily repetitive from chapter to chapter. Certain thoughts and emotions were restated so often that it pulled me out of the story a bit, like we were circling the same points instead of progressing. It made the novella feel longer than it actually was.

Overall, it’s a soft, cozy prequel with cute chemistry and wholesome vibes, just not as tight or polished as I hoped. I may still go back and read the first book in the series to see if the writing style improves, because the characters and premise definitely have potential.

Perfect if you’re in the mood for something short, sweet, and Valentine’s themed — just don’t expect a lot of depth.

[Angelica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book, it was a quick read, sweet, and full of teenage feelings. The only challenge was that the different POVs would recite the exact same interaction, which felt like reading something twice with only minimal changes (due to the change in POV). The ending left the reader wondering what would happen -- would they ever get together? It would have been great as prologue chapters for the real romance novel for Moriah and Orion - The Pumpkin Patch Pact.

I received an ARC from BookSprout and am leaving a voluntary review.

[Jasmine · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Cute Idea Lost In Repetition

I love a dual POV romance, but only when it adds something new. Unfortunately, The Valentine’s Day Disaster relied too heavily on repetition between the FMC and MMC perspectives. The story had moments of charm, but the constant overlap dulled the impact.

[The Book Ssirren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has some great potential. It’s cute and sweet and such an adorable story. Both Moriah and Orion were super cute. I had fun with this valentines story. It needs editing, and the repetition needs to be worked through. With some fine tuning, this could be a truly fun and exciting story.

[Margherita Stark · Rating 4 out of 5]

sweet quick description

Loved this starter background information in a cute week of their lives.
The way they don’t understand each other but don’t wish to hurt or upset the other and once the let their hackles down and just talk it works out.

[Amanda Davanzati · Rating 3 out of 5]

good read

This was an enjoyable read. It is definitely a book that leave you open to continuing these characters story. If you’re looking for a cute and quick pace read then this is it.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a prequel to the regular series. It was set in high school and sets the stage for the future when they see each other again. I really enjoyed it! It was sweet. And has all of the Valentine's Day vibes for th season!

[Sanya Malkani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thank you Booksprout for the ARC! This was a cute, small town high school story - short, sweet and a nice prequel to The Pumpkin Patch Pact. Told via the dual POV and it has an easy, feel-good vibe.

[Threasa Champagne · Rating 2 out of 5]

needs a good edit

The book repeated the same sentence a few times. I had to go back and double check as I thought I had messed up. It was the book

[M. Cavani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es la precuela de una novela. Estuvo lindo leerla, aunque me hubiera gustado, primero, leer el libro en el que está basado.

[Haley Craig · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t like the duel pov just because not much changed between the two.

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was very repetitive when it didn’t need to be. I don’t think we need a recap every chapter

[Lucy Gasca · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prequel: 12yrs before, High School “Enemies” begin to see each other in another light after student council fundraiser

[Jill Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story line was cute and innocent! Super cute for a teenager to read. However I did not like the repetitiveness in the story.

[Christina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just cringe

[Kari Joy · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 ⭐️ WHY are Orion’s chapters 97% the same as Moriah’s chapters!?!?! Like I don’t need to read the same thing twice🤦🏻‍♀️

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I hated how this book repeated the same thing from Moriah & Orion’s perspective. If it wasn’t exactly the same, it’d be better, but I felt like I would read something and turn around & read it again.

[Lindsey Flaharty · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was short to begin with - only 46 pages. But then, to have each chapter tell the same thing from each POV (and vaguely), it was seemingly unnecessary. Short and cute, though.

[Brenda Bailey Townley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet romance story.

[olive · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute, but having dual pov where everything is repeated is boring.

[Zuriii₊˚.⋆⁺₊ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

[Emma Deal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute and simple story overall. Moriah and Orion end up working together to make their school’s Valentine’s fundraiser a success. The story definitely felt targeted toward a younger audience, which made it a little less engaging for me personally.

One thing I didn’t love was the setup of repeating the same scenes from both character's point of view. After a while, it started to feel boring and very repetitive. It was surface level, which is to be expected with the short page length, but I think the space of the repetition could have been used better to dive deeper into the characters or expand the storyline a little more.

Overall, it was still a super cute story that made me smile!