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.