Can you say yet another fake-dating-trope?
Look no further than Alex Light's "The Upside of Falling." A little bit of a "Romeo and Juliet," with the star-jock fake dating the anti-love book-nerd. A little bit of "To All of The Boys I've Loved Before," with the sweeter than real star-jock-Peter-K character.
["It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.
Brett Wells has it all. Being captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be her mystery guy. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not dating and she can keep up the ruse."]
Except, it lacked a little something. There was a subplot, but a minor one. I was left wanting more. Needing more to drive me through to the end.
But what I did love? The fact that Alex Light originally published this book on Wattpad! So cool :)
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I love, love, love reading about love. That is what I do best. Reading and writing about people falling in love... Here I will post reviews on books about love, about romance, about LGBTQIA. Sometimes there will be full-length, publish-worthy reviews. Sometimes the posts will be slightly this side of a literary rant. If you have any recommendations for me, please, reach out.
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