By: MeLisa Ryun
Many thanks to Happily Booked PR for the ARC of this book!
Camila Morales is a videographer for Reece Dare. She dreams of filming documentaries about things that matter, of making a difference. But for the last two years, she’s been filming Reece Dare for his YouTube channel as he performs crazy stunts and other things just to get likes and subscribers. This includes his upcoming wedding with Astrid. Then Reece is jilted at his wedding but goes to Hawaii anyway because of his contract to promote the resort. All of a sudden Camila and Reece are now sharing a room, and faking dating. But how much of it is fake?
I really enjoyed this book. It was a really fun read. I really liked Camila. She was my favorite because she didn’t suck up to Reece just because he was a famous influencer. She still gave him hard time and told him how it was. The banter, flirty or not, was really fantastic. It worked really well for these characters and that’s all due to the personality that was written for Camila. The banter would not have worked for Astrid. Ugh I couldn’t stand her. Completely fake and full of herself. I also really disliked Blaze, he just wasn’t playing with a full deck.
I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I’ve always really wanted to go. This book has just made me want to go even more. There were some fantastic descriptions about some of the places there. It all sounded really beautiful. But it also sounded like there’s so much to see and do that can still be an adventure – more than just sitting on a beach all day.
One of my absolute favorite parts of this book is that it brings a real life event into the book – the wildfires that occurred in August 2023 and destroyed Lahaina. I don’t know if the story of the family in the book is true, or it’s a fiction story wrapped in a real life event. Either way, it was heartbreaking. It’s been almost 2 years since the fire and no one really talks about it anymore. But the people of Lahaina are still struggling, the area is still devastated. They still need help.
Overall, a fantastic book!
Publish Date: May 1, 2025
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