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natalyawill's review against another edition
3.0
Not entirely sure how I feel about this book and I did almost DNF. I don’t think the fake dating trope is ever really done well so it just fell a little flat for me, there was not much interesting happening ever, I hated Daniel, didn’t care about kiki, she was irrelevant. I liked Marianne as a character but she was hard to unpack, never really knew if she was staying or going.
The ending conflict almost made me DNF, and then throw up in that order. Cleo was extremely unlikeable towards the end, she destroyed near enough every relationship in her life and it’s quite frankly frustrating how easily they were mended, just by her saying sorry when it was convenient for her. All in all it was okay.
‘The song flows into the chorus, and the room transforms again. It’s a Hollywood studio. It’s a mountain peak. There’s a beat, a breath, and then, right on cue—a cue they’ve both known was coming—the girls do the thing they’ve been waiting for. They take a step toward each other.’
‘Another feather-thin crack between us. The faintest stream of light.’
The ending conflict almost made me DNF, and then throw up in that order. Cleo was extremely unlikeable towards the end, she destroyed near enough every relationship in her life and it’s quite frankly frustrating how easily they were mended, just by her saying sorry when it was convenient for her. All in all it was okay.
‘The song flows into the chorus, and the room transforms again. It’s a Hollywood studio. It’s a mountain peak. There’s a beat, a breath, and then, right on cue—a cue they’ve both known was coming—the girls do the thing they’ve been waiting for. They take a step toward each other.’
‘Another feather-thin crack between us. The faintest stream of light.’
waitingforthesecondstar's review against another edition
2.5
This was not a bad story by any means, but it wasn't super memorable for me either. I thought some of the personalities of the characters were interesting, but I struggled to keep track of them through the plot. The love interest was compelling, but the romance beats weren't super striking. Very enjoyable in the end, but not one I'll probably be able to recall in a year or so.
nightworldlove's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lpcoolgirl's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a great read, I loved watching these characters in this situation!
jhna04's review against another edition
2.5
The reader is atrocious and kinda ruined the book. But the story is okey.
But there’s no homophobia what so ever, which is great
But there’s no homophobia what so ever, which is great
esperanzareading's review against another edition
4.0
So heartwarming!
This book takes place over the course of Cleo's senior year. Being the film nerd she is, she's got her whole year planned, storyboarded, and ready to shoot. That is, until her boyfriend Daniel cheats on her and dumps her for the head cheerleader, Kiki, over summer break. Trying not to appear phased by any of it, Cleo is still ready to roll. Cue Marianne... estranged childhood best friend, next door neighbor, AND Kiki's ex. But, they both know what plot twist to throw into this story. THEY'LL start dating! That'll show them, because fake dating always turns out good, right?
I'd like to personally thank the author for a.) no queerbaiting, b.) no "bi-curiosity" (which isn't wrong, but does get tiring), and especially c.) not making one character who's queer pine after the other that's maybe, maybe not queer but stringing the other along. THANK YOU.
Besides the love story that blossoms, I just really loved seeing Cleo and Marianne be able to be FRIENDS again. I think they were both mourning the loss of their friendship without really knowing it. To see them share things moments of being best friends again was so cute. I think because I'm past high school now, I yearned for a smidge more adventure/romance/angst, but the FMC is a high-schooler so I did like that things were kept realistic between high-schoolers (AKA not the grandiose of t.v. high-schoolers where they all look and act like 20-somethings with outrageous events LOL).
This book takes place over the course of Cleo's senior year. Being the film nerd she is, she's got her whole year planned, storyboarded, and ready to shoot. That is, until her boyfriend Daniel cheats on her and dumps her for the head cheerleader, Kiki, over summer break. Trying not to appear phased by any of it, Cleo is still ready to roll. Cue Marianne... estranged childhood best friend, next door neighbor, AND Kiki's ex. But, they both know what plot twist to throw into this story. THEY'LL start dating! That'll show them, because fake dating always turns out good, right?
I'd like to personally thank the author for a.) no queerbaiting, b.) no "bi-curiosity" (which isn't wrong, but does get tiring), and especially c.) not making one character who's queer pine after the other that's maybe, maybe not queer but stringing the other along. THANK YOU.
Besides the love story that blossoms, I just really loved seeing Cleo and Marianne be able to be FRIENDS again. I think they were both mourning the loss of their friendship without really knowing it. To see them share things moments of being best friends again was so cute. I think because I'm past high school now, I yearned for a smidge more adventure/romance/angst, but the FMC is a high-schooler so I did like that things were kept realistic between high-schoolers (AKA not the grandiose of t.v. high-schoolers where they all look and act like 20-somethings with outrageous events LOL).
biblioberry's review against another edition
this was so booooooring fake dating my beloathed dnf @ 50%
i see ex-best-friends-to-lovers and i forget everything else
i see ex-best-friends-to-lovers and i forget everything else
gingerbread_void's review against another edition
3.0
This was a great queer romance! I am a sucker for the fake dating trope and this book did it so well. I loved the relationship between the main character.
btokasey's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75