The Book:
Instamom by Chantel Guertin
Published June 29th 2021 by Kensington
Date read: June 16, 2021
The Characters:
Kit
Will
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The Plot (from Goodreads):
A PopSugar Beach Reads Selection
In this #funny, #wise, #emotionally compelling look at modern love and finding your true path, a proudly kid-free influencer meets the ultimate #dealbreaker . . .
It’s the influencer’s golden rule: know your niche. Kit Kidding has found hers on Instagram, where she gets paid to promote brands and share expertly curated posts about her fun, fabulous, child-free life. Kit likes kids just fine, but she passionately believes that women who choose not to become mothers shouldn’t have to face guilt. Or judgement. Or really hot chefs who turn out to be single dads.
Will MacGregor is aggravating, sexy, persistent, averse to social media, and definitely a bad idea. As soon as Kit learns his parenting status, she vows to put their scorching one-night stand behind her and move on. But Will and Kit are thrown together on an Instagram campaign, and the more time she spends with him—and his whip-smart, eight-year-old daughter, Addie—the more difficult it is to stay away, much less sustain what Will so cleverly calls her “Resting Beach Face.” Kit’s picture-perfect career path is suddenly clashing with the possibility of a different future—messy, complicated, and real. Which life does she truly want? Will she have to re-invent herself? And will love still be waiting by the time she figures it out?
The Review:
This book was such a fun, quick read. I absolutely love books about influencers, so when I read the premise of Instamom I knew I had to get my hands on it. Kit Kidding is a child-free Instagram influencer, so when she develops a crush on a single dad she is definitely in trouble.
In the beginning, I didn’t love Kit and Will’s relationship, but it grew on me. They seemed to rush really quickly into meeting his kid–and he asked her to babysit after one date and one work meeting?? Doesn’t this man have any teen babysitters on call?
The relationship grew on me though as Kit and Will learned how to talk about their feelings. I really enjoyed Kit’s growth throughout the book (and Will’s, too). I love that she wanted to base a career around this childhood dream that her mom had.
My favorite part was her secret Bookstagram account–for a while, no one in my real life knew about my Bookstagram, so I can relate! I have a couple of family members and friends that follow me now, though. Plus I feel the need to explain my overflowing shelves to anyone who comes into my house. They’re not in cupboards like Kit, but they are absolutely everywhere else.
QOTD: Do your real-life friends know about your blog or Bookstagram?
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