A review by thindbooks
Fake Flame by Adele Buck

3.5

This story follows a bookish firefighter who suggests fake dating an English professor to send of her ex. I really enjoyed this book as it was a fun, short, cute read. I liked the fast-paced story and reading about two people who instantly fell in love. The storyline was good but I do have to say that it wasn’t well structured. The beginning started of good but then I felt like the story was going a bit all over. It wasn’t too bad but you can tell. I also didn’t enjoy the pov switch throughout the book as in usually you would see a new pov start when a new chapter starts but for this story it switches midway. The book is told from dual povs which was great but it needed to be more direct. 

 

Eva is the FMC of the story whose ex is harassing her and the firefighter that saved her decides to help her. I liked her character and her passion for reading. I do have to say she was kind of bland as there wasn’t much story going for her. Then we have Sean who’s a firefighter who decides to help Eva because he has a crush on her. He’s a great character (love that he loves to read romance) but we just don’t know much about him. There are a few side characters in this book but none who stood out to me. There are a lot of tropes in this book but the main ones are the reverse age gap, fake dating, and instant love. I didn’t like the third-act breakup but the couple are cute together. 

 

The ending was well done and I loved the HEA the characters got. This story was great and perfect to read in one sitting. I do wish the povs were written different as I believe they would have enhanced that reading experience. Overall not a bad read. 

 

*this book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*