A review by readingwithmrleo
The Fake February Rake by Charlie Lane

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Once again, 𝒯𝒽𝑒 ℛ𝒶𝓀𝑒 ℛ𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 did not disappoint!

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘:
◌ Bold FMC
◌ Bastard MMC
◌ Marriage of convenience
◌ Lessons in seduction
◌ Selfless heroes

If you are looking for a short, fun read with sweet characters, this is perfect for you. From their first interaction, I was already quite intrigued by our characters. And things moved fast so it kept me hooked easily. I loved that the famous coat brought them together. Ophelia's motives were easy to understand and I liked that she admitted her mistake even though she did what she did for good reasons. She's a brave character, not afraid to act on her beliefs which made it easy to like her. So many things Hades said made me love him more and more. The way he realized he wasn't truly happy by trying to fit in this society and he was probably focusing on the wrong things was great. He was also very honest and let Ophelia be who she was without wanting to change her, truly perfect. They were just fantastic together, so endearing and their chemistry was easy to see. Also, our fake rake definitely made me swoon with his lessons in seduction.

"𝒯𝑜𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝓂𝑒. 𝒦𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓂𝑒. ℒ𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓃 𝓂𝑒."

So yes, it was a compelling story with enjoyable and relatable characters, that I had a lot of fun reading.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘈𝘙𝘊. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯.