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reviewed Face It by Georgette Kaplan (Scissor Link, #2)

Anastasia Watley, Georgette Kaplan: Face It (AudiobookFormat, 2022, Tantor Audio) 4 stars

In college, Elizabeth Smile shared a magical tryst with her roommate, Michelle Harlow. She had …

Lauren Sweet, Alexandria Bellefleur: The Fiancée Farce (AudiobookFormat, 2023, HarperAudio) 5 stars

Tansy Adams' greatest love is her family's bookstore, passed down from her late father. But …

Mostly positive, though a bit over the top

5 stars

4¼⭐️/5

For me, there’s a fine line when basing tension on self-confidence issues. Too little self-confidence plus too much drama means I’ll end up just rolling my eyes through the inevitable misunderstandings and scenes with two people talking but not actually communicating. Too much self-confidence and I’ll just end up rolling my eyes at how cheesy, entitled, and het it all feels. This story walks up to that line, and then Riverdances back and forth across it.

I very much appreciated the “what if suddenly someone was nice to you and had your back” themes. We definitely need more of those in romance.

Tags: #BiPanSexualMC #DualPOV #FakeRelationship #FamilyIssues #MarriageOfConvenience #MoneySolvesNothing #NuisanceEx #RichPoor #SecretShame #ThirdPersonPOV