Their careers are both stalling, so Lily and Tobin decide to team up on some videos – and find themselves falling in love in the process.

Tobin has always been a prankster, and he’s made a career out of playing video games, joking around, and having a good time. Lily is career-driven, and she’s still trying to get in with the popular crowd while posting about makeup and beauty. These two total opposites grew up together – and were even kind of/sort of friends for awhile – but their social media accounts couldn’t be more different. The story follows Tobin and Lily, two people who are professional influencers. After awhile, the focus on their careers felt tedious and kind of exhausting I had already started disengaging emotionally before the romance kicked into high gear. That makes it an interesting and unique read, up to a point. It’s a deep dive into the daily lives of influencers, complete with the stress and focus on numbers that goes into the profession.

So modern that it limits the audience in a big way – I’m not much older than the characters and I use social media on a daily basis, but even I felt ancient reading this. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that this First Reads selection actually is a true contemporary romance – it’s a slow burn, opposites attract love story that features some steamy scenes, has great representation, and feels VERY modern.

This should’ve been right up my alley, but it was just SOOO social media-focused that I got bored after awhile with all of the technical details.

Love, Comment, Subscribe by Cathy Yardley