A year ago, Daphne moved to a small town in Michigan with her fiance, Peter. She didn't know anyone except for Peter's friends, but managed to find her dream job as a children's librarian at the town's small library. Daphne's wedding was just a few weeks away when Peter returned from his bachelor party confessing that he's in love with his lifelong best friend, Petra. And, oh yeah, Daphne needs to move out, because Petra's moving in. With no friends of her own, Daphne goes to the one person she knows has room to spare — Petra's ex, Miles. When Daphne and Miles receive matching invites to Peter and Petra's wedding just a few months later, they decide to pretend to be madly in love, to show their exes that they're just fine without them, thankyouverymuch. But somewhere along the way, pretending to date starts feeling real.
Fake dating is a tricky romance trope to pull off, and the setup for this situation is a bit hard to believe, since Daphne and Miles know absolutely nothing about each other before living together. The book is good and I'd recommend it to Emily Henry's legion of fans — the relationship develops well and their hang-ups definitely seem plausible — it's just that initial setup that seems a bit awkward to me. But I'll happily accept that it's a "me" thing.
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