Review: I think Fake It had a great story line with some good ideas
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2014
Right off the bat the heroine, Anna was driving me insane. Where do authors find these chicks? My third note says, “She’s a moron.” Not a good start for our dear Anna. But then again, she didn’t have a good ending either (I’ll get there), but basically she’s all over the place. Anna is looking for a date to her friends wedding, but once she gets one she apparently doesn’t want one anymore. When/where exactly did she think she was going to find another date on such short notice? I don’t know. I would think the golden goose (ie – hot dude) falls into your lap offering to do it, you take him up on that.I guess I just had a hard time connecting to Anna. I couldn’t figure out who she was. Was she someone sexually comfortable with herself or unaware of her appeal? Her characteristics seemed to bend depending on what the scene required. She allows some “edits” to her dream man, but then holds rigid to other parts without a real explanation of why.  It just didn’t add up to me.The arc I received was an uncorrected proof so I can only hope that there will be another rounds of edits made before this book goes live. There were quite a few instances where the heroine’s name was incorrect. It does get better as the book goes on, but hopefully you won’t even notice because they will be corrected.Around 40% things started to pick up for me, but then we’re thrown from one emotion to the next. 48 hours into this fake date and she loves him?? I’m ok with speedy relationships, but this just didn’t flow with me. And then even in the end Jake had to talk her into the relationship.. a lot.  She allows everyone to pressure her and ultimately it felt as if she was pressured into the relationship. I wanted her to take it, grab on and not let go, jump right in. That kind of thing.Fake It would have been a solid 3.5 book for me, but the ending just left me unsatisfied. Not only did Anna have to be talked into finally entering a relationship with Jake, but the book is 99% complete before she does it. Anna spent the entire book committed to staying her course, then at the last page she does a 180 degree personality flip. I just don’t see this couple working out long term at all.I think Fake It had a great story line with some good ideas, but ultimately the execution was a little lacking for me.I received an arc in exchange for an honest review