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witcheep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
amy14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
pantslint's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
What's not to like, especially after a long reading slump?
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent
Minor: Grief
callidoralblack's review against another edition
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
aliteraryescape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment
kristanjenkins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content
Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent
kb33's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
loriley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment
thesoulessrider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
As the story progresses, the romance heats up, showcasing Noah’s unexpected skills, which makes the relationship feel real and exciting. The slow burn turns into a full-on inferno, and Noah, apparently, is a man of many talents. His ‘long-suppressed’ skills come to light in a way that’ll make you fan yourself with the nearest object.
In the grand finale, Mack stands tall, not as a damsel in distress, but as a fierce omega who can throw a punch as well as she can heal a wound. Her and Noah’s happily ever after isn’t just sweet; it’s a high-five to all the strong, independent folks out there finding love on their terms. And let’s not overlook Parker, the gay bestie every girl deserves, bringing his own brand of fabulous to the mix. ‘The Fake Mate’ is a howl-arious blend of romance, comedy, and a generous dash of spice that really heats up in the second half. It’s the kind of book that leaves you with a smirk, a sigh, and maybe a slight obsession with finding your own grumpy cardiologist. 🐾💘
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death of parent
teawiththefates's review against another edition
2.5
I already struggle with the very common romantic trope of “everything would be fine if only these two dummies would talk to each other” to create conflict and keep the leads apart. But there are few things that annoy me more than the “man refuses to let woman make her own decision and instead makes it for her and lies/withholds information”; it’s condescending and misogynistic because the basic premise is that she can’t be trusted to do what’s best for herself and he “loves her too much to let that happen” so he has to maintain all the control, and it ruined any enjoyment I might have gotten out of this story. The external conflict was still real enough that they could have faced it together and still had it function as a reason to complicate things and separate them before the happy resolution. Booooo.
More personally, this was also way spicier than I’d anticipated (which is totally on me - upon closer inspection, it has a quote on the front cover saying the book is “epically smutty” so really, they did try and warn me). It shifts (hah) to more sex than actual relationship development and I ended up skimming through a lot of it. Between that and writing that started to feel repetitive half way through, I also found it sort of a boring romance?? Like, I was willing to still root for them but I also just wanted the book to be over so I could move on to something I’d enjoy more.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent