written in the stars a novel alexandria bellefleur

Still, both also fear the inherent dangers of getting too close - or not getting close enough. Despite the apparent failure of their first meeting, Elle and Darcy have chemistry, and when the notion of faking a relationship comes up, both agree to the charade. In the opening, a mistaken identity meet-cute nails the opposites attract storyline in one laugh-out-loud scene that centers around a glass of wine. Now, she believes she's happier and emotionally safer on her own, watching daytime soap operas and climbing the corporate insurance ladder. (Both Darcy and Margot secretly love fanfiction, a fact that gets revealed later in the story to heartwarming effect.)īook Reviews Winning The Game Of Love In 'Loathe At First Sight'ĭarcy Lowell works in the insurance industry and is focusing on her professional certification exam - but more importantly, she's avoiding dating in the wake of a terrible breakup: She discovered her soon-to-be-bride and supposedly 'perfect match' in bed with one of their mutual (now former) friends. On the other hand, Elle does have the confidence of Brendon Lowell, the owner of OTP - the acronym means One True Pairing in fan fiction - who wants to hire Elle and Margot to add astrology birth dates to his app's algorithm.

They make her feel like an outsider, and her career choice only reinforces her family's concerns about her maturity and future. But Elle's family is not keen on her dropping out of grad school to pursue a career as a social media astrologer. They are also the authors of a yet-to-be-released book on the same topic and are just about to sign on as consultants to a dating app called OTP. The brightest stars of Written in the Stars are its engaging main characters, who pretend to be dating to keep their respective family members from interfering endlessly with their lives.Įlle Jones is a 20-something professional astrologer, who along with her roomie, Margot, runs Oh My Stars, a popular horoscope account on Twitter and Instagram. Written in the Stars, by debut novelist Alexandria Bellefleur, is a queer romance about two women with opposing life goals and very different personalities who stumble into a fake relationship that should've come with a warning: Love is right around the corner, just you wait and see!

Written in the stars a novel alexandria bellefleur