About the Book
When a relationship therapist gets dumped right before her new dating handbook hits shelves, she fake dates to save face in this spicy romantic comedy.
There are a lot of things that can go wrong on an author’s publication day, but breaking up with her long-term boyfriend might just be at the top of Jessica Gallagher’s list. She also didn’t expect to run into her old crush, Galvin Baker, the very next day. When Jessica goes into crisis mode about the PR nightmare, she proposes the first solution that comes to mind: fake dating. Luckily, Galvin seems game.
Galvin Baker is used to being a constant disappointment, which is why he can’t—and won’t—commit to a relationship. Unfortunately for him, his last girlfriend used her vast social media power to make sure everyone knows how much Galvin “underperforms.” Fake dating for Jessica’s book promotion seems like the perfect cover—and maybe she can teach him something along the way.
Hookups “for science” and some seriously sweet gestures later, Jessica and Galvin’s fake dates are feeling more authentic than any of their previous relationships did. Have they replaced unrealistic expectations with unexpected realness?
My Review
I seem to be reading a lot of faking dating books these days, so when author and relationship therapist Jessica gets dumped right before her book launch day and proposes faking dating an old crush, I didn’t bat an eye. Neither did Gavin when Jessica asked for his help out of the PR nightmare she could potentially be in. Neither have been great at relationships and both hope maybe they can learn something from their (fabricated) time together. When date nights, hookups and sweet gestures start to feel a little too real, it only makes sense Jessica and Gavin start to think about the real what ifs with one another. I enjoyed that the two characters seemed pretty self-aware in a lot of ways, and for faking dating, actually communicated well with the other one. The characters had sweet chemistry and while I of course knew they would end up with each other, it was still a fun journey to watch them get there. A solid and relatable rom com.
