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A review by rellimreads
Mr. Fiancé by Lauren Landish
3.0
3.5 rounded to 4. Borrowed from KU.
I’m not sure this book is really 3.5 stars or if it’s partly that it’s so much better than the first one. Interestingly, the first one had many of the same elements, but it was much more cohesive here. It’s annoyingly insta-Love. Again. At least this time our MC’s have some conversations and time together to support the feelings we’re told they have. But, it’s insta-love. Again. So I just can’t give it a full 4 stars.
Mindy (Bri’s bestie from book 1) is looking for a fake fiancé to take to her mom’s wedding. Oliver loses a bet to Gavin (Bri’s hubby and the other MC in Book 1) and Gavin wrangles Oli into filling in. This fake fiancé plot seems thinner than most as Mindy has never met Oli before and they’re supposed to spend a full week convincing Mindy’s family that he’s the “Harold” she’s been telling them stories about for over a year. Details... pish, we’ll just forget those pesky things and get to the wisecracking relatives. And that’s what really lifts this story into the 3 star range. You sort of have to suspend reality and enjoy it. Or you’ll probably hate it.
I’ll keep going with the series as I think Landish is finding her stride ~ and hey, they’re free on KU.
I’m not sure this book is really 3.5 stars or if it’s partly that it’s so much better than the first one. Interestingly, the first one had many of the same elements, but it was much more cohesive here. It’s annoyingly insta-Love. Again. At least this time our MC’s have some conversations and time together to support the feelings we’re told they have. But, it’s insta-love. Again. So I just can’t give it a full 4 stars.
Mindy (Bri’s bestie from book 1) is looking for a fake fiancé to take to her mom’s wedding. Oliver loses a bet to Gavin (Bri’s hubby and the other MC in Book 1) and Gavin wrangles Oli into filling in. This fake fiancé plot seems thinner than most as Mindy has never met Oli before and they’re supposed to spend a full week convincing Mindy’s family that he’s the “Harold” she’s been telling them stories about for over a year. Details... pish, we’ll just forget those pesky things and get to the wisecracking relatives. And that’s what really lifts this story into the 3 star range. You sort of have to suspend reality and enjoy it. Or you’ll probably hate it.
I’ll keep going with the series as I think Landish is finding her stride ~ and hey, they’re free on KU.