Both the main character Mae and the love interest October were very immature and they should just get a life.

at the beginning he threw away all the food she cooked him bc she made him so nervous he couldn't eat?? One would‘ve thought that after two decades of knowing each other, we’d have worked through our animosity toward one another by now. The book felt very rushed at it genuinely had no purpose what so ever. And I also can't get over the weird names he called her. he shushed her out of the house bc it was coming over her new found sister, whom she thought was her gf/ex and for what??? literally no purpose for this motiveone day, abel's coach approached and told him to find a girlfriend to show that their team is family oriented and each player is committed. he is single, he don't date and he never sleep around, because he's pining after scarlett and nobody knows about it. the media has branded him the "unattainable bachelor" and the team's PR wanted him to fix his image. with this information, abel asked scarlett to be his fake girlfriend, which she didn't say yes to immediately. in exchange for this favor, he promised her that she'll get his house in return. it was scarlett and her bff's dream to live close to each other, and currently she's been living in her friend's pool house. abel gave her all the time she needed to think about his proposition and after a week scarlett said yes to him, and that's where everything started. Loved Scarlett to pieces, she wasn't annoying, was super chill and relatable....especially with that love of cooking (I feel you girl). This book felt like it barely had any plot until the accidental pregnancy trip that came out of nowhere in the last couple of chapters and keep in mind that is one of least favorite tropes. October was caring, gentle, & attentive toward her. The aftercare scene was JUST SO CUTE. 🥺😩 Even though they hated each other, he never wanted to hurt her feelings. His dirty talking >>> Scarlett Sawyer was surprised when Abel Abbott asked her to pretend to be his girlfriend on her resignation day. She accepted, but the lines between ruse and reality became blurred. The question is whether Abel’s recent past will tear them apart or bring them closer together.He was generally a happy person and a decent person, but when it came to being in the presence of October Calhoun, their pleasant demeanor was shot to shit. This was due to their hatred of October, who had invariably decided for both of them that their feud of the past couple decades was “slow moving with no point of contention” without consulting the narrator.The narrator had a pivotal moment with their arch nemesis, October, and that he was calling in a favor for his benefit. The narrator had an innate feeling that today was going to be a great day, but realized that it would be trampled over when they realized that he was turning their proudest moments around onto himself. The narrator had grown to loathe October because he always turned their proudest moments around onto himself.

He fell so hard from the start and that was right up my alley😮‍💨 Congrats to Abel being my first ever book boyfriend (that I can recall) with the name Abel. I’m gonna be a bitch just to save a lot of you your time and list a few reasons why this book was a 1 star read for me: So, you could imagine Scarlett Sawyer's surprise when he asked her to go from personal chef to pretend girlfriend on the day of her resignation. again why keeping the sibling thing a secret???? literally no one gave a shit about them being related idk if it’s on purpose to focus more on the romance aspect but they’re supposedly grown adults with actual careers but it almost always feels like they’re college kids. who skip class often. it genuinely feels like even from the beginning, their whole lives revolve around each other which just feels off to me bc there was no structured timeline & like i said, a whole mess.

My Book Notes

Mae met him when she was 5 years old and developed a crush on him, but due to a misunderstanding, they both started to hate each other, always competed with each other, and argued. After high school, they went on to build their careers and met 7 years later.

one of my pet peeve is when a newer book is eerily similar to an older book, and this one just felt too much like The Wall of Winnipeg; from the plot, to the characters … it was like getting deja vu. while the book wasn’t entirely the same, i just had a hard time separating the two. First off, you only need about 0.3% of your brain power to read through this. This is basic writing at it’s best (I’m so sorry to say this to a newish, independently published author, but NO). all the characters in this book were annoying as hell. abel? freakishly obsessed with a woman he’s barely spoken to, and appears to have a brain condition that renders him incapable of functioning like a normal human being around her for 8 months. scarlett? scarily co-dependent with her best friend that she insists on calling her sister, and seems to have the emotional awareness of a 13 y/o. i also never knew that liking a color could be a personality trait, but hey, you learn something new everyday. the rest of the side characters? they were all loud and obnoxious, and basically read like the same person split into 3.only reason i’m giving 2 stars is bc i rly loved the after care part & bc they’re pretty cute i guess. this so sweet, cute, romantic, and freaking slooooowburn. the first time they do the deed was around 84% of the book. they fooled around but the actual act happened almost at the end of the book. anyway, it was adorable reading how they are very sweet and caring with each other or how they are "fake" dating but none of what they do screams fake. they were both attracted to each other and are both slowly falling while still being in this ruse, and it was satisfying and swoony to read. the thoughtfulness of these mcs are so endearing and i'm here for all of it.