Take a Hint, Dani Brown

Admittedly, romance has never been my favourite genre. I do read it from time to time when I'm looking for some light reading or to get back into reading if I feel like I'm in a reading slump. For that reason, the majority of the romances I read get a 3 star from me. What that rating means, in this case, is: I enjoyed my time with the book, it gave me what I was looking for, but I will most likely never re-read it or think about it.
Overall, this was a good book with a diverse cast revolving around the fake dating trope which, I'm not going to lie, I highly enjoy. However, there were a few things that affected my feelings toward Take a Hint, Dani Brown, namely:

• I don't know why, but I was never truly rooting for the main couple - Danika and Zafir. Now, this doesn't mean I didn't want them together. Even though I did enjoy their interactions, I didn't get giddy over them. Since this is indeed a romance, it is important one becomes addicted to the couple (I'm talking about fangirling and shipping, yes lol).
• There was a lot of telling, not showing. One thing that still stands out to me is how Zafir would make an observation about Dani's character/personality after she did something, explaining to us what was obvious. After coming across this more than once, I became annoyed.