When Darcy’s brother-and Elle's new business partner-expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle.
But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy. Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass.Įlle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account, Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Love-and the inevitable heartbreak-is the last thing she wants. I also loved that this story wasn’t centered on overcoming societal expectations (aka coming out/homophobia/internalized trauma), it’s just a couple of girls who fall in love and it really stood out to me.Īll in all, this is one of my top recommendations of the year!Ī huge thank you to Netgalley, Avon Books, and Alexandria Bellefleur for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice, a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Year’s Eve-with results not even the stars could predict!Īfter a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. There were so many fabulous quotes and cute moments scattered in. I loved the two girls (Darcy and Elle) and they took the dynamic of Darcy and Elizabeth and transformed it in their own way that totally got me hooked.ĭarcy was a fabulously prickly main character and Elle was wonderfully starry-eyed. The way their lives intertwined was perfect. And I’m so glad I picked it up because I was blown away. But there was something about this cover that drew me in. I really don’t read contemporary books often, and romances even less. This was a fresh-and-fabulous take on Pride and Prejudice and I absolutely LOVED this book. Only they quickly find out planning a fake relationship and maintaining it are two completely different things. Only, her plan immediately backfires when Elle (the disastrous date) finds out.Įlle, who is desperate to gain the respect of her family, and Darcy, who’s desperate to show her brother that she isn’t the stick-in-the-mud that he thinks to see, decide to fake a relationship. “And I might be a single woman in possession of a good fortune, but I’m not in want of a wife.”Īfter one disastrous date too many, Darcy decides to throw up her hands and pretend that it went perfectly. “Quit trying to marry me off like I’m some Regency spinster in one of your favorite Austen novels.” Darcy has had to deal with her overprotective younger brother for all her life…and recently, he’s become more meddlesome than she can handle.
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