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A review by katiedermody
Here for the Wrong Reasons by Lydia Wang, Annabel Paulsen
I enjoyed this one by the end! It felt a little slow to start, I think because I've read another book that felt very similar. The good thing about my chronic illness induced memory issues is that I don't remember a ton about that one and was able to get into this one once I got to know these specific character's. Josh was cut loose during the end of the last season of Hopelessly Devoted and now he's got his own season. Lauren and Krystin are two of 35 women competing for his love. Lauren is a mostly closeted lesbian, and is really there because she's an influencer and wants the publicity. Krystin is a rodeo queen who has never felt like she's met the right guy but goes into this hoping she'll find love. She does... it's just with Lauren. They start a secret behind the scenes thing and there's drama, etc. I really appreciated Krystin's queer awakening story in this book, especially how she thought certain feelings and thoughts she had were what every girl experienced and also that she never allowed herself to know that being queer was an option. I knew the book was written by two women and it was a lovely surprise to find out at the end that they're a couple, but weren't when they first started writing the book. I want to read their story as a romance novel!