Love Me Now

such a quick and entertaining read!
it really hit all the right spots for me. from fake dating to friends to lovers heaven, this was everything i looked for. bonus points for being a wlw story written by a lesbian author because representation and own voices matter a lot to me.
although the novella is very short and fast paced i had an amazing time reading it and despite the accent being put on the actions rather than the characters so the story could move on more easily, i found myself getting attached to the main leads, especially anna. i related to her on so many levels and i love how they handled the relationship with her mother. i think that must be one of my favorite things about this novella, actually. since all the fake dating plot starts essentially from her trying to please her mother i'm glad they got some mother-daughter development by the end. cleo was a good love interest and i could see and understand why anna would fall for her. she didn't stand out a lot, but she was loveable and entertaining in her own ways. the relationship between the main characters seemed very natural and genuine to me and their sweet moments even got me swooning at times.
not a 5 stars because although i liked it a lot and it was a really good read for my thursday night, i did feel like it got a bit rushed around the middle, even for a novella. it didn't bother me THAT much and i can look past that but i still discarded a star to stay true to myself.
all in all it was a really enjoyable experience and i will keep an eye out for this author in the future because i'm interested to read more, i can see the potential.


i received an arc for free, all the opinions are my own.