I read Mallory Marlowe’s first book, Love and Other Conspiracies, last year, and I loved it. I like how her books are standalone, meaning you don’t necessarily need to read the first book to understand the others. There will be small references here and there, but not enough to distract you from reading. Her second book, Love at First Sighting, was released last year, so I knew I wanted to read it eventually. As a Christmas present last year, I received Love at First Sighting, so I ended up saving it for February, as that’s when I read romance. Love at First Sighting was adorable, albeit the plot is a little far-fetched, but I don’t care.

Influencer El Martin truly believes she saw aliens. She posts it in her livestream, not really thinking much of it. However, this is quickly put on Agent Carter Brody’s plate as he works for the government to cover up all potential alien sightings. He meets her and is floored by who El is. She isn’t like what he sees of her online. They both end up finding commonality in figuring out what El saw that day. When they investigate, they realize something more sinister is happening, especially when it comes to what happened to Carter’s father all those years ago.

I loved Carter; he’s such a sweetheart. When Carter was young, his father passed away, and Carter saw something that day. Carter’s story is arguably more interesting than El’s because of wanting to find answers. Carter is a gem, and he needs to be protected at all costs. El grew on me eventually, but I did find her grating at first. She’s an influencer, and she has that attitude of advertising products she doesn’t believe in, but it’s fine because it’s for Instagram. Her friends are insufferable, and while El realizes this, she doesn’t stick up for herself. She lets her friends be shitty people. El eventually comes around and calls out her friends and sticks up for Carter. This book does a great job at portraying influencer culture as being as cringe as it is.

This was adorable. Mallory Marlowe’s books have all been great, and I look forward to reading whatever she publishes. I rated Love at First Sighting four stars on both Goodreads and Storygraph.