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129 reviews for:

Holiday Hoax

Maggie Cole

3.81 AVERAGE

funny
Loveable characters: Yes

Love how he had to really work to earn her trust again.

Holiday Hoax was just the book to get me into the holiday spirit.! It's a quick read feel good holiday romance with just a bit of spice. The main characters are complete opposites - sunny/grumpy, who pretend or more like use each other to get what they need. But like most fake relationship books go you could guess how it ends. Don't get me wrong they do have their fair share of issues and drama but what other way could you want a holiday romance novel to end? Left me feeling warm and wanting to know more about the Cartwright family in the future!

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Ugh...there are so many things that I did not like about this.

It felt like this story made no sense. So Sebastian propositions Georgia to be his fake wife for a month. First, that's just ridiculous. Why not at least 6 months or a year...nope 3o days. Yes Sebastian is a jerk, but you realize pretty quick why that is. If you can't figure it out, let me help you. Just read the inner dialogue because it's the WHOLE DAMN BOOK!!!!! She just wants me for my money, she can't truly be this nice, she can't truly care for me...literally it was on repeat the whole book. This guy is supposed to be an "alpha hole". There is absolutely NOTHING alpha about this guy. He's over-the-top insecure. Just because he wants to throw around money, doesn't make him an alpha. lol

Then you have Georgia and she comes off completely weak most of the time. Sure she's this sweet, southern girl, but dang was she a pushover. And her inner dialogue was too much too. And then of course we have some miscommunication (eavesdropping) which immediately leads to a third act breakup...ugh

Sebastian's family seemed great and I liked that portion, but it felt like this book was 200 pages to long.

I loved this fake dating/fake marriage Christmas book! My heart was swooning for this couple and I was rooting for them the whole time.
lighthearted
lighthearted medium-paced
emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Holiday Hoax by Maggie Cole is a billionaire fake marriage romance that I listened to on audio narrated by Ava Lucas and Aiden Snow. 

I absolutely love Maggie's books! She does an amazing job pulling me into the story. I loved the relationship between Sebastian and Georgia. I really enjoyed getting both of their points of view throughout the book. It really brought the story to life.

Ava and Aiden did an amazing job on the narration. They both really know how to bring a story to life. I look forward to listening to more of their work in the future.

I would highly recommend this book if you like billionaire romances, fake marriage romances, enemies to lovers romances, or office romances.
lighthearted fast-paced
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated