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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.

Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. When the line between real and pretend begins to blur, they are forced to answer the question: is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?

Hi! I'm hoping to start this tomorrow

I started a couple days ago and it’s cute and fun so far but seems like there will be some serious topics from some foreshadowing. I already feel invested after a few chapters :-)

I think I'm about 25-30% ? The audiobook doesn't have chapters so I'm guessing a bit lol (view spoiler)[ I feel bad that Becca's dad abandoned her so he could have a new family. That's so hurtful and no wonder she doesn't believe in true love.

Brett is cute and I'm glad he's nice and treating her well. There's definitely something weird with his mom though. Maybe his dad is having an affair when he travels? (hide spoiler)]

~50% (view spoiler)[ Yep, I wondered. That sucks so much, poor Brett. They both have sucky dads ugh. I'm glad Becca was with him to read to him and calm him down (hide spoiler)]

47%
(view spoiler)[okay these characters are both so freakin adorable, I can’t help but love them. This story is so easy to read and flying by.
And the part I just read where Becca RAN to Brett’s house because he sounded like he needed her when he asked her to come over. SO CUTE. 😍🥰 (hide spoiler)]

67%
(view spoiler)[ugh. Both their dads are poor excuses for human beings. It’s so disgusting that Brett’s dad thought it was okay to bring his mistress to that even where his WIFE and SON were going to be supporting him!! I feel so bad for them.

I’m so glad he’s had Becca to be there while he’s finding this out. (hide spoiler)]

72%
(view spoiler)[Nooooo. :-( Why is Brett doing this?! He’s ruining a good thing in his life because of his stupid dad. I wish his feelings for Becca were standing out from this mess like hers are. She’s going to give completely up on live with how hard it was to even let him in :/ (hide spoiler)]

75%
(view spoiler)[I am enjoying that Jenny is coming around to realize how bad a friend she’s been. It’s just sad it took Becca ‘dating’ a cute popular guy for Jenny to even talk to her. I was skeptical if she meant any of it because of that but the more random nice things Jenny does I’m starting to think she does genuinely regret being a crap friend... (hide spoiler)]

Keri wrote: "47%
(view spoiler)[okay these characters are both so freakin adorable, I can’t help but love them. This story is so easy to read and flying by.
And the part I just read where Becca RAN to Brett’s house because h..." (hide spoiler)]

Yes I love them and that was a great scene!

Keri wrote: "67%
(view spoiler)[ugh. Both their dads are poor excuses for human beings. It’s so disgusting that Brett’s dad thought it was okay to bring his mistress to that even where his WIFE and SON were going to be suppor..." (hide spoiler)]
Yes (view spoiler)[ sucky dads ugh (hide spoiler)]

Keri wrote: "75%
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Very true!

75% (view spoiler)[ I'm glad Brett confronted his dad like that. What an asshole for bringing his mistress to a function where his wife and son are? And good for Brett for telling his dad to stay somewhere else. He shouldn't be pushing Becca away right now, she's been supportive and he needs someone right now (hide spoiler)]

finished (view spoiler)[ Brett is a better person than me. I don't know that I could forgive him just because my mom did. I am so glad Becca confronted her dad and told him she's moving forward with her life. He sucks and deserves to know that she's happy and he missed out. (hide spoiler)] This was so cute and I loved the story!

Aly wrote: "75% [spoilers removed]"

Exactly how I felt!!

Aly wrote: "finished [spoilers removed] This was so cute and I loved the story!"

I felt the same here just as you said. (view spoiler)[it shocked me that Brett would be so okay with letting the dad in and it disappointed me that his mom did. I just don’t like that he was doing all this just fine and the only reason he’s sorry appears to be since he was caught :/ I would’ve had an easier time understanding if he had come to them and said what happened and he was done and sorry... (hide spoiler)]

Finished
(view spoiler)[I loved this ad a whole, and that it had cutesy storyline along with serious storyline. I loved Becca and Brett. The only thing I really disliked was how easily Bretts dad got off the hook when the only reason he was ‘sorry’ was because he was caught! (hide spoiler)]