Make Up Break Up by Lily Menon -> Starting February 5th, 2021

[Alaina]

Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings…these are the things Annika Dev believes in. Her app, Make Up, has been called the “Google Translate for failing relationships.”

High efficiency break-ups, flashy start-ups, penthouses, fast cars…these are the things Hudson Craft believes in. His app, Break Up, is known as the “Uber for break-ups.” It’s wildly successful—and anathema to Annika’s life philosophy.

Which wouldn’t be a problem if they’d gone their separate ways after that summer fling in Las Vegas, never to see each other again. Unfortunately for Annika, Hudson’s moving not just into her office building, but into the office right next to hers. And he’ll be competing at the prestigious EPIC investment pitch contest: A contest Annika needs to win if she wants to keep Make Up afloat. As if it’s not bad enough seeing his irritatingly perfect face on magazine covers when her own business is failing. As if knowing he stole her idea and twisted it into something vile—and monumentally more successful—didn’t already make her stomach churn.

As the two rival app developers clash again and again—and again—Annika finds herself drawn into Hudson Craft’s fast-paced, high velocity, utterly shallow world. Only, from up close, he doesn’t seem all that shallow. Could it be that everything she thought about Hudson is completely wrong? Could the creator of Break Up teach her what true love’s really about?

[Trisha]

Through Chapter 5 / 26%
(view spoiler)[ Yikes, she has a lot of good points - his idea really does mimic her idea!
but he has some story about them never talking again, he's too cagey about it otherwise....
I'm not sure the friend dating the other developer is...a good idea. lol (hide spoiler)]

[Trisha]

Through 10 chapters / 54%

(view spoiler)[ I thought he might have made the app because he thought she ghosted him. their competition is starting to get a bit silly. she's going to compete her way into losing her whole business. (hide spoiler)]

Through 19 / 77%
(view spoiler)[ i'm glad the competition seems healthier. and the rose was sweet (hide spoiler)]

Finished
(view spoiler)[ awe, their last chat was adorable
love his new idea for a company and I'm glad his employees were okay with shutting it down
felt like their "misunderstanding" was super obvious though (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

25% - (view spoiler)[This is okay so far but when they fight/argue, I'm cringing every time.. (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

50% - (view spoiler)[I'm not really loving the main characters and their romance/drama.. hoping to read the rest of the book faster. He doesn't seem to think his app is used by a lot of douche.. like the guy who talked to them. (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

75% - (view spoiler)[They're going in the right direction and I know it's so that their character arc develops but I can't help but feel like this isn't the same guy as the one who we first met (& that I didn't like) (hide spoiler)]

[Kelly]

Trisha wrote: "Through 10 chapters / 54%

[spoilers removed]

Through 19 / 77%
[spoilers removed]

Finished..."

Finished - (view spoiler)[Yeah, their last chat was nice but I thought they would talk about what happened in Vegas a lot sooner. (hide spoiler)]