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Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for a fair review.

OH MY GOODNESS Amy Spalding has done it again!!!! Y'all. This book. It's like Amy looked into my soul and then wrote a romantic comedy. I ADORED this installment of the "Out in Hollywood" series.

This title is for sure for those folks who came out late in life and who are feeling unsure about how to categorize their queerness. It's for the folks who are feeling like their path in life is taking them in opposite directions from their friends, which is scary. It's for those folks who have group texts that never stop. It's for the bi-folks for SURE.

I laughed. I teared up. I posted to my social media about how creepy it was that Amy somehow knew every feeling I had despite never having met me!!! Read this one, y'all. Seriously.

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For someone who loves a fake dating trope and likes to read about characters who are already fully in the working life, this is the perfect book!
This was a very cute and exciting read. The characters are very relatable and I was hooked from the start. I enjoyed the slightly meta aspect of the characters commenting on fake-dating tropes in other books and movies (while being unaware that they are in a book themselves), which made it even easier to immerse. There is a good level of spice and enough twist and turns that make it fun to keep reading.

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Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

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I absolutely loved this book. I think this is the best Out In Hollywood story yet - definitely the one I laughed the hardest at (no spoilers but Greg, the brother character is soooo damn funny) - and can't wait to read more. This story is so good if you're into friends-who-are-family, found family, and chosen family stories. Also, Spalding's wit has never been more on fire than it is here; her cultural references and love of pop culture shines through but not in an annoying way. So while I was laughing my butt off reading it, I'm also got a ton of deep character emotions, funny pop references, and great outfits. If you're one of her regular readers, you know that's one of her trademarks. I'd give this one 10 stars if I could, it just made me so happy when I needed it. One last note: the character Chloe is really a handful but Spalding gives her just enough heart to stick with her. So, don't give up on her! hahaha There's a good payoff.

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Nothing really significant to say about this one, it wasn't hugely different from the first two books but for some reason, I really struggled to get into this one. It felt like a slog until the last bit but even then I wasn't super pulled in. I think in this case it's less an indictment of the book being bad in any way but more that it's just not for me.

My strongest feeling in regard to this book was wooow is Greg insufferable and it sucks that everyone has let him get away with this behaviour for so log.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kensington Publishing for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

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I absolutely loved this title. The entire series has quickly become one of my faves, I’m left wanting to go back and re-read the others to get to make the character connections again. It’s rare to find a romance that focuses on singleness being okay and not a main character flaw.

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This third book in the Out in Hollywood series is just as fun and enjoyable as the previous two. I will read everything that Amy Spalding writes. The emotions, the personal growth and determination, the snacks, the devotion to pets, all of it is a joy to read and I hope there is another Amy Spalding book in the works.

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On Her Terms was great! 4.5 ☆ romance. MC is a plus size bi woman who leaves a long-term straight relationship and takes her first queer steps in her late 30s. It's about finding what makes you happy, even if that happiness doesn't involve marriage or children. And finding friends and a community that celebrates who you are, not who they think you should be. Funny and sweet, with a couple of really spicy scenes. You don't need to read the other two books in the "series" (they all work as standalones), but if you have part of this book takes place at the wedding of the couple from For Her Consideration. Spalding has a gift for relatable characters, and for writing lighthearted books with a lot of depth.

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