title: Some Kind of Famous
author: Ava Wilder
publisher: Dell
publication date: October 28, 2025
pages: 432
peppers: 3 (on this scale)
warnings:
- drugs/alcohol
- addiction
- abortion
- creepy men taking advantage of teenaged girls
summary: Merritt Valentine has moved to a small Colorado town to (1) spend time with her twin sister, (2) escape her past in LA, and (3) continue her infamous past and many personal demons. Though she'd like to hole up privately in her sister's house, he sister has given her an until-my-twin-daughters-are-born move-out deadline. Since Merritt bought a fixer-upper house a while ago, now she has to start having it renovated by the town's best/only handyman/contractor, Niko. Despite people's warnings to both of them, they end up spending a lot of time together, dealing with their troubling pasts and falling in love.
tropes:
- used to be famous
- handyman
- younger man/older woman
- recovery
- family troubles
- twins
- small town
- pining
what I liked:
- sisters
- recovery
- family expectations/problems
- humor
what I didn’t like:
- some of their assumptions about the other
overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)
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