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A review by insatiablesuccubooks
Faking It by Riley Hart, Devon McCormack
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Loveable characters, great setting, supporting characters that are full, complete with depth, great chemistry between MCs.
However, there are several time skips that jump over really important development or events. They have two break ups at the 80% and 85% mark and the second isn't fully resolved. They get back together and skip to epilogue without a word about how Travis handles the smear campaign, or how Gary deals with the manipulation from his ex.
Not only that, but the entire issue the plot resolves around (Travis needing the business loan and faking the relationship for that purpose) is wrapped up off page. We don't see him get the loan offer or have the conversation about it. Nevermind that the guys going around essentially a sex worker would do way more to undermine investor confidence than his being single.
It felt incomplete and like they just wanted to hurry up and call it done, but the gaps in time and plot made it an unsatisfying read despite how much I liked the characters and setting.
However, there are several time skips that jump over really important development or events. They have two break ups at the 80% and 85% mark and the second isn't fully resolved. They get back together and skip to epilogue without a word about how Travis handles the smear campaign, or how Gary deals with the manipulation from his ex.
Not only that, but the entire issue the plot resolves around (Travis needing the business loan and faking the relationship for that purpose) is wrapped up off page. We don't see him get the loan offer or have the conversation about it. Nevermind that the guys going around essentially a sex worker would do way more to undermine investor confidence than his being single.
It felt incomplete and like they just wanted to hurry up and call it done, but the gaps in time and plot made it an unsatisfying read despite how much I liked the characters and setting.