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Ivy and Mack were best friends, but are no longer on speaking terms after a big blow-up; instead, Ivy hangs out with Henry, and they can geek out over a fantasy show they both love. Then Ivy's parents leave on a trip, and late at night she writes a fan-fic of the main character, Weston...who comes to life. Cute, funny, sapphic, friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance as Ivy discovers she needs Mack's help dealing with Weston.

Although in theory this book sounded great, the execution didn't grab me as much as I'd hoped. This is a YA with a BFFs to enemies to girlfriends subplot, with the main plot focusing on how the protagonist Ivy suddenly wakes up to find her fanfic version of Weston, the hero of her fav fabtasy TV show, has come to life, with funny and then more serious consequences. This would probably be more of a hit with the intended teen audience than me.

I dnfed the last Sophie Gonzales after loving the first book of hers I read, so I wasn't sure which way this one was going to go. So far, I am intrigued! Why did these two ex-BFFs have a friend break-up? This show the main character loves sounds like Buffy -- love it!

This was a fun trip. A great friendship story, a queer story, and a fanfic story. Not much of a romance, although there are romantic moments. Coming to Australia in April. #aprilrso2024 #digitalproof #contemporary #magicalrealism #fanfic #bookly