I know part of the reason I barely liked this book was because I found out it's after Reylo.

Besides that, I didn't enjoy the premise. Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes, but the way it was used for this story didn't sell me. It was done too immaturely--it felt better for a high school setting. Not for a professor and graduate. Also, the awkward moments that were supposed to be cute were just cringe for me.