A review by kerrythefire
How to Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.5

I picked this up because I love a good fake dating story. But I didn't expect this to be quite as heavy as it turned out to be, so I think that threw me a little bit. I was expecting a romantic comedy and this was more of a comedic drama. The characters' trauma
and addiction and substance abuse and mental health issues
and the toxicity of Hollywood was believable and heartbreaking, it was just a lot. Especially the one major conflict scene at the end in the car after the interview. Oof. 

The plot and pace was pretty good. And it was nice to see Grey being soft and giving to Ethan, but standing her ground and holding her boundaries too. 

I may have rated this higher if I went in intentionally expecting a drama, but... I wasn't.
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