When I heard that this book is an SNL-inspired, enemies-to-lovers workplace romance, I was instantly enchanted by the storyline and the concept. Emily’s witty jokes and spitfire personality captivated me and with her impulsive attitude, I was hooked from the first page.
I love that this story focuses on Emily fulfilling her career aspirations and truly captures the reality of attempting to fulfil your dreams and the accompanying workplace environment and imposter syndrome that follows.
Chris as a main character was very interesting to get to know. I loved his boyish charm, but I wanted more from him in the story. While we get the important first kiss and subsequent development of his relationship with Emily, I feel like the little, domestic moments of their relationship occur in between the chapters, which kept me from falling head over heels for Chris.
Both Emily’s blood family and the found-family she is adopted into at work truly rounded out the story and added camaraderie that offset the arguing and banter between the main characters. I adored Emily’s cousin Rachel who is a pseudo mom/sister and her coworker Riley, whose moments on the page always had me laughing hysterically.
Fair warning, there is a third-act breakup which felt a little unnecessary, especially since the blatant miscommunication didn’t make a whole lot of sense. There is being irrational when you’re hurt and then there is totally blowing things out of proportion and that was something that definitely frustrated me about Emily as a character.
Overall I enjoyed this book immensely. It was interesting to read about a character in the same field as me and I loved the concept of a late-night show and hosts that slowly fell in love with each other over the course of the season. It was a wild ride and I loved every moment of it.
Huge thank you to Chayla for reaching out and sending me a copy of her book in exchange for a review.
Four out of five stars.
Paging Kait 