This is a fun take on the enemies to lovers trope.

Mina has a plan. She's focused on winning a film competition so she can escape her strict Muslim parents who care more about appearances than Mina's dreams and happiness. Mina's plans for her school year definitely do not include babysitting an Indie film star going undercover at her high school. In fact, she despises him. Mina and Emmitt have the opposite of a meet-cute when she crashes into him on the street, and he assumes she's a crazed celebrity stalker.

But it turns out they both need each other. Mina needs Emmitt to guest star in the film club's film to ensure they win the competition, and Emmitt needs a guide around NYC for a photography contest who won't rat him out to his mom.

Their banter is to die for. I loved the natural feel of the progression from enemies who despised each other to friends to more than friends. They are an adorable couple!

The city of New York was almost a character in this book, too. As Mina tours Emmitt around the city, the readers get a peak at places that only the locals know about. We also see its beauty and wonder through Emmitt's photographer eye.

Mina's torn between love for her friends and sister and the bright new future she's imagined for herself in California.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ( )