There was nothing groundbreaking or earth shattering here, but it was well done and an easy read. Football player, image-saving fake dating trope, all pretty standard. Siena Pippen runs her adopted father’s bait and tackle shop after his death. It’s a soul-sucking job, but she feels indebted to him for saving her. She meets Brooks Attwood as he’s trying to come back from an injury, and a viral video makes it look like they’re a couple. Brooks needs Siena to fake it until he makes it, but she’s already had one relationship with a pro athlete implode, and doesn’t want another. He initially thinks she’s into money and fame, and he’s already been burned by one vampire girlfriend. Neither trusts the other. But she needs the money, and he needs her to help him appeal to a family-focused team, so they forge a rocky alliance.
Jennifer and Scott are work rivals at a publishing company. He scoffs at her favorite fantasy series, so she’s shocked to see him at a week-long fantasy immersion vacation. Enemies to lovers, always fun. I love this duo’s writing style, like the line about Princess Bride-ing it down a hill and other clever turns of phrases. I’ll read whatever they write just for that. I liked how they incorporated the fantasy world, Elytheum, into the story, even if it was a bit over-the-top and unrealistic. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and I wasn’t sure what a fae is (Google confirms my thought that it’s like a fairy), but I could appreciate how ingrained the series is into Jennifer’s life. I liked Jennifer and Scott’s interactions, for the most part. I think the biggest flaw is that the only thing really keeping the characters apart is their suspicion and fear. Which got a little repetitive. And Jennifer’s self reflections got a bit tedious for me. All in all it was a cute read. I liked t...
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