Thanks to Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for the E-ARC! This actually surprised me! I liked the characters & the setting. Also loved the whole premise. Will definitely read more from the author.

I love a fake dating trope, which is what drew me to this title, but I really struggled to get into the story and ended up not finishing it. Thank you for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed many aspect of this book but the romance was a bit of a miss for me. I thought Libby and Jefferson lacked chemistry and overall I struggled to connect with the characters. This story was funny at times and takes place in a beautiful setting. I would still recommend this book to others as it was a quick and easy read, it just didn’t work for me as a romance.
Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

3 Stars Hate to Fake It To You is a fun novel set in a beautiful paradise. The premise of the book drew me in and while it had its fun moments, I couldn’t quite connect with the main characters or their love story.

Libby and her roommate, Jean, create a fake online personality to escape from the stress of life. A wealthy follower, Hildy, wants to come meet her and Libby has to pretend to be her online persona (which of course is very stressful!!).

She meets Jefferson, a photographer who comes with Hildy, and sparks fly even though they have a ton of obstacles to overcome.

To be honest, the beginning of this book was confusing to me - I felt like the characters were funny and entertaining, it just took me awhile to get into it.

This read like a “comedy” more than a “romance” or “romcom”. I think the romance was missing for me - and as a reader who ONLY reads romance - it caused me rate this book lower than I would have.

The author did a wonderful job creating unique and entertaining characters, I just needed more chemistry between the Libby and Jefferson.

I rated it 3.5 stars and rounded it up to 4!
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I liked the general message of the book - that it’s important to tell the truth.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martins Press for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was very cute and had many moments where it was funny. I thought the descriptions of the settings and the people were very good. I didn’t connect to the characters as much as I wanted to though. It was enjoyable and I liked the premise of the story, but I was a bit confused during each chapter on whose perspective we were in and I found it to be a bit of a slow progression for the majority of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC.

This cover was the first reason I wanted to read this book! Who doesn't love adorable goats!!
I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. The banter and shenanigans between Mia and Vince are laugh out loud hilarious. Mia's sarcasm makes her all the more loveable! Being able to believe in yourself and face your fears is an important lesson for all of us. I definitely recommend that you add this to your TBR list now! This is a standalone book but LOVE the fact that we will see some of Sellett's characters again in another story.

This book was hard to get into. The characters sounded great, but it was so confusing to keep them straight. The overall plot is a good idea, but the execution was cringe with a very slow pace.

The scenery and location described in this book was gorgeous. Unfortunately, I just didn't; connect with the characters.

*ARC courtesy of the author and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. I want to thank the valued author, the publisher, and Netgalley for providing a copy.*

I liked the idea of this book, but it fell flat for me. The characters felt a bit one dimensional and I just couldn’t get into it. Props for the cute book cover though.

this was a cute rom com with many laughable moments! the writing style was really enjoyable as well and i found myself flying through the book. thank you to st. martin's press and netgalley for the arc copy!

This one was hard for me to get into but I'm glad I picked it back up. I really enjoyed the tropes and the eventual progress of the characters.

This book was cute and I really enjoyed reading it! Would recommend. I really liked the main character!

I liked this novel! I thought the storyline was cute and the characters were very intriguing with their drama together. Great writing as well!

Libby and her roommate Jean are struggling to make ends meet in Hawaii. Together with a friend, they create online personality Lillibet to showcase their strengths (writing, art and food) and partly for the satirical escape. When one of her followers, a very wealthy, Hildy, comes to Hawaii to meet Lillibet, ridiculous hijinks ensue as Libby and her friends Jean and Keoki attempt to act as Lillibet would. Traveling with Hildy is Jefferson, a wilderness photographer who Libby finds herself instantly drawn to.

The first meeting in Mr.L’s house with the Me Mas tree and the shower had me laughing out loud. Finally the truth comes out and the ‘perfect’ life unravels. Yes, the characters and drama isn’t super relatable but neither is trying to live up to your social media identity. The friendship between Libby and Jean is fabulous. Bonus points for their dialogue being more than just furthering either of their romantic relationships

I read this book through NetGalley and I absolutely loved it . The characters were very relatable and interesting. It is a great book about finding yourself and is very applicable for anyone in their 20’s and 30’s trying to figure out who they are and what they want to do with their life . How online personalities may be quite different from who we actually are and how telling the truth and living truthfully is best practice.

I absolutely loved the setting of this book! There were some funny moments, but the romance didn’t quite do it for me and Libby drives me CRAZY.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the arc!
Pub date: 7/16/24

Everything was there to like and I wanted to like it. While I did enjoy the setting quite a bit, this didn’t otherwise succeed in grabbing my interest - therefore it took me quite a bit of time to finish it. Jean didn’t help this one along, in my opinion.

While others may enjoy this, I wasn’t the right reader for this.



Thank you to St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for the DRC

i’m thinking maybe this just wasn’t for me. the idea was something interesting and i decided to check it out, but it just didn’t work. i felt more annoyed with the characters, especially libby, more than anything. also didn’t feel any chemistry or connection towards the romance.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. There was plenty I enjoyed about this book, but I admit I had a bit more hope for it. The Hawaiian backdrop was already a draw as this is a favorite place to visit and I have an upcoming trip there in just a couple weeks. But it was slow to start and took some time for me to really get into it. Once I finally started to make some progress, I could appreciate some heartfelt moments and some funny character dialogue, but the romance between our main characters didn’t quite sizzle for me. There were sweet and romantic moments but I didn’t find myself all that drawn to their connection. I liked them and still wanted to see them end up together, but inevitably, the friendships of the book were more interesting to me.