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I feel like it’s an overdone troupe. While it’s well- written, I’ve come to expect more in 2021/22. That me.

LOVE a fake-dating scenario!

Jada is an up-and-coming actress trying to bounce back and keep her career afloat after a messy breakup with her costar. Tristan is a popular Hollywood playboy who Jada accidentally catches cheating on his current starlet girlfriend. The fallout leads to a PR nightmare after the gossip sites get a hold of a video of Tristan confronting Jada about what she saw. Tristian's agent proposes a PR spin to save both their reputations...Jada and Tristan should pretend to be a couple and that the leaked fight was just a scene rehearsal. They agree, but keeping up their faux-mance brings them more drama than they bargained for.

I really liked this book! Both main characters and their friends were so fun. Jada is determined to be professional and get her career back on track and I loved watching her become more confident throughout the book until she finally faced her past and stood up for herself. Her cousin/roommate, Mikayla is kind of Jada's opposite, but I love how supportive, if a little too mischievous, she is. Tristan comes off kind of awful at first, but as Jada (and we!) get to know him, he is actually a total sweetheart with some baggage of his own. Tristan and Jada's chemistry is off the charts, even when they hate each other and are barely tolerating their fake-dating PR stunt. As they get to know each other and start admitting their true feelings, they help each other realize a lot of things about themselves and grow. I also really liked how the story touched on the struggles Jada faces as a Black woman trying to make it Hollywood and the microaggressions she and other actresses like her face on casting calls. Tristan faces similar struggles as a Latino man trying not to be typecast, and I think both of their experiences mirror very real issues POC in the entertainment industry face that many people don't realize are happening. Even though fake-dating isn't a super realistic scenario, the characters and their experiences come off realistically.

Overall, this was a great, quick read. I would definitely recommend it to any fake-dating trope fans out there as well as romance readers in general. Definitely a couple steamy scenes, too!

Thank you to NetGalley and Wattpad books for this ARC!

This was a mixed bag for me. I love the fake dating trope so was keen to read this. There was a bit of character whiplash though which led to the fake dating. Tristan at first didn’t really seem like a player despite his questionable choices with Angela and him and Jada had a cute friendly connection. Then the Erica thing happened (which was a bit wtf and not as the blurb made it out to be) and their somewhat friendly relationship suddenly turned into some sort of love/hate thing with Tristan acting like a bit of a jerk. There was a lot of back and forth, hot and cold with the two leads which got a bit tiresome and I found myself wanting to read more about the supporting characters like Mikayla and Ren at some points. Overall though there was some chemistry and an interesting premise and the author’s writing style is good. Not the best in the trope but still worth a look.

This is a fun book to get lost into, especially if you like reading US Weekly or People. The characters are easy to like, and you find yourself rooting for them throughout. I flew through this one. Loved the diversity of characters. We need more books like this.

I love a fake dating trope, especially with these two strong-willed POC. Jade has been burned before, her career is only now getting back on track and she needs to stay away from drama. Tristan is also wanting to stay dram free so he I can advance his career and more, Both are forced to fake date to save face however neither are blameless and they can't stand each other, they have horrible ex and future jobs on the line. The fire and chemistry between these two are wild and awesome to read. When they finally came together it's a ride. It a great exciting romance with some sticky situations

Maybe i dont want to read the guys horny perspective did you ever think about that romance writers huh? Did you ever? Maybe i would like to experience everything from the heroine’s pov