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The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

135 reviews

requiemofliss's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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shaykay's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Overall, this one felt overhyped. I read it back when it first came out, and I was excited because I thought it would be a new omegaverse that's traditionally published. So far, every omegaverse that I've read has been indie-published. So I was excited for it. However, this is more of a shifter's book than an omegaverse. To me, omegaverse is like they don't shift, and you have alphas, betas, and omegas, and they tend to have extra senses like scents that draw people to one another. So I thought it would be different, but it was alright. I like shifters and stuff like this; however, this one leaned too hard on the miscommunication between Mackenzie and Noah. I wish they had more issues or focused more on fake dating because that had a lot of fun drama. It's a good book if you're starting to get into this genre and like things on the lighter side, but it wasn't for me. Plus, it's a cute cover.

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mhcraft's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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yoohanna's review against another edition

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4.75

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sinoclock's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I like omegaverse so this gets bumped up over a 3.

The 3rd act breakup and the ending felt a bit too "is that really how it would happen" for me to give it a better rating.

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kim03's review against another edition

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1.75

An ungodly amount of sex scenes (would it be so hard to market these kinds of books as erotic romance? I'm just saying that was A LOT and I would've liked a warning)
The blackmail. I do not care if this is a spoiler, I think everyone who thinks about reading this book should know about it. You could smell it coming from a mile away (=not skillfully interwoven into the story so that there's still a mystery around it and so that I won't think the characters are grade a stupid). The climax/ conflict that ensues (third act breakup) could've EASILY been avoided but alas the author just HAD to make me hate the characters and the book. So.
Let's get back to the erotic romance point. What if some of the side plot was shortened and the author actually chose to focus on the stupid/ cringe factor and the erotic aspect? I feel like this shouldn't have been a rom-com (in the pure sense), and if the book knew not to take itself so serious (which I felt was a problem here, like there was little self awareness of how dumb and cringe this shit actually was) it could've been better.

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_layne's review against another edition

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funny relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

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annick's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

I really wanted to love this more. Some of the writing choices made it drop from a solid 4.0 (4.0 = recommended and I will reread at some point). The premise was fun and I liked how the shifter stuff was part of this parallel Denver world of a hospital.

The cause of the third act breakup could have been more interesting as a couple activity to bond over and we could have seen a more plot-intriguing heist to navigate the work obstacles.

It felt slow to start. I liked some of the humour (sarcasm noted by FMC made me lol).

But I got bored in the final third. I kept thinking of spicier omega verse stories that I want to revisit. If a book isn’t holding my attention, something is off.

I will read this author’s future books. But not sure I’ll re read this one.

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boiler_bookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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vminsky's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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