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I was given a chance to read this early thanks to NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

This book masquerades itself as body positive when it really just kind of tears down other body types? As a plus sized girlie, it was a bit of a tough read, in all honesty, and the fact that Roxy is able to ~overcome her negative thoughts on her body image by Wade confessing his feelings for her is...hm. Just not it for me.

I did find the actual romance itself very cute, though, and enjoyed the fake dating aspect. Overall a pretty quick read and mildly entertaining.

A soccer player and fashion journalist? Yes, please! A quick lighthearted read. They fell for each other in a quick, charming way and I loved the body positivity and soccer. Plus fun hearts as scene separators.

Roxy is in love with her best friend and is so happy he is finally coming home from working 10 months abroad! Imagine her surprise when he introduces her to his fiance when she picks him up from the airport! Roxy grabs the cute guy sitting across from her and introduces him as her boyfriend. This is how Wade Hunter is added to the mix and our love story begins. Both Roxy and Wade are wonderful characters and I fell in love with both. I really, really enjoyed their story and highly recommend this book. Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy!

I want to preface this review by saying I really liked the easy writing style, and body confidence when it came to the main character. However, there was so much casual misogyny and other comments that made me so uncomfortable. The way Roxy is compared to Karl’s fiancée, Kim, made me very uncomfortable. Roxy’s body is described as a real, woman’s body with curves, compared to Kim and other “paper thin, flat” women. Kim is also written in such a stereotypical way, this frustrated me beyond belief. She’s described as having perfect hair and skin, like “all Asians.” There is a way to ensure your main character is body confident, without comparing and tearing down other women who look differently.