Review: The App Trap by Dan Calley


Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author via Gay Romance Reviews.

While I've experienced Dan Calley's stellar narration work in the past, I had no clue that he had ventured into writing, having published his debut novel a couple of years ago. His second outing, The App Trap, is the story of twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Pecorelli and his quest to find love. Like countless other people out there looking for their own happily-ever-afters--or happy endings, wink, wink--Danny decides to take the online dating route, resulting in a number of interesting and humorous outcomes. Will he be able to find the right guy to take home to meet his beloved mom before it's too late, but how much hope is there with all the misfits he keeps meeting online?

I loved the humor and there were certainly some noteworthy moments romance-wise. I felt for poor Danny, especially since he seemed to have a bad habit of swiping right on people who were more nightmare than dream date. I've never used a dating app, so I can't actually swear upon the good and bad; I have, however, heard many a horror story from people I know. That being said, there have also been a few that ended up with them meeting "the one", so I guess each experience is different for each person. When it comes to Danny, he did have to go through his share of frogs before coming across his prince, and while the ending was rather bittersweet, I did laugh a lot and the author's writing came off as wholly entertaining and endearing. The App Trap gets 3.5 stars. 

Release Date: 29 September 2025

Date Read: 28 September 2025

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