Sophie Taylor is a small town teacher but also the secret author of the extremly succesfull romance novel Butterflies, Este Cox. But nearly no one knows that. And then it’s her dad’s big birthday party and what can go wrong with her conceited ex- boyfriend CJ, her handsome enemy Joe Walsh, her booksnobbish mother and her conservative Aunt plus many other important book people being there? Oh and don’t forget her 18-year old Tiktok-obsessed sister!
What a book! I got the audiobook from Netgalley (thank you for that!) and I didn’t want to sotp listening. I loved the humor and the spice, the characters and their dynamic. Some of them were very annoying but I thought that’s the point for them being like this. It’s cheesy and has many tropes, but it’s also called Love Story so I kind of expected that. It did shed a light on how female and male authors, romance novels and their content are being perceived by the book community and people in the book industry, I felt this topic is quite important and it could be a book of its own.
If you are looking for a classic love story with good humor, many tropes and love pop cultural references, then this is for you! I laughed and gasped and giggled! ❤
