I was intrigued and excited by the premise and the Legally Blonde comparison, but unfortunately the execution just did quite not hit the mark for me.

Sydney Parks is an 'Authentic Moms of Malibu' super-fan, having been following the series and its stars for years. So when one of the 'Moms' is arrested for the alleged murder of her husband, Sydney cannot quite believe it when she's chosen as a member of the jury for the high-profile case. Determined to make the most of what is surely to be the highlight of her year - if not life - Sydney is prepared to focus on nothing but the case while they're sequestered. That is, until one of her fellow jurors is revealed to be the boy who broke her heart ten years ago, her childhood best friend, Damon.

This novel was not at all what I expected for a romance, and while I usually love that, something about this story fell flat. Sydney and Damon had chemistry for sure, but I spent so much of the novel wanting to yell at them for their terrible choices as jurors that I couldn't really get into the romance. Similarly, I would have loved to have seen more details concerning the actual trial and deliberation. If this had been framed more as a mystery I think it would have held my interest a bit better. Neely Tubati Alexander's writing is lovely - descriptive and a bit choppy, which I think worked very well with the story's drama - but I just couldn't fall into the book the way I needed to to really care about the characters.

Although this wasn't my favorite read, it was definitely enough to make me want to read more by Tubati Alexander. I really do love unconventional romances for one, and the writing style just called to me in the way that novels like Nora Dahlia's Pick-Up or Humor Me by Cat Shook have done in the past. Well written and almost overflowing with messy characters, I could definitely see this appealing to those who love court and/or reality TV and all the drama that goes along with those genres. 

Thank you to Harper Perennial and NetGalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.