Book Review: The Fine Art of Faking It

Earlier this week I read the 6th book in the Like Us series, The Fine Art of Faking It, by Lucy Score and loved it.

The novel follows Eden Moody and Davis Gates. 15 years ago, Eden and Davis were in high school and had crushes on each other, but their families have been enemies for decades and no one remembers exactly why. When they decide to go the HeHa dance together secretly, Davis’ parents found out anyway because this is Blue moon and they pressure him to take someone else to the dance at the last minute. Since then, Eden has avoided Davis at all costs, but now it’s 15 years later and Davis has returned from years living in California. Davis has been back for a couple of years already, but Eden has successfully avoided having to talk to him and everyone in town knows she hates him. She’s even somehow avoided him even when her inn is next door to his winery. But their avoidance of each other is no match for the Beautification Committee – Blue Moon’s match making group.

The Beautification Committee has set their sights on Eden and Davis and believe they are perfect for each other and their love can end a feud that has lasted for generations. After the BC enacts a little “accident” that accidentally goes too far at Davis’ house and not only has to bring them together, but forces Davis to have to stay at Eden’s inn for weeks. When Eden gets wind of the BC’s schemes and their sabotage at Davis’ house they decide to fake date so that the BC thinks they are winning and are none the wiser when Eden and Davis get revenge on them for their meddling and for what they did to Davis. But will their feelings for each other be rekindled with their fake dating?

I loved this book. I loved both Eden and Davis and this fake dating, second chance romcom. Both characters were really likable, except for that part when Davis was a teenager and couldn’t stand up to his parents. The story was fun and I enjoyed seeing the two get to know one another again after so many years apart. It was a nice bonus to see all the Pierces, Merrills, and Cardonas and their expanding families from their friends’ POV too.

Read this if you want a small town romcom with the fake dating and second chance romance tropes.

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