In order to get ready for a big event, a group of five best friends, one girl and four guys, decide to find their dates online. Nothing wrong with that. Except, there was a time when Millie and one of the guys, Reid, slept together, which sparked sizzling chemistry between them. But that was before the online situation, so it shouldn't be a big deal, right? But when Millie rewrites the guys' personality profiles but keeps her own very vague, the guys end up getting a ton of matches, and she just gets unsolicited naked photos. After finding out that Reid gets matched with someone, Millie creates a secret personality profile to see what could happen... and she gets matched with him. Unwilling to back down from the challenge of seducing Reid, Millie uses her secret profile to compete against another woman, hoping that Reid will figure things out. Millie finds herself truly opening up to Reid, and only then realizes that she is in way over her head when she develops romantic feelings for him. Ultimately, will their friendship become something more, or will they lose each other in a comic mix up of catfishing, missed opportunities, secrets, and walls that Millie has built around her heart?

My first Christina Lauren novel was JOSH AND HAZEL'S GUIDE TO NOT DATING, which I loved to pieces. I expected for MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND to be very similar to JOSH AND HAZEL'S GUIDE TO NOT DATING, but they were actually very different. Because of how much I loved the previous book, MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND had a lot to live up to in my eyes. Nonetheless, there are a lot of things I loved about this book! The intimacy that Christina Lauren captures within the group dynamics of Millie, Ed, Alex, Christopher, and Reid was wonderful. I also loved the relationships the guys had with one another and with Reid's family. The story is modern and edgy, and MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND did have a few unexpected moments of humor that made me laugh. Some of the strengths from JOSH AND HAZEL'S GUIDE TO NOT DATING definitely carried over to MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND, such as the importance of family and friends and how vital they are to the main characters.

For upcoming busy holiday nights, MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND by Christina Lauren is an ideal read!