Written in the Stars
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- Author：Alexandria Bellefleur
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Summary
With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride and Prejudice， a charming #ownvoices queer rom-com debut about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Year’s Eve—with results not even the stars could predict！
After a disastrous blind date， Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again。 Love—and the inevitable heartbreak—is the last thing she wants。 So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success。 Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass。
Elle Jones， one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account， Oh My Stars， dreams of finding her soul mate。 But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy。。。 a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud， who is way too analytical， punctual， and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle。 When Darcy’s brother—and Elle's new business partner—expresses how happy he is that they hit it off， Elle is baffled。 Was Darcy on the same date？ Because。。。 awkward。
When Darcy begs Elle to play along， she agrees to pretend they’re dating to save face。 But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family over the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year’s Eve。 The last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a fake relationship。
But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars？
After a disastrous blind date， Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again。 Love—and the inevitable heartbreak—is the last thing she wants。 So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success。 Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass。
Elle Jones， one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account， Oh My Stars， dreams of finding her soul mate。 But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy。。。 a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud， who is way too analytical， punctual， and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle。 When Darcy’s brother—and Elle's new business partner—expresses how happy he is that they hit it off， Elle is baffled。 Was Darcy on the same date？ Because。。。 awkward。
When Darcy begs Elle to play along， she agrees to pretend they’re dating to save face。 But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family over the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year’s Eve。 The last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a fake relationship。
But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars？
Reviews
Bernadette Bloom
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I really enjoyed this one。 Queer rom-com with fake dating， and a quirky/serious pairing。
Tracy
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After a disastrous first date， Elle and Darcy don't plan to see one another again until a wacky set of arbitrary circumstances makes them decide as grown adults it would be advantageous to fake a relationship。What can I say？ This book is ridiculous and delightful and I loved it。 There can never be enough of this type of book， and I really REALLY hope this means mainstream publishers will continue to publish and promote new adult ff romances。 The audiobook narrator had a charming， engaging voice After a disastrous first date， Elle and Darcy don't plan to see one another again until a wacky set of arbitrary circumstances makes them decide as grown adults it would be advantageous to fake a relationship。What can I say？ This book is ridiculous and delightful and I loved it。 There can never be enough of this type of book， and I really REALLY hope this means mainstream publishers will continue to publish and promote new adult ff romances。 The audiobook narrator had a charming， engaging voice that fit a rom com perfectly。 。。。more
Sydney Sullivan
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This was a bit of a let down for me unfortunately。 It's a cute sapphic romcom but it fell kind of flat -- I never really got that invested in it。 Some repetitive phrasing， and I felt like I was being told the two leads had a connection a lot more than actually seeing/feeling it develop。 Would still recommend though if you're looking for a quick， fun romance。 This was a bit of a let down for me unfortunately。 It's a cute sapphic romcom but it fell kind of flat -- I never really got that invested in it。 Some repetitive phrasing， and I felt like I was being told the two leads had a connection a lot more than actually seeing/feeling it develop。 Would still recommend though if you're looking for a quick， fun romance。 。。。more
Katy Daley
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Cute， fun， & homophobia-free！ Great wlw beach read！！
Christine （TheOtherChristineThatReads） McMillan
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Very cute！ Light， easy， sapphic read。
Briana
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Oh。。。。。。My。。。。。。GAWD。You guys。。。。this was PHENOMINAL。No seriously， I am in love！ Every page was just。。。 chefs kiss。I have been looking for a good Sapphic romance。 There are so many good M/M romances but in my opinion， F/F has been lacking。 But this， this is gold。 I have hit the jackpot of all jackpots， this is just。。。。genius。 Fucking brilliant。It has everything。 Faking dating， an enemies to lovers start， opposites attract。Plus we have Zodiac， escape rooms， thrift shopping， wine and parties， lite Oh。。。。。。My。。。。。。GAWD。You guys。。。。this was PHENOMINAL。No seriously， I am in love！ Every page was just。。。 chefs kiss。I have been looking for a good Sapphic romance。 There are so many good M/M romances but in my opinion， F/F has been lacking。 But this， this is gold。 I have hit the jackpot of all jackpots， this is just。。。。genius。 Fucking brilliant。It has everything。 Faking dating， an enemies to lovers start， opposites attract。Plus we have Zodiac， escape rooms， thrift shopping， wine and parties， literally the whole 9 yards。The romance is so sweet and fluffy and sexy and just。。。it's a masterpiece。Must read or you played yourself。 Not kidding， all facts no printer！PICK IT UP！！！ PICK IT UP！！！ PICK IT UP！！！ PICK IT UP！！！ 。。。more
sam
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I think that I would actually give this book a 3。5 stars except that's not really an option lol。 I really liked this book， it wasn't the best romcom I've ever read but it was decent。 It is very millennial， and has a lot of millennial pop culture references， which I felt were a little old but they weren't the worst I've ever read。 I definitely personally enjoy a bit more angst in a book， and there wasn't a lot of that。 There were a few things I felt went a little unresolved， but overall pretty go I think that I would actually give this book a 3。5 stars except that's not really an option lol。 I really liked this book， it wasn't the best romcom I've ever read but it was decent。 It is very millennial， and has a lot of millennial pop culture references， which I felt were a little old but they weren't the worst I've ever read。 I definitely personally enjoy a bit more angst in a book， and there wasn't a lot of that。 There were a few things I felt went a little unresolved， but overall pretty good。 I did really enjoy the ending and I really felt something when I read it。 。。。more
Billie Yankulova
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A fake dating sapphic romance？ Yes。 The wild card， colourful， do-what-makes-you happy type of person and the dependable overachiever， who needs therapy for her mummy and daddy issues？ Yes， please。 This was such a nice comfort read， with the bonus of briefly riping out your heart but quickly putting it back in place and patting you on the head。 The characters were well rounded and interesting， even if I think the book would have benefitted from following just one of the main characters rather tha A fake dating sapphic romance？ Yes。 The wild card， colourful， do-what-makes-you happy type of person and the dependable overachiever， who needs therapy for her mummy and daddy issues？ Yes， please。 This was such a nice comfort read， with the bonus of briefly riping out your heart but quickly putting it back in place and patting you on the head。 The characters were well rounded and interesting， even if I think the book would have benefitted from following just one of the main characters rather than both。 。。。more
Rocío
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Tenía miedo de lo que podía llegar a encontrarme en este libro， porque solo leí un retelling de orgullo y prejuicio y fue una poronga。Pero este me gustó。 Amé a Elle， amé a Darcy y amé su relación。 Empecé el libro sin saber nada salvo que era un retelling， así que grité cuando me di cuenta de que era un fake dating， grumpy/sunshine。
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I absolutely adored this book！！ It was sweet and romantic and really fun too。 I loved Elle and Darcy as characters and together they were amazing。 Fantastic chemistry and fantastic writing style。 The side characters were great too！ I listened the audiobook with anyplay and I loved how the narrator voiced the characters。 I had the best time listening this book and I can’t wait to read the next one about Brandon。
Hannah
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I'd give this a 3。5 if I could。 It was enjoyable to read and I love a good queer romcom with no suffering due to a character's sexuality and a happy ending。 And the astrology bits / opposites attract / fake dating tropes were lovely。 For some reason I just had a hard time getting into it and really falling in love with the romance and tropes。 Brendon was too pushy tbh， and for some reason I just felt a bit distant from the romance/plot rather than being fully invested and enraptured by it like I I'd give this a 3。5 if I could。 It was enjoyable to read and I love a good queer romcom with no suffering due to a character's sexuality and a happy ending。 And the astrology bits / opposites attract / fake dating tropes were lovely。 For some reason I just had a hard time getting into it and really falling in love with the romance and tropes。 Brendon was too pushy tbh， and for some reason I just felt a bit distant from the romance/plot rather than being fully invested and enraptured by it like I've been for books before。 I loved Margot / Elle's friendship， though <3 。。。more
Rhys
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Sweet romance。
Kaitlin Kennedy
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I am really， really bummed to give WITS three stars。 I loved this book so much （and that's really saying a lot， romance isn't my genre）， and it was a solid four stars， but the ending 😭😭😭 It's one of those that makes you nervous as you're getting close to finishing， because you see the pages dwindling and know there is just NO WAY there is enough book left to wrap everything up。 And while I guess there were no loose ends， I just didn't get the conclusion and resolution I needed。Full video review I am really， really bummed to give WITS three stars。 I loved this book so much （and that's really saying a lot， romance isn't my genre）， and it was a solid four stars， but the ending 😭😭😭 It's one of those that makes you nervous as you're getting close to finishing， because you see the pages dwindling and know there is just NO WAY there is enough book left to wrap everything up。 And while I guess there were no loose ends， I just didn't get the conclusion and resolution I needed。Full video review to come: https://youtube。com/channel/UCdcrRHDe。。。 。。。more
Samantha
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Great read。 Looking forward to the next story。
Sheryl
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DNF @ 40%: This one kept putting me to sleep， plus I didn’t care for the characters。 No humor， no zing， no nothing。 Just bleh。 So disappointed because it sounded like it would be so good。 And the audio narrator was just meh。 Not much distinction between her voices。 Clearly I’m in the minority though， given the high overall rating。
Amanda Hensel
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I really really loved this one！ Elle is a wonderful character。 The writing is hilarious。 The ending was perfect！
olivia
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4。5 stars— This book was a joy to read。 This was the first adult wlw romance I’ve read and it did not disappoint。 Sapphic fake dating？ I already loved it from the start。 But both Elle and Darcy （Elizabeth and Darcy， but make it sapphic？ Yes please） are such easy characters to connect with and emphasize with。 Not to mention， the smutty parts are wonderful。
Ingun
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*4，5
Clare
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It was a cute book/story
wanji
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dnf'ed at 41% this book started out so strong and I loved the concept but sadly the rest just wasn't enough to keep me captivated dnf'ed at 41% this book started out so strong and I loved the concept but sadly the rest just wasn't enough to keep me captivated 。。。more
julia
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ugh i just really love couples consisting of one grumpy person and one sunshine person who brings the grumpy one to their knees （literally）， especially when it‘s sapphic！！ if you‘re looking for this trope i‘d definitely recommend this story
Theresa Egan
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This was。。。fine。 It just wasn't what it purported to be。 It purports to be a Pride and Prejudice retelling， but aside from the same names and the grumpy/sunshine dynamic， I truly did not get that （and even the names weren't consistent--she didn't even name Darcy's little brother George for God's sake！ It was RIGHT。 THERE）。 It purports to be centered on astrology and fate but didn't really delve into that？ Elle does synastry for a dating website and we never saw Elle's and Darcy's zodiac compatib This was。。。fine。 It just wasn't what it purported to be。 It purports to be a Pride and Prejudice retelling， but aside from the same names and the grumpy/sunshine dynamic， I truly did not get that （and even the names weren't consistent--she didn't even name Darcy's little brother George for God's sake！ It was RIGHT。 THERE）。 It purports to be centered on astrology and fate but didn't really delve into that？ Elle does synastry for a dating website and we never saw Elle's and Darcy's zodiac compatibility discussed。 Nothing really "fateful" happens besides the feeling of instant chemistry。 I dunno。 I just did not understand how this author filled almost 400 pages without truly addressing either of these supposed central themes。 There's also really no reason why they're not together instantly， aside from a bad first impression which is pretty quickly cleared up。 Honestly， this story just wasn't enough to be a romance novel。 A romance short story or novella， perhaps， but not a novel。 。。。more
Kellyann
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I really enjoyed the story the romance and the astrology。 I'm looking forward to the follow-up Hang the moon。 I really liked the characters and their development。 I really enjoyed the story the romance and the astrology。 I'm looking forward to the follow-up Hang the moon。 I really liked the characters and their development。 。。。more
Sydney Freund
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I’m not rating this because I think it was a good book that just was not for me。 Going into it I knew it was a rom-com， but it just got too cheesy for me that it made it unenjoyable to read。 However， I did like the romance， and believe this book is good for the right audience。
Emily
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hello yes， goodreads？ I need you to make an option for 100 stars bc that is what I would like to rate this book， five stars is simply not enoughalso there was a stevie nicks mention like 14 pages in， so did I really expect to give it anything less than five stars
Isabelle
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4。5 Stars。
M
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a bit dramatic :/
gloria
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4 Stars: RTCi adored this book sooooooo much i cannot explain。i loved darcy's character。i read it all in one day mhm。and it had spice man。BUT WHY THE FUCK DID IT HAVE TO HAVE THE MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE AT THE END IT WAS GOING SO WELL UGHHHH。 and it just ended with them fixing it but no closing smut 0-0。 i was robbed。anyways sigh。 read this book and please tell me if you know of any wlw books with spice。 tyty 4 Stars: RTCi adored this book sooooooo much i cannot explain。i loved darcy's character。i read it all in one day mhm。and it had spice man。BUT WHY THE FUCK DID IT HAVE TO HAVE THE MISCOMMUNICATION TROPE AT THE END IT WAS GOING SO WELL UGHHHH。 and it just ended with them fixing it but no closing smut 0-0。 i was robbed。anyways sigh。 read this book and please tell me if you know of any wlw books with spice。 tyty 。。。more
Lynn
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Queer fluff！ Easy， fun read with likable characters。 Repetitive phrases were a bit annoying， and the sap was a bit over the top， even for a romance。
Tim
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Disclaimer: OPGELET！ Er volgt hier， voor de tweede keer op extreem korte tijd， nogmaals een totale rant。。。Een paar dagen geleden heb ik Lief Meisje， Kwaad Bloed gelezen en zeggen dat ik niet onder de indruk was van de vertaling， is een understatement。Altijd bereid om haar vrienden tegemoet te komen， is Audrey niet bij de pakken blijven zitten en liet ze vallen dat ik - en ik citeer - 'zeker eens' Elle & Darcy moest lezen， want dat 'tipt echt alle verwachtingen van een slechte vertaling'。 Vooruit Disclaimer: OPGELET！ Er volgt hier， voor de tweede keer op extreem korte tijd， nogmaals een totale rant。。。Een paar dagen geleden heb ik Lief Meisje， Kwaad Bloed gelezen en zeggen dat ik niet onder de indruk was van de vertaling， is een understatement。Altijd bereid om haar vrienden tegemoet te komen， is Audrey niet bij de pakken blijven zitten en liet ze vallen dat ik - en ik citeer - 'zeker eens' Elle & Darcy moest lezen， want dat 'tipt echt alle verwachtingen van een slechte vertaling'。 Vooruit dan maar。 Mijn interesse， zo kun je je vast wel voorstellen， was gewekt。Maar eerst de rest。 We drijven de spanning wat op。Normaal gesproken， dat weten de meeste mensen wel， lees ik niet echt contemporary's， romcoms of iets dergelijks。 Niet per se omdat ik het stom vind， maar。。。 er gebeurt gewoon niet veel spannends in。 Maar dat betekent niet dat ik er niet van kan genieten als ik er zo nu en dan toch eens een oppak。Dus qua verhaal en personages heb ik me zeker geamuseerd。 Zowel Elle en Darcy zijn echt heel aangename personages。 Hun achtergrond en manier van doen is heel verschillend en toch passen ze ontzettend goed bij elkaar。 Ik vond de hele romance bovendien machtig goed weergegeven， alles voelt heel natuurlijk aan。 Ze hebben een aantal prachtige scènes samen。 Mijn weinige ervaring leert me bovendien dat van die verliefdheden （nu ja， dit is wel wat meer， maar goed） in YA's vaak heel sterk leunen op humor en grappige situaties， en dat is natuurlijk wel tof。。。 Maar op den duur weet je het wel。 Ik vond dat Bellefleur alles veel serieuzer aanpakte， en dat paste echt wel， vond ik。 Extra punten voor die achtergronden met de astrologie， dat is ook erg origineel！Maar wat me bovenal opviel was de leeftijd van Elle en Darcy （en de anderen ook， natuurlijk， maar die zijn minder relevant）。 Volgens mij wordt dit toch als een soort van YA in de markt gezet - maar Darcy is al dertig jaar oud en ik heb het vage idee dat Elle even oud is， maximaal een paar jaar jonger。 Dit is de eerste keer ooit dat ik een YA heb gelezen waarin de hoofdpersonages ouder zijn dan twintig。 Dat is wat mij betreft niet alleen buitengewoon origineel， maar ook machtig interessant。 Wat betekent dat voor de YA？ Wat betekent het voor ons beeld van twintigjarigen？ Hoe is dat veranderd tegenover vroeger， zowel in boeken als in het echte leven？ Enfin， je kunt daar volgens mij een hele analyse op loslaten， mocht iemand zich geroepen voelen。 Ik ben nu 25 jaar oud en geloof me， ik denk er liever niet over na。 Maar ik kon me wel heel sterk vinden in de ideeën die bij Elle en Darcy rondzweven。 En nu vraag ik me af of jongere YA-lezers， zeg maar mensen van een jaar of vijftien， achttien， twintig， dat ook vinden of dat dat leeftijdsverschil te groot is。Naast Darcy en Elle vond ik de andere personages ook echt heel mooi gevormd。 Maar ach， laten we eerlijk zijn， wat boeien die andere personages ook？ Niemand leest dit boek om te weten wat Brendon of Linda uitspookt， toch？ Dus fuck dat。 Het enige dat je moet weten is dat Elle en Darcy allebei supergeweldig zijn en dat hun relatie gelijkstaat aan een awesome verhaalverloop。 En een positief einde， gelukkig。Op het verhaal en de personages gebaseerd， zou ik dit dus wel vier sterren geven。 Maar ja。。。Nu ter zake。Er zijn écht problemen met de vertaling。 Ik heb er een notablok bij gepakt en alles opgeschreven dat me niet aanstond， per bladzijde。 Een deel daarvan bestaat uit de gebruikelijke rommel （'gelijk'， 'dat/wat'， 'die'。。。）， maar er zit nog véél meer in。 Foute zinsconstructies。 Verkeerde grammaticaregels met betrekking tot samenstellingen。 Rare typfouten。 Voorzetsels。 Woordkeuzes。 Ontbrekende woorden。 Uitdrukkingen waar het Engels zó hard doorschemert dat je er bijna door verblind wordt。 Je kunt het zo gek niet bedenken of het zit er wel in。 Hier en daar heb ik een aantal dingen opgeschreven waar ik zelf niet helemaal zeker van ben en die ik （nog） moet opzoeken。 Maar zelfs dan nog。。。Ik heb 6，5 A4-bladzijdes geschreven。 Ja， echt waar。Die vertaling is van een zekere Femke de Moor。 Ik ken haar verder niet。 En daarnaast zijn er nog redacteurs， correctors， persklaarmakers overgegaan om de fouten eruit te halen。 Het mag duidelijk zijn: dat is niet gelukt。 Dit boek staat bol van de fouten， het zijn er letterlijk meerdere honderden。 Een heel spijtige zaak， want op andere momenten klonk de vertaling jong en modern， heel erg passend bij het genre。 Maar met werk als dit is het niet moeilijk dat mensen overschakelen naar het origineel。 Ik heb de indruk dat Bellefleur een tamelijk barokke schrijfstijl heeft， wat het vertalen natuurlijk bemoeilijkt - maar dan nog， dat is geen excuus voor al deze uitspattingen。Ik weet niet hoe het komt。 Moest dit boek echt zó snel vertaald worden dat er helemaal geen tijd was om wat meer na te denken en/of na te kijken？ Is er een ander excuus？ Misschien is de Moor gewoon nog niet zo ervaren， dat kan altijd natuurlijk - wie weet is dit haar eerste boek， ik zou niet weten hoe ik het ervan af zou brengen， al hoop ik er binnen dit en een paar jaar achter te komen。 Maar het is zo dat een aantal van die vrijwel letterlijk vertaalde uitdrukkingen in het Engels echt héél gewoon zijn。 Moeilijkere， vreemde uitdrukkingen， daarvan kan ik nog begrijpen dat je ze letterlijk vertaalt， zeker als het snel moet， maar van die gewone dingen。。。？ Nee， dat gaat er bij mij niet in。 En lidwoorden niet toevoegen op plaatsen waar dat in het Engels niet mag maar in het Nederlands moet？ Ook niet。Ik weet niet wat er gebeurd is， echt niet， maar het is ernstig。 Dit is， vrees ik， barslecht werk。 Ergens in het uitgeefproces is er iets heel erg misgelopen。 En zoals ik al zei: dat is echt jammer， want hier en daar zit er toch iets in dat er voor mij op wijst dat de vertaling potentieel heeft。Ik voel niet eens kwaadheid of afgrijzen of teleurstelling， eerlijk gezegd。 Ik ben gewoon。。。 gelaten。En daarom krijgt dit boek geen sterren， of geen rating。 Hoe moet ik zoiets raten？ Een supersterk verhaal， maar een extreem zwakke vertaling？ Die twee zijn niet te verenigen in één getal。 。。。more
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