Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an arc of this book! I love Susan Lee's work—especially The Name Drop, which seemed tailor-made for me—so I was super excited to read this! The romance in this book is definitely super cute, I loved the sweet moments between Irene and Aiden, and I especially loved their rivalry at the start. I'm a sucker for one-sided rivalries or annoyances-to-lovers, so I really enjoyed the romance! I also loved that it was set at university—my kingdom for more YA books set in first-year uni.

My only con would be the writing style—it definitely felt more stream of consciousness and I guess... online? than I'm used to. I totally get that it's the point of the book since Irene is a romance reviewer and definitely in the online space a lot, but I definitely struggled with it as it took me out of the escapist narrative I built for myself in my head.

My favourite Susan Lee still remains The Name Drop, but I'm always excited to try more from her. I would give this a 3.5/5 stars.

I loved this book so much that I devoured it in one sitting! It was so cute! Aiden is the perfect boyfriend for Irene. He loves her for who she is and he’s so supportive of her. Irenes love for Aiden is so romantic! Everyone deserves to have the type of friendship that Irene and Jeannette have. This book made me laugh and cry. I can relate a lot to Irene’s character. It was beautiful to see Irene grow and blossom as a character. This has become my favorite romance book of 2024 so far. I highly recommend this book to all romance lovers.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.