The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel HarrisPublished by Spencer Hill Contemporary on September 30th 2014
Genres: contemporary, Romance, Young Adult Fiction
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According to the guys at Fairfield Academy, there are two types of girls: the kind you hook up with, and the kind you're friends with. Seventeen-year-old Alyssa Reed is the second type. And she hates it. With just one year left to change her rank, she devises a plan to become the first type by homecoming, and she sets her sights on the perfect date—Justin Carter, Fairfield Academy’s biggest hottie and most notorious player.
With 57 days until the dance, Aly launches Operation Sex Appeal and sheds her tomboy image. The only thing left is for Justin actually to notice her. Enter best friend Brandon Taylor, the school’s second biggest hottie, and now Aly’s pretend boyfriend. With his help, elevating from “funny friend” to “tempting vixen” is only a matter of time.
But when everything goes according to plan, the inevitable “break up” leaves their friendship in shambles, and Aly and Brandon with feelings they can’t explain. And the fake couple discovers pretending can sometimes cost you the one thing you never expected to want.
I recently saw this book, The Fine Art of Pretending, in a picture on Instagram and it immediately caught my attention!❤ You guys know how much I love Contemporary books and so, after I saw this book, I went to Goodreads to read the synopsis and it sounded like a fun read. I bought the ebook and ended up reading it in one day😅
One of my all time favorite tropes in books is when the best friends fall in love and my other favorite trope is when the characters are pretending to date each other😍 And guess what?! This book has both tropes😍❤🙌📚
This was a wonderful, cute and swoony story about friendship and love. One of the things I really liked about this story was how supportive Alyssa’s friends were with her, specially Brandon. He was always there, supporting her and letting her know when something wasn’t ok. While I sometimes didn’t like Alyssa’s decisions, I still think she was an amazing character who even when she made a mistake her friends supported her no matter what.
I love the fact that this story was told in two POV’s! I love when books have different POV’s, it helps me to understand the characters better and to know more about their lives! Brandon and Ally are definitely amazing friends and I love their chemistry, they were perfect for each other and I loved how little by little we see them falling for each other❤
If you are looking for a quick read, I would definitely recommend you to read The Fine Art of Pretending, It was a very fun and swoony read❤
Have you read this book?📚 Are you planning to read it? What are some of your favorite tropes?😊 Please let me know in the comments below!
About Rachel Harris
New York Times bestselling author Rachel Harris writes humorous love stories about sassy girls-next-door and the hot guys that make them swoon. Vibrant settings, witty banter, and strong relationships are a staple in each of her books…and kissing. Lots of kissing.
An admitted Diet Mountain Dew addict and homeschool mom, she gets through each day by laughing at herself, hugging her kids, and watching way too much Food Network with her husband. She writes young adult, new adult, and adult romances, and LOVES talking with readers!
I have had this book for sooooo long. I think it’s an ARC that was picked up at BEA back in the day. Oddly enough, it seems exactly like something I would love, and I have vowed to read something from Harris, since I own several of her books. It may very well be this book, since you loved it so much.
I hope you like it when you read it! It was a fun a book 🙂
Okay, I’m definitely checking this out! I love when books have two POVs, and the two tropes you mentioned are one of my favorites too. 🙂 Here’s hoping that my local library has it!!
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I think you will like this one! I hope you like it when you read it😊