A review by etymoye
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

 Genres: Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Tropes: Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Friends to Lovers, Grumpy/Sunshine, Magic, Omegaverse, Praise Kink, Shapeshifters, Workplace/Office
Moods: Funny, Lighthearted

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson is a cute, fluffy, smutty fake-dating book with werewolves, though tbh, the werewolves thing is pretty minimal and is basically just there to explain the omegaverse thing. I’m not usually a fan of omegaverse, but I gave this a shot, and I’m glad I did. A lot of the omegaverse stuff is pretty toned down for more mainstream romance audiences, which may or may not be a good thing, depending on what you like. 

I dropped a star for two reasons, under spoiler tags below:
  • Reason 1: that break up at 80% was SO. STUPID. The couple was doing so well at communicating…until they weren’t. Grrr. Yet another “I have to break up with you for your own good and lie to you” conflict. At least it was resolved fairly quickly.
  • Reason 2: We didn’t see the mating?? I actually had to reread the last 20% to see if I missed it. What? Who skips over the mating/wedding in a romance novel?

Otherwise, though, a really cute, enjoyable book.

Safety Stats:
Ages:
Mackenzie is 29, Noah is 36.
Cheating:
None.
Other OM/OW:
None.
Separation:
Temporary break up (see above). Neither is with anybody else, though OM does confess his feelings to Mackenzie. She doesn’t reciprocate.
Triggers:
None.
HEA/HFN?:
HEA. Mated by the end (see above).
 
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