Reviews

Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan

rachelhelmer's review against another edition

2.0

Ugggghhhhh this book started out so strong and then just lost all of that as it went along. I loved getting to read about a character with anxiety as that's something I can really relate to. Throughout the story, I really appreciated how the author handled anxiety and seemed very accurate at least to my own experiences. Now we dive into what I didn't like about this book.

This is essentially a Bachelorette knock off. This plot both took over the plot but also wasn't in it enough. I think the author was just trying to do too much with this story and so neither storyline had enough time to fully grow. Personally, I wish the author made it more of a straight up Bachelorette story or completely took it out of the book. Everly is really working on herself after a humiliating breakup and that easily could have been the focus of the book. At least for me, the plot really just fell flat.

Not going to talk about it much but where is the smut?? Literally not even a fade to black scene...

Overall, this book was fine but not something I'd recommend. Needed to pick a plot and just generally be more interesting.

tiffanyhavard's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cowahbull's review

I just did not like the main guy. His mooning over fmc was annoying and cringing right now the gate. Got the ick. I don't have time to read books I dont enjoy reading

ewagner78's review

4.0

I'm disappointed I didn't read this book first (of the Jansen Brothers' books). I totally missed it was part of a series and read them out of order. Having met Chris and Everly in the next books within the series I was already drawn to their story and Chris' treatment of Everly's anxiety. I enjoyed reading of their meeting and the game show style story was fun to read!

troxelm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.25

shuggy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad

4.0

marieintheraw's review

3.0

I feel like I am on a bad train of romances lately and it feels like this pairing is part of it. The anxiety representation in this one was solid. That being said, frankly I wanted development from the couple as a couple as well.

I received an ecopy of this book via Netgalley; however, my opinions are my own.

claireisliterate_4's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ddubinsky6's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Main: Chris and Everly
Plot: Everly is super shy and producer for a morning show. The manager who is secretly the owners son takes an interest to her at first after she has a horrible birthday when her bf cheats on her and she spills it on the air. His dad wants them fired so in an effort to save their jobs, he creates a dating show for her to find love again. They end up falling for each other and she finds out about the dad - the dad threatens to close down the studio. Him and his brothers buy it and he plans to stay on CA. His brother Noah arrives at the end and wants to move to CA too.

caseyemathews's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25