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Almost Pretend
by Nicole Snow
Alright, ya'll. This is a perfect example of this genre. I see some people in the comments saying that it is not believable and the characters don't have enough depth, etc. Which may be true, but that isn't the requirements of this genre. If you want deep character-development and literary merit, then this isn't the genre for you. If you want escapism romance with some steam and some snark, then pick this book up. It is tropey, and steamy, and billionairey, and snarky, and fun.
After a medical emergency send Elle fainting into the arms of billionaire tabloid bad boy August, they become fodder for the gossip news which tarnishes both their reputations at the worst times. To counteract this, August demands they pretend to be engaged. Elle agrees because he's rich and is going to pay her and she has a crush on him because he's broodish and cute and has a beard (duh). Elle, of course, doesn't know her own pixie-like beauty and August, despite the wall he's built around his heart after a bad break-up (and I mean BAD), finds he's falling for her for real. They are both helping his beloved aunt regain her muse to continue writing a children's book series about a penguin that now-illustrator Elle loved as a child. But, of course, things get in their way along the way.
Tropes - grumpy-sunshine, fake dating, billionaire, alpha male with a heart-of-gold, third act break up but not because of miscommunication, snarky/quirky/tiny female MC
This book was just what I needed to cleanse my reading palette from all the heavier literary fiction and mediocre thrillers I've been reading lately. It even had me laughing out loud a few times at their banter although I wouldn't really classify it as a rom-com.
If you like billionaire romances with STEAM, then you'll enjoy this read. If you are looking for something that's going to resonate with your soul, this is not it. :)
Thank you to NetGalley, Nicole Snow, and the publisher for allowing me to review an ARC of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
After a medical emergency send Elle fainting into the arms of billionaire tabloid bad boy August, they become fodder for the gossip news which tarnishes both their reputations at the worst times. To counteract this, August demands they pretend to be engaged. Elle agrees because he's rich and is going to pay her and she has a crush on him because he's broodish and cute and has a beard (duh). Elle, of course, doesn't know her own pixie-like beauty and August, despite the wall he's built around his heart after a bad break-up (and I mean BAD), finds he's falling for her for real. They are both helping his beloved aunt regain her muse to continue writing a children's book series about a penguin that now-illustrator Elle loved as a child. But, of course, things get in their way along the way.
Tropes - grumpy-sunshine, fake dating, billionaire, alpha male with a heart-of-gold, third act break up but not because of miscommunication, snarky/quirky/tiny female MC
This book was just what I needed to cleanse my reading palette from all the heavier literary fiction and mediocre thrillers I've been reading lately. It even had me laughing out loud a few times at their banter although I wouldn't really classify it as a rom-com.
If you like billionaire romances with STEAM, then you'll enjoy this read. If you are looking for something that's going to resonate with your soul, this is not it. :)
Thank you to NetGalley, Nicole Snow, and the publisher for allowing me to review an ARC of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.