So much fun. I really enjoyed the characters, and the alternate points of view, especially Chris. It was highly entertaining getting to see his thought process, and his balancing act between his true self and being Zane. And Daphne was really great as well, it was interesting to see some of the things she'd had to deal with, especially the Robbie situation, it felt very believable. Definitely choose the bear. It was also insightful about some of the machinations within the publishing and film industry, I'll definitely be recommending this one.

This looks, at first glance, like a romance. And there certainly is a love story but there’s so much more than that. This is a book about how much harder it can be for women to succeed and the extreme measures they must take to be afforded the same opportunities as men. Daphne, our main character has written a YA zombie apocalypse survival love story. She knows it’s good but she can’t get publishers to look at it. She sends it off again under a man’s name and dials up the survival elements in the description and suddenly she’s sold her book! However to keep up the ruse that it’s written by a man, she hires (what she believes to be) an actor to pretend to be the author. Her book is so popular though that things start to get out of hand. I really enjoyed this because the characters are so wholesome. Daphne is capable, independent and talented. She has some confidence issues and trust issues. Chris is sweet, thoughtful, funny and really eager to please. He is an accountant who is suffering the aftermath of bus business partner’s bad behaviour and takes the job pretending to be an actor in exchange from legal help from Daphne’s best friend. Chris is presented as a whole bunch of green flags throughout this book. A clear contrast from the horrible other men Daphne experiences such as entitled neighbour Robbie. This book has an amazing setting! Daphne lives in a remote cabin on a lake in the Yukon. We experience all sorts of wildlife, water sports and beautiful vistas. The setting really did take this book up a notch. I also loved little details like Daphne’s protective dog. This was a really positive reading experience due to the wholesome characters and fantastic setting, alongside the interesting exploration of unfair treatment of women.