A review by missstefani
Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

This was VERY cute.

Jo is a spin instructor for Haven, a workout company that’s like THE workout company. Like Peloton but there’s also in person workout classes in addition to the at home ones.

As one of the OG instructors, she’s like the face of the company, along with Mike who is another instructor. But ya’ll know she has a secret. 

Enter Silas, moody, skeptical, newspaper journalist, ready to hate on everything popular and fun and trendy, like you know this guy wrote a think piece on Taylor Swift’s popularity I’m sure of it, has to write an article on Jo, and let the hijinx ensue 😈.

This book is a slow burn, which I’m not against but omg after 50% I’m like KISS ALREADY. *throws a chair* 

The novel touches on various mental health issues, there’s some miscommunication, some secrets, their pinkies are touching long before there’s any spice so if you are a slow burn, pinkies touching girlie this book will for sure be your jam. 

This novel spends a lot of time focused on Jo’s hair. Cause ya know she just has a lot of hair guys, it’s everywhere. It’s up, it’s down. It’s a massive mane, a curtain if you will, it has its own Instagram. I don’t know why we needed all that, but it was there. 

Overall, this was super cute. I was all “awww” at the end because I knew it would all work out after the foreshadowing of what was going to happen happened because our boy Silas just couldn’t part with that first draft of the article. Like sir. Let it go it’s going to ruin your life. 

Anyway,  thank you @netgalley and @readforeverpub for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.