title: Well, Actually
author: Mazey Eddings
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
publication date: August 5, 2025
pages: 384
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings: death of a family member (in past), divorce, alcohol
summary: In a drunken fit, Eva Kitt, whose job it is to snark her way through video interviews of eating lukewarm hotdogs with C-list celebrities, posts a response video to a post by Riley Cooper, a man she dated briefly and was ghosted by in college. When the video clip goes viral, her bosses decide that she should meet up with Riley on air, at which time he proposes that they go on six dates to give him a chance to make up for his past wrongs.
tropes:
- second-chance romance
- enemies-to-lovers
- it's all for the ratings
- your job is on the line
what I liked:
- great dialogue when they're fighting
- humorous situations
- clever set-up
- spicy scenes
what I didn’t like: none of it
overall rating: 5 (of 5 stars)