It Started with a Text: A Mistaken Identity MM Romantic Comedy Novella (Queer Ways to Fall in Love Book 2)

This book has everything. Mistaken identity, text message conversations with people who just click, goofy grinning at a phone until friends complain about it, and one hell of a reveal. Massively impressive that so many plot twists and turns are all done in a novella-length story! That’s so much harder to do than non-writer people understand! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Nick, a college student and huge fan of singer Anthony Devine, satirizes a tour of Devine’s house with a quickly filmed video tour of his broke college student apartment. The video goes viral enough to hit Devine’s publicist/keeper’s feeds, and she shows the singer. Devine, lonely and isolated in his fame, reaches out to Nick using a private account and they hit it off in a way that is different for both of them. Anthony is easy to talk to, gets Nick’s humor. The two just click into each other’s lives so easily that soon enough they are trading messages until 2 in the morning and can’t stop thinking about one another. One snag, though. Nick does not believe for one minute that the person who messages him is really the singer he is a massive fan of. Who would? This “sure, Jan.” perspective is just what the two need though, because it allows their relationship to grow organically. If Nick knew it was Anthony from the start, Anthony would always wonder if Nick was just gaga over him because he was a fan before they met. And there would be a power…

Really cute story with a fast paced plot; short, sweet, and straight to the good stuff. Highly recommend for a quick read.

This book had me laughing out loud or giggling almost the entire way through. I loved Nick’s spoof of Anthony’s video and especially liked the “floordrobe” —patent pending concept” and “dumpster diving as interior design” comments. The “floordrobe” resonated with me, and the dumpster diving one brought back memories of early apartment days as a student. I could identify with Nick’s life in so many ways, and enjoyed that Anthony came through as a “real person”, not a star playing a part. The text conversations were funny, then thoughtful and even deep, the personalities of both came through, and the building attraction also. I loved the way they could share anything, their deepest thoughts, or fears, or embarrassing moments without fear of ridicule and with total trust the other would “get it” and them. The actual meet-cute was perfect, it was a natural extension of their text communications over the month, and reactions seemed very realistic. I liked the idea of the ShareYourGlow forum, and had to Google it to see if it is a real thing. Couldn’t find a verification, but I think we could all benefit from something like that at one time or another. Adored the book, would give more stars if I could, I had such a good feeling with the entire book, really brightened up my day. If you need a book to lift your spirits, this one should definitely do it. Enjoy. I received an advance review copy from GRR and this is my voluntary review.