I really enjoyed this book! 

Everly is a  relatable main character to anyone who has anxiety issues, and Chris' being so accommodating is lovely to see. Normally when you have a character like Everly, the moral of the story is that they need to "open up" and "try new things," thus proving the characters anxiety was a fixable road block to happiness, which just is not realistic to people with anxiety. 
This book never shows Everly as being broken or unfixable, no matter what she may feel on the topic. She has a great support system and and interesting (if complicated) family dynamic. 

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Throughout the book I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop with one of the men she was "dating," but this book didn't do that. It didn't make a nice guy into a secret bad guy to prop the male lead up, and I appreciate that. 

I personally would have liked to have seen more come out of the Simon Storyline. Particularly for him to get more of a comeuppance. However, he fades from the story pretty quickly. I thought the rival radio station giving "his side of the story" would have made for an interesting subplot, and it felt like a loose end that another radio station would mention it and then nothing really comes out of it. That is my only real critique of this otherwise great story. 

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I really had high hopes for this one. The main character Everly Dean has severe social anxiety. While my anxiety isn'y severe, I felt like I could totally relate to her. The problem though is that take the anxiety out of the equation, I found her super unlikeable. Honestly, Noah and Stacey were my favorites and they were not the main characters at all. 

I like the storyline of this book, which is why I'm rating 3 stars. It wasn't one that I NEEEEEEDED to read when I was doing other things. But when I did pick it up I enjoyed it and wanted to keep reading. 

The grammer needs a lot of work. There were so many errors and words omitted. The publisher wanted to push this through without enough edits for sure.

This story follows 30 year old Everly who has just discovered her bf cheating on her on her birthday. She goes to the radio station where she works with her bff and unloads...on air...without realizing they were live. After a huge amount of support from listeners, Everly begins a Bachelorette-type deal backed by the radio station and her boss, Chris, who may or may not have unrequited feelings for her.

I enjoyed this story and thought it was really cute despite some of the circumstances. It was sweet with like 2 kissing scenes - which is definitely an oddity in the romance I read. This doesn't have the steamy factor, but there is a lot of angsty tension. Everly suffers from anxiety and I felt that rep was done very well (as someone with anxiety). I will say that this is one of the few books where I don't like the parents at all. Neither set. Like at all. Overall, a really sweet story, loved the journey.

This book had everything I want in a romance novel: complex, relatable characters and a slow burn romance! Although I don’t have deal with severe social anxiety like Everly, I do deal with anxiety. It was nice to see a main character in a romance novel that dealt with anxiety and what that experience could look like. I loved The Bachelorette style competition and loved that this story was set at a radio station.

If you want a light-hearted romance, this book is for you!

In Ten Rules For Faking It, the main character Everly is having a disastrous birthday. She discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her, her personal business has been broadcast on air at her workplace, and she might possibly lose her job. To remedy things and lift her spirits, she decides to create of list of things to get her out of her comfort zone. Everly is now 30 and wants to shake things up in her life.

And so Everly’s journey begins as she is pushed out of her comfort zone and into the spotlight. Everly deals with severe social anxiety and as someone who deals with anxiety issues I could also relate to that. She does her best to try the dating experience and it also spurs her to try new things in her life. She feels trapped by her emotions and it takes gradual time her to build up her confidence. Not only is this a journey about self-confidence but she also manages to find a bit of love on the way too. I thought her dates were the most comical part of the book and it was so entertaining. It was almost like speed dating mixed with The Bachelor. I was curious to see what happens next.

This was a cute book and a bit predictable at times, but it filled you with warm and fuzzies. I appreciate how Chris was so patient with Everly and her anxiety and realizing when she needed her space and picked upon on clues when she needed help. Most of all I enjoyed seeing Everly work through some her issues for trying help ease her anxiety. A fun, fast paced and comical rom com!

This was a great rom-com. It’s really funny and light but has some real depth to it as well. Everly’s social anxiety is very well portrayed I think and will be a good touchpoint for many readers. Stacey and Everly’s friendship is really great, and Chris and Noah are like many older brothers I know (well, they’re a lot richer, but they ACT like brothers I know). Fun read. It would make a great movie!

this book was cute I liked the chemistry between the hero and heroine but I didn’t love the way Everlys anxiety was dealt with or I should say how it wasn’t dealt with at all! This girl is suffering it was relatable but so sad because she never did get help for herself and it was just upsetting to me that the author wouldn’t have helped her a bit. 🤷🏻‍♀️

From the description, I thought this would be a book I enjoyed, but it was just okay. The only thing that felt original about the premise was the radio station setting and the portrayal of Everly’s anxiety. I liked the scenes between Everly and her friend Stacey because they felt realistic, but most of the interactions between the other characters seemed farfetched. This story built up very slowly (kind of dragged) but I’m not sure the pace added anything of value. Overall, it’s a cute book, but again, just okay. 
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Fun, cute story! Everly has come to the realization that her birthdays suck, and her big 3-0 seems to want to top them all. As if finding her boyfriend in bed with his assistant wasn't bad enough she went to a rant talking to her bestie only to have it blasted to the listening audience. This would be bad for anyone, but for an introvert who likes to fade into the background, oh and she has anxiety when anything draws attention to her she just wanted to die right there. Not only did she tell everyone that she was off men, so was the cute station manager listening. Chris is working as the station manager trying to prove to his father that he was ready for the next step in his career but he wanted to improve the radio station too. This story has everything from humor, fun characters, piñatas with surprises to a dating competition, oh and a good love story too.

I really enjoyed this slow romance, although our male character was a bit more of an douchbag than I would like, but overall this was a good read, light and engaging.

Overall, I felt this book was too long. It took forever to get to the romance, and there were a lot of random storylines that could have been left out to shorten it. I think part of the reason I struggled to get into the story was that Everly annoyed me. I enjoyed the parts where she was portrayed as a real person with issues: anxiety, trust issues, and perfectionism. But I didn’t like the rest. I found her whiny and constantly standing in her way. Chris, I liked him as a character. He had his issues but was so focused on Everly.

This was an entertaining book.  I enjoyed reading it and didn't want it to end.  Everly is a likeable character who falls in love with her boss.  She tries to deny it but realizes she can't  I recommend this book.

Ten Rules for Faking It!

Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan is a fun story that delves into the very real situations those dealing with anxiety face every day.  Everly had the worst birthday of all her bad birthdays.  However, she has suddenly become the darling of the radio station with guys lining up to date her and help her forget her ex.  This sparks an idea to have Everly become the radio Bachelorette.  Chris, who manages the radio station, is looking for ways to increase the listeners of this station.  He wants to prove to his dad (who owns the station) that he can manage multimedia companies. However, no one knows his relationship to the owner, and he wants to keep it that way. 

Everly is considering this new opportunity that has fallen in her lap, and being the queen of lists, she decides that’s what she needs to fake her way through this new situation.  It takes a lot of patience and understanding for Chris to encourage Everly to put herself out in the field.  But when he recognizes he’d like to be her choice at the end, he needs to remember he is her boss, as well as her friend.  Everly recognizes her attraction to Chris as well, but she doesn’t know how to choose him at the end of the day, so she’s going to play the game, follow her rules, and go with the path of least resistance. Sometimes, recognizing your fears, working with others and being willing to fight for what you really want, make for a real HEA. 

I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely.

Ten Rules For Faking It is a slow burn romantic-comedy, which had me laughing and closing my book shut in the first 5 minutes of reading because the secondhand embarrassment for the main character was just too much for me.

This book is a light read, yet I found myself aching a lot when it came to Everly and her anxiety, because of this and the way it’s addressed by the characters, I read and learnt a lot from the inspiring conversations that I shall apply to my life.

I don’t like slow-burns, so my only qualm is I felt the story was dragging. However, would I recommend it? Yes.

Pick this book up on a day you want to read something sweet, funny and need to remind yourself you’re important and worthy.

Ten Rules for Faking it by Sophie Sullivan is a super fun romantic novel that I devoured in a day.....a very unproductive housework day.  As much as this book was fun it was also awesome how Sophie wrote about a character that is dealing with anxiety stemming from a trauma she endured as a child. This seriously gave so much depth to this book!

This was a great read. I really enjoyed this story and the characters. This is a fun romantic comedy you don’t want to miss. Everly is a radio station producer and she works with her best friend. I love when we get more than one point of view. Chris is so sweet and such a likable character. I like how we get some of The Bachelor feel to this book. If you are looking for a cute fun read grab this one.

This was adorable and had so many tropes that I'm into: like the crush on your boss/ also kind of fake dating? Either way it was really cute and I really liked Everly and was rooting for her throughout the book to overcome her anxiety and follow her lists to find happiness. I also like that Chris became her comfort person so early into the story so it was inevitable that they'd be perfect for each. I can't wait to read more from Sophie Sullivan, hopefully Stacey gets a book!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review.

4.25 Stars

I really enjoyed this story.

It's quirky and fun, perhaps a little too long, but a good slow burn.

I do like how anxiety is a component compiled with other factors that make her who she is. I liked all the characters. I think I may have fallen in love with Chris and everyone should have a Stacey in their life. I related to this book instantly, seeing a bit of me in each introverted moment and making people understanding how tiring it can be to push one self out of your comfort zone in an extroverted world.

The dilemmas were a little exaggerated but overall could be overlooked because it was a quick read and enjoyed being with these characters in their world.

We should all make a faking list to make ourselves a little happier. Looking forward to reading more from this author.

Steamy time: None - but full of funny innuendos

On the morning of Everly's 30th birthday, she decides to bring breakfast to her boyfriends house, only to find him in bed with someone else. When she gets to work, she's a producer at a radio station, she rants all about it to her best friend, Stacey, the DJ, except Stacey had the mic on so all of the listeners heard it. She is mortified when her boss, Chris decides to take advantage of the situation and have a Bacherorette-style contest to help out the struggling station.  With her severe anxiety out of control with all of the dates she is going on, she will have to fake it in order to deal with it. Will she choose one of the contestants to be her new guy or is he closer than she thinks.
This was a fun easy read that is hard to put down! Thank you to NetGalley for the Arc in exchange for my honest review.

DNF.  It's not that this book was bad, it was just unremarkable.  As I was reading it felt that I had read this exact book before.  I read Rachel Lynn Solomon's fantastic "The Ex Talk" just before this book and couldn't help comparing them.  Both followed spunky radio producers falling for their coworkers, and the dialogue and plotting in this book just couldn't compare.  If you want a palatable contemporary romance, pick this up.  If you want this book but with far better dialogue and chemistry, go read The Ex Talk. 

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC of this title.