Written in the Stars- A Novel by Alexandria Bellefleur
I was hooked from the very first page!" - Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of In a HolidazeThis book is a delight. " - New York Times Book ReviewA National Bestseller and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance! Featured on Shondaland, Oprah Mag, Bustle, The New York Times Book Review, Buzzfeed, POPSUGAR, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, NPR, Culturess, Vulture, and more. Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Washington Post, Bustle, and Buzzfeed! With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride & Prejudice, this debut is a delightful queer rom-com about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with a grumpy actuary until New Year's Eve-with results not even the stars could predict!After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love-and the inevitable heartbreak-is the last thing she wants. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Darcy doesn't expect her lie to bite her in the ass. Elle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy...a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle.
- Suggested age range- Adult
- Format- Paperback
- Product dimension- 5.3" W x 7.8" H x 0.9" D
- Genre- Romance
- Publisher- HarperCollins Publishers, Publication date- 11-10-2020
- Page count- 384
- ISBN- 9780063000803
Web ID: 16835416
Such a great read
Recently I've been losing interesting in the romance genre, especially for wlw romance. Everything felt like it had the same format until this book came into my roster. I got it for Christmas and since then I have been rereading it over and over. The fake dating trope I was never a fan of but the way (author) Alexandria Bellefleur handled it was beautiful and wondrous. I highly recommend if you're like me and need a good lesbian/wlw romance.
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LOVEEEE
I loved this book. A cute little WLW romance that wasn’t too smutty, so I recommend it to anyone who isn’t the biggest fan of smut books. If youre a fan of fake dating to lovers, this is the book for you ;).
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Had me crying at work
When I was a waitress in a small diner, there were often times where I could relax in the back while waiting on customers. Let me tell you, never take a book with you to work! I couldn’t put this book down and it had me emotional. Any zodiac lover who is also a hopeless romantic will love this book.
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Adorable And Fun
This is such a sweet book and a fun read. I loved the characters and the interpersonal drama felt realistic and not overly contrived (an achievement for a 'fake-dating' setup). Lovely book and I recommend anyone who wants something fun to read this.
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Amazing!!!
I thought I was watching a series. I love it! 11/10 I don’t know why some people said it was too graphic… It was perfect for the right readers.
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I loved this book!
’ve been on a wlw or f/f binge lately. I’m devouring them. I’ve found some great ones and some good ones and some that didn’t suit my tastes. This one was FANTASTIC. I absolutely loved this book. I came across this book on goodreads and really liked the cover. I thought it was really cute and really fun, so I checked it out from the library on audiobook and bought the e-book ( I love a good read along with the audio) The narrator, Lauren Sweet, was great and did a wonderful job bringing the story to life. This was a wonderful, holiday themed, romantic comedy that had a *kind of* pride and prejudice vibe. Its got the whole “enemy to lovers” and “fake relationship” thing going on and it’s executed really well. Elle, the quirky, adorable co-creator of Oh My Stars, gets set up with the ice queen, Darcy, sister of Elle's colleague, Brendon, and ohhhhh myyyy do they get off on the wrong foot. This sets the stage for the lovable Elle and the rigid and reserved Darcy’s worlds to come colliding. Brendon, the sweetest brother EVER, is the founder of One True Pairing, a dating app. He wants nothing more than to make romance movies come to life and play matchmaker (obviously, he created a dating app) sets them up for this date that goes horribly awry. HOWEVER, that’s not the story he gets. In order to keep Brendon off Darcy’s case of getting out in the dating world, she suggests a fake relationship with Elle. Elle agrees and so beings the fauxmance. But wait.. these two ladies have a great vibe and some hot chemistry going on. Their banter is fantastic. Laugh out Loud funny. The plot is so sweet and funny. The world building and supporting characters were wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about this book BUT I will say I can totally see being brought to life on screen. I would absolutely love that. Someone call Netflix, Hulu, or Prime and get this cast. I loved this book so much I went ahead and bought the paperback.. you know, because the cover is SO cute. I’ll definitely be following Bellefluer’s writing to see what she comes up with next.
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Highly recommend!
This book had me hooked right away, reading the synopsis got me hooked. I love a good rom-com, even better that it supports the LBQT+ community. I love how this book goes through struggles of real life relationships between family and romance. I can't wait to read the other books that link to these characters ❤️
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Fun novel! Friends with benefits? Or more?
The fake-dating lure often hooks me; the opposites-attract lure also does. I bought and read this book because I thought that I would enjoy reading it. Characters: realistic--self-assured much of the time and insecure a bit of the time--rather likeable, but not especially memorable--4 of 5. Conversation: full of clever quips and awkward moments of silence, rarely overdone--5 of 5. Relationships: variable--the friendships were warm and satisfying; the family relations were dynamic, sometimes frosty; the friendship/romance of the main couple was often rocky, sometimes cute, and (unfortunately) improbable a few times when one considers who the characters are and how they've acted--3 of 5. Story: yeah, it's kind of predictable, but that doesn't hurt it much; skillful telling makes this an entertaining plot with fun dips and rolls--4 of 5. Summary: I had fun reading this book. The causes and effects made sense. The two leading ladies were sweet to each other sometimes and I found myself smiling. That said, I agree with a few other reviewers: the sex was too explicit for YA. Also, the book seemed to pit parents against children, as though the youngsters would have almost no problems if not for their elders. The cover is pretty, the prose is articulate, and the setting is interesting. If this novel hadn't been YA, I would have rated it higher, but I had to take the graphic scenes into account. The novel earns something like _3_to_3.5_stars_ in my judgment.
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