Girl Gone Viral
(Modern Love #2)
Alisha Rai
Release: April 21, 2020
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ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley
In Alisha Rai’s second novel in her Modern Love series, a live-tweet event goes viral for a camera-shy ex-model, shoving her into the spotlight—and into the arms of the bodyguard she’d been pining for.Review:
OMG! Wouldn’t it be adorable if he’s her soulmate???
I don’t see any wedding rings [eyes emoji]
Breaking: #CafeBae and #CuteCafeGirl went to the bathroom AT THE SAME TIME!!!
One minute, Katrina King’s enjoying an innocent conversation with a hot guy at a coffee shop; the next, a stranger has live-tweeted the entire episode with a romantic meet-cute spin and #CafeBae is the new hashtag-du-jour. The problem? Katrina craves a low-profile life, and going viral threatens the peaceful world she’s painstakingly built. Besides, #CafeBae isn’t the man she’s hungry for...
He’s got a [peach emoji] to die for.
With the internet on the hunt for the identity of #CuteCafeGirl, Jas Singh, bodyguard, friend, and possessor of the most beautiful eyebrows Katrina’s ever seen, comes to the rescue and whisks her away to his family’s home. Alone in a remote setting with the object of her affections? It’s a recipe for romance. But after a long dating dry spell, Katrina isn’t sure she can trust her instincts when it comes to love—even if Jas’ every look says he wants to be more than just her bodyguard…
Girl Gone Viral is a slow burn friends to lovers romance featuring Katrina, the reclusive millionaire best friend of Rhiannon, the heroine from The Right Swipe, and Jas, her head of security. So they have some princess/bodyguard vibes going on, which I love. I also really enjoyed Jas's meddling family and the Northern California farm where they live.
Rai's characters often deal with serious, ripped from the headlines issues. Some are expected like the internet privacy debates that arise from viral posts, and the mental health representation that seems to be in all of her books. But I was surprised to see her address the pardoning of war criminals as well. There's a lot packed into this book!
Jas and Katrina's romance is such a slow burn that it feels like the end of the book is just the beginning of their story. I know that book three in the series will feature Jia, who is currently Katrina's roommate, so hopefully we'll see more of them in her book just like there was lots of Rhiannon and Samson from book one in this one.
While I enjoyed Girl Gone Viral, I just didn't love this book as much as the previous book in the series. I think that's because both characters were kind of cinnamon rolls and the romance took so long to develop. I just wanted a little more oomph.
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