Singers Don't Date Fangirls: A YA Celebrity Romance

Texting the Boyband #3

by Clara Nielsen

What's the easiest way to get your celebrity crush's attention?

When I accidentally swap phones with someone at and find out we can't swap them back for a full weekend, I feel like my life is over.

That is, until I start texting with the boy who has my phone now and realize he's actually a pretty cool guy. We start texting non-stop about everything under the sun and before I know it, I find myself falling for him.

But there's just one problem... the boy I swapped phones with?

He's a member of the most popular boyband in the world.

The one I'm totally obsessed with.

And I can't tell anyone.

Singers Don’t Date Fangirls is a sweet & wholesome young adult standalone romance. A HEA is guaranteed.

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Rom Com

200 pages, Paperback

Published May 24, 2024

About the author

Clara Nielsen writes sweet & swoony YA romances set in high school, all about shy girls and the boys who are head-over-heels for them. When she’s not busy writing, you’ll probably find her out on the lake, putting together the perfect playlist, or sipping on a chai latte while daydreaming about her next story.

Reviews

[jaycee ann ✞ (s.ia) · Rating 2 out of 5]

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This review contains a few random statistics, my personal thoughts, and a content review! ♡
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• Book - Singers Don’t Date Fangirls
• Author - Clara Nielsen
• Pages - Kindle, 159
• Genre(s) - YA contemporary romance
• Published - 2024
• Recommended time to read - Summer
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→ Setting - 4/5
→ Characters - 2/5
→ Writing - 3/5
→ Cover - 4/5
→ Vibes - 2/5
→ Plot - 2/5
→ Pacing - 2/5
→ Romance/Ship - 2/5
→ Overall - ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
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Recommended to fans of-
✔︎ Celebrity romance
✔︎ Interconnected romance series
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╰┈➤ My thoughts (spoiler free)

I didn’t choose a song for this review because frankly, I didn’t feel like it. No need to waste a perfectly good song in a review for a book I didn’t like.

This was honestly so sucky. It was so short so there was no time for the romance to develop, they fell “in love” so fast. Grace drove me bonkers. The plot was pretty bad. Pretty disappointing after I fairly enjoyed the first two books in this series. Honestly I only read this to count one more book towards my February reading.
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╰┈➤ Characters

Grace - Ugh. She was so annoying, disrespectful, obsessive, and immature. She went through Neil’s phone when he didn’t want her to, went behind her parents back on everything, and still fangirled over the entire band even once dating Neil. I don’t get what he sees in her.

Neil - He was okay. Funny, but I liked Hudson and Jude better for sure.
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╰┈➤ Spoilers below!

Gosh I am so sick of them hiding the girl every single time. Like it’s getting old, and it’s also a bad influence on readers. Like, that’s not what you do guys. You don’t sneak behind everyone’s back. It never ends well.
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╰┈➤ Content review

➸ Age Rating - 13+

➸ Language - None.

➸ Romance/Sexual - Some kissing not descriptive, mentions of reading fanfic about the guys in the band, being alone in a room together, and the fmc hiding in a closet so she doesn’t get caught there.

➸ Violence - None.

➸ Religious/Spiritual - God’s name taken in vain a couple times, mentions of praying (joking).

➸ Magic - None.

➸ LGBTQ - None.

➸ Alcohol/Drugs - None.

➸ Other Notes/Possible Triggers - Fmc goes behind her parents back on everything, sneaking out to go everywhere.

[Hadley · Rating 2 out of 5]

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Now Playing I don’t have enough energy to find one ▶︎ •၊၊||၊|။||||။‌‌‌‌‌၊|• 0:10


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 જ⁀➴ Stats. 
 જ⁀➴ What To Expect.
 જ⁀➴ Characters.
 જ⁀➴ Plot/World building. 
 જ⁀➴ Unflilerted Thoughts-Non spoilers.
 જ⁀➴ My Thoughs-Spoilers. 
 જ⁀➴ Content review.


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Plot 2/5
Characters 3/5
Setting 2/5
Vibe 1/5
Rating 2/5
Writing 4/5
Cringe 3/5
Overall 2/5
Cover 5/5
Romance 1/5

Published May 24, 2024
Pages 159-Kindle
Author Clara Nielsen
Genre YA-Contemporary Romance
Recommended Age Rating  13+
Is It On Kindle Unlimited? -Yes

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╰┈➤ fast paste, very easy to binge

╰┈➤ Boy Band? (lol I’m running out of ideas

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Neil,
Okay nothing was wrong with him, this book was just so fast paste I barely got to know his character. He probably had like 10 pages of his actual character being in the room.

Grace,
She annoyed me. Why did she go through his phone when he asked her not to? And why was she swooning over another boys accent after getting with Neil? And why did she say “I wanted to take Hudson shoe, or maybe Zach’s cereal bowl.” LIKE GIRL BE FR


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     ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧Unfiltered Thoughts  ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ this book could’ve been an email, why did it go so quick!? I’ve read probably around 10 of this authors books and loved all of them, this one just struck out with me. But Clara I LOVE YOUR BOOKS! And I’m going to continue reading them this one just wasn’t my favorite. I literally could’ve described everything that happened in probably 3 or less sentences. At least I can say I read 3 books in one day!





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Okay TELL ME WHY THEY DIDN’T MEET TILL 70%?? THEN THEY “FELL IN LOVE” THE FIRST TIME MEETING??!! When even over there phone calls/ texts THEY HAD NO CHEMISTRY! NONE NADA! Why did she sneak EVERYWHERE! This girl went behind her parents back so much it genuinely ticked me off. The fact she was still obsessed with the boys after getting with Neil ALSO TICKED ME OFF! There was no banter no nothing between them. It’s giving “I hope you’re hungry, for nothing.” The rest of the series is so good though! I’m disappointed 😔




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Romance 2/5
Couple of kisses nothing else.

Violence 0/5
None

Good Rule Models 1/5
None- Grace was a terrible role model.

Drugs/ substances 0/5
None-

LGBTQ 0/5
None-

Swearing 0/5
None-

Spice 0/5
None-

Other
None-

[rayna ♥]

one supremely ridiculous book a day keeps the depression away

[Anna Berger · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was literally just published one direction fanfiction. But like lowkey… I’m here for it
⭐️3/5
Edit: okay actually I’m still not over the fact that 1 Graces phone doesn’t have a password??? And 2 Neil is on her phone finds fanfiction about himself and rather than being off put edits it instead because the dialog wasn’t “accurate”. That’s far too unrealistic

[L · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25 stars

[Amelie · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars ✨✨

Ah so cute 😍😍😍

Loved that they didn't have a big fight kinda so refreshing and pure!!! This was so adorable but the one thing I wished the author included was who is who on the gc at the end (NVM I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS WAS THE 3RD BOOK)

Sequel! Sequel! Sequel!

[Katelyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

This one is my least favorite book in the entire series. I am sorry Grace is annoying and childish, and frankly way to over the top. I get that Take 5 is her favorite band but really knowing everything about them down to the smallest detail? That's creepy and down right stalkerish.
Now, the whole phone swapping bit is super cute idea. However, the way Grace was texting Ni-Ni (Neil) was annoying as all get out. "Can I have the password to your phone?, You have my password I was your password! How dare you not give a total stranger your password to your phone!" Like really? No, absolutely not. Then when she found out whose phone it was she guessed the password, because she is a stalker (not really..but kinda). Then proceeds to go through his phone, pictures, apps, messages, to which she finds a group chat and messages everyone pretending to be him! Yeah, I am sorry but Neil should have RAN as fast as he could away from Grace.

[Michelle Wright · Rating 3 out of 5]

Where was the spell check?

The general story is great. The amount of misspelled words or incorrect grammer just made the whole thing difficult to read at times. Makes me want to reach out and just proofread for grammatical errors so that the story flowed better. It was rough.

[Allie Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was SO CUTE!!! It’s a quick, fun read for fans of sweet YA and celebrity romances. Neil and Grace are adorable and I loved their relationship. Can’t wait for the next one!!

[✨~Grace~✨ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. i started this book at 8:30 in the morning and i just finished it at 9:45 and the same morning…….i so wish it was longer but it was so good! it probably was my least fav in the series because it was so short there was no time for character development or a very detailed plot, but the storyline was great!!

[Liliana (Jesus’s version✝️) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was sooo good!! Neil is probably my favorite T5 member (and not just because he's based off Niall) He's funny, adorable, and an all around good mmc. Grace I liked a lot (being a fellow fangirl ofc) she's spunky and cute and a really good fmc. The book was well written and intriguing and I had a really good time reading it.

[Aubrey✝️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot to this book was the funniest and most creative thing ever, sadly it was short and felt a bit repetitive. But overall I am loving this series!

[Ria 🔒💕 · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was such an adorable book and I don’t have any complaints. This whole series is cute and easy to read! It took me 30-45 minutes to finish the book. Also, the books are £2.97 each on Kindle so this series is really great when in a reading slump. I recommend.

[Terrie Lochwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fangirl Fanfiction

Ever read fanfiction? This fits perfectly. OK, the band isn't real but it might as well be. A feelgood meet cute with HEA. Smooth reading that slots in perfectly with the first two books. Probably the easiest of the three stories to relate to, also the youngest audience.

[Ali Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really cute!! I LOVE LOVED LOVED the way that Neil and Grace met. I loved how she watched the livestream and then connected some dots. I adore all the texting and group chats!! Amazinggggg!! Another really well done book by Clara.

[Joana | Khaleesiwithastarbuckscup · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Wow, you really think highly of yourself, deciding you're my favorite boyband."
"Say what you want, Grace, but I saw all the fanfiction on your phone. I know you love us."

O mais accurate de todos os momentos foi sem dúvida quando a Grace e o Neil fizeram o facetime e ela legit parou de respirar por momentos, exatamente por saber com quem estava a falar. Achei que acabou por ser realmente das coisas mais accurate porque no final de contas, desde o primeiro livro que andávamos a ouvir falar da Grace e de como ela estava completamente obsessed com a banda.

Acho que das coisas que me estavam a deixar assim meio apreensiva com toda a história foi mais pelo facto da Grace logo de início ter dito que o Neil nem era o seu membro favorito (acho que de certa forma, era uma maneira de ela posteriormente se conseguir conectar e realmente vê-lo como o Neil o rapaz da escola e com quem acidentalmente acabou por trocar o telefone, do que o Neil que faz parte da sua boyband favorita).

Genuinamente acho que esta série é sem dúvida wattpad coded, mas at the same time é demasiado addicted e dou por mim a querer saber como vai ser o final feliz agora do Finn e do Zach!

[Zoe Gilligan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a good book. When I started reading this series none of the girls had really been a fan of the band but this was a fun addition to the series.

Grace was sweet and fun. I enjoyed how the author captured the fangirling of a boy band. It’s like when One Direction was big and people were giant fans and wherever you looked, there was a fanfiction about them. So I liked how there was a fan girl who dated one of the boys in the band. I also enjoyed that after Neil told Grace stuff they had experienced at school with all the fan girls, she kinda stepped away and it was sweet to see her growth in the book.

Neil was fun. He is one of the more quiet guys in the band but it was fun to see he can be crazy or wild if he’s got a girl who brings it out of him. It was also nice to see the group chat again and the other boys. Not much other boy band guys interaction, but a nice switch up to just her and him.

It was a quick read and I enjoyed the premise and how they started to get to know each other. And how quickly they realized they liked each other. Can’t wait for the last two!

[Alice Green · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was genuinely so good and I would totally recommend it if you love One Direction and other boy bands . It’s definitely the kind of book that you can put yourself into and dream about which I love. I’m genuinely so obsessed with this series and other work by the same author . I’ve read the Parkhurst Prep series as well and I really like it. I think this is a really great author if you want a non spicy romance but still really good.

[whimsical reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved the switched phone angle. Also didn’t picture her blonde for some reason. Love that her sister was involved too but neither knew. Grace was definitely a crazy fangirl not sure why Neil would be for that but it was still cute. All the books are like super fast and they all fall in love in a month.

[Virginia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neil and Grace’s story was cute. I really enjoyed how they started talking . There were a few mistakes that could improve with edits, but they didn't take me out of the heart of the story. Neil and Grace’s was a little too insta for me, but I still love these characters and their world.

[○~*☆мαℓєα☆*~○ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an adorable book! I'm totally obsessed with the plot. And the characters are so good, especialy Neil I totally loved. He's so damn cute with Grace. And I still can't believe how funny this book was. I had to laugh so many times my stomach hurt a little. I totally recommend it!!!!!

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This entire series is so good alight out loud funny and adorable. I love the novella length. It suits the book well. The plot line is super predictable which is some times super and some times it’s super boring.

[Grace · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a cute read but a bit slow at times

[Carmen · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5🌟 quick short read. fmc slightly annoyed me but it was okay

[Jamie Lonza · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was my least favourite it was so quick. And I’m sorry they fell in love in less than a week. 🤣

Niall is my fave so I wanted more from this book 🤣🤣

Luke Evans can play the manager George.

[books (samaira's version) · Rating 2 out of 5]

def not my favourite in the series. it had so much potential but i didn’t like the way the romance developed at all.

[bookish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.75 ⭐️

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

this one was ok. it was also pretty rushed and kinda random if i’m being honest. i don’t really have much to say about this book

[Grace · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐!! jeez, these books are so fast. but they are hilarious and I love them. the group chat is the funniest thing to ever exist and now I really want a group chat like that. now onto the next one

[Eden Raftopoulos · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again again again! All of these books are the same but I love them a lot (this one was especially sweet) 🫶🏼