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A review by eriniese
Cover Story by Rachel Lacey
2.0
⭐️ 2.5
i need to preface this by saying that i'm the #1 fan of the fake dating trope. i'm the #1 apologist. i can excuse a lot when it comes to silly plot and suspense my disbelief as long as i'm entertained by the fake relationship. i am also a lesbian so ESPECIALLY when it comes to my lesbian stories. but this is just TOO MUCHDJBFJDK it's just too cringe. i can't even embrace it.
it's really hard to remember that these people are grown (in their late 30s, early 40s) because they act in a such juvenile manner and their behavior makes no sense.
the conflictis absolutely stupid and we could do without it and fill the book with some actual getting to know each other and bonding. like
it was hard to find romantic chemistry, especially if you compare it with sexual attraction, so the epilogue was hilarious.
i need to preface this by saying that i'm the #1 fan of the fake dating trope. i'm the #1 apologist. i can excuse a lot when it comes to silly plot and suspense my disbelief as long as i'm entertained by the fake relationship. i am also a lesbian so ESPECIALLY when it comes to my lesbian stories. but this is just TOO MUCHDJBFJDK it's just too cringe. i can't even embrace it.
it's really hard to remember that these people are grown (in their late 30s, early 40s) because they act in a such juvenile manner and their behavior makes no sense.
the conflictis absolutely stupid and we could do without it and fill the book with some actual getting to know each other and bonding. like
Spoiler
you both want more and you know that. and natalie admitted to herself that with taylor, she feels like with no one else in the world. that it's so different, safe and easy and fun. it was literally SPELLED OUT. and in her teenager-adjacent fashion, she chose to be like WELL I CAN'T HAVE THIS BECAUSE NO ONE BEFORE WAS NICE TO ME AND I'M TERRIBLE. when she actually said that with taylor she didn't feel this way. like, being anxious is one thing but making a drama out of nothing is just silly. also, the way her annoying friend says something like, "get to know her, not her the actress" and then he gets angry because taylor didn't do an intense background check on natalie and her private life instead of doing the right thing, which is actually getting to know her on natalie's own terms. bruh.it was hard to find romantic chemistry, especially if you compare it with sexual attraction, so the epilogue was hilarious.