Never-been-in-love, ambitious scientist Allie and romantic, golden retriever movie star Milo end up accidentally swapping phones and are unable to exchange them easily. They spend the days until they can meet to fix it talking and slowly opening their lives and phones to each other. Deep feelings are starting to develop when someone publishes every secret and heartfelt thing they'd shared online. Can people from two very different worlds find a way to navigate the public eye, or will their fears keep them apart?

It's as smart as it is romantic. Strangers finding each other randomly and turning out to be perfect together is a story that's been told a million times, but Louis breathes new life into it by writing characters that feel real and flawed. Yes, Milo is a Hollywood superstar, but he's got problems he doesn't know how to deal with, which is the most relatable thing ever. Allie is a no-nonsense scientist, so seeing her fall in love and open up to feeling things is a reminder that feelings are good, even when they open you up to heartache. It does kind of veer a little too close to my pet peeve of one basic conversation being enough to solve the problem, but it's perfectly logical that both of them don't trust the other and see no need to communicate. Especially as they both have deep things to deal with before they can be fully open with each other.
Another thing I loved about this book is that it gives the woman the chance to be the black cat in the relationship. It's not often that the girl is allowed to be the broody, closed-off person while the guy is all happy golden retriever, luring her out of her shell. It's a nice little detail that I really appreciated.

Delighted thanks to NetGalley and Atria/Emily Bestler Books for the swoony read!