Love Story by Lindsey Kelk is about Sophie Collins who is hiding a gigantic secret, she is the author of the most popular romance book of her time but is hiding it due to her literary snob of a family and wanting to keep her job as a teacher. Joe Walsh is the creative director behind behind Sophie or Este Cox's book and he figures out her secret. They immediately both dislike and like each other at the same time. Together they are both working hard to keep this secret during a big birthday bash weekend for Sophie's dad. 

Let's start with what I didn't like, I deducted a star because the book wants us to think they are enemies but they were rivals at best at the start but like each other so quickly that the rivals plot is a little weak in my opinion. I also thought the book was trying to be really clever by inserting trope references and so many contemporary references that it will feel dated quickly. While those things bother me, it is still a 4 star read for me. 

What did I like? I liked Joe a lot and even if her parents are true snobs, I thought they were charming. Now what I really did like was the third act, I thought that was excellent so you have to really stick with it. My favorite part of the book was the last 21% which took it from a 3 star read to a 4 star read for me. To be fair, I love it when the story just implodes and we have to figure everything out, I judge my books by how they recover and the recovery was great.

I would recommend this book to people who enjoy the following tropes: rivals to lovers, slow burn, and miscommunication. I would also recommend it to people who don't mind contemporary references. While I love T.S and Britney, I think others might not love the amount of references. However, if you just like a nice fun, pop-filled read then this is totally for you! 

Thank you to NetGalley, Harper 360, HarperCollins, and Lindsey Kelk for giving me the opportunity to read this advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.