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addygarretson's review
tense
medium-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
4.5
babs_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
This was a sweet and fun read. I read it pretty quickly and really didn't want to stop. I wanted to know how it ended up. I really loved Griffin and Marnie, as individual characters, but also together.
The plot was interesting enough to have me invested and I loved it had some mystery to it! There were a few paths to who did it...but I wasn't shocked with the reveal.
I enjoyed MOST of the side characters, however, Marnie's family does NOT get a pass from me. Girl, set those boundaries and stand on them! Nicole and Damien, SUPER curious to read their story and think maybe should have started with that.
Cute, funny, and a dash of spice, what's not to like?
kaydanielsromance's review against another edition
5.0
A light, whimsical romcom involving a fake boyfriend, a jilted bride meme, and a fairy godmother team who comes to the rescue.
This is a brand new interconnected series set in Asheville filled with tons of fun. From the very beginning the hero and heroine have great chemistry and the secondary characters offer the perfect ebb and flow to the plot without getting in the way. It's the right mix for a good romcom.
Marnie lost her father and was a jilted bride (who became a popular meme of said jilting) all within the last year, she's currently not living her best life. When her famous sister - yes, famous - asks why she couldn't have possibly moved on yet, well...Marnie's had enough and makes up a fake boyfriend named Mitchell Mountainbottom - yeah, Marnie doesn't work well under pressure.
Do you know who does work well under pressure? Her new fairy godparents, that's who. Nicole and Damien send Mitchell Mountainbottem to Marnie's doorstep the very next morning, well, really his name is Griffin, but he's sweet and completely fake, so he goes along with the awful name and lots of other things in the name of helping out a woman he actually likes.
You know what they say, no good deed goes unpunished. Sadly, Griffin for all of his helpfulness and sweet intentions gets caught up in a can of worms he didn't exactly plan on opening, but then again, he knew that can was sitting on his shelf.
Griffin is everything a boyfriend should be; dashing, handsome, thoughtful and sweet, but there is a darkness to his past that doesn't allow him to open up, not like Marnie who is an open book and easily loves and trusts everyone she meets. These two are adorable together and rock the charts for chemistry, but could their fake turn into something real?
A Borrowed Boyfriend is mischievous in the best of ways with lots of colorful side characters and charming fun romance.
This is a brand new interconnected series set in Asheville filled with tons of fun. From the very beginning the hero and heroine have great chemistry and the secondary characters offer the perfect ebb and flow to the plot without getting in the way. It's the right mix for a good romcom.
Marnie lost her father and was a jilted bride (who became a popular meme of said jilting) all within the last year, she's currently not living her best life. When her famous sister - yes, famous - asks why she couldn't have possibly moved on yet, well...Marnie's had enough and makes up a fake boyfriend named Mitchell Mountainbottom - yeah, Marnie doesn't work well under pressure.
Do you know who does work well under pressure? Her new fairy godparents, that's who. Nicole and Damien send Mitchell Mountainbottem to Marnie's doorstep the very next morning, well, really his name is Griffin, but he's sweet and completely fake, so he goes along with the awful name and lots of other things in the name of helping out a woman he actually likes.
You know what they say, no good deed goes unpunished. Sadly, Griffin for all of his helpfulness and sweet intentions gets caught up in a can of worms he didn't exactly plan on opening, but then again, he knew that can was sitting on his shelf.
Griffin is everything a boyfriend should be; dashing, handsome, thoughtful and sweet, but there is a darkness to his past that doesn't allow him to open up, not like Marnie who is an open book and easily loves and trusts everyone she meets. These two are adorable together and rock the charts for chemistry, but could their fake turn into something real?
A Borrowed Boyfriend is mischievous in the best of ways with lots of colorful side characters and charming fun romance.
marissa_denee's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
mrs_mugwhump's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
sickler13's review
The story just kind of dragged and couldn't hold my attention. The guy is a serious commitment-phobe and the girl is so pathetic I just found it boring. She hung all her self-worth on him liking her even though he was the king of mixed signals.
aislynne's review
3.5
This was fine. Didn’t really draw me in and took me some time to finish. Nothing really wrong with it but didn’t stand out to me
chasity7474's review against another edition
5.0
I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this book. The story got me hooked and the characters are so fun and interesting.