a fun holiday small-town friends to lovers fake dating! (wow, that's a lot of tropes). i really enjoyed reading this one (despite the fact that i was at the beach when i finished it) and am looking forward to the rest of the series. the cast of characters is very endearing and stella and luka's story was super cute, despite being a little frustrated with them not realizing how in love they were while they were fake dating. the third act conflict being a miscommunication was a bit annoying, but i appreciate how they actually did talk. this book sets up the rest of the series well and the writing is well suited to the content.