5⭐️ brb crying over two tiktokers in love | tropes: rivals to lovers, fake dating, asian mcs | audio 

This book was a love letter to all things romance and also a heartfelt lesson i. finding yourself. I loved Irene so much! I related to her a lot. I loved seeing her journey dealing with people pleasing and anxiety. As someone who struggles a lot with negative self-talk and anxiety it can be tough to feel enough and worthy and it felt cathartic to see Irene face these challenges and deal with them. I loved Irene and Aiden together. Their chemistry was everything and I loved seeing Irene slowly let Aiden in. I also loved Aiden's character. He is so caring and kind while also being charming and sarcastic. I liked seeing him challenge some of Irene's perceptions and how that helped her grow. I also liked how understanding he was of her and how he fought for her. This book also was such an ode to romance readers in the best way. I loved the discussion of tropes and the subversion of them. Seeing a main character that lives and breathes romance struggle to feel worthy of her own happily ever after was really interesting and relatable. I will definitely have to read more from Susan Lee because this was incredible.