Review
The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to readThis slayed me. It's the story of a single mom who starts an affair with a rock star in a boy band. She takes that premise and turns it into this incredible, effective, moving, honest, human love storyI DEVOURED this! The world-building and psychology around the romance was so good, and
boy did the ending break me ...
the book we really just NEED right nowI'm madly in love with this novelFun, sexy, intelligent, I LOVED it -
PrimaMy book of the year! The writing is sharp and believable and the sex scenes are so scorchio that soon you too will stan for Harry Styles #ifyouknowyouknow -
RedSteamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest.
I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful
An addictive, glamorous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans
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Daily RecordGlorious, glamorous, dizzying escapism that has consumed me for the last day.
I am not over itSummer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it -
RedAs the pages turned and the minutes passed, The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that oneAn OMG page-turner that literally sucks you in from page one to the last few words. I found myself yearning for more, needing, really, to know what happens next...it's that goodYou finally have something else to obsess about [...] will have you staying up all night to finishCaptures what fame looks like, and how it affects us all...a fun, juicy love storyAn honest and elegant book about modern love in the age of uber-celebrity and social mediaNot only is this romance a fun ride, but it also draws on themes of celebrity and sexism that will give you something to think about after you're done -
BustleA fascinating, thought-provoking, genre-bending romantic read -
Kirkus ReviewsSexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club -
Book CircleI can't put this down... the anticipation of the slow burning relationship is completely compelling
A
sizzling summer love story that
I couldn't put down About the Author
A graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School, Robinne was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. As the daughter of Jamaican parents of African, Chinese, and British descent, Robinne has long had an affinity for travel and the arts. Her past endeavors include working as an Editorial Assistant for ELLE Magazine, both in New York and Paris, writing celebrity profiles for the now defunct youth culture magazine, TELL, and running a music management company. Robinne has numerous acting credits in both television and film, has served as a producer on various independent films and regularly speaks on panels and writes for trade magazines regarding the roles of women and actors of color in the industry. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.