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The Fiancée Farce by Alexandria Bellefleur

9 reviews

ali1311's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Never a good sign when you roll your eyes when listening to the audiobook...
I think this writing style is not for me. The jokes were cringe and the writing was cheesy. The pacing felt off too, like we barely got to watch the characters fall in love. Too many characters and the whole thing felt very corny.

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greendog95's review against another edition

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emotional 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

3.75

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eatallthestars's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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wrinnola's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

3.75

This book is very well written and enjoyable… until it’s not. Worth a read, but the characters’ decisions toward the end made me cringe so hard I stopped reading for a good month. If you like cheesy rom-coms, you’ll like this one. Definitely glad I finished it though. One thing I’ll say that was really refreshing about this book was the lack of homophobia. I don’t think this is a spoiler to say. A lot of queer romance books have a heavy homophobia theme, so having one without that is really nice. Overall, this book is a cute and fun read.

It just could’ve done without the intense sobbing and “you’re better off without me” trope. Those couple chapters soured the whole book. Without them, this book would have been like a 4.5/5 for me. Harsh? Maybe. I’m probably biased because I really can’t stand that specific trope. I genuinely really enjoyed the book outside of that though, so it’s hard to not be disappointed at how that was handled.

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mrsjones2's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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hailstorm3812's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a lot of fun. It's tropey, its sweet, a bit of spice, and a fun plot.

I do wish the characters had kept the secret better since they kept talking in public about it and texting about it. Obviously the secret has to come out, but it would hit harder if they didn't constantly tell everyone.

Also I couldn't help thinking how great a movie this would be. It just eels so RomCom-y.

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avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

I laughed, I cried, I enjoyed the journey. I loved the mix of humor and serious topics. It was a great book with great MCs who I loved. And some easy-to-hate villains, along with some characters in the middle. Overall a great book. I hope Teddy gets his own book as well ;)

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jupitermond's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Thank you Avon for an Arc in exchange for an honest review!

This is one of those books that within the first 25 pages I knew it was going to be a five star read for me. The tension, the spice, all of it was on point and had me smiling from ear to ear. I loved all the the adorable and sometimes cheesy pop culture reference, especially the Taylor Swift ones.

Bellefleur was able to have so many tropes in this book fit together so seamlessly; Marriage of Connivance/fake dating, a little bit of one bed trope, and opposites attract. I also really loved that Gemma's family totally felt like the family from Knives out, since they are blind sided when she is the one set to inherit Van Dalen publishing, not the men they suspected would.

The relationship between Gemma and Tansy is absolutely fantastic. Gemma is unabashedly herself, impatient and forward. While Tansy is introverted, but used her voice for the things she loves and believes in. I love how open they are with each other, there is no miscommunication which to me makes the book that much hotter.

I loved the bisexual and anxiety rep that was present. I also HIGHLY suggest listening to Taylor Swift while reading (if you can listen to music while you read) it made of the parts of the book just that much better.

My two cretics would be 1. that some of the side characters aren't as fully fleshed out as I would have personally liked them to be. and 2. In future novels that Bellefleur writes (this is my own personal opinion and just something I have noticed after reading all her books) I would like to see more bipoc characters.

CW
Gaslighting
Sexual content
Homophobia
Emotional Abuse
Sexual harassment
Misogyny
Sexism
Alcohol

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