Jordan Plazas and Cindy Ortiz do not like each other, nor do their parents. Their families both own food trucks, and have been in competition with one another for years. Jordan and Cindy have spent their high school years in screaming matches and hurtling insults toward one another. But, the truth is, it’s all a sham for the tourists. In reality, they are in love and have been together for over a year. But, they realized they might have played their parts too well when they ended up filming a pilot for their very own reality tv show… based on their rivalry. Now, Jordan and Cindy have to lie about their relationship while they figure out if they can have the best of both worlds.

So… I went into this with an open mind. In fact, I secretly LOVE established relationships. Add in that it has to be kept a secret, and I’m practically foaming at the mouth. I had a few issues from the start with the way their dynamic was introduced. More build-up and establishment of their relationship dynamic (specifically with their friends, family, and the general public) was needed to make this work. It felt lackluster to just throw us in knowing they were together, and it was made unclear for a long time what their families knew about their relationship. In a real-world sense, the relationship did not work. Realistically, no one cares enough about a food-truck rivalry between two teenagers to go to the lengths they did when it came to hide their relationship.

I was not the biggest fan of Cindy, and found her to not be the best protagonist for many reasons (her hypocrisy, annoying tendencies, and selfish behaviors being at the forefront). Jordan was okay, I liked him. But, he did tend to have his eyes set on one thing... And then didn't really do that thing in the end. Jared, boo. That's that. The parents were both faux deep, and oftentimes just felt one-dimensional.

The storylines around the film crew, food truck rivalry, and the competition for the food trucks didn't feel fleshed out or realistic. I wish we got something more... Something a little bit better.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. A more extensive review can be found on my Goodreads.