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    Written in the Stars: A Novel
    Written in the Stars: A Novel
    Written in the Stars: A Novel
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    Written in the Stars: A Novel

    Written by Alexandria Bellefleur

    Narrated by Lauren Sweet

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    About this audiobook

    ""I was hooked from the very first page!” – Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of In a Holidaze

    ""This book is a delight."" – New York Times Book Review

    A National Bestseller and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance! Featured on Shondaland, Oprah Mag, Bustle, The New York Times Book Review, Buzzfeed, POPSUGAR, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, NPR, Culturess, Vulture, and more. Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Washington Post, Bustle, and Buzzfeed!

    With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride & Prejudice, this debut is a delightful queer rom-com about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with a grumpy actuary until New Year’s Eve—with results not even the stars could predict!

    After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love—and the inevitable heartbreak—is the last thing she wants. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass.

    Elle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy... a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle. When Darcy’s brother—and Elle's new business partner—expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. Was Darcy on the same date? Because... awkward.

    Darcy begs Elle to play along and she agrees to pretend they’re dating. But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family during the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year’s Eve. The last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a faux relationship. But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars?

    ""Everything I want from a rom-com: fun, whimsical, sexy."" – Talia Hibbert, USA Today bestselling author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateNov 10, 2020
    ISBN9780063000827
    Written in the Stars: A Novel
    Author

    Alexandria Bellefleur

    Alexandria Bellefleur is a bestselling and award-winning author of swoony contemporary romance often featuring loveable grumps and the sunshine characters who bring them to their knees. A Pacific Northwesterner at heart, Alexandria has a weakness for good coffee, Pike IPA, and Voodoo Doughnuts. Her special skills include finding the best Pad Thai in every city she visits, remembering faces but not names, falling asleep in movie theaters, and keeping cool while reading smutty books in public. Her debut novel, Written in the Stars, was a 2021 Lambda Literary Award winner and a 2020 winner of The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction. 

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a cute and heartwarming sapphic romance. They enjoy the fake dating and enemies-to-lovers storyline, as well as the well-developed characters. The narration is also highly praised. However, some readers felt that the ending was anti-climactic and the audio format for text messages was not well done. Overall, the book is recommended for those looking for a light-hearted and enjoyable read with a happy ending.

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    • 5/5
      Um hi excuse me, playing White Christmas at that exact moment is beyond forgiveness. As is the amount of heart palpitations this story forced upon me. Also am I the only one who wanted Margot and Brenden together? Cuz wow. They’d be the cutest nerds.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a cute, low-angst, steamy romance. Despite the characters being named Darcy and Elizabeth, the only similarity this book bears to PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is that Elle overhears Darcy call her a hot mess after they first meet. So if you're looking for a modern P&P retelling, this isn't it.

      Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This was super fun & cute and I LOVED the family dynamics so much.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      This was a cute story, and I was thrilled to finally have a sapphic romantic comedy to binge—and set during the holidays, no less! I wasn’t a HUGE fan of the writing style. Everything felt kind of drawn out to me, but that is definitely a personal preference. The story itself was cute, the romance chemical and addicting, and the characters lovable from Page 1. I love the dichotomy of the two characters and how astrology wove its way through the whole book. I look forward to seeing more from this author and more queer rom-coms as a whole!

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    • 3/5
      Me gustó. La premisa está bien, la trama está bien, la narración está bien, hasta los personajes están bien. Las protagonistas me gustaron mucho, muchísimo... por separado. Lamentablemente no me pude creer la química entre ellas. Ni por un minuto. Igual voy a seguir con los demás libros porque es un libro que engancha un montón desde el principio y se siente como una peli de romcom de los 2000 pero me hubiera gustado que la autora me hubiera vendido más la química entre las protas.
    • 3/5
      This was cute, kinda awkward, but my god it ended so abruptly .
    • 5/5
      BUT SHE NEVER SAID, EXPLICITLY, "I LOVE YOU" TO ELLE AHHHHHHGGGGAGAJSGAI ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽
    • 5/5
      Is a really good book. I relate to it because I identy with Darcy
    • 4/5
      I laughed a lot and it was endearing. There were some romantic tropes I do not agree with, but nevertheless it was an enjoyable story to listen to.
    • 4/5
      Such a cute dislike to lovers romance! I appreciated how their relationship slowly develops and their friendship was so good. It also had some sexy scenes that were really great and I wasn't expecting. It's a great read!
    • 4/5
      A cute and quite light-hearted sapphic romance. Very enjoyable for a fairly easy read. The inspiration from Pride and Prejudice is recognisible more in the family dinamics than the character themselves but it is still enjoyable for fans of the Jane Austen novel, especially if you go into this book not expecting it to be a true adaptation of that but it's own story. Overall, I would recommend!
    • 5/5
      This was unbelievably cute and heartwarming! Finally a queer romcom that doesn't fade to black when things get steamy.

      Bellefleur creates such wonderful characters with which the reader can instantly make a connection. It's a sweet, feel good story that makes for a perfect #lighterread.
    • 5/5
      Amazing, loved every part of it. Will 100% read the second one!
    • 3/5
      Enjoyed the story, liked the characters but the audio for what mist be pages that are formatted as text messages was just awful.
    • 4/5
      Super cute and sweet sapphic romance. Loved it!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I will be reading more from this author.
    • 5/5
      Bravo! So emotional, heartwarming and entertaining. This was my second listen and I couldn’t stop. Great narration, too!
    • 5/5
      I loved it, although I feel like the writer could have continued with their story a little bit.
    • 4/5
      Quick fun read. Enjoyable narrator as well. Texting segments didn't really work in audio format
    • 4/5
      This was super cute and I loved these two together. It was missing that special spark of something to push it to 5 stars but still a lovely read.
    • 3/5
      I loved the astrology aspect of this and that Darcy was skeptical of it all. I am a big fan of fake dating but didn’t feel the connection I was supposed to for these characters. The ending just felt rushed.
    • 4/5
      Cute little story, fake dating, wouldn't call it enemy's to lovers but for me something missed for it to be 5 stars
    • 4/5
      I absolutely loved this book. The story line of fake relationship is always a favorite of mine. The only thing that disappointed me was the ending felt a little abrupt and the one character never actually said what you were hoping her to say. I think I must be spoiled by some of my go to authors typically providing an epilogue or a time jump at the end. Definitely recommend!
    • 3/5
      Not exactly my cup of tea.
      It was a good story, but it did not feel very original. Still, I thought the characters and the relationship between them were really well written and developed and I like the astrology comments we got along the way. But it also felt a bit repetitive in a sense that it would describe a feeling like 3 times in a and different way.
    • 4/5
      This was such a cute read, incredibly funny and the characters where just hard not to love
    • 4/5
      This was fun and a quick, easy read. I love a fake dating trope and I was excited to see it done with queer women, and I liked how well done queerness of multiple characters was done - not a lot of explaining or worrying about it, just this character is pan, this character is demi, this character is bi, and that's just how it is. Loved the kind of opposites attract vibes. I definitely want to read Hang the Moon now
    • 4/5
      Was gonna give this 5, but the anti-climactic ending…
    • 5/5
      Sapphic fake dating! Sapphic Pride and Prejudice retelling! This was so cute!
    • 5/5
      Loved this store it fulfilled my want of a sort of happy ending without it being too cheesy. Can't wait for the following books.
    • 4/5
      I loveeee the cliche story of fake date turned real love
      i love the friendships the heart break the romance the quirky personalities in the book it was a cute read
    • 4/5
      A little slow paced, but an enjoyable read. Loved Elle’s personality and her romantic view of the world. It was a really cute love story and perfect for the Christmas season.