Reviews

Deke by Eden Finley

jofirstofhername's review

3.75

Hockey 🤩

chychy386's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

it was a very cite little book that i did enjoy reading. the characters were funny to read with all the bantering going on and there was a few good learning points included like how you can be open yet not ready to come out and also how the world has become more open and welcoming to the queer comminity yet there will always be closed minded people that make the world still a dangerous place. 
i did like reading this book and didnt have any problems with the characters and the writing itself i just feel like there is nothing in this book that made it stand out from the other books in this series. it was just the same/similar plot with different characters. 

sara11_reads's review against another edition

4.0

Another fun addition to this series. I love the snarky banter, no contrived drama/misunderstandings, and great secondary friends/family characters.

j_readsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

I just love Ollie and Lennon. I was honestly not expecting this fake boyfriend to be needed to lie to family lol but I still loved it so much. This was basically a forbidden romance, the closeted NHL player and the sports journalist, that’s just asking for bad things to happen. I absolutely loved Ollie and Lennon’s relationship, but Ollie’s decision to be there for another hockey player and Lennon sticking with him definitely helped me love it even more.

naamah's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I don’t like the fact that one of gh had to give up heir job with one another , I feel like there was another way to make it work.

noelle2802's review against another edition

4.0

4,5 ⭐️
So far my favorite Fake Boyfriend couple
I love Lennon and Olli

teebreaks_and_books's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

madscientistcat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia

bluedreamer's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kayetaz's review against another edition

3.25

3.3 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook

This was an enjoyable read, but there was something about it that had me keep putting it down for weeks or months at a time and I’m not really sure what. Probably mostly due to one of the mmc’s having the same name as my 4-year-old son, which was rough. But I think it was also partially due to something with the writing.

I did like the banter between Ollie and Lennon. There were several times I was laughing out loud. I just think the fake boyfriend thing was kind of unnecessary. Ollie should’ve just talked to his family and told them to get off his back. Using Lennon the way he did was, icky. I don’t know. Just something about the way he did it didn’t sit right with me.

And then the way he finally came out was just sort of anticlimactic to me. All that for nothing, really. I think I am gonna come back and read the other books in this series. Maybe it was just this couple that didn’t really do it for me.