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3.5
That Feeling When
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A new romantic comedy from the bestselling author of The Kissing Booth, about an avid fangirl who finds herself working on the set of her favorite fantasy show—but will she fall for the dreamy prince from the screen in real life?
Hardcore fangirl Anissa is coming out of her shell at last. She has finally found friends who like fanfic and tabletop role-playing games as much as she does, and she somehow landed an internship on the set of her favorite TV show, Of Wrath and Rune. Things couldn’t be going better . . .
That is, until she meets Callum, the hot new actor on OWAR. Anissa gets so starstruck seeing her favorite fantasy character in real life that Callum writes her off as an obsessive fangirl . . . and working together is about to be very awkward. So much for meet your heroes—now he’s her worst enemy.
Battling imposter syndrome in her newfound friendships, her rivalry-turned-maybe-something-more with Callum, and the occasional fictional orc, the biggest plot twist this season might just be that feeling when fandom meets reality.
Hardcore fangirl Anissa is coming out of her shell at last. She has finally found friends who like fanfic and tabletop role-playing games as much as she does, and she somehow landed an internship on the set of her favorite TV show, Of Wrath and Rune. Things couldn’t be going better . . .
That is, until she meets Callum, the hot new actor on OWAR. Anissa gets so starstruck seeing her favorite fantasy character in real life that Callum writes her off as an obsessive fangirl . . . and working together is about to be very awkward. So much for meet your heroes—now he’s her worst enemy.
Battling imposter syndrome in her newfound friendships, her rivalry-turned-maybe-something-more with Callum, and the occasional fictional orc, the biggest plot twist this season might just be that feeling when fandom meets reality.
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3.5
“That feeling when Beth reekles
**Review of Adavanced Reader Copy from NetGalley!!!**
What the I am so confused. Ohhh ok. I am not a fantasy girly at all. Girl I feel you about not being able to flirt. I understand the social awkwardness so much and feeling like you don’t have friends! And when you do you don’t know what to do! And trying to fit in and then they still make fun of you! Sooo she’s in high school! And meeting the actor! Omg this guy is the best!! This is literally me being invested in off campus, the summer I turned pretty, and TATBILB. Omg he reads check & mate. Aww girl you’re not too much. Oh no not this run in. I love the friend. And the awkward main character for the win! Some plans is good! Oh no not the discord talking about the situation and him posting it on his Instagram. Theyre leaving her out without her friend there 😭😭😭. Girl I get the irony. Not the groupchat. Oh no she’s found him again! Omg hes mean. That interaction at the coffee bar again!! Hahah callum is funny! I wish we had his POV! Oh no he’s found out her name while he’s in character! She’s going to freak out. Ooo they’re relating over school. Omg he found out her name??!!! Aww they’re dming. I want to feel like everybody else so real. Dancing at a party! Why did he block her? Why does he think it’s her! Awww he ruined it for her. Anissa just tell your friend what happened! Oh no she’s has to go get him. Awww he gets it. I know where this is going- enemies to friends to enemies to lovers. I love how we’re seeing the texts between the girls, the discord, and the Reddit! Makes it feel like I’m immersed in the world! Girl he probs is nervous! Hahah they’re messing w each other. Omg she’s in costume and he’s making fun of her lol. Awww no one cares about him. Why can’t they be friends? Callum red the books? Omg he’s helping her up??? And this banter I love 😍. Girl that line between hate and love is small. The girls don’t really include her 😢. He finds the online community intense? I don’t like how callum has ruined Kai for Anissa. Omg he gets it??? Omg he’s reading the books??? Omg why does he always think the worst of her. lol the photos app! Omg no last day!! He wants her to stay!! Omg this kiss!!! 💋 I get the feeling of suddenly havimg friends. Oh no they’re extending the contract??? OMG HE READ HER FANFIC? To get inside her head??? Ooo a party! 🎉 not the closet. And the fight in the closet? At least they both understand each other. Aww he doesn’t have his parents. Omg they think she’s dating him 😕. Omg Nikita being so rude. Omg he’s gonna come to the party!! DID MAX AND CERYS BREAK UP? Omg I’m loving teddy and Jake together. This is giving heated rivalry club scene them pining across the room. Omg why did she kiss someone else? But I get that feeling of thinking it would be something big. There is a lot of back and forth here and I can’t tell if I love it or I hate it (get it 😉). OMG THEY KISSED AGAIN! Why did he block her again noooo!!??? And not the agent calling to pay her off 🤦🏼♀️. Omg not him getting into a fight. The agent is his uncle??? This uncle geez 🙄. At least he’s finally standing up for himself!!! And he wants to be normal 🥰. RICHIE LEAKED WVERYTHING??? Omgomgomg. Ok it’s over?? I need MORE BETH REEKLES!!!
Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children’s Books, and Beth Reekles for this Adavanced Reader Copy of “That Feeling When” By Beth Reekles out 12/08/2026!!”
About Beth Reekles
Beth Reekles is the author of The Kissing Booth series, which inspired the Netflix films. She first published The Kissing Booth on Wattpad in 2010, at age fifteen, and it accumulated almost 20 million reads before it was published in 2012 by Random House Children's Books. A self-confessed nerd and rom-com fan, she is now a full-time author living in South Wales and shares movie reviews on her Instagram.
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