An unusual not quite meet-cute that occurs online with a fan and the man he doesn't really believe is the pop star he claims to be. Can you fall in love with someone you've never met in person?
From the blurb:
Nick:
Okay, so making a viral video mocking my celebrity crush’s pretentious apartment tour isn’t exactly a strategy for finding love.
But when some random guy slides into my DMs claiming to be Anthony Devine—Grammy Award-winning pop star, LGBTQ+ icon, and owner of cheekbones that should be illegal—I assume he's a forty-five-year-old catfish living in his mom's basement.
However, we start chatting, and it’s the most real conversation I’ve had in ages. One month and approximately five thousand messages later, AntD has become my favorite person to talk to. He sends me funny memes, asks about my assignments, and actually listens when I rant about my cheating ex. And him insisting he really is Anthony Devine has become our running joke.
Hilarious, right?
I need to stop catching feelings for a guy whose real name I don't even know, but meeting AntD would mean risking everything we’ve built.
What if he's not who he says he is?
What if he is?
It Started with a Text is a swoony MM novella about finding real connection in the digital age, featuring a broke college student with too many posters on his wall and the one catfish who might actually be the real deal.
SNik's review:
First in series (Queer Ways to Fall in Love), but has a prequel in the series that’s a fun introduction to the universe. Novella. Very slow burn. Dual POV.
A pop star and his number one fan that doesn’t believe his messenger is the celebrity he claims he is, begin an online messaging relationship that enables them to share deeply but never meet in person. Until they do.
I smiled all the way through this story, both Anthony and Nick are sweet and likable and hold nothing back when they banter about everything serious and not. I really enjoyed that they get to know each other so well and that there are scary feelings for someone that they have never met, but luckily this is a romance so everything is swoony and true. I’m glad this was no angst about their monetary differences or navigating dating a celebrity. These two fit and have a connection that truly feels special and this was a fun read.
Heather's review:
Heather's review:
Sometimes you want to grab a quick and quirky read... and today's offering was just that! At only 11 chapters (and an epilogue), I gobbled up this read in one afternoon! I love how it focuses on texting almost exclusively, so that when they finally meet, it's like they've been together for years! It's a slow burn with a long first date sweet and spicy payoff! This would be perfect for you if you want to curl up and listen to the spring rain while finding queer joy in a low angst novella!
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