First, what a lovely cover! Writers often make their MC love books or writing and usually it falls flat, but Tessa was fine. It’s fun seeing how her romanticized daydreams turn into story ideas. Tessa’s a hopeful romantic with a mind filled with fluffy thoughts (and she’s an overthinker too). 

Her mind is also filled with worries as she lives with anxiety and imposter syndrome. Tessa feels sometimes, her life and what’s important to her has to take a back seat because of her brother, Miles. I enjoyed Tessa and Miles relationship and the overall family dynamics a lot. I thought the author did a great job showing Tessa’s feelings of frustration but love as well. 

Sometimes, Tessa’s narrative feels like “teaching” moments, but I’m sure that’s so a wider audience can understand. It’s just feels obvious if you already know. Poppy felt a little one note.

I mean granted Tessa is trying to move in on Nico and Poppy gotta bad attitude, but it’s up to Nico and Poppy to define their situationship. She’s just nasty though this does get acknowledged at the end.

Overall, cute and light-hearted and familial love plays as big a part as teen-swoony love. I liked the long-distance best friends too. The ending is fitting.