This was by far my favourite book by this duo, it's been a while since I watched How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days but this felt like a great take on that plot. The story starts off quickly and the backstory is weaved throughout which worked really well for this story.

I really liked Arden and Caroline as characters (they weren't anything crazy special but they were likeable and well written), the romance developed well and the side character was decent. I really appreciated the way Arden as a teenage star was written, nothing about this book glorified teenage celebrity and in fact, it focused on a lot of very real issues young actors face (while keeping up the generally light-hearted tone.

Sometimes I think YA novels really struggle with writing teenagers as WAY too immature or WAY too old, but in this one, it felt pretty realistic. There were moments of teens being teens but also moments of clarity since these are people about to enter college not 10-year-olds.

I'll probably be nabbing a physical copy of this once it's out as I do think it's worth a purchase! Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster (Australia) for an arc in exchange for an honest review