Praise
I love a college romance and Ink & Ambition has so many fun tropes! Journalism major Margot Davis will do anything to win a New York Times internship, and a campus advice podcast seems to be the ticket to her success, she just needs frat royalty Alex Prescott’s help to put her on top. And he’ll help her, for a price: help with the annual fraternity prank war. But with every recording session, they get to know each other more and suddenly it’s more than just Margot’s internship and a prank war on the line, it’s also their hearts. I loved this book! The banter is so good and fun, the characters are relatable and endearing, and Emily just knows how to write friendships. I loved Margot’s friends/roommates Danika and Sydney and their witty back and forths. The podcast sets up the perfect forced proximity set up for these two and they have the perfect opposites attract dynamic. Alex is just so sweet, and I love how he cares for Margot, and Margot is snarky and driven and just loves so big. I just really rooted for these two, both in their romance and their individual journeys. They both care so much and have such big dreams, and I like how these two balanced each other and brought out the best in each each other. And I’m doubling down on the banter being amazing, it is just so perfect and these characters have such amazing chemistry! It’s a perfect romance to kick off summer and I just couldn’t put it down!
If you're looking for a cute campus romance that breaks the current athlete trend, try this one. It's got a huge cinnamon roll MMC in the form of a frat guy who goes after his brilliant FMC journalism major. The banter is great and the writing style had me complete hooked from start to finish.
Not to be dramatic but I found myself making excuses throughout my day to read this. I couldn't stop thinking about the story. I needed to know what sweet gesture Alex would do next for Margo.
5 full stars.
This is my second book from Emily and it was even better than the first.
College romances have never been my go to subgenre, but this book has changed my mind. The story between journalism major Margot and frat-boy Alex was incredible.
I loved their reluctant partnership as podcast co-hosts. With each new interaction these two had, the more they brought out the best in one another and the harder I rooted for them.
I highly recommend checking out this amazing contemporary romance.