seriously romantic: playing house by ruby yang

playing house is such a delight, a fast-paced, lovely read. when fay liu runs into oliver huang on a real estate tour, she is happy to see his friendly face. she trusts him to go with the flow and pretend to be her boyfriend, in order to get rid of a jerk who doesn't know how to take not interested for a viable answer.

the pretense continues throughout the tour. and then these two urban planning uber nerds decide to keep doing it. looking at homes they have no intention of buying, just to spend time together. the bones of a house, the history of the community is their love language. literally they couldn't be more perfect for each other if they tried.

the only little snag is that oliver has his resume out to fay's firm. and it's a little piece of information he holds back. and when it inevitably comes into play, so much awkwardness ensues. but it's the good kind of awkwardness, because both oliver and fay have been in stasis. and they need to look at what they want from life, from the people in their life, from their jobs. because if they want each other, they need to put in some work on themselves in order to make that happen. but it's an effort that is well worth the reward.

**playing house will publish on august 12, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/carina press in exchange for my honest review.