A story about a romance writer who believes in happy ending and a literary fiction writer who always see the dark side of a story. They met. They made a bet to swap genres and see which book will be more famous. Sounds promising? Yes, it does sounds promising. Is the execution good?

Let's start with the characters. January Andrews, she's the sunshine who always see the brighter side including to her father or her family in general. She sacrificed her time for her mother who has a cancer. And there's Augustus Everett, the polar opposite of January: the realist who always see the darker side. And yes, you guess it right, I'll be talking about this guy a lot.

Gus has a problematic childhood with his abusive father (yes, another father-child relationship and not a good one). He's full of secrets and is good at keeping them. Apart from his dark side, you will probably be in love with the bright side of Augustus Everett. First of all, this man has read all books written by January and memorized her books dedication *breathe* *screams on a pillow*. Ok, I could go give you a list of all other things Gus did that will make you screams on a pillow:

- He'd come late to class so he could choose his seat based on where you sit
- Rushed after class so he could walk with you
- Borrow pens and drop books so you would notice me

Yeah... He's an idiot when it comes to love, to January. Ok maybe one more won't hurt, he said this, and once again, I screamed.

I like their chemistry: how they grow together from their loneliness. And the banter feels funny and natural. I wouldn't say they're enemies. They were kinda enemies, few years back, but mainly more rivals.

And the other characters, first  there's Shadi, the supportive best friend of January, I love her. I have no comments for January's dad. I don't like Sonya and it's obvious why, I respect her explanation, but I still don't like her. And January's mom deserves better, I hope to see more of her but it isn't her story.

Speaking of isn't her story, I'm still confused with the mood of this book. It should be romance, isn't it? Judging by the title it supposed to be a light story but as you can tell by the characters description, it's darker. There's even one scene where

Gus and Janie went on a cult, it's dead but still... They interview someone from the cult.

It's all over the place. I feel like the romance between Gus and January isn't the main plot, more like Andrews' family secret. Well, the father-daughter relationship was intense, not gonna lie, but why do I feel like it appears more than it should be?

My favorite scenes would probably the bookshelf scene ;) and The Rain (Chapter 27). I love that they use Meg Ryan as Gus' references for romcom and A Walk to Remember reference? LOVE. It's kinda boring during the middle part but I still had a good time reading it.

Added more points to the rating because of Gus and their romantic scenes. Dedicating one index mark color for Gus' scenes is one of my best decisions. And oh, I like this way more than People We Meet on Vacation... But I still don't enjoy it that much, the author's writing style probably isn't my favorite. Ok last one, ending this review with another Augustus Everett quote.