Cute premise with my favorite tropes: fake dating with a bad first impression! And it’s sapphic with bi representation! And also some very light holiday/christmas stuff, which makes it perfect for this time of year.

There are parts of this book that are totally goofy and it gets a bit corny and has too many cute references (like Harry Potter and all the zodiac stuff) but it works. I loved the chemistry between Elle and Darcy.

Even though I absolutely love Pride and Prejudice, it took me an appallingly long time to realize this was a take on P&P - even though they are named Elizabeth and Darcy and they make illusions to Jane Austen #facepalm. But that actually makes it one of the better P&P type books I read since it isn’t trying to force certain elements in there…. They feel like their own characters! It’s more about the character archetypes and not about following the plot of Austen.

This was cute, but it didn't do anything particularly amazing for me, but I enjoyed it. I didn't know it was set in Seattle, but I happened to start it on my way to Seattle, so that was cool! I also liked all the references to rom coms. Annie and Brendon were a little boring, but cute.

I really loved the first 3/4 of this, but got kind of annoyed at the conflict near the end involving Olivia's father's house. Still most of it was great! I liked Olivia and Margot a lot! I could definitely feel the chemistry and there were some really cute moments.