Started On: January 9, 2024
Finished On: January 10, 2024
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Contemporary Romance

The Influencer, Book #1
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Perfect for you if you like:
Rivals to Lovers
Influencer
Forced Proximity 

Book Summary:
A gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in Amy Lea’s steamy debut romantic comedy. Curvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym – her place of power and positivity. Enter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. But after a series of escalating jabs, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents’ engagement party. In the lead up to their grandparents’ wedding, Crystal discovers there’s a soft heart under Scott’s muscled exterior. Bonding over family, fitness, and cheesy pick-up lines, they just might have found her swolemate. But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the ultimate test of strength.
(Summary from Goodreads)

“Because loving yourself ALL THE TIME is unrealistic.”

Review/Thoughts:
“Set on You” by Amy Lea is a cute romance featuring the rivals to lovers and forced proximity tropes. Our main character is a curvy fitness influencer and the plot of this book focuses heavily around social media and the negative connotation that can come with it.

Although I was intrigued by the idea, I didn’t really love how it was portrayed and I didn’t really like the main character most of the book. There was so much miscommunication, unnecessary drama, including two breakups that feel forced and disrupt the flow of the story. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get into it.