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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you're looking for a romance novel that does not adhere to tropes, this book is for you. I liked how nuanced the relationships in this book were portrayed
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fun and entertaining, but did get to the point of feeling a bit long. It managed to avoid a lot of things I hate, "this millionaire is a good person and thus justified in being rich and famous" the plot never does that, even right at the end it goes "who knows how much this will help" to Leo's charity project. It's willing to engage in our desire for stories about the rich and famous without pretending they are normal. Another pet peeve one is naming dropping modern celebs to show how famous this fake celeb is. "Cancel my brunch with Leonardo DiCaprio, he can wait my thing is more important" <-A much more annoying book. It just always feels lazy
Also to the person who wrote a negative review saying there was sex every other chapter, why would you get my hopes up like that?
Also to the person who wrote a negative review saying there was sex every other chapter, why would you get my hopes up like that?
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent
Very cool vibes, I went into this with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
I adored this book. It was fun and light but nuanced. A super interesting behind the scenes of Hollywood story with unexpected twists.
2/5
I didn't care for celebrities and their relationships before this book, and I cared even less afterwards
I think we all have differing opinions on what fake dating constitutes... whatever this book was, it was not the fake dating that I've envisioned.... I think it's a lot more interesting when the pair involved in the fake dating haven't already gone the full nine yards like the only thing left is you guys just dawdling over the fact you don't have an official label... Hannah Montana did celebs fake dating better than this lmao
I don't think either main character was likeable, Leo was a privileged white brat. Literally what did he bring to the table other than the fact he had no aim in life because poor little rich boy and public eye blah blah like rich ppl probs boohoo, and it was soooo funny to me how the writers and Leo himself tried to portray him as like not like other white men (even tho the writers had a moment of 'actually he is like the others bc he doesn't understand consequences and repercussions faced by woc') overall thought he was an annoying and unattractive love interest, what was his personality? Smoking and being snarky? I literally could not tell you
Win was... herself I guess idk she made no impression on me. I understand that due to her position as a woc in hollywood she had to sanitize her image and everything, picking and choosing battles but it was wild to me how she didn't pick any battles... apparently girl could act which good for her, but I don't know who she was outside "I have to be perfect all the time and also I like Leo but the distance between us".... writers were so intent on showing how she has to keep a blank image for the public to be successful that the writing for her fell short too.. I think the most we get is how she really does not take other people's feelings into consideration, her mom's/leo's/and even her bestie's...
Also... their relationship.... I could not understand it... Everything I read from Leo's pov was just his physical attraction... dude liked Lila's personality at least and how easy she was to talk to, but all he could think of when thinking of Win was her body... as for Win I was like.... girl.... this trend of you dating white men is you trying too hard to be palatable to the western audiences, this is why you keep getting fucked over every breakup like you walked into that yourself lmao
Their argument the first time was THE dumbest thing ever I could not believe it, Leo was a moron like hello you're a PR stunt... you should let people know what nonsense you been getting up to because it can affect the efficacy of the PR stunt... Win was acting like he murdered her dog and left the entrails on her lawn... was like what the fuck is wrong with both of you... truly. The blowup the second time made sense to me because like Leo... you dumb brat... we been through this... you can't keep hiding shit, you were born to be a PR stunt!! Live like it!!!
I got some other thoughts but I'm keeping them to myself bc they might be too concherversal but anyways yea, I was close to dnfing this multiple times but I'm tryna hit my book goal for the year and I did it with this book so weo!!!
I didn't care for celebrities and their relationships before this book, and I cared even less afterwards
I think we all have differing opinions on what fake dating constitutes... whatever this book was, it was not the fake dating that I've envisioned.... I think it's a lot more interesting when the pair involved in the fake dating haven't already gone the full nine yards like the only thing left is you guys just dawdling over the fact you don't have an official label... Hannah Montana did celebs fake dating better than this lmao
I don't think either main character was likeable, Leo was a privileged white brat. Literally what did he bring to the table other than the fact he had no aim in life because poor little rich boy and public eye blah blah like rich ppl probs boohoo, and it was soooo funny to me how the writers and Leo himself tried to portray him as like not like other white men (even tho the writers had a moment of 'actually he is like the others bc he doesn't understand consequences and repercussions faced by woc') overall thought he was an annoying and unattractive love interest, what was his personality? Smoking and being snarky? I literally could not tell you
Win was... herself I guess idk she made no impression on me. I understand that due to her position as a woc in hollywood she had to sanitize her image and everything, picking and choosing battles but it was wild to me how she didn't pick any battles... apparently girl could act which good for her, but I don't know who she was outside "I have to be perfect all the time and also I like Leo but the distance between us".... writers were so intent on showing how she has to keep a blank image for the public to be successful that the writing for her fell short too.. I think the most we get is how she really does not take other people's feelings into consideration, her mom's/leo's/and even her bestie's...
Also... their relationship.... I could not understand it... Everything I read from Leo's pov was just his physical attraction... dude liked Lila's personality at least and how easy she was to talk to, but all he could think of when thinking of Win was her body... as for Win I was like.... girl.... this trend of you dating white men is you trying too hard to be palatable to the western audiences, this is why you keep getting fucked over every breakup like you walked into that yourself lmao
Their argument the first time was THE dumbest thing ever I could not believe it, Leo was a moron like hello you're a PR stunt... you should let people know what nonsense you been getting up to because it can affect the efficacy of the PR stunt... Win was acting like he murdered her dog and left the entrails on her lawn... was like what the fuck is wrong with both of you... truly. The blowup the second time made sense to me because like Leo... you dumb brat... we been through this... you can't keep hiding shit, you were born to be a PR stunt!! Live like it!!!
I got some other thoughts but I'm keeping them to myself bc they might be too concherversal but anyways yea, I was close to dnfing this multiple times but I'm tryna hit my book goal for the year and I did it with this book so weo!!!
Disappointing. I understood that this book wasn’t going to be a masterpiece but it was sloppy and I did not care about the central relationship. Seems very trope-ridden (and not in a good way); every traumatic event comes way too soon after the previous one. Luckily I read this as a brain break from more serious books because if I had been expecting any more from it I would have died inside.
dude, that was a rollercoaster of emotions, and i loved it.
if i had a physical copy of this book, id have hugged the shit out of it.
if i had a physical copy of this book, id have hugged the shit out of it.
A solid 4.5 stars
Absolute must read for Taylor Jenkins Reid fans
Character development is so good, spot on
Friendship, stardom, thought provoking dives into race and women v men standards in Hollywood, scandal, travel … so good
Absolute must read for Taylor Jenkins Reid fans
Character development is so good, spot on
Friendship, stardom, thought provoking dives into race and women v men standards in Hollywood, scandal, travel … so good
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes