She’s a failed screen play writer turned social media influencer who lets her real life actor crush ‘inspire’ her newest book. He’s an actor trying to revive his like ability. Against all odds they fall into a tumultuous situation ship until they can get over their hang ups. I love the dual narrators in the audiobook and the voice actors were fantastic. While the HEA is somewhat predictable, it did have some twist and turns. This was all romance, no spice kind of book. My only real complaint is the cringe worthy section where the MFC knows she’s making a choice incongruent with her character (spends chapters agonizing over it) but ultimately does it anyway and ends in disaster. #hollywoodromance #HEA #singleparents #romancenovelist #actor #forcedproximity #socialmediainfluencer

I was not expecting to not be able to put this book down. Normally I read romcoms and you know I put it down at some point. This one I started late in the day thinking I could put it down and ended up staying up really late. This was too cute. The banter was adorable. The characters are so lovable. If you’re looking for a cute romcom, that will just hit all those spots and whiskey away this is the book for you. I also got to hear the audio version of this book and the narrators did a fantastic job!!! They’ve really brought these characters to life. Thank you!

Christy Swift’s Celebrity Crush is a charming and lighthearted romance that delivers a perfect mix of humor, heart, and happily-ever-after magic. The novel follows a young woman who, after writing a book about her celebrity crush, unexpectedly finds herself face-to-face with the man of her dreams—setting the stage for a delightful and swoon-worthy love story.

Swift’s writing shines with wit and warmth, making the characters instantly relatable and lovable. The protagonist’s journey is filled with laugh-out-loud moments, endearing awkwardness, and genuine emotional depth, which keeps readers invested in her romantic adventure. The chemistry between the leads is undeniable, and their interactions are both playful and heartfelt, ensuring that readers root for their happily-ever-after.

Beyond the romance, the book also explores themes of self-discovery, the unpredictability of love, and the contrast between fantasy and reality. Swift balances the dreamy premise with authentic emotions, making the story not just entertaining but also emotionally satisfying.

Overall, Celebrity Crush is a feel-good romance that delivers laughter, heart-fluttering moments, and a satisfying conclusion. Perfect for fans of contemporary rom-coms, this book is a delightful escape that will leave readers smiling long after the final page.

This was a cute swoony romcom where the FMC manifests the man of her dreams by writing him into her book.

Emmy is a single mom who once had dreams of being a screenwriter but quickly learned how dirty Hollywood can be. She became a social media star turned author and based the mmc of her book on her very own celebrity crush. The book blows up and she get the opportunity to meet the man of her dreams.

Who wouldn’t love a Cinderella story like that? The only problem is he’s basically in a relationship which was a weird grey area, and she’s possibly just using him to become a best seller. All in all it was a fun read. I felt like the ending was a little rushed and made me want more which is never really a bad thing.

Thank you Hachette Audio and NetGalley for the ALC. I really enjoyed the narrator’s on this one.

I was really hopeful for this book; overall, the story was fine. The number of TikTok references, dance moves, and cringy language used took me out of the book (I hate it when people talk with hashtags as no one I have met in real life talks that way). The fact that the book written by the main character was titled the same as this book, but with a hashtag in front of it felt very odd. The way the characters talked was unrealistic. The plot twist (who leaked the photos) at the end was out of nowhere and random. The ending was rushed. I found both the main characters to be unlikeable. Also, the fact that they are all fake celebrities, but continuously mention real-life celebrities (basically every actor in the marvel cinematic universe) was off-putting and took me out of the book.

Celebrity Crush is a fun romcom that’s told in dual POV. The female MC is an author who is trying to build her career and return to her dream of Hollywood, and the male MC is a famous actor trying to prevent the tabloids from misrepresenting him, again.

I loved the banter between these characters, and the circumstances they needed to face on their journey to love. The story felt realistic, and it was creative and intriguing.

I listened to the audiobook version of this story, which was well done by two narrators. I really felt the narrators brought this story to life, and embodied the characters well. I listened at 1.75x speed (my normal audiobook listening speed is 1.75x).

Thank you NetGalley and Hachette Audio for this advanced listening copy.

3.5/5 ⭐️
Ok, so imagine you wrote a book about your celebrity crush, let’s say Liam Hemsworth, and then he surprises you on TV by being there to meet you!!
You try so hard not to fan girl, but hello!! He’s hot and you can’t help it. I 💔 the premise and setup of this book!!
What did I love about this book? I listened to the audiobook, and I have to say that Andrew Aiden is slowly becoming, wait no, quickly becoming my fav male narrator! The production of this audio was great, especially when Jason and Emmy were doing blogs together. Also, I have said it before, but celebrity romance is one of my fav tropes. I found it very interesting comparing Jason and Emmy’s POVs on fame.
What did I dislike about this book? I really didn’t care for Emmy, and I don’t think I was rooting for her to wind up with Jason. Her character flaws were a little too big for me to get over.
Thank you Netgalley and HachetteAudio for an ARC of this book

This was a fun book to read. I love a good romcom and this one made me laugh out loud multiple times. Emmy once was rejected from Hollywood as a screenplay writer but gets another chance when her novel gets picked up to be a movie! Starring Jason Connor who just so happens to be her very own celebrity crush which her book is based on. The dynamic between these two was really good, I felt like I was there with them. The banter was chefs kiss! Emmy is also a social media influencer so she is able to get close to Jason by offering to rebuild his media presence

Tropes: single parents, writer & celebrity, golden retriever MMC

This was a cute audiobook. I really liked Jason & Emmie. I loved how Sean brought the hug competition back. It lent some great humor to the story and really gave the characters the ability to show their personalities. I'm hoping that the means of Sean at the end means, he's about to get his own book 🤞 I loved the narrators. I felt like their voices were perfect the story.

The only thing I didn't like was the little lines at the start of the chapter that were from later in the chapter. Maybe they were chapter titles? I received an audio copy so I'm not sure.

The male narrator I recognized from some dark romance and thriller reads. A+ casting as a heart throb. Nice to hear him in something lighter. Female narrator was new to me but she was great as well.

I liked all of the modern aspects. Tik tok, youtube, podcasts, etc.

I fully expected to find this book to be super cheesy but I actually really liked it.

This was a cute, fun read.

The audiobook was especially enjoyable with the narrated interviews and celebrity gossip. It felt like real snippets of a celebrity podcast inserted into the book. Both narrators did a phenomenal job!

I wasn’t anticipating a fade-to-black romance, so that’s good to know going in if you prefer a bit more spice.

0/5 🌶️
4/5 ⭐️

Audio ARC provided by Netgalley.

Thank you to NetGalley and @HachetteAudio for the ALC, in exchange for an honest review.

*Celebrity Crush* follows Emmy, a writer whose bestselling book, *#CelebrityCrush,* is secretly based on her dreamy obsession with Jason, a famous Hollywood superhero actor. Life takes a wild turn when Emmy's book gets adapted into a movie, and surprise—Jason himself lands the lead role playing… well, basically himself. Even crazier, the two are thrown together to hype up the film, faking a close relationship for the cameras. We’re talking lots of time spent together, which leads to sparks flying—quickly. If you’re into stories with 'stuck-together' situations, whirlwind romance, and single-parent vibes, this one’s in your lane.

This book has a lot of charm and a fast-moving plot that keeps you hooked, which makes it perfect for listening on audio. The narrators, especially the male voice, nailed their performances and made it easy to follow the story. The setting also had a nice vibe—it definitely felt glamorous with a touch of real-life complications.

Now, onto what didn’t quite work for me: I’ll be blunt, I didn’t really vibe with Emmy or Jason. They came across as shallow at times, and their personality quirks often felt more annoying than endearing. Also in my opinion, the story leaned too much on their lust for each other rather than building a deeper connection.

The beginning started strong and sucked me in, but after about a third of the way through, the conflicts felt forced and less believable. By the end, I’d kind of lost the excitement I had at the start.
This audiobook was light, feel-good read, but don’t expect super deep character development. Give it a go if you love celebrity romances and don’t mind a little fluff!
4 Stars!

This book was cute with just the right amount of geeky sci-fi references!

Emmy writes a book inspired by her celebrity crush and it gets turned into a movie and she meets her crush. The premise was great, the storyline was ok but there was still something missing. The "conflict" between the characters seemed a bit too fabricated. There also seemed to be too many plot points introduced and not explored enough. They were either dropped or wrapped up quickly in the end when you had more or less forgotten about them. I also found that the chemistry wasn't there with the characters. I would have loved to see an actual fake dating scenario or something to bring the chemistry up.

Overall, not my favourite romcom, but it was cute and did have some great moments.

I love me a celebrity romance!
This was a great "palette cleansing" read but overall, it won't be a read that sticks with me.
I love the single dad/mom trope so much so that was fun here!

“Celebrity Crush” by Christy Swift is a closed door rom-com about an author that wrote a book inspired by her celebrity crush.
Thank you Forever and Hachette Audio for the ARC and ALC. The opinions from this review are completely my own.
Emmy is an author and social media manager. She is also a single mother. After a viral poll where the internet guesses who is the celebrity that inspired her book she gets to meet his. Jason is an actor and a single dad. After the success of the book, it will be adapted for screen with Jason as main lead.

The audiobook is a dual narration by Andrew Eiden and Stephanie Willing. They both did a good job with the characters and managed to make the book even more entertaining. I liked the banter between them and all the sci-fi jokes. What I did not enjoy was the unnecessary drama with Jason’s ex.

Overall this is a fun read.

Jason is Emmy's celebrity crush and the subject of her NYT bestselling book, #CelebrityCrush. It is veiled portrayal and easily comes out that Jason, who is a TV superhero Hollywood star, is who her novel is based on. Emmy's dream comes true when her agent sells the movie rights and Jason's part will be played by Jason. To add to the truly miraculous fantasy, Jason and Emmy will do marketing together for the film. And they play up their relationship for the cameras. So we have forced proximity, insta-love, single mom/dad as our main tropes.

For fans of Tessa Bailey, similar tropes, similar character-types and spice level.

This book had a lot of heart but I didn't love either of the main characters, they came across as whiny and entitled and simplistic. I could do without his chapters that kept describing her "muscular and curvy" body and her suntan. Her internal dialogue referred a lot to his "rock hard body"- I dont know, it was just heavy on the lust language. I liked the book a lot until around 30% but the conflicts were contrived and it went downhill from there.

I would read another book by the author and liked the setting but this one wasn't a big win.

Audiobook narrators did well- particularly the performance of the male narrator, I found it easy to follow. This story does have good pacing so it lends itself well to the audio format.

Thanks to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ARC. Book to be published 2/11/25.

I got hooked immediately on this story. A writer meets her celeb crush and her dreams come true?! Yes please. Loved the chemistry between the two characters and truly wished that was me, meeting my celeb crush. 4.5/5

If someone had told me I would enjoy the audiobook version of Celebrity Crush more than the ebook version, I'm not sure I would have believed them. But listening to Stephanie Willing and Andrew Eiden bring Emmy and Jason to life was extra enjoyable. The Dual POV narration and the comedic timing of both narrators really enhanced the story, including the parts of the story that were told in media formats (like video transcripts or podcast clips.) It was easy to tell chapters apart, and the voices were distinct enough that it was cohesive to track which characters were speaking at any given time. While I missed the little doodles, I enjoyed finding a deeper appreciation for the supporting characters in Jason and Emmy's lives.

Does Celebrity Crush play out in an endearingly Y/N-esque fashion with Jason and Emmy? Absolutely. Did that make it any less enjoyable? Not in the slightest. This fade-to-black romance had some great tension, some great side characters, and definitely had me laughing out loud on mutliple occasions.

Emmy is an author with dreams of Hollywood. She’d lost her first chance when she was younger, after an unplanned pregnancy paired with a ruthless producer who crushed her dreams.

But she’s back nearly a decade later with a preteen daughter and a bestselling romance called Hashtag Celebrity Crush which is being made into a movie.

There’s a lot of hubbub about who the book is based on, who her celebrity crush is.

Meet Jason, costar on a popular sci-fi television show, a reformed cad and bad boy with a young son and hopes of turning things around.

He’s the crush.

But when the public leans into the crush Emmy has on him, they also lean in, even though Jason knows that his public image needs to be squeaky clean if he wants to keep his job.

But when Emmy gets it into her head that he’s using her, she decides to take some for herself as well - and everyone goes down in flames.

ONE CONVERSATION. They just needed to have one conversation, but both are too juvenile to broach the elephant in the room.

Yikes this one was problematic.

The FMC is immature and stalker-y, admittedly using Jason to further her career. Meanwhile Jason is barely redeemable. He ruins her career in a selfish tantrum, his impulsiveness alienating the reader. His character arc isn’t an arc at all, it’s a straight line that runs into a brick wall. Both characters are dishonest and kind of awful.

And while this is advertised as fake dating, it’s more like insta-lust, and honestly doesn’t work. It also feels icky using their kids as props.

There are some cute pop culture references and nerdy banter, but these two would have worked better as friends looking to straighten out their deeply flawed lives than potential lovers. Lots of celebrity name drops, a funny “fat Thor” joke, mixed media presentation, and lots of influencer vibes, which gave it texture.

The audio does the best it can with the material it was given. This is a pass for me.

A very cute and funny celebrity/non celebrity type of romance story. It is a closed door romance as no explicit scenes but that did not take away from my enjoyment of this book.

Emmy is a wanted to be actor turned writer. She has written a book based on her Celebrity Crush from a show her and her daughter watch.
Jason is a famous actor who is struggling with his public image.

These two need each other for different reasons and decide to be “friends”. This progress from there. This book is cute, corky and a fun listen. I would recommend it to a friend for sure. Loved these narrators! Dual narration done well!