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Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script. Felicity “Fizzy” Chen is lost. Sure, she’s got an incredible career as a beloved romance novelist with a slew of bestsellers under her belt, but when she’s asked to give a commencement address, it hits her: she hasn’t been practicing what she’s preached. Fizzy hasn’t ever really been in love. Lust? Definitely. But that swoon-worthy, can’t-stop-thinking-about-him, all-encompassing feeling? Nope. Nothing. What happens when the optimism she’s spent her career encouraging in readers starts to feel like a lie? Connor Prince, documentary filmmaker and single father, loves his work in large part because it allows him to live near his daughter. But when his profit-minded boss orders him to create a reality TV show, putting his job on the line, Connor is out of his element. Desperate to find his romantic lead, a chance run-in with an exasperated Fizzy offers Connor the perfect solution. What if he could show the queen of romance herself falling head-over-heels for all the world to see? Fizzy gives him a hard pass—unless he agrees to her list of demands. When he says yes, and production on The True Love Experiment begins, Connor wonders if that perfect match will ever be in the cue cards for him, too. The True Love Experiment is the book fans have been waiting for ever since Fizzy’s debut in The Soulmate Equation. But when the lights come on and all eyes are on her, it turns out the happily ever after Fizzy had all but given up on might lie just behind the camera.
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Christina Lauren cannot write a bad book. I belly laughed and ugly cried my way through this book and am BEGGING literally anyone to make this into a movie because that closing scene would be utterly brilliant. There aren’t many love interests out there written like Connor. His quiet, shy, reserved personality was absolutely everything. I adored Fizzy and absolutely loved her in the Soulmate Equation. Her character is utter perfection. Thank you for giving her her own story. I would give anything to go back and read this for the first time again.
I’m a huge fan of Christina Lauren—they consistently put out great work. But for some reason, I just couldn’t get into this book. Maybe it was a reading slump, or perhaps it was because I read this series out of order? I’m not entirely sure. I did enjoy Fizzy and Connor—their chemistry was undeniable, and I think the ending was stellar with everything coming together beautifully. But as a reader, I struggled to power through the story, and I never fully connected with it. If you’re a fan of the series, you might have a different experience, but for me, this one didn’t quite hit the mark despite a strong finish.