I loved this book! I loved the main characters and the journey we went on with them - the whole what's expected of them on the show and wider public eye vs what their hearts are telling them to do journey was fun to explore. The stolen moments between the main characters, they were so cute

Tropes:
- love island type reality tv show setting
- MM romance
- found family
- forced proximity
- 3rd person, dual pov, single narrator

I loved the other main contestants on the show, the friendship between everyone was so nice and gave great found family vibes - I also loved seeing their journeys on the show too

I loved seeing some of the games that they played on the show - i wish we got more of them

I loved that we got a couple of chapters with the characters post show and got to see what relationships stuck and what new ones were formed

I really liked the narrator, they did a great job with a mix of different accents and I forgot at times that it was only one person doing it! I'll be checking out more by them

This is a great debut novel and I'm looking forward to reading more from the author

This is a great summer read and i highly recommend it

Thank you to Belinda Audio & NetGalley for the ALC - all opinions are my own