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A review by mackenzierm
Wishing For You by Marissa James
4.5
4.5 stars.
After watching her twin brother, Thatcher, fall in love over the past year, Caroline wants what he has, but every date she’s been on has been a flop. Her friend Mary offers to set her up with her cousin. Caroline doesn’t expect Anders Cunningham, her twin’s best friend and the man she loathes, to be her friend’s cousin. As if the date couldn’t get any worse, Caroline and Anders run into his parents and they think they’re a couple…and before Caroline knows it, she’s agreeing to be his fake girlfriend. The more time she spends with him, the more she realizes that Anders is not the guy she thought he was…and he might be everything she wished for.
I read this author’s Thanksgiving novella Falling for You earlier this fall and have been beyond excited awaiting my chance to read Anders and Caroline’s story after having met them in the previously mentioned novella.
I am a sucker for a fake dating romance so I was already invested from the get go. Caroline and Anders are so sweet, and their romance is swoon worthy!
For a novella ringing in at 130 pages, the pacing is well done. But I will say that I would have absolutely adored having a full-length novel about these characters. I love that WISHING FOR YOU is told in dual POV, alternating between Anders and Caroline’s perspectives, making it easy to connect with both characters. There’s some spicy scenes and they are well placed and well written.
Lastly, Caroline and Anders are characters that are in their mid-30s and I absolutely loved that. It’s so refreshing to see characters in this age range and also much appreciated.
A cute New Year’s Eve novella!
I would like to thank the author, Marissa James, of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novella in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.
After watching her twin brother, Thatcher, fall in love over the past year, Caroline wants what he has, but every date she’s been on has been a flop. Her friend Mary offers to set her up with her cousin. Caroline doesn’t expect Anders Cunningham, her twin’s best friend and the man she loathes, to be her friend’s cousin. As if the date couldn’t get any worse, Caroline and Anders run into his parents and they think they’re a couple…and before Caroline knows it, she’s agreeing to be his fake girlfriend. The more time she spends with him, the more she realizes that Anders is not the guy she thought he was…and he might be everything she wished for.
I read this author’s Thanksgiving novella Falling for You earlier this fall and have been beyond excited awaiting my chance to read Anders and Caroline’s story after having met them in the previously mentioned novella.
I am a sucker for a fake dating romance so I was already invested from the get go. Caroline and Anders are so sweet, and their romance is swoon worthy!
For a novella ringing in at 130 pages, the pacing is well done. But I will say that I would have absolutely adored having a full-length novel about these characters. I love that WISHING FOR YOU is told in dual POV, alternating between Anders and Caroline’s perspectives, making it easy to connect with both characters. There’s some spicy scenes and they are well placed and well written.
Lastly, Caroline and Anders are characters that are in their mid-30s and I absolutely loved that. It’s so refreshing to see characters in this age range and also much appreciated.
A cute New Year’s Eve novella!
I would like to thank the author, Marissa James, of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novella in exchange for an honest review! All opinions expressed are my own.