Written in the Stars: A Novel

It’s not every day we get to encounter a debut novel that sweeps you off your feet, but Written in the Stars just does exactly that. Especially with the recent release of Happiest Season starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis, I feel like Christmas truly is the season of the gays. #winning Alexandria Bellefleur’s debut novel Written in the Stars is a stunning #ownvoices opposites attract sapphic rom-com that made my heart flutter a bajillion times. Not to mention that it also falls under the fake relationship trope, which is one of my guilty pleasures. It’s definitely high on the list of my favourite books this 2020 and probably forever. In the beginning, we meet Elle ‘Elizabeth’ Jones off to a blind date with Darcy Lowell, her new business partner’s older sister. The date turns out disastrous when things take a turn for the worse. Add in the fact that they seem to have nothing in common. Elle is an astrologer who wants to find her soulmate. Meanwhile, Darcy, who works as an actuary, is a bit of a sophisticated old soul who initially comes off a bit jaded about love because she’s already been burned before. But things take a turn when Darcy asks Elle to pretend to be together just so her brother would quit being the meddling matchmaker. Bellefleur is a genius for creating Written in the Stars as a sapphic modern-day Pride and Prejudice, with Elle and Darcy bearing a really strong resemblance to Jane Austen’s Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy. These two characters are…

This book was a pleasant surprise and I loved it! It's a fake-dating sapphic romance book set around the Thanksgiving/Christmas holidays. Elle is an astrologer who goes on a date with her new partner's sister, Darcy who is an actuary. Sparks fly on the initial meet before things go awry. Darcy lies to her brother that it was great and they're dating to get him to ease off his search for her perfect person. Elle and Darcy make a plan to date and attend social events together through New Years but feelings start to grow. As total opposites the characters really complimented each other well and you felt like you knew each of them. Obvs I loved Elle more and really loves Margo and Brendan (who better be the next book!). I loved the astrology and astronomy parts.