5.0
emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

This book was SO GOOD!!! I loved Murder for the Modern Girl so I’ve been anxiously anticipating getting my hands on this one since it was announced that Henny was getting her own story and wow, it did not disappoint! I actually loved this one even more than Modern Girl! I’m a sucker for the fake dating trope so I obviously loved that aspect. The pining and yearning while thinking the other one is just faking everything just hits every time and this one was no different! Also it being set in old Hollywood? So freaking good!! I also just absolutely adored both Henny & Declan so being in their heads was just so wonderful! 

Kendall has this way of writing stories with magical elements like seeing ghosts or being indestructible or reading minds, etc and weaving them into a historical romance that makes them feel so real and completely believable. And her characters are so well developed and just really feel like real people that you’re given the opportunity to get to know through their own words. And on top of that the romance is so well written and I think she does that by making the characters whole people on their own and allowing them to come together and have a love that’s undeniable! 

I’ll probably write more later but for now I’m just really grateful to Holiday House for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review! 💖