Quick and fun and spicy read, lots of humor and enough plot twists to keep you hooked. FMC Reggie, emotionally stunted and socially anxious (distant and demanding and cold parents), astronaut hoping to be the first woman on the moon but desperately needs to demonstrate better teamwork skills and a willingness to work well with others in order to be chosen for the mission. Offers to train out MMC Jon, a lovable and cheerful nepo-baby movie star with his own family demons, cast in an upcoming astronaut movie with a famous director and a questionable script that of course he didn't read before committing to the role. Jon is bumbling at first, and Reggie's annoyance with him and her constant underestimation of his abilities was a little annoying. But it was in-character for her, given her distrust of others and her limited ability to understand that competence could be measured outside the narrow parameters taught to her by her parents. Plus, Jon is hot with a capital H, so it seemed like she found it easy to underestimate his intelligence and ability to learn. Not to mention his struggle with attention issues. He's written with friendly golden retriever energy, which is at the extreme opposite end of Reggie's scowling "I hate everyone because I can only depend on myself" energy. Extreme grumpy-sunshine, also there's a variation on the "only one bed" trope during training at the isolated mock moon base in Arizona. I loved these two together, but it seemed like it took forever for them to meet in the middle. But then, they both had a lot of work to do on themselves first. My only complaint is that Reggie's dour personality was a bit extreme and it made it hard to warm up to her at first, even knowing why she was the way she was. It was nice to see her slowly warm up to Jon and appreciate him. I've read this author before and enjoyed her, and this was another fun read. ( )

This was a Kindle prime freebie, and I wish I had picked something else because it was just so annoyingly bad. This is a contemporary romance of a astronaut who needs to clean up her social media image, and an actor who needs to learn from her to play his next big role. The characters were super immature and acted like teenagers as opposed to 30-something well-established career astronauts and actors. The supposed STEM-positive spin was lackluster. And the plot was just all over the place. ( )