Written in the Stars: An Opposites Attract Sapphic Rom-Com About Love, Astrology, and Unexpected Feelings

By Alexandria Bellefleur

"I was hooked from the very first page!” – Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of In a Holidaze "This book is a delight." – New York Times Book Review A National Bestseller and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance! Featured on Shondaland, Oprah Mag, Bustle, The New York Times Book Review, Buzzfeed, POPSUGAR, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, NPR, Culturess, Vulture, and more. Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Washington Post, Bustle, and Buzzfeed! With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride & Prejudice, this debut is a delightful queer rom-com and holiday romance about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with a grumpy actuary until New Year’s Eve—with results not even the stars could predict! After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love—and the inevitable heartbreak—is the last thing she wants. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Darcy doesn’t expect her lie to bite her in the ass. Elle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy... a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle, a classic grumpy sunshine pairing. When Darcy’s brother—and Elle's new business partner—expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. Was Darcy on the same date? Because... awkward. Darcy begs Elle to play along and she agrees to pretend they’re dating. But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family during the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year’s Eve. In this heartwarming lesbian romance, the last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a faux relationship. But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars? "Everything I want from a rom-com: fun, whimsical, sexy." – Talia Hibbert, USA Today bestselling author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown

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Published Nov 10, 2020

384 pages

Average rating: 7.15

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Carli Petow
10/10 stars
I hate that it took me so long to read this. I loveddddddd! So so cute, fun cast of characters, and a relatable af storyline. Plus this only further makes me want to move to Seattle! Elle and Darcy 4 lifeeeee.
tripp2mylou
6/10 stars
Very cute and I appreciated that it didn't take too many detours for the central characters to get together.
Isle_of_Alexis
10/10 stars
This is another novel that I finished and then immediately purchased the audiobook. Elle and Darcy’s fake dating is adorable and their characters’ awkwardness makes them endearing. The author Alexandria Bellefleur has a great writing style and I cannot wait to read the rest of the series.
katsylver
Copious Harry Potter references in the positive. 
Catherine Lanyon
6/10 stars
This started abruptly and I liked the premise of astrology and opposites attract, but it really wasn’t my favorite.