If you like enemies to lovers this is the one you should read for today, Valentine’s Day. It all started when Lizzie Alonso and Brian Anderson were in second grade when he called her card stupid. Then eighth grade when an unrequited crush and bra stuffing led to the humilating Tiolet Titties nickname. Then eight grade when they got suspended for hurling cupcakes at each other.

So it’s quite unfortunate when they are forced to spend a week of prenuptial festivities in Mexico. Not that it matters, Lizzie’s here to take her bridesmaid duties seriously and be there for her BFF until she gets roped into pretending to be Brian’s fake fiance.

Yeah it’s that trope. Predictably, the forced proximity together brings them to move past their negative impressions and talk about their hardships, families and other incidents that they hadn’t been able to see in their surface-level rivalry. Of course, there’s fears of revealing their new feelings once the charade is over and a grand declaration that will be sure to charm hearts.

While parts of it is cliche, Halston keeps things moving with its quick-paced romance and added layer of family approval and expectation that fuels the characters. Plus Brian’s journey as an author and seeing how much his books connect with younger readers is super heartwarming, I loved it.