My Thoughts: This story is narrated by Chani, from two timelines, the before article (10 years ago) and the present, with excerpts of various news articles sprinkled in. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word. Chani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she's tried so hard to push away.

So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. The Gabe Parker-her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone-who's also just been cast as the new James Bond. Then she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dell for providing a digital advanced readers copy of the book for me to read for my honest opinion.

I am also not a fan of insta-love because it’s so tough to get right, and while I believed the lust, I don’t think either of these characters truly knew each other, even in the end. I think there should have maybe been a disclaimer that it was heavily inspired by an actual interview. What I Did Not Like: The structure was a little all over the place making it a little tough to follow. It was cute and fluffy for the most part and an easy relaxing read, felt like fanfic in a good way. I love the trope involved, huge sucker for celebrity-regular person romances. What I Liked: This book was a fun summer read. Flashing back and forth from the past to the present, with some articles thrown in here and there, this novel follows Chani and Parker throughout a decade of wins and losses, triumphs and mistakes. Chani Horowitz is tasked to interview her celebrity crush and upcoming Bond (Star? Man? Admittedly, I have never watched a Bond movie and I am not about to start now), Gabe Parker. In case you haven’t read yet, this book was inspired by an interview and story by Edith Zimmerman in GQ with Chris Evans.

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