Morgan
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Goodreads Summary:
If faking love is this easy… how do you know when it’s real?
When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling—not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility.
Jamie Carter doesn’t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. It’s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment—and jealousy—of their friends and colleagues. But there’s a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome fake boyfriend…
My Review:
This book started off slow for me, but man did it get good! I understand that the breakup that happens at the beginning of the story is crucial to the plot, however it seemed to drag on way too long. I found myself avoiding reading this book because I didn’t want to pick it bad up only to read about a sad breakup. That being said, once this book picked up and got to the good parts, I couldn’t put it down!
I love a fake relationship trope, and this one was no exception. I loved thee characters so much, and I actually felt the emotions that they were feeling as I was reading the book. I loved Jamie and getting to see the sincere side of him. He seemed too good to be true, but wasn’t! I would definitely recommend this book. The only thing that knocked it down from 5 stars to 4 stars for me was how drawn out the breakup at the beginning of the book was.
4 stars
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.