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gemmagordon120xx's review
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
hosuday's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked it. I hooked up in story pretty quickly and the main characters were cute.
I still wanted sometimes to slap both Emily and Ruby head for them to tell each other what they felt.
Btw f ck Denise
I still wanted sometimes to slap both Emily and Ruby head for them to tell each other what they felt.
Btw f ck Denise
sdraws's review against another edition
4.0
This is basically just fun nonsense and I loved the fluff. It goes exactly where you think it’ll go but it’s sweet enough to keep you hooked.
reading_binosaur's review against another edition
3.0
Such a fun and sweet, forced-marriage, LGBTQ+ story, great if you're needing just one more book for your monthly goals.
rogue_lurker's review against another edition
3.0
2.5
I read this Kindle Unlimited based on some other reviews that had raised my expectations. Unfortunately, for me, there were more things to pick apart than to gush about. The character development, plot and dialogue were a bit one dimensional and wooden. My biggest distraction while reading was that author kept using "brit" terms when writing in the American characters POV and obviously never even googled something as simple as how to play black jack.
I read this Kindle Unlimited based on some other reviews that had raised my expectations. Unfortunately, for me, there were more things to pick apart than to gush about. The character development, plot and dialogue were a bit one dimensional and wooden. My biggest distraction while reading was that author kept using "brit" terms when writing in the American characters POV and obviously never even googled something as simple as how to play black jack.
browniydgrl1's review
5.0
I quite enjoyed this romance. The characters were interesting, witty, and likable. The writing was clean and flowed well. It was a nice change of pace to not be distracted by poor editing. This was my first book by Natasha West and I will definitely be reading more by her.
pixip's review
4.0
An addictive read
The blurb intrigued me and I'm so glad I gave this book a try. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters and they had so many more layers than I was expecting. I loved seeing the insecurities they both had and how they overcame them. Ruby's mum was brilliant as the antagonist and I'm glad she had her slightly redeeming moment at the end. I'm really excited to read what else Natasha has to offer.
The blurb intrigued me and I'm so glad I gave this book a try. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters and they had so many more layers than I was expecting. I loved seeing the insecurities they both had and how they overcame them. Ruby's mum was brilliant as the antagonist and I'm glad she had her slightly redeeming moment at the end. I'm really excited to read what else Natasha has to offer.
lezreadalot's review
3.0
And as she said it, she knew what had fascinated her so much about Ruby’s story. She wished it was true.
2.5 stars. This has a promising beginning and a satisfying enough end, but during the middle portion I found myself more irritated than anything? It's a fake dating, married in Vegas celebrity romance between an English bookstore employee and an up-and-coming C-list American actress. Emily takes an impulsive trip to Vegas after her fiancé dumps her, and meets Ruby, an actress with an overbearing mother for a manager. After hitting it off, they get drunk and accidentally married, then decide to keep on faking it... you know the drill. It's a common trope/formula because it's fun and it never gets old, and at first I was enjoying it quite a bit. The banter and chemistry when they first met was really cute. Unfortunately, neither character ever really grew on me much? I liked them fine, but we never really got to know them. Downfalls of a short book, I guess. Ruby's mother was so cartoonishly controlling and manipulative, it just became silly, rather than sympathy-inducing, imo. (But she was awful enough that she definitely did not merit a redemption.) In a situation like this, where they literally had a semi-formal contract for their fake dating/marriage, I expected more situations where they would have to pretend? I wanted more discussions about the actual situation, but it seems like they never had those. Especially since Emily makes some pretty silly mistakes and forgets to consider a couple things that realistically should have been at the top of her mind. IDK, it was a little annoying. I didn't care about the Hollywood plot, the misunderstandings were not the cute kind, and some of the supposed humour/random digs at other people just weren't funny. The ending did kinda bring it back together, thankfully. There was a great grand gesture and an epilogue that made me smile a lot.
Listened to the audiobook as read by Emily Beresford and Rachael Beresford, and it was pretty okay. I liked Emily's narrator a lot more. Neither of them were great at the accent swapping, but they weren't terrible either. I'll try reading from West again, but as always, I do feel like I ought to stay away from short books that don't let the authors/the characters shine like they could.