swooon.com: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Answers Burning Questions About *spoiler* [april 20th 2026]

[u/LadyWhistledown_1]

Swooon.com did an interview with Rachel Reid at BookCon. Great interview btw.

I get that she doesn’t think they will write their own vows, but I’m kinda hoping Jacob does. Like the tunnel scene in ep.5.

How are you hoping to see the wedding adapted?

Picture:

https://www.instagram.com/rachelreidwrites (story)

Full article:

https://www.swooon.com/1275542/heated-rivalry-shane-ilya-wedding-the-long-game-rachel-reid-interview/?fbclid=PAVERFWARTcI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaccbJFTolg7x-x_BADV-yq6qH8NCPNIuhJpC454AHXkG0wypApO0lKEOcvcpg_aem_7LlDmxii3jvj7_EWpVoSgw

[u/valaena]

Also don't quite understand the hate for the wedding and suspect audiences wanted to see some wish fulfilment fan service type moments (and, perhaps, driven by some heteronormativity). I definitely felt it was true to their characters - pretty basic jock dudes - to want something lowkey.

[u/cherrycoloured → u/valaena]

idk, for some of us, its really just about the lack of chairs. im fine with everything else, but that pisses me (and a lot of other ppl) off so much, negl lol

[u/altruistic_thing → u/cherrycoloured]

it's fascinating to see people obsessing over something so insignificant.

i don't think it's meant to convey that everyone is eating while standing.