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The Stand-In by Lily Chu
4.0

3.5 stars

Gracie Reed is in a predicament: she needs a job and she needs money to put her mother into a nursing home with good care. When Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao approach Gracie to be Fangli's stand-in due to their uncanny resemblance, Gracie eventually realizes that it's her best shot out of her tough spot.

This was a really cute celebrity romance and friendship story that also gave an accurate portayal of depression and anxiety, workplace sexual harrassment, and Alzheimer's. The balance of sweet moments to hard storypoints was perfect. While it was a predictable story and a little on the long side, I enjoyed seeing how everything unfolded and thought it was a really enjoyable read.

Thank you so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC!