A Novel Love Story

Loved the book's innovative plot and resolution; its thoughtful exploration of who “owns” a story after it's published; and the strong relationship between the FMC and her BFF. But the love story was not convincing; the switch from “he's so grumpy, I hate him” to “isn't it adorable how grumpy he is?” felt like a product of the page count, not an organic development of the relationship. Also, the MMC's green eyes were described as “minty” so frequently that I wondered if the book was sponsored by Crest toothpaste. I'd rank Poston's third novel behind [b:The Seven Year Slip 62926938 The Seven Year Slip Ashley Poston https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1685350807l/62926938.SX50.jpg 98750023] but ahead of [b:The Dead Romantics 58885776 The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649027850l/58885776.SX50.jpg 91652095]. She's swinging hard to come up with new romance novel tropes, so a .333 batting average is actually pretty good.