Reviews

Cinderella Is Faking It by Dilan Dyer

jehntooch's review

dark informative fast-paced

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

3.5

A solid debut for this author and surprised it’s not as popular amongst the billionaire romance lovers out there. I think it’s underrated. If you loved the Twisted Series by Ana Huang, this is for you. 
This was a little too 50 Shades and beyond for me. 
The storyline is fast paced, there’s some character growth sprinkled in and it’s a semi diverse cast.

Please read the trigger warnings. There are A LOT to protect the reader. 

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️


Age Gap (11 years)
Billionaire
Mistaken Identity
Spice Lessons 
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Rep
Peanut Allergy Rep 

readingwithrem's review

3.5

I really loved this book and the relationship between the two main characters. The Cinderella retelling was prevalent in the beginning but seemed to fade out towards the end, but not in a bad way. I also thought there were some parts where I would have liked more detail to help it flow a little more but overall enjoyed the story. 

readinwithnicole's review

emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

1.  The male main character August Beckett is HAWT!!
2.  The smutty story has a plot!!
3.  I was swooning over the characters and couldn't put this book down!!

This book had me giggling and kicking my feet. I loved the banter that these characters had with each other. I love the book, I adore the author, and I want can't wait for Cordelia's book
 
My favorite that tropes are:
 
Age Gap, "My Wife", and One Bed Topics that were represented:
 
Neurodiversity, panic attacks, anxiety

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

aleks_with_a_k_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Neurospicy!!!! The dedication made me read it, and the characters and story had me falling in love ❤️ 4.5⭐️ 3

peace_372's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

2.25

brievers24's review

emotional funny medium-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? No

5.0

when i tell you i DEVOURED this book im not kidding. i read it all in one sitting, i lost sleep to finish it. once i was done i recommend it to all my friends and made them read it too. this was such an amazing debut book for the author, it was well written and captured my attention the whole time.

there are so many books that claim to have neuro divergent characters but this book had such ACCURATE and relatable neurodiverse characters and that made me so happy. this book had me giggling and kicking my feet one moment and then 🥵🫠🤤 the next. i mean Beck is just so 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 i will absolutely be reading the next book when it comes out (Rapunzel Is Losing It will be released May 31st😉) and ill probably reread CIFI beforehand

minnie_loves_spicy_books's review

5.0

5⭐|5

devonnieb's review

5.0

Dilan will probably be an instant-buy author for me because I LOVED reading CIFI! I loved Del and Beck as well as all the side characters. The plot was funny and light but also had a bit of thriller in there and I ate it up. I can’t remember what lead me to get the book but I’m so happy I did. It was such a necessary and awesome change from all the Fantasy and Romantasy I was reading.

robinnite's review

medium-paced

4.5

doallthethings's review

slow-paced

5.0

There’s a lot to unpack here. She’s got a few insecurities and hangups. He’s got some secrets. She’s got one really big secret. He seems to be falling first. She seems to be in it for the sex help. And they’re maybe becoming friends? It all makes for a very entertaining read with a great cast of side characters along the way. I’m going to give this 🌶️🌶️🌶️. Their kink really isn’t my thing, but it was written in a way that it didn’t distract from the story. This was a very slow read for me and I’m not sure why. It wasn’t anything lacking in the book. 5 stars.