A review by displacedcactus
Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee

emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No
This is a mostly light, quick-paced, cute gay rom-com. It's on the sweet end of things, with a few kisses. There's a really cute corgi and a lot of delicious food, and even the antagonistic members of the love interest's family don't make an issue of the characters being gay.

Personally, I found the book to be a little too fast-paced. I wanted more time both to get to know Dylan, our MC, and Theo, our love interest. I wanted more time to absorb the emotional impact of some of the major plot-beats. But at around 200 pages, this book has no time to waste and goes pretty quickly from point to point until we screech to the finish line of a happy ending.

Also, I'm generally not a fan of the "rich boyfriend" style of romance. I'd rather daydream of a world where we fix the societal issues, rather than having a hot, rich guy throw money at my personal problems. I wouldn't have picked this book up at all, except that I am contractually obligated to read any book I see with a corgi on the cover.
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