Tropes-wise, this was my favorite in the series. I love friends to lovers, and fake dating is always a good time, especially when there's a real reason for the fake dating like there is here (to the extent that it is ever actually necessary for anyone to fake a relationship, of course). I loved that Rae is a fantasy author, and I loved how much time we spend in fantasy novel world in this book, though of course none of that aspect of things is very detailed. Rae and Zach were great side characters already in the series, so seeing them shine as leads was very satisfying.

There's also a good dog and some very sensitively-written demisexual representation, which I greatly appreciated. And the sex scenes were so fun.

I wanted a little more depth to certain stuff, but that was probably inevitable considering what a short book this was.