Mia and Jake have been neighbors forever. Their two single moms are super close, and according to them, Mia and Jake are destined to end up together. But as far as Mia and Jake are concerned? Not so much. Meaning, literally anyone else on the planet would be a better option. They've both made their opinions on the subject clear to their respective mothers, but they keep getting shoved together for things. Finally, in a desperate attempt to stop this madness once and for all, Jake and Mia come up with the plan they should have thought of a long time ago: they'll pretend to date and then have a spectacularly terrible breakup so their moms can never bug them again. Everything is going perfectly until oops ey're not actually developing feelings for each other, are they? Light, frothy, and packed with plenty of genre tropes, this alternates between Mia and Jake, giving them both character arcs beyond their budding romance. For genre fans who can't resist a hate-to-love romance, this is just the ticket.

Since Jake and Mia were two, their moms have hoped they'll end up together. As juniors, Jake and Mia pretend to date so they can stage a messy breakup; predictably, their fake relationship only confirms that they're in love. Though the plot is flimsy, romance fans will appreciate alternating narrators Jake and Mia's repartee and obvious attraction, even when they "hate" each other.