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Claire Kann

One of...Parade's Best Romance Books of All TimeNPR's Books to Celebrate Pride Month Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Reads of 2022Goodreads' Most Anticipated April RomancesBetches' Books To Add To Your Spring 2022 Reading ListJoy is in love with Malcolm. But Malcolm really likes Summer. Summer is in love with love. And Fox is Summer’s ex-boyfriend. Thirty, flirty, and asexual Joy is secretly in love with her best friend Malcolm, but she’s never been brave enough to say so. When he unexpectedly announces that he's met the love of his life—and no, it's not Joy—she's heartbroken. Malcolm invites her on a weekend getaway, and Joy decides it’s her last chance to show him exactly what he’s overlooking. But maybe Joy is the one missing something…or someone…and his name is Fox. Fox sees a kindred spirit in Joy—and decides to help her. He proposes they pretend to fall for each other on the weekend trip to make Malcolm jealous. But spending time with Fox shows Joy what it’s like to not be the third wheel, and there’s no mistaking the way he makes her feel. Could Fox be the romantic partner she’s always deserved?

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Lgbtq+

Romantic Comedies

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Author

Claire Kann

Pages

336

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2022-04-12

ISBN

059333664X 9780593336649

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"Boring, nothing happened."

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Maddie B

"4.5 stars<br/><br/>This book took me way too long to finally pick up but I loved it!! Joy was so unapologetic about who she is and while she still struggled with feelings of inadequacy (especially revolving around relationships) she knew exactly who she was and didn’t hesitate to tell people. I think her inadequacy struggles is what mainly kept her yearning for Malcolm even though she knew they would be terrible for each other. I loved Fox a lot and I loved how he was able to help Joy realize that she could be loved the way she wants! My only complaint is that I wish we got more Fox and I think it would’ve been great to have a little more in the end! But overall, it was really cute!!"

Courtney Williams

"loved it"

Hannah Schmitt

"switching to third person after reading first person for so long really threw me off. and the constant switching between descriptions of scenes/outfits/characters, past memories, and present plot made me hesitant. but something about this book was destined to find me at this point in my life, because i held onto my own “malcolm” for years with the same beliefs that no one would understand me like he did. and then my own “fox” came in the past week and made the healing process easier and smoother. like fox and joy, they were left on a question mark for their relationship/friendship and i’m hoping that their happily ever after (that i’ve created in my mind) happens soon for me too. even tho i was very hesitant in the first few chapters, this book was destined to reach my hands at this point of my life, help me heal, and move on from my “malcolm”"