This book was definitely a sweet romantic/fake dating story for me. The characters were good, the storyline was what you’d expect too. One thing that might have made it even better would be getting Vincent’s POV as well. As it was though, the author did a great job of not making him someone that was unlikable at any point, at least not for me. It was obvious he was interested in her from the start, even if as Amerie noticed those things, but just pushed it aside that it couldn’t be real.

Another thing about the characters that I really liked is that they were a little more established than sometimes you see in a romance. Amerie had a pretty big career that kind of fell apart after some family issues made her miss an event and caused it to not go perfectly. Vincent had been successful in more than one career, leading up to his current one as an astronaut. The one maybe unlikable thing about him could have been the mansplaining he did at times. Amerie was totally annoyed by it, and I kind of wish maybe she’d called him out on it more? But then I also see that it could be considered part of what made Vincent who he was? And really his mansplaining was kind of like Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory, because it was often very scientific or technical things that no one really knew usually. But they weren’t always things anyone would have cared about.

And wow with his mother! I get how she was upset and worried about her son being an astronaut. And I understand it had to do with what had happened to his brother. But the whole giving him her ring for him to propose? That was sooooooooo crazy and out there! And I still can’t believe the way Amerie took that bit. But it all worked out in the end, and I feel the author made sure the majority of the ways people reacted made sense and was realistic.

A sweet fun read for sure!