A review by sami_leigh
The Fake Out by Stephanie Archer

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

I want to be someone who Hazel’s proud to be dating, even if it is pretend.

Rory deserves to be shown that he’s loved.

He’s my safe place to land.

🥅 First person dual POV
🥅 Enemies to lovers
🥅 Fake dating
🥅 NHL Hockey player / Physical Therapist
🥅 High school crush — she was dating his rival 
🥅 He falls first —Hard 
🥅 She’s saving to start an inclusive yoga/therapy studio 
🥅 He’s trying to balance his fathers expectations with actually liking his life
🥅 Well established secondary characters; Owens (Book 3), Darcy, Streicher & Pippa (Book 1)
🥅 Spice 🥵 ‘good girl’
🥅 MC growth; self worth/confidence, past relationship trauma, childhood trauma, risking a relationship
🥅 No third act break up 🙌🏻
🥅 Body respect 😍
🥅 Epilogue

⚠️ Toxic relationship (past), toxic relationship (parent), infidelity (past relationship), sexual harassment (by secondary character), body shaming (by secondary character towards themselves). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment