Review: Fake Out by Eden Finley
SYNOPSIS:
Maddox
The reason I rarely go home is three simple words: I’m a liar.
When the pressure to marry my childhood sweetheart became too much, I told her I was gay and then fled to New York like my ass was on fire.
Now, five years later and after a drunken encounter, I find myself invited to her wedding. And I have to bring my boyfriend—the boyfriend who doesn’t exist because I’m straight.
At least, I think I am. Meeting the guy I’m bribing to be my boyfriend for the weekend makes me question everything about myself.
Damon
When my sister asks me to pretend to be some straight guy’s boyfriend, my automatic response is to say no. It’s because of guys like him people don’t believe me when I tell them I’m gay.
But Maddox has something I need.
After an injury that cost me my baseball career, I’m trying to leave my playing days behind and focus on being the best sports agent I can be. Forty-eight hours with my sister’s best friend in exchange for a meeting with a possible client. I can do this.
I just wish he wasn’t so hot. Or that he didn’t kiss like he means it.
Wait … why is the straight guy kissing me?
REVIEW:
This book was fun, refreshing, and had me feeling all the feels. Eden Finley is another new to me author but I have to confess, I enjoyed this book so much I already started the second one. While enemies to lovers is my all time favorite troupe, the fake date is a close second and I was delighted to see that Eden nailed it.
I would describe this book as light-hearted, with plenty of playful, relate-able banter, and some top notch sex scenes. There is just something so endearing and charming about Maddox and Damon. Maddox is re-evaluating just how straight he really is after meeting Damon. And Damon is fight the urge to fall for the straight guy…again. While this story line is common, Eden put her own unique spin on it.
The friendships and camaraderie are down-to-Earth and feel like you are sitting among a group of friends. The secondary characters add a layer of intimacy and humor. Especially Stacy, who happens to be Maddox’s best friend and Damon’s little sister. The girl was constantly up to no good and caused mayhem and mischief everywhere she went.
Maddox seemed a little dense at time, but over the course of the story he has a sexual awakening. And after that, he shamelessly pursues Damon. Let me just say…that little cat and mouse game was well worth the wait because when these two finally come together, endless blushing ensued on my end. And I loved that as the story ended, Damon was the one who chased after Maddox. I think my only complaint is that the ending drama seemed a bit unnecessary and we could have let them sail off into the sunset without the added spectacle.
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