Fake It 'til You Make It

3.25/5

I just finished Fake it ‘til you make it by Laura Carter and here is my review.

Abbey and Andrew have been together for years... He wants to go to dinner at the restaurant where they had their first date and she hears wedding bells in her head. What she didn't expect was to be told it was over and he was leaving her for someone else.

At least she had her job to focus on... Until that ends too. Needing to shake up her life, she moves into a new building, one she loves, gets herself a new wardrobe and works on herself.

Bumping into her new neighbor ignites a flare of something she has never felt before and when he pretends to be her boyfriend in front of Andrew, the idea of faking dating the hunk from upstairs is too good an opportunity to miss.


I had zero idea what this book was about as I went in blind and within 8 pages I knew this book was going to be perfect for me. I love Abbey. She is this perfect, feisty nerd who didn't fall down and weep when her life broke. She made a change and did what she wanted to do.
Ted, aweee Ted! He is my kind of man. Sexy and smart... Hiding out after his relationship imploded. It was great watching the 2 of them fake dates and Ted pretending to be his brother... I wish he had told her sooner. I understood why he didn't but it was a real shame. I feel like she wouldn't have cared but he was hiding from what had happened and having people know where he was... It made sense why he kept the facade going and then found it harder and harder to admit the truth.
It was cute and funny with some great dialogue. Bonus that some of it is set not far from where I live in Canada and that was a thrill.
Definitely not a complicated book and the romance will tickle you pink.


4 stars


Thank you @theboldbookclub and @netgalley for my gifted copy

1.5/5

Thank you NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the arc.

I didn't like it. The writing was weird at times - especially with all those abbreviations. Seriously you have a character say stuff like “OMG” instead of “Oh My God” in a dialogue and that isn't somehow caught by an editor? Come on now. Or at the very beginning “We didn't have any IRL contact these past six weeks” JUST SAY IN REAL LIFE, IT'S NOT HARD.

I hoped I'd like this book, but alas, I didn't enjoy that at all. Ted let Abbey believe that he's his own brother without ever correcting her and coming clean. And Abbey lied about being an actress and that led to all sorts of misunderstandings and errors and confusion. I hate lying about your own identity and that's what they both did to each other. They both have been cheated on by their long-term partners and decided the best thing to do was... lie to each other about who they are? And it's all swept under the rug like it's not a big deal.

And what about the ending? I HATE open endings where loose threads aren't dealt with and they make holes in the story. What happens with Dee's baby daddy? Where does Abbey live? Is Ted successful or is Roman still an issue? I need answers! Seriously, an epilogue would be enough to tie all those loose threads together into a cohesive and satisfying ending. And yet we've got nothing.

I did not like this book and if her other books are similar, I will not read anything else by this author. The writing was cringe at times, pacing was off, and while I love fake dating, this one was a disappointment.