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Faking with Benefits
by Lily Gold
Well, I have to admit, this wasn't my favorite Lily Gold book. I'm usually a huge fan. Love her writing, love the banter between characters, and love the characters. But for me, this book just missed the mark.
The banter was pretty good! It felt a little repetitive at times, but Lily is great at writing a fun witty sarcastic female main character and fun men. I loved getting little bits about her previous characters inserted into this story. But, unlike her other books, I didn't really love the characters in this story. They all kind of fell flat for me. Instead of giving me depth, and really seeing connection between the characters, it felt like forced tropes and forced interactions. I just couldn't really get into it.
The spice as always was pretty good. In Lily's reverse harems she is big on group play and we definitely got that in this book. We got men who all have different kinks and behaviors, and that is always fun to read.
The plot for this book sounded great, but just needed up being really predictable, and at times a little, I dunno, like over done? The hot girl next door who was always a friend and also happens to be a lingerie designer, who has a horrible time dating and can never find a boyfriend, so let's fake date and help her, but they all end up falling for her. And lets post all about it on our podcast. It's the plot to so many movies from the 90s and 2000s, the only difference is the reverse harem aspect. I just wish there was a little more.
All in all, still love Lily's books. And I will be patiently waiting to devour the next.
The banter was pretty good! It felt a little repetitive at times, but Lily is great at writing a fun witty sarcastic female main character and fun men. I loved getting little bits about her previous characters inserted into this story. But, unlike her other books, I didn't really love the characters in this story. They all kind of fell flat for me. Instead of giving me depth, and really seeing connection between the characters, it felt like forced tropes and forced interactions. I just couldn't really get into it.
The spice as always was pretty good. In Lily's reverse harems she is big on group play and we definitely got that in this book. We got men who all have different kinks and behaviors, and that is always fun to read.
The plot for this book sounded great, but just needed up being really predictable, and at times a little, I dunno, like over done? The hot girl next door who was always a friend and also happens to be a lingerie designer, who has a horrible time dating and can never find a boyfriend, so let's fake date and help her, but they all end up falling for her. And lets post all about it on our podcast. It's the plot to so many movies from the 90s and 2000s, the only difference is the reverse harem aspect. I just wish there was a little more.
All in all, still love Lily's books. And I will be patiently waiting to devour the next.