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A review by emily_loves_2_read
Faking It With My Best Friend by Kate O'Keeffe
5.0
Faking it with my Best Friend
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Kate O’Keeffe
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from Kate O’Keeffe and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: The two of us have been best friends forever. But it turns out, one of us is a phony. Gabe and I are the dynamic duo of Hunter’s Creek and have been ever since we were kids. My bestie is not only sweet and loyal, but he’s totally hot in that flannel-wearing lumberjack way of his. Not that I see him like that. Well, not since we kissed that one time back in high school. Thank goodness we have each other, because life in a small town can bore the socks right off you. At least that was true until Hollywood showed up, bringing along hottie Joe Turner. Joe has my head turning so swiftly, I might just earn a degree in neck gymnastics. But here’s the Gabe isn't exactly Joe's number one fan, and when your bestie doesn’t like your romantic interest, it sure puts a dent in things. As for the Hunter’s Creek Ladies Committee, a squad of women with such fine-tuned meddling ways to make a soap opera jealous, they're convinced Gabe's harboring a secret crush on me. Which is crazy. Everyone knows we're just friends. Aren’t we?
My Thoughts: This is book no. two in the Second Chance Cafe series. I have read the first one, as well as this one. However, this one can be read as a standalone and you would no problem following along. O’Keeffe is one of my favorite indie authors. Gabe and Ryn have been best friends forever, while keeping one another in the friend zone, even if they have both been secretly pining over the other for years. Hollywood shows up bringing a little competition coupled with Hunter’s Creek Ladies Committee, brings a sweet closed door romance that was a lot of fun to read. The book follows the tropes of best friend’s brother, small town romance, and friends to lovers.
The story is narrated in a dual narration by Ryn and Gabe, in their perspectives, which I loved. Ryn has so much personality, is outgoing, while struggling to figure out what her thing is. Gabe is charming, brooding, compassionate, and loyal. Gabe and Ryn were adorable together and I was rooting the whole time for them to just take the risk, no risk means no reward, however big risk (on love) could mean big reward. The author does an amazing job at creating Hunter’s Creek, it definitely feels like a town I would love to visit, very detailed. The characters were well developed with depth, witty banter, chemistry, definitely a lot of chemistry, and intriguing. The author’s writing style was clean, crisp, complex, swoony, and engaging.
This story just makes you feel good, a heartwarming tale about two best friends who destined to be together. I love O’Keeffe’s storytelling ability. I highly recommend this one and the previous one. The third sister, Marlowe’s story will be out November of this year, and I cannot wait (“Faking it with the Guy Next Door”).
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Author: Kate O’Keeffe
I requested a digital advanced readers copy from Kate O’Keeffe and providing my opinion voluntarily and unbiased.
Synopsis: The two of us have been best friends forever. But it turns out, one of us is a phony. Gabe and I are the dynamic duo of Hunter’s Creek and have been ever since we were kids. My bestie is not only sweet and loyal, but he’s totally hot in that flannel-wearing lumberjack way of his. Not that I see him like that. Well, not since we kissed that one time back in high school. Thank goodness we have each other, because life in a small town can bore the socks right off you. At least that was true until Hollywood showed up, bringing along hottie Joe Turner. Joe has my head turning so swiftly, I might just earn a degree in neck gymnastics. But here’s the Gabe isn't exactly Joe's number one fan, and when your bestie doesn’t like your romantic interest, it sure puts a dent in things. As for the Hunter’s Creek Ladies Committee, a squad of women with such fine-tuned meddling ways to make a soap opera jealous, they're convinced Gabe's harboring a secret crush on me. Which is crazy. Everyone knows we're just friends. Aren’t we?
My Thoughts: This is book no. two in the Second Chance Cafe series. I have read the first one, as well as this one. However, this one can be read as a standalone and you would no problem following along. O’Keeffe is one of my favorite indie authors. Gabe and Ryn have been best friends forever, while keeping one another in the friend zone, even if they have both been secretly pining over the other for years. Hollywood shows up bringing a little competition coupled with Hunter’s Creek Ladies Committee, brings a sweet closed door romance that was a lot of fun to read. The book follows the tropes of best friend’s brother, small town romance, and friends to lovers.
The story is narrated in a dual narration by Ryn and Gabe, in their perspectives, which I loved. Ryn has so much personality, is outgoing, while struggling to figure out what her thing is. Gabe is charming, brooding, compassionate, and loyal. Gabe and Ryn were adorable together and I was rooting the whole time for them to just take the risk, no risk means no reward, however big risk (on love) could mean big reward. The author does an amazing job at creating Hunter’s Creek, it definitely feels like a town I would love to visit, very detailed. The characters were well developed with depth, witty banter, chemistry, definitely a lot of chemistry, and intriguing. The author’s writing style was clean, crisp, complex, swoony, and engaging.
This story just makes you feel good, a heartwarming tale about two best friends who destined to be together. I love O’Keeffe’s storytelling ability. I highly recommend this one and the previous one. The third sister, Marlowe’s story will be out November of this year, and I cannot wait (“Faking it with the Guy Next Door”).