310 pages
English language
Published March 2, 2021 by Underlined.
Emma is a die-hard romantic. She loves meet-cute movies; her pet, Lady Catulet; and writing the gay rom-com of her dreams for the film festival competition she and her friends are entering. If only they'd listen to her ideas.
Sophia is pragmatic. She's big into boycotts, namely (1) relationships, (2) boys and their BO (reason #2,347,683 she's a lesbian), and (3) Emma's nauseating ideas. Forget starry-eyed romance. Sophia knows what will win: an artistic film with a message.
Cue the drama. The movies is doomed before they even start shooting ... until a real-life plot twist unfolds behind the camera when Emma and Sophia begin seeing each other through a different lens. Suddenly their rivalry feels like an actual rom-com.
A sweet and funny debut novel about falling for someone when you least expect it ... and finding out that real-life romance is better than anything on-screen.
A light read, full of classic rom-com tropes and matchmaking schemes. Not deep, but definitely entertaining. Also, it's bi of course.
