DELIGHTFUL. What a fluffy, cozy, feels-y, relatable rollercoaster! Very warm and fabulous, I adored both MCs equally even when they were being dingbatDELIGHTFUL. What a fluffy, cozy, feels-y, relatable rollercoaster! Very warm and fabulous, I adored both MCs equally even when they were being dingbats, I loved the neurodivergent and mental health rep, and there were so many moments when I thought the story was going left but it swerved right instead, which was just very fun and fresh and made me smile a lot. Wholeheartedly recommend! ...more
I read this book a long while back and absolutely adored it. Six-star read! More please! I intended to write and post a full review, but instead, I wrI read this book a long while back and absolutely adored it. Six-star read! More please! I intended to write and post a full review, but instead, I wrote up notes while reading, then hallucinated posting the review without ever actually posting it.
I went looking for that imaginary review today only to find that it doesn't exist, so here I am finally writing it. Or rather, copy-and-pasting the notes I wrote as I was reading this book, in the hopes that seeing my genuine enthusiasm will convince you of its perfection (assuming that gorgeous cover didn't already do that job). Let's go!
Chaos princess x uptight responsible hero Enemies/opposites to lovers Fake dating Boss employee w layers to the power situation Bouncy fun voice Great side characters Amazing heroine’s journey and swoon-worthy hero Shania Twain quotes!!! Social media and reality tv show infamy... original!!! Hot sex scene and lots of tension building Super sweet work environment - can’t wait for the rest of the series Amazing baking together moments and fakery that burns so good Made me feel and giggle and hope and sit on the edge of my seat Read in a day Food fight! Such a sweet, safe read that never takes the easy or simple way out and a relationship you can believe in wholeheartedly. The world is sometimes unkind to them but they always face it together and never give up on each other. Super mature love
So! That's my opinion! And if you'd like something more coherent here is the blurb I gave: Fake It ’til You Bake It is like a chili-chocolate cupcake—super sweet with one hell of a kick. Wesley combines delightful characters, delicious tension, and a fascinating setup to create this truly satisfying romance.
Basically the book of my dreams. The perfect romcom. Flawless. An instant classic. Hot-mess POV hero who you will want to cuddle. Enigmatic, perfect lBasically the book of my dreams. The perfect romcom. Flawless. An instant classic. Hot-mess POV hero who you will want to cuddle. Enigmatic, perfect love interest who’s not so perfect after all, except I love him, so he is. Iconic friendship group. Glittering, knife’s-edge prose. I have lost the ability to sentence because I will never be as good at it as Alexis Hall so what's the point. I'm not even mad I'm just ready to read it all again. Six stars. Seven. Ten. Let's GO...more
I wish I could be more coherent about this book, but YOU KNOW ME. Reading excellent romance melts my brain cells. All I can say is that I've been waitI wish I could be more coherent about this book, but YOU KNOW ME. Reading excellent romance melts my brain cells. All I can say is that I've been waiting for this book forever (because Mia Vincy writes the hilarious regency romcoms of my heart) and it exceeded expectations.
What a bloody epic romance. Not the tragic kind with a bad ending, but the neverending feels kind with a beyond satisfying ending that makes you want to hug yourself and squeal for the rest of the day.
There is an incredible, memorable heroine who I related to so strongly, and whose personal arc is a really great commentary on a particular kind of misogyny. There's a hero who grows so beautifully and fantastically walks the line between frustrating sexy prat I want to smack and genuinely nice guy who just keeps fluffing it up. The book has serious Persuasion feels, except they are childhood enemies. In short, it's perfect and divine and you should read it if you want to be happy....more
This is the second modern-day marriage-of-convenience story I've read in the last six months, and just like Jodie Slaughter's White Whiskey Bargain, TThis is the second modern-day marriage-of-convenience story I've read in the last six months, and just like Jodie Slaughter's White Whiskey Bargain, Temporary Wife Temptation flew into my top 10 books of all time. I'm beginning to think this is my ultimate catnip trope, and Jayci Lee executed it with perfection in this sexy, emotive, super-romantic book.
Reading a fantastic category romance is like a shot of the good stuff straight to your heart, and this one was definitely fantastic. It gave me that beaming, glowy, Oh-yeah-this-is-why-I've-loved-the-genre-since-I-was-12 feeling you get every so often when you stumble across a book that truly rocks your world. Garrett was such a classic romance alpha, but I love how, for him, that included hyper-respect for his elders and a genuine appreciation of Natalie's professional prowess. Nuance! Modernity! Smoking hotness! He has it all!
Natalie was his perfect match, not just because she loved so hard and so beautifully (the story with her niece was wonderful and significant and personally touching to me) but also because she was such a badass determined woman who, just like Garrett, drilled down to her goals and did what she had to do. It's just that, unlike Garrett, she was way better at figuring out what her real goals actually were, LOL.
Watching these two panic as their fake, convenient relationship became something more was so delicious. The most fun I've had in a long time, really. I'm just so glad I read this! Now I need to figure out how to get that gorgeous US cover in paperback here in the UK. ...more
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