This was a super cute fluff story! I read this in less than 24 hours. I loved it. Its quick and you start to care about the main characters immediately. I found mysself cheering for them the whole time. I’m definitely making my friends read this one.

This book feels just like the movie "You've Got Mail," but with a modern twist using the realm of dating apps. This enemies-to-lovers tale follows two rival dating app ghostwriters in a completely predictable yet sugary-sweet romance. From the beginning, I could immediately tell where the plot and characters were headed, and it took forever to build and there. Almost too long. It's super cute, but honestly, nothing groundbreaking or special. Everything is expected. The sugary-sweet love story is a bit boring, and one I've seen play out again and again. I just wanted something new and more. But that being said, the end was equal parts adorable, steaming, and romantic. Hey, you gotta love a good enemies to lovers trope.

DNF at 60%. To be honest I really really wanted to love this book but I just couldn't with it.

This book has such an interesting synopsis, two I was really excited going into it. I think my main gripe with it is that things felt very contrived. Like for example how the main character moves to New York feels so incredibly unrealistic that it really irritated me. Also, I think there should have been twice the amount of interactions between Miles and Zoey. I understand that they are interaction when they don't really know it, but I didn't connect with those moments half as much as when they were together in person.

I don't know maybe I was in a slump, but I just wanted more. 2/5 stars.

I just wanna state that I am a sucker for romantic comedies like this book. This book read to me like the modern version of You’ve Got Mail. I smirked at the witty banter and the obvious flirtationship between the two main characters and cringed at their denial of said flirtationship. 

I just didn’t find the circumstances that the main characters found themselves in (or how they handled them) to be very realistic. For example, the reasons they don’t get along, their future concerns, or their past trauma seemed so exaggerated. I also found it especially bothersome that throughout the book that neither of the main characters could find it remotely possible that the other was into each other. 

I really liked the first 2/3 of the book leading up to the “climax” and then wished the rest of the book could’ve been condensed down to fewer chapters. 

Overall, I like the book and rate it a four because it still made me feel all tingly inside.

The premise of this book really bothered me. The idea that the beginning of your relationship is being hired out seemed deeply flawed. I felt like my hesitation was validated as the story unfolded. I also felt like one of the writers was much better suited for one of the clients, and it was messy to read how the two couple linked up. This was not an enjoyable read for me. The setting of the stage takes up half of the book, and then their relationship feels very rushed. It was awkward from start to finish.

Ghosting is a super fun modern romance story that fans of Jasmine Guillory and Kerry Winfrey will love. Ghosting is a rom-com set in New York City with tons of references to NYC hot spots. The descriptions firmly plant you in the cafes and restaurants the characters visit. Part Cyrano, part You've Got Mail, this is going to be a big summer read that everyone will be talking about on vacation. It's sweet, charming, heartfelt, and contemporary! Tash Skilton will become a fan favorite just like Christina Lauren.

This was such a slow burn, but it was so worth it. We follow Miles and Zoey who are both ghostwriters for competitive companies who help their clients fall in love, it was funny to see them interacting in real life vs. the two of them online. So I thought this was a unique telling as I had no clue people hired ghostwriters for their dating profile! (I now will question everyone who has an online dating profile!)

Zoey is an L.A. girl and has a hard time adjusting to her new life in New York, while Miles on the other hand just found out his ex-fiance is pregnant. The two of them ended things 6 weeks prior and it seems that his ex is much further along. I liked how both parties have their own issues, but over the course of the story were able to work through them. 

Okay, so the few things I hated about this book (and honestly it wasn't much), I hated Zoey's parents - the entire scene where she meets up with them made me want to scream. Also, I wasn't a big fan of Jordan (Miles' ex) - near the end of the book, she is having second thoughts about having children with her baby daddy (SPOILER and runs back to Miles asking him for a second chance). 

*I would like to thank NetGalley and publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Miles and Zoey both work for companies that offer ghostwriters to people looking for love, but struggle to move their relationships from the dating apps into a real-life success story. Their job? Provide enough witty repertoire prior to an in-person date that is consistent with their client's true personality, with an end goal of helping them meet the love of their life. Miles and Zoey's first encounter causes them to become nemeses, but unbeknownst to them, they interact again as Jude and Bree's ghostwriters (their clients), and the sparks fly.

There were two main plot lines in this story: enemies to lovers and Cyrano (ghostwriting). Unfortunately, I felt that both reached a conclusion in an anti-climatic manner. There was no true moment of tension when both characters learn that they were actually communicating as Jude/Bree with one another. I found it hard to fathom a way that the ghostwriting would have actually worked, considering how unlike the conversations that Miles/Zoey were having were to Jude and Bree's actual personalities. I feel that if Jude would have actually been Miles and he met the real Bree, it wouldn't have worked out. I also struggled with the number of extremely over-the-top, obnoxious characters, such as her parents, Clifford, and even Bree.

On the other hand, I found the references to pop culture and classic romance movies charming, and there were times when I actually laughed out loud . I loved Mary and her eccentric ways, as well as the love she clearly felt toward Zoey. I loved Aisha, and would have enjoyed seeing her more throughout the novel. Overall, this was a decent, light read that can be enjoyed quickly.

I enjoyed this modern take on Cyrano. I thought the main characters were great and I enjoyed the banter between them. I feel like this is a love story that is actually going on somewhere in the world. This also has all the things that make a good rom-com. There is heartbreak, laughter, disaster and love. My one critique for this book comes at the beginning of almost all the chapters. Zoey and Miles work for different ghostwriting companies. The owners of each company used to be married and are now divorced. Most of the chapters open with an email from one of owners to their employees. While I did enjoy reading the emails I didn't feel like they really added anything to the story and were ultimately unnecessary except to connect Aisha (Miles' cousin). I think the story would have flowed just fine without them. This would make a great beach read! Available May 26, 2020!
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Thank you to Kensington Books for providing me with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
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Rating: 3.5/5

I received an ARC of this from @netgalley and @Kensingtonbooks for an honest review.

I really liked this book, don't really get the ghostwriting for someone to trying to fall in love, but it came across pretty good in the book. I understand Zoey hesitation for everything new, am like that in a lot of ways. Miles could possibly be my new book boyfriend, he seems perfect in a lot of ways, and really romantic. I would definitely recommend this book for everyone, only one slightly steamy scene, but I don't think it was that smutty.

Thanks to @netgalley and @Kensingtonbooks for the opportunity to read this wonderful book before it comes out.

I was delighted by this book! It was reminiscent of Cyrano, feeding lines to people hoping to fall in love with each other, told from the perspectives of the ghost writers. There were some really funny moments and some really sweet moments and I can easily picture it as a movie or a miniseries. I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to my friends. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

5 stars for this fun book!

(Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Books for providing the ARC) ✨

Zoey was from LA who was sent to New York by her boss, Mary Clarkson, so she could find and be herself. Mary wanted Zoey to explore the world and have a life so Zoey can stop making excuses like, “I have to work”. Also, her side jobs is as a ghostwriter for the Sweet Nothing company under Clifford Jenkins.

Miles was the top ghostwriter if Tell It To My Heart under Leanne Tseng—Clifford’s ex-wife. Miles also is a local New Yorker who kept encouraging Zoey to give NY a chance before she leaves it behind.

However, before they became friends-to-lovers, they were first frenemies because they were competing with each other over who gets the best table at Cafe Crudité. Story happened, and little did they know that they were ghostwriting each other. When they figured it out, quite a turn of event.

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I enjoyed this RomCom so much, i couldn’t put it down because the banter’s were just so fun to read. Also i cannot stress enough how much I LOVE THE FILIPINO REFERENCES they used because I am one!!! (And yes, I am biased but still their descriptions are on-point!)

And, i hate three characters in this book: Zoey’s mom & dad, and Jordan. Zoey’s parents were awful. PLAIN AWFUL. They were so insensitive and all they think about is themselves. Although they had dinner with Zoey during her birthday, they still acted like sh*t. Jordan is just plain b**ch. You do something like that and you want to back out? THAT’S NOT HOW LIFE WORKS WOMAN, YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE YOU DID IT!!!

Anyway, i would totally recommend this book to anyone who wants a good RomCom read! Happy reading!

Book Review
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Ghosting | by Tash Skilton
Pub Date: 5/26/20
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RATING: 3/5
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REVIEW: The concept of this book is super cute, I am always down for an enemies to lovers trope. This book I thought was just OK. While Zoey and Miles’ banter was cute and enjoyable to read, I didn’t feel the strong attraction/internal struggle not to want the other one between the characters. Like if they were to just end up as friends in the end it would have made sense too. I did really love how sweet Miles was and the relationship between Zoey and Mary as well! 
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Thank you @netgalley and @kensingtonbooks for the eARC to read and give my honest review! 
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This books comes out on May 26th!

This book helped me get through my covid19 reading block. I read through it and really enjoyed it. There was a lot of stuff that the reader is privy to that the characters are not, so that was fun!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and I am so glad I did.

This was just the right book to come out at just the right time, breaking me out of a long pandemic reading slump. Ghosting: A Love Story combines so many of my favorite things: Alternate POV, an enemies to lovers storyline, and a perfect NY setting. Add to that a Cyrano de Bergerac love story and it has the all the elements for a great read.

The characters are likable and engaging and the banter is witty and clever.

Recommended for anyone looking for a fun read, without being weighed down by heavy plot or melodrama.

This was a fun read with a twist on online dating with ghostwriters behind the profiles! I did like the interesting concept of this one, but I wish that the two main love interests had more interactions together outside of their ghostwriting banter.

Thanks for the ARC of the book in exchange for honest review.
This one was a very fun read. Ghostwriters for rival companies in itself is a new premise. 
It is a bit of a slow burn, I loved the ending. However, it was kind of dragging in some places. 
I enjoyed every characters individually more than romance per se.
Awesome read.

This is an adorable story about two ghost writers  who work for competing companies who’s job is to set up their clients. What they don’t expect is to fall in love with said client. Meanwhile in real life Zoey and Miles can barely stand each other. Zoey begrudgingly befriends Miles and while talking it clicks that Miles is her clients love interest. They realize they are in love with each other and live happily ever after.

This book was definitely a mixed bag for me. First, I enjoyed the setup. Having both Miles and Zoey work as ghostwriters for rival dating sites, sprucing up client profiles and stepping in to carry on the initial text/email communication between clients was a pretty unique idea. When they are assigned by their respective companies to work for clients who end up connecting with each other, they start a fun, flirty relationship with neither of them having any idea that they are texting with each other rather than with their client's potential love interest. 

Unfortunately, as the book continued on, I found myself more invested in the relationship between the two clients, Bree and Jude, who were managing to make a real connection in spite of how badly Miles and Zoey were performing their jobs, then I was with the primary relationship between Miles and Zoey. The middle of the book kind of dragged on and I kept wondering when their mutual deception would finally be revealed. In real life, Zoey and Miles had in fact already met and had taken a real dislike to each other. I'm not a fan of the enemies to lovers trope, so I found this part of the book pretty slow going. 

Finally, in the final fourth or so of the book, Zoey and Miles started to recognize their attraction to each other IRL and the book became fun again and had a great ending. Normally, I like a slow burn, but this was just a bit too slow for me. I also had some problems with the book formatting which I really hope are corrected in the final copy. Specifically, there were no formatting tags to indicate when the characters were texting with each other. Since a fair amount of the book was conducted through text, I found this very confusing and it definitely affected my enjoyment of the book. Overall, I liked it but didn't love it.

Ghosting: I love story has inspired me to search out the backlist from its author(s). Tash Skilton is the pen name of Sarah Skilton and Sarvenaz Tash. While I’ve never read anything from the authors before, the writing style for this novel has inspired me. The story was so easy to get lost into, the humor appalled to me, and I want more. 

The story is an enemy to lovers romance between Zoey and Miles, two ghostwriters who help people date online by chatting with matching, and setting up dates. 

I loved everything about the romance, the characters, and, again, the writing style. 

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.