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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
“He turned back, meeting my gaze, a disarming openness in his eyes. Right there, in that exact moment, I did a terrible, terrible thing. I fell in love with my boss.”
(Just to let you know what you might be about to read. ;-) )
This was another quick and easy read just to relax. I wanted something amusing and entertaining and this “romantic comedy” was just the thing. “Faking Ms. Right” is about Everly, the sunshiny assistant of Shepherd Calloway. Shepherd mimes the cold-hearted robot but is, of course, a great person deep inside.
To get back at an ex-girlfriend who now dates his own father (yikes!), he manages to convince Everly not only to fake being his girlfriend but to even move in with him. This being a romantic comedy what has to happen happens and they fall in love. Since it’s a “hot romantic comedy” the story encompasses all kinds of encounters in some detail...
This is by no means a demanding or sophisticated book but both Everly and Shepherd are fun and irresistibly likeable and the chemistry between both feels just right. A quick dose of Everly?
“The truth was, I liked making people happy. It was my catnip. Getting someone grouchy to smile? Best high ever.”
Yes, it’s clichéd and so is the entire book – and this was just what I expected and wanted.
Shepherd is somewhat possessive and neanderthal but, hey, I enjoyed even that:
“But there was a deeply primal part of me that wanted to insist—no, command—that she wear my ring at all other times. Running, shopping, out with her friends drinking martinis—I wanted that ring on her finger.”
The story is told from both Everly’s and Shepherd’s perspectives and mostly switches between them from chapter to chapter which often distracts me but was executed perfectly in this case.
The only thing I found somewhat annoying is the author’s excessive use of the “f-bomb” - and I usually don’t care about that at all but once per sentence at times is a bit much even for me.
Ultimately, this is nothing you have to read but if you (occasionally) enjoy a romantic comedy in the cinema or on TV, you’ll feel right at home in this book.
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(Just to let you know what you might be about to read. ;-) )
This was another quick and easy read just to relax. I wanted something amusing and entertaining and this “romantic comedy” was just the thing. “Faking Ms. Right” is about Everly, the sunshiny assistant of Shepherd Calloway. Shepherd mimes the cold-hearted robot but is, of course, a great person deep inside.
To get back at an ex-girlfriend who now dates his own father (yikes!), he manages to convince Everly not only to fake being his girlfriend but to even move in with him. This being a romantic comedy what has to happen happens and they fall in love. Since it’s a “hot romantic comedy” the story encompasses all kinds of encounters in some detail...
This is by no means a demanding or sophisticated book but both Everly and Shepherd are fun and irresistibly likeable and the chemistry between both feels just right. A quick dose of Everly?
“The truth was, I liked making people happy. It was my catnip. Getting someone grouchy to smile? Best high ever.”
Yes, it’s clichéd and so is the entire book – and this was just what I expected and wanted.
Shepherd is somewhat possessive and neanderthal but, hey, I enjoyed even that:
“But there was a deeply primal part of me that wanted to insist—no, command—that she wear my ring at all other times. Running, shopping, out with her friends drinking martinis—I wanted that ring on her finger.”
The story is told from both Everly’s and Shepherd’s perspectives and mostly switches between them from chapter to chapter which often distracts me but was executed perfectly in this case.
The only thing I found somewhat annoying is the author’s excessive use of the “f-bomb” - and I usually don’t care about that at all but once per sentence at times is a bit much even for me.
Ultimately, this is nothing you have to read but if you (occasionally) enjoy a romantic comedy in the cinema or on TV, you’ll feel right at home in this book.
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Enjoyable, cute, and steamier than I was expecting, but not particularly memorable or original and a bit too sweet and fluffy for my tastes.
Very fun! I liked that Everly was good at her job and that people liked her. The chemistry between Everly and Shephard was believable. His dad is adorable. Story/plot hook was a bit of a stretch but it often is in these sorts of fake fiance/spouse/girlfriend/boyfriend plotlines. Points for going for sperm donor request but it still wasn't a terribly convincing reason.
After some deliberation, 3.5 stars it is.
I enjoyed Everly and Shepherd as characters. I enjoyed fake-dating/fake-engaged trope and their chemistry and the heartfelt and steamy romance as well as all their soft moments.
Overall, it was fun.
But it was also...oh-so-predictable? The moment Everly's sister, Annie, verbalized what kind of favour she was asking of Everly (which, by the way, was just so OUT THERE and irrational), I knew it was simply a plot device to cause Drama™ and I knew perfectly well where it was all heading. And I was 100% right.
*yawn*
There were also parts that weren't written all that well. For example a scene where Everly's friends, Nora and Hazel, visit Shep in his office and he lists in his mind what they're wearing from head to toes. It was just weird and clumsy.
To sum up - this was a relaxing read and I had some fun reading it but the earth did not move or anything. It's trapped in this place between "just OK" and "good" and so I was left teetering on the edge of satisfied.
I enjoyed Everly and Shepherd as characters. I enjoyed fake-dating/fake-engaged trope and their chemistry and the heartfelt and steamy romance as well as all their soft moments.
Overall, it was fun.
But it was also...oh-so-predictable? The moment Everly's sister, Annie, verbalized what kind of favour she was asking of Everly (which, by the way, was just so OUT THERE and irrational), I knew it was simply a plot device to cause Drama™ and I knew perfectly well where it was all heading. And I was 100% right.
*yawn*
There were also parts that weren't written all that well. For example a scene where Everly's friends, Nora and Hazel, visit Shep in his office and he lists in his mind what they're wearing from head to toes. It was just weird and clumsy.
To sum up - this was a relaxing read and I had some fun reading it but the earth did not move or anything. It's trapped in this place between "just OK" and "good" and so I was left teetering on the edge of satisfied.
2.5 everly is so baby and i thought the angst would be better but i was disappointed...
