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Sposati per un mese
Migliori amici fin dal liceo, Chase Bradley e Alec Montero sono agli antipodi su quasi ogni aspetto delle loro esistenze. L’unica cosa su cui sembrano concordare è che il matrimonio è per gli sfigati.
Tutto va perfettamente nelle loro vite, fino a quando una scommessa fatta da ubriachi li porta davanti all’altare. Il loro temporaneo “lo voglio” non è altrettanto divertente da sobri, il mattino dopo, quando si trovano bloccati in un matrimonio e in tutto ciò che esso comporta.
La domanda che adesso si devono porre è: può la loro amicizia sopravvivere, dovendo restare sposati per un mese?
Tutto va perfettamente nelle loro vite, fino a quando una scommessa fatta da ubriachi li porta davanti all’altare. Il loro temporaneo “lo voglio” non è altrettanto divertente da sobri, il mattino dopo, quando si trovano bloccati in un matrimonio e in tutto ciò che esso comporta.
La domanda che adesso si devono porre è: può la loro amicizia sopravvivere, dovendo restare sposati per un mese?
207 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2017
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Cate Ashwood
53 books504 followersCate discovered her love for books of all kinds early on, but romance is where her heart truly lies. She is addicted to the happily ever afters and the journey the characters take to get there. Currently residing in British Columbia, Cate loves living just a stone's throw from the water. When she's not writing, she can be found consuming coffee at an alarming rate while wrangling her children, her husband, and their two cats.
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February 19, 2017
I really enjoyed this sexy friends-to-husbands-to-lovers story. What starts out as a dare quickly becomes something more as Chase and Alec prove to their friends they CAN stay "fake married" for a month.
This book is one step up from the "fake boyfriend" trope, which I fall for Every. Single. Time.
Without even realizing it, Chase and Alec navigate a successful relationship by learning to live together, compromise, and lean on each other. And once the delicious anticipation kicks into overdrive, the steamy action is hot enough to burn.
Married for a Month is very much relationship focused—low on the angst, high on the humor and feel-good moments, with an adorable ending.
Just say YES!
This book is one step up from the "fake boyfriend" trope, which I fall for Every. Single. Time.
Without even realizing it, Chase and Alec navigate a successful relationship by learning to live together, compromise, and lean on each other. And once the delicious anticipation kicks into overdrive, the steamy action is hot enough to burn.
Married for a Month is very much relationship focused—low on the angst, high on the humor and feel-good moments, with an adorable ending.
Just say YES!
February 26, 2018
Steamy read was STEAMY.
Fake boyfriends and best-friends-to-lovers are a few of my favorite tropes, and here we got one step better with fake husbands.
I really liked both Chase and Alec, but while this story was pretty smoking hot, it didn't really bring the level of bone-deep feels for which I'd hoped.
Other than a short-lived initial attraction to Alec on Chase's part, way back in high school, there was no secret crush going on here; however, once the jealousy reared up, the sexual attraction hit them both like a Mack truck.
There was one instance of running away, like an asshole, but that aside, the drama in the story was fairly subdued, mainly coming from the guys learning to cohabitate after years of being single and living carefree, independent lives.
So if you're looking for a sexier read, but not necessarily a gut punch in the feels, this 3.5 star story might be what you're looking for.
February 26, 2017
I really enjoyed this one. I'm a big fan of friends to lovers. Fake marriages. Fake boyfriends. Basically any kind of fake relationship that turns into real lurv. lol
This one was just fun. It had humor, great chemistry between the guys, and little to no angst. It's one of those reads you need when you just want to shut the brain off and that is easy and enjoyable.
The sexy times were sexy. I loved how they couldn't get enough of each other and how easy the friendship turned into a relationship.
It's a sweet sexy read. I recommend this one for those who just want a relaxing read.
Happy reading, dolls!
This one was just fun. It had humor, great chemistry between the guys, and little to no angst. It's one of those reads you need when you just want to shut the brain off and that is easy and enjoyable.
The sexy times were sexy. I loved how they couldn't get enough of each other and how easy the friendship turned into a relationship.
It's a sweet sexy read. I recommend this one for those who just want a relaxing read.
Happy reading, dolls!
February 13, 2017
This is RIGHT up my alley.
What I loved from Married for a Month was that in addition to 'finally see your friend under a new light in terms of sexiness' it also had the OTHER couple-y things. Going on dates (movies, dinners, goes to friends' house and play games) or asking about each other's days as well as learning about the other's habits and quirks that they might not know before. Like apparently Chase dislikes grocery shopping but meticulous when it comes to Christmas shopping while Alec is the other way around.
I LOVED that!!
That is Chase and Alec connecting on a level that is more than just enjoying the deliciousness of the flesh. Yes, the sex scenes are sexy; I even read all of them because I enjoyed the activities outside the bedroom. THAT is what I want to read from best friends to lovers theme :). A progress to be something more, but not just physical compatibility.
Oh, and another thing that I'd like to point out from this book? I LOVED their occupations!! Chase is an urban planner whose park project is recently opened while Alec is an owner of rundown factory, Liberty Welding and Fabricating, who just gets his first government contract—structural panel fabrication for the Air Force. Such a "contemporary/modern" job ... that I'd like to see more in contemporary romance :)
Thanks for the recommendation, Sheri
What I loved from Married for a Month was that in addition to 'finally see your friend under a new light in terms of sexiness' it also had the OTHER couple-y things. Going on dates (movies, dinners, goes to friends' house and play games) or asking about each other's days as well as learning about the other's habits and quirks that they might not know before. Like apparently Chase dislikes grocery shopping but meticulous when it comes to Christmas shopping while Alec is the other way around.
I LOVED that!!
That is Chase and Alec connecting on a level that is more than just enjoying the deliciousness of the flesh. Yes, the sex scenes are sexy; I even read all of them because I enjoyed the activities outside the bedroom. THAT is what I want to read from best friends to lovers theme :). A progress to be something more, but not just physical compatibility.
Oh, and another thing that I'd like to point out from this book? I LOVED their occupations!! Chase is an urban planner whose park project is recently opened while Alec is an owner of rundown factory, Liberty Welding and Fabricating, who just gets his first government contract—structural panel fabrication for the Air Force. Such a "contemporary/modern" job ... that I'd like to see more in contemporary romance :)
Thanks for the recommendation, Sheri
February 20, 2017
4.5 Stars!
Really enjoyed this best friends to lovers read! I don't always enjoy the fake marriage trope but this one was a bit of a twist on that trope so it worked for me.
And it was super fun. Low angst, entertaining and steamy. And the ending. The ending was all kinds of great.
Definitely recommend this one! This author is quickly becoming an auto-buy for me!
Really enjoyed this best friends to lovers read! I don't always enjoy the fake marriage trope but this one was a bit of a twist on that trope so it worked for me.
And it was super fun. Low angst, entertaining and steamy. And the ending. The ending was all kinds of great.
Definitely recommend this one! This author is quickly becoming an auto-buy for me!
February 10, 2017
I was a bit worried when I read the blurb. Fake marriages are not really my thing, but once I started reading, I found myself completely sucked into this sweet "best friends to lovers" story.
It also helps that these men, don't actually marry.
Chase and Alec have been best friends for a very long time. Chase is known as being quite the player among his friends. Chase isn't ready to settle down into some relationship. He thinks, that once people settle down or get married, everything will go to shit and life will be boring and sex will be non-excistent. So he sticks to hook-ups.
That is, until his friends bet him that he couldn't stay married for a month, even if he wanted to. According to them marriage is hard work, and Chase is not cut out for this. Chase of course can't resist proving them wrong. And who would be a better candidate in this "fake" marriage, than his best friend Alec. So he "fake"proposes right then and there.
Their friends have a little wedding ceremony for them. The rules are: they have to live together for a month, sleep in the same bed, eat together and go on a date once a week. Sounds easy enough....what could possible go wrong ??
Both men are lusting for one another, and why not just give in right...it's just sex...Hot sex, but still just friends having sex....
Until it's not.....
I really enjoyed this story. It was sweet, hot, funny at times and there wasn't any angst....Just two best friends falling in love with each other.
You would think, that with me being such an angst-junkie, I would be bored, but I wasn't...not at all. It was exactly what I needed right now. I will defintely look into more books by this author :)
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It also helps that these men, don't actually marry.
Chase and Alec have been best friends for a very long time. Chase is known as being quite the player among his friends. Chase isn't ready to settle down into some relationship. He thinks, that once people settle down or get married, everything will go to shit and life will be boring and sex will be non-excistent. So he sticks to hook-ups.
That is, until his friends bet him that he couldn't stay married for a month, even if he wanted to. According to them marriage is hard work, and Chase is not cut out for this. Chase of course can't resist proving them wrong. And who would be a better candidate in this "fake" marriage, than his best friend Alec. So he "fake"proposes right then and there.
Their friends have a little wedding ceremony for them. The rules are: they have to live together for a month, sleep in the same bed, eat together and go on a date once a week. Sounds easy enough....what could possible go wrong ??
Both men are lusting for one another, and why not just give in right...it's just sex...Hot sex, but still just friends having sex....
Until it's not.....
I really enjoyed this story. It was sweet, hot, funny at times and there wasn't any angst....Just two best friends falling in love with each other.
You would think, that with me being such an angst-junkie, I would be bored, but I wasn't...not at all. It was exactly what I needed right now. I will defintely look into more books by this author :)
This review has been posted on Dirty Books Obsession
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September 28, 2020I picked this up because I needed something that would be light and simple without being stupid or annoying. And for the most part, it delivered. (There were some annoyances, but they were baked into the premise, so I knew what I was getting into and I can't blame the book.)
It's just that by the time I got to 62%, my need had been satisfied and I was ready to put it down. Sure, the relationship hadn't been entirely resolved yet, but come on -- it's a romance, everything's going to work out fine for them. I didn't feel a need to spend any more time with these MCs. They weren't particularly deep or compelling -- light and simple, remember? So this isn't a complaint on my part, just an acknowledgment that I got what I wanted from this, mostly, before I reached The End.
It's just that by the time I got to 62%, my need had been satisfied and I was ready to put it down. Sure, the relationship hadn't been entirely resolved yet, but come on -- it's a romance, everything's going to work out fine for them. I didn't feel a need to spend any more time with these MCs. They weren't particularly deep or compelling -- light and simple, remember? So this isn't a complaint on my part, just an acknowledgment that I got what I wanted from this, mostly, before I reached The End.
May 25, 2017
This was super sweet! A tad too uncomplicated for my taste, but gosh, it was just what I needed now ;-)
Chase and Alec are gay and single - and the only two singles left in their circle of friends. A night out with a bit too much alcohol flowing leads to the group of friends making a bet that confirmed bachelor
Chase wouldn't even last a month in a marriage. Chase, intending to defend his honor, grabs his best and equally inebriated friend Alec and agrees to give marriage a try - for a month.
A few improvised vows later, Chase and Alec wake up in bed together, remembering their weird bet and how their friends actually took the whole thing seriously.
Now Chase and Alec are stuck together for a month, doing 'couple things' such as living together, sleeping together and spending their free time together.
Despite both guys being pretty different (Alec is a welder, running his own shop, who liked his peace and quiet after a hard day at work, while Chase is an urban infrastructure designer for the city government, who basically fucked his way through the city's gay scene), they enjoy their life together, intending to show their friends that a marriage is a piece of cake, after all.
I absolutely LOVED how this 'fake marriage' taught 'manwhore' Chase that taking care of each other and being interested in making things work long-term isn't an annoying hardship in a relationship, but actually a goal towards something very beautiful!
I also liked how they tried to be a 'fake couple' without sex - which didn't work out too well, LOL.
This story was great, even though it was absolutely perfectly clear without the slightest doubt *how* this story would end ;-)
4 stars!
Chase and Alec are gay and single - and the only two singles left in their circle of friends. A night out with a bit too much alcohol flowing leads to the group of friends making a bet that confirmed bachelor
Chase wouldn't even last a month in a marriage. Chase, intending to defend his honor, grabs his best and equally inebriated friend Alec and agrees to give marriage a try - for a month.
A few improvised vows later, Chase and Alec wake up in bed together, remembering their weird bet and how their friends actually took the whole thing seriously.
Now Chase and Alec are stuck together for a month, doing 'couple things' such as living together, sleeping together and spending their free time together.
Despite both guys being pretty different (Alec is a welder, running his own shop, who liked his peace and quiet after a hard day at work, while Chase is an urban infrastructure designer for the city government, who basically fucked his way through the city's gay scene), they enjoy their life together, intending to show their friends that a marriage is a piece of cake, after all.
I absolutely LOVED how this 'fake marriage' taught 'manwhore' Chase that taking care of each other and being interested in making things work long-term isn't an annoying hardship in a relationship, but actually a goal towards something very beautiful!
I also liked how they tried to be a 'fake couple' without sex - which didn't work out too well, LOL.
This story was great, even though it was absolutely perfectly clear without the slightest doubt *how* this story would end ;-)
4 stars!
October 1, 2017
Me he aburrido mucho y al final he leído en diagonal
February 4, 2017
~3.5 stars~
Cate Ashwood is almost an auto-read for me. Although I usually LOVE her stories, I didn't click with Married for a Month. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it, I just didn't love it. I have a feeling, though, that this is a case of "it's me, not you".
What I liked:
-Friends-to-lovers trope, done exceptionally well. The progression from best friends to lust, and then falling in love was natural and resonated a lot with me.
-The steam. I think that Ashwood has stepped up her game regarding the sex scenes in her stories. I'm a fan.
-The slow burn. It was just the right amount.
-The conflict. Not too much, but what there was of it made sense.
For some reason, I couldn't connect to the characters, and I felt that their voices weren't distinct. I also expected something different, after reading the blurb, but maybe that's on me. I just need a more solid excuse for the fake/forced marriage trope than the one I got.
Bottom line, even though I didn't love it, I still enjoyed this, and I do recommend it to the fans of the author.
Cate Ashwood is almost an auto-read for me. Although I usually LOVE her stories, I didn't click with Married for a Month. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it, I just didn't love it. I have a feeling, though, that this is a case of "it's me, not you".
What I liked:
-Friends-to-lovers trope, done exceptionally well. The progression from best friends to lust, and then falling in love was natural and resonated a lot with me.
-The steam. I think that Ashwood has stepped up her game regarding the sex scenes in her stories. I'm a fan.
-The slow burn. It was just the right amount.
-The conflict. Not too much, but what there was of it made sense.
For some reason, I couldn't connect to the characters, and I felt that their voices weren't distinct. I also expected something different, after reading the blurb, but maybe that's on me. I just need a more solid excuse for the fake/forced marriage trope than the one I got.
Bottom line, even though I didn't love it, I still enjoyed this, and I do recommend it to the fans of the author.
April 3, 2017
4 Stars!
I liked this. I liked this a lot.
Chase makes what he thinks is going to be the easiest bet to win ever. His friends think he can’t commit to a relationship, let alone a fake marriage to his best friend, but he’s going to show them just how wrong they are. He’s not commitment phobic, he just enjoys his freedom and playing the field. How hard can this really be?
Alec somehow finds himself saddled with a bet that he didn’t even make, as well as hosting Chase at his place for the next month. Though he’s not exactly thrilled with the prospect, it’s not really a hardship hanging out with his bestie, right? Uh huh.
So yes, things aren’t as easy as these guys think it will be. Sharing space, being held accountable, lack of privacy, all take their toll. However, the forced togetherness slowly opens both Chase and Alec’s eyes to things they never realized about the other - the good things- like their past history, instinctively knowing each other’s quirks, and the sexual tension?? Never had the other person been on the table before, but close quarters mean sparks fly, and boy do they! Yum.
Fun, poignant, surprisingly and so nicely, hot and sexy, this had real plausible progression, as these two realize that what was in front of them all along is the one thing they can’t live without. Really, just a delightful read all around.
I liked this. I liked this a lot.
Chase makes what he thinks is going to be the easiest bet to win ever. His friends think he can’t commit to a relationship, let alone a fake marriage to his best friend, but he’s going to show them just how wrong they are. He’s not commitment phobic, he just enjoys his freedom and playing the field. How hard can this really be?
Alec somehow finds himself saddled with a bet that he didn’t even make, as well as hosting Chase at his place for the next month. Though he’s not exactly thrilled with the prospect, it’s not really a hardship hanging out with his bestie, right? Uh huh.
So yes, things aren’t as easy as these guys think it will be. Sharing space, being held accountable, lack of privacy, all take their toll. However, the forced togetherness slowly opens both Chase and Alec’s eyes to things they never realized about the other - the good things- like their past history, instinctively knowing each other’s quirks, and the sexual tension?? Never had the other person been on the table before, but close quarters mean sparks fly, and boy do they! Yum.
Fun, poignant, surprisingly and so nicely, hot and sexy, this had real plausible progression, as these two realize that what was in front of them all along is the one thing they can’t live without. Really, just a delightful read all around.
February 10, 2017
*4.5 stars*
Falling in love with your best friend is like playing with fire. It can burst into something bright and beautiful but it's also dangerous and risky. Ashwood ups the stakes with Alec and Chase. They don't date or move up to the boyfriend category. They go the full nine yards and get hitched. Well, not for real and not forever. An intoxicated evening leads to a bet which essentially married these two best friends for a month. Their friends lay out a list of rules, forcing them to act and live as if genuine nuptials have taken place. Both have been bachelor's since college and insist it's a lifestyle they chose and prefer. Living and playing a part for four weeks should be a piece of cake. But they discover you can't have your cake and eat it too. What price will they pay for a silly bet?
What's to like: I really enjoyed both Chase and Alec. I connected easily with them. The alternating POV was pivotal in understanding the inner rambles of both guys. This shift created a smooth flow. Not only did I adore the faux husbands but I liked their circle. Fun and lively friends and family add depth to the story. Alec owns a metal fab business and Chase is a property designer. Ashwood showcases knowing what your friends DO but not knowing how they DO it. Living together day in and day out adds a new foreign dimension to their relationship. Sharing daily frustrations and struggles is something not many are privy to and Chase and Alec fumble with it initially. Loving someone's strengths is easy but loving their weaknesses is not. Their snips and tiffs felt very real and I'm glad it wasn't an easy transition. Life is messy but magnificent when we embrace the mess!
What's to love: Chase and Alec have been friends most of their lives. They both wore the 'purely platonic' glasses and were happy with their relationship. Then the glasses come off and they are allowed to look at each other...differently. I loved the little things they began to notice. Sexy arms with bulging veins, crinkling smiles and soft hair, things they never noticed before because they weren't permitted to look. Once they have permission, a smolder of attraction begins to burn. And when they catch fire? Yowza!! They were soooo hot. It wasn't just the sex though. Amazing kisses, sweet cuddles and honest to goodness nurturing round out the love bites and bruises. I loved how they treasured one another. The ending was pure perfection!
Beware of: A boozy bet between best friends leads to a crazy predicament. Highly unlikely but highly entertaining.
This book is for: Calling all friends to lovers fans....you won't want to miss this one!
Book UNfunk
Falling in love with your best friend is like playing with fire. It can burst into something bright and beautiful but it's also dangerous and risky. Ashwood ups the stakes with Alec and Chase. They don't date or move up to the boyfriend category. They go the full nine yards and get hitched. Well, not for real and not forever. An intoxicated evening leads to a bet which essentially married these two best friends for a month. Their friends lay out a list of rules, forcing them to act and live as if genuine nuptials have taken place. Both have been bachelor's since college and insist it's a lifestyle they chose and prefer. Living and playing a part for four weeks should be a piece of cake. But they discover you can't have your cake and eat it too. What price will they pay for a silly bet?
What's to like: I really enjoyed both Chase and Alec. I connected easily with them. The alternating POV was pivotal in understanding the inner rambles of both guys. This shift created a smooth flow. Not only did I adore the faux husbands but I liked their circle. Fun and lively friends and family add depth to the story. Alec owns a metal fab business and Chase is a property designer. Ashwood showcases knowing what your friends DO but not knowing how they DO it. Living together day in and day out adds a new foreign dimension to their relationship. Sharing daily frustrations and struggles is something not many are privy to and Chase and Alec fumble with it initially. Loving someone's strengths is easy but loving their weaknesses is not. Their snips and tiffs felt very real and I'm glad it wasn't an easy transition. Life is messy but magnificent when we embrace the mess!
What's to love: Chase and Alec have been friends most of their lives. They both wore the 'purely platonic' glasses and were happy with their relationship. Then the glasses come off and they are allowed to look at each other...differently. I loved the little things they began to notice. Sexy arms with bulging veins, crinkling smiles and soft hair, things they never noticed before because they weren't permitted to look. Once they have permission, a smolder of attraction begins to burn. And when they catch fire? Yowza!! They were soooo hot. It wasn't just the sex though. Amazing kisses, sweet cuddles and honest to goodness nurturing round out the love bites and bruises. I loved how they treasured one another. The ending was pure perfection!
Beware of: A boozy bet between best friends leads to a crazy predicament. Highly unlikely but highly entertaining.
This book is for: Calling all friends to lovers fans....you won't want to miss this one!
Book UNfunk
August 23, 2017
WARNING: Completely irrelevant nerd rant incoming. I'll spoiler tag it so it's skippable.
I do know that this is a romance novel and this is supposed to be a review, but nerd rage can't be contained. If you don't let it out periodically, the next thing you know you own 12 fedoras and pitch controllers at people when they beat you at Street Fighter.
The rage is satisfied for the moment, though, so I suppose I could... actually review the book.
I had two problems with the set up.
1) Best friends. Surprised that they don't like the same pizza toppings. Wut? You've been best friends since when and you've never ordered a pizza together??? I have pizza with my friends so often that I have their favorite pizzas programmed into my Pizza Hut account along with my own. Although, now that I write that, maybe I'm just outing myself as someone who eats pizza far too frequently....
moving on.
2) So this is a bet, and the established couple is talking about how hard marriage is, and a big piece of the book is the two of them overcoming the 'trials and tribulations of newly married life'. So they bicker about dinner and stuff like that. But the author missed the two biggest things that married people argue about. Money - which doesn't apply here, so whatever.
And.... CHORES.
If you live with someone, you argue about chores. Constantly. All the time. Your life is a never ending hostile negotiation of who did what and when and how and how frequently and most importantly who did it last time.
Who's going to do the dishes, the laundry, clean the toilets?
Are you an 'every day mirror wiper', or a 'wait until you can't see yourself through the spots' kind of guy?
Do wet towels go on the floor, hang on the shower bar, back on the towel rack, into a hamper?
Underwear on the floor? In a laundry basket?
Are you a 'launder your jeans after one use' person or a 'I have a dirty-but-not-really-dirty pile' kind of person?
Dirty dishes cleaned right away, in the sink, next to the sink, laying on your bedside table???
Water glasses everywhere? Water bottles everywhere? One water glass that you drink out of faithfully all day long?
Crumbs in bed?
Do you make your bed?
Even if you don't argue about these things. Living with someone new is a constant discovery of oh.... you're one of those people.
Neither of those are huge problems for me... they just took me out of it a little. The second one especially since Chase definitely felt like the more immature of the two, and he specifically is in awe of how 'grown up' Alec seems. So I would have thought cleanliness would have been a bigger bone of contention between the two.
Bottom line? I liked both characters, I liked their group of friends a lot. The setup avoided a lot of pitfalls that I see with the 'fake marriage' thing. And I liked the two of them together - mostly. But as I mentioned before, Chase seemed the more immature of the two, and toward the end, I definitely got the 'Alec could probably do better' vibe. Chase is a bit of a hot mess, and doesn't really change that much over the course of the book, but the book only spans... a month. It's in the title. His good qualities seem to begin and end with being good at work and... liking Alec.
The chemistry definitely worked for me, though, and when they finally got together I was right there. It was well paced, and I was genuinely happy to see them happy at the end.
So... bit of a mixed bag, but I think it was worth reading.
I do know that this is a romance novel and this is supposed to be a review, but nerd rage can't be contained. If you don't let it out periodically, the next thing you know you own 12 fedoras and pitch controllers at people when they beat you at Street Fighter.
The rage is satisfied for the moment, though, so I suppose I could... actually review the book.
I had two problems with the set up.
1) Best friends. Surprised that they don't like the same pizza toppings. Wut? You've been best friends since when and you've never ordered a pizza together??? I have pizza with my friends so often that I have their favorite pizzas programmed into my Pizza Hut account along with my own. Although, now that I write that, maybe I'm just outing myself as someone who eats pizza far too frequently....
moving on.
2) So this is a bet, and the established couple is talking about how hard marriage is, and a big piece of the book is the two of them overcoming the 'trials and tribulations of newly married life'. So they bicker about dinner and stuff like that. But the author missed the two biggest things that married people argue about. Money - which doesn't apply here, so whatever.
And.... CHORES.
If you live with someone, you argue about chores. Constantly. All the time. Your life is a never ending hostile negotiation of who did what and when and how and how frequently and most importantly who did it last time.
Who's going to do the dishes, the laundry, clean the toilets?
Are you an 'every day mirror wiper', or a 'wait until you can't see yourself through the spots' kind of guy?
Do wet towels go on the floor, hang on the shower bar, back on the towel rack, into a hamper?
Underwear on the floor? In a laundry basket?
Are you a 'launder your jeans after one use' person or a 'I have a dirty-but-not-really-dirty pile' kind of person?
Dirty dishes cleaned right away, in the sink, next to the sink, laying on your bedside table???
Water glasses everywhere? Water bottles everywhere? One water glass that you drink out of faithfully all day long?
Crumbs in bed?
Do you make your bed?
Even if you don't argue about these things. Living with someone new is a constant discovery of oh.... you're one of those people.
Neither of those are huge problems for me... they just took me out of it a little. The second one especially since Chase definitely felt like the more immature of the two, and he specifically is in awe of how 'grown up' Alec seems. So I would have thought cleanliness would have been a bigger bone of contention between the two.
Bottom line? I liked both characters, I liked their group of friends a lot. The setup avoided a lot of pitfalls that I see with the 'fake marriage' thing. And I liked the two of them together - mostly. But as I mentioned before, Chase seemed the more immature of the two, and toward the end, I definitely got the 'Alec could probably do better' vibe. Chase is a bit of a hot mess, and doesn't really change that much over the course of the book, but the book only spans... a month. It's in the title. His good qualities seem to begin and end with being good at work and... liking Alec.
The chemistry definitely worked for me, though, and when they finally got together I was right there. It was well paced, and I was genuinely happy to see them happy at the end.
So... bit of a mixed bag, but I think it was worth reading.
February 22, 2017
This was such a pleasant surprise. I've never read anything by this author but two trusted friends, with various tastes in books, both raved about this and rec'd it to me. What I loved about this is for how "silly" the premise is, it all really worked. Two lifelong best friends both with different commitment issues accept a bet to stay pretend married for a month. The rules are fairly simple: they must live together, they must sleep in the same bed, and they must have a least one date night a week (I might be forgetting a rule). Even though they've been friends for years, there is an adjustment period, but with that initial hump, they start to admit their attraction, lean on each other during work/life issues as real partners would, and realize they've always been just a step away from being actual husbands. The emotions feel real; they actually made me feel something with the characters.
Oh, and the sex is SCORCHING hot. It's so difficult these days for me to get excited about sex scenes, but these were so, so good. The ending felt a bit rushed, but overall, I was left smiling and happy. I can see myself revisiting this book over and over again when I need a pick me up.
Oh, and the sex is SCORCHING hot. It's so difficult these days for me to get excited about sex scenes, but these were so, so good. The ending felt a bit rushed, but overall, I was left smiling and happy. I can see myself revisiting this book over and over again when I need a pick me up.
February 21, 2017
I liked this but didn't love it. I wasn't able to fully connect with Alec and Chase. But the sex was hot!
June 22, 2017
What a fun book!
Review to come :D
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The somewhat low overall rating made me weary, but I needn't have worried. This is a fun, quick story about two best friends, Chase and Alec, who make a drunken bet with their friends that they can be married for a month, because both have never really had relationships that last more than a week, and of course they fall in love.
The sex was hot, these two were adorable together, and there was more depth at times then I was expecting. That said, there isn't much more to this story than the friends-to-lovers trope, which is why I'm giving it four stars, because there wasn't anything spectacular about this story to make it a five star read.
But its still fun and solidly written, I was entertained while reading this and it brought a smile to my face, so a solid 4 star read for me <3
Review to come :D
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The somewhat low overall rating made me weary, but I needn't have worried. This is a fun, quick story about two best friends, Chase and Alec, who make a drunken bet with their friends that they can be married for a month, because both have never really had relationships that last more than a week, and of course they fall in love.
The sex was hot, these two were adorable together, and there was more depth at times then I was expecting. That said, there isn't much more to this story than the friends-to-lovers trope, which is why I'm giving it four stars, because there wasn't anything spectacular about this story to make it a five star read.
But its still fun and solidly written, I was entertained while reading this and it brought a smile to my face, so a solid 4 star read for me <3
June 11, 2017
***4.5 Stars***
Friends to lovers + fake marriage = one happy and satisfied reader!! ♥ ♥
I was on board with Alex and Chase from the very beginning. Best friends since middle school, and living the bachelor life in their thirties, their group of married friends come up with a bet. Since both guys look at marriage as boring and mundane, they're dared to live the life for 30 days. Never one to back down from a dare, Chase gets down on one knee right there at the bar.
To Chase it's an opportunity to spend a month hanging out with his best friend...playing video games, drinking beer, eating pizza, and just generally having a good time. While Alec is on board with the plan, he's not used to having someone in his space all the time.
As the adjustment begins to settle, other things start to bubble up....and who doesn't love that moment in a friends to lovers book when they start seeing each other in a whole new light?!
The evolution of their relationship was believable, sweet and oh so hot!
Chase was a man-child that kept a permanent smile on my face.
"Vegetables have no business being anywhere near my pizza. Pizza crusts are just the vehicles to hold copious amounts of meat and cheese. The sauce barely makes a pass, since it's made from tomatoes, but gets to stay because it adds extra lubricant to help the wad of meat slide into my belly."
"You're disgusting. I have no idea how you don't look like Jabba the Hutt."
"The meat sweats that come later help drop the water weight."
But don't underestimate Chase...he may be all about the fun, but there's more depth to him. When you see his passion at his job designing parks for the city, your heart just melts.
Alec has spent his life being focused on establishing and building his business, his personal life has always kind of come in second place. He scratched an itch when it needed scratching. But what he comes to realize is that he's quickly becoming accustomed to having someone to come home to. And having that person be his best friend is an extra bonus.
Once it's evident that it's pointless denying their chemistry, things really take a turn for both men. But is their friendship ruined? Or did they just discover what they've always been missing?
I closed my eyes and let the kiss soothe away all the tension that had built over the course of the day. It started out slow, simmering, but as we had before, we caught fire, the connection between us igniting the last of our defenses and burning them to ash.
And most importantly, what happens at the end of the 30 day bet?
If you're looking for a thoroughly enjoyable, fun, and sweet read...this is the book to pick up!! Highly recommend it!!
March 30, 2017
4 Stars
A fake marriage trope AND best-friends-to-lovers!?! YESSS!!!!! These are two tropes I quite regularly enjoy (especially when written well, which I believe this one was).
One drunken night, best friends since high school, Chase and Alec, make a wager with their coupled up friends that they could commit to a ‘fake marriage’ to one another for a whole month without issue. Easy peasy, right!?
And so the fun begins...
Chase moves into Alec’s apartment for the duration of the bet, and they figure out fairly fast that they have some major adapting to do when it comes to sharing their personal space and their everyday lives with another person. Throw in some developing sexual tension, and Chase and Alec find themselves in a fairly unexpected situation than the one they anticipated.
This was a lot of fun. Sure, the premise is outlandish but that’s half the appeal!
Chase and Alec were both well-developed characters and I found myself liking them both very much, very quickly. I could really feel how solid and long-lasting their friendship was, and I loved how this ‘fake marriage’ business threw a quirky spanner in the works and opened their eyes to all sorts of complicated (or really not so complicated) romantic possibilities that they may have never (seriously) considered before now.
This was a sweet, sexy and fun read, and I’m marking it off as another solid win on the Ashwood tally board.
A fake marriage trope AND best-friends-to-lovers!?! YESSS!!!!! These are two tropes I quite regularly enjoy (especially when written well, which I believe this one was).
One drunken night, best friends since high school, Chase and Alec, make a wager with their coupled up friends that they could commit to a ‘fake marriage’ to one another for a whole month without issue. Easy peasy, right!?
And so the fun begins...
Chase moves into Alec’s apartment for the duration of the bet, and they figure out fairly fast that they have some major adapting to do when it comes to sharing their personal space and their everyday lives with another person. Throw in some developing sexual tension, and Chase and Alec find themselves in a fairly unexpected situation than the one they anticipated.
This was a lot of fun. Sure, the premise is outlandish but that’s half the appeal!
Chase and Alec were both well-developed characters and I found myself liking them both very much, very quickly. I could really feel how solid and long-lasting their friendship was, and I loved how this ‘fake marriage’ business threw a quirky spanner in the works and opened their eyes to all sorts of complicated (or really not so complicated) romantic possibilities that they may have never (seriously) considered before now.
This was a sweet, sexy and fun read, and I’m marking it off as another solid win on the Ashwood tally board.
February 3, 2017
Take a bachelor with a history of not committing to anyone...
And add a well-timed bet from friends that Chase couldn't remain "married" to someone for a month. Chase immediately "proposes" to his best friend Alec so they can prove to their friends just how easy marriage is and voila! You have the plot of Married for a Month.
While I usually like a good fake boyfriend/fake married story...in this case this didn't really thrill me.
Cute enough with likable characters for the most part, a believable enough premise for the situation, some hot sexy times and told in dual first person POV this should have been a slam dunk for me. But...I just didn't really connect to the story.
I liked that they didn't really get married, which would have come with a whole host of legal complications, but rather just had a super fake "ceremony" and then behaved as though it was real.
I liked that Alec chafed at Chase suddenly always being there. In the room, in his bed, taking up the covers, leaving bowls around and being messy. That made the story feel more authentic.
I liked how Chase went out of his way on several occasions to do things for Alec, even when he was being prickly.
I liked the progression from friends to lovers - and, major bonus, the sex was hot!
Fake marriage, best friends to lovers, with some light miscommunication, hot sex, and a HEA ending.
I'm not really sure why this didn't delight me. All the parts were there...so this might be one of those times when headspace at the time of reading gets in the way of enjoyment. I might try a re-read at a later date and see if it works better for me then.
What they said was true, though. I’d never been the long-term-relationship guy. I loved the spark of newness when I first went out with a guy. Dating too long led to that spark fading, and all that was left in its place was banality and dull sex.
No, thank you.
--Chase
And add a well-timed bet from friends that Chase couldn't remain "married" to someone for a month. Chase immediately "proposes" to his best friend Alec so they can prove to their friends just how easy marriage is and voila! You have the plot of Married for a Month.
While I usually like a good fake boyfriend/fake married story...in this case this didn't really thrill me.
Cute enough with likable characters for the most part, a believable enough premise for the situation, some hot sexy times and told in dual first person POV this should have been a slam dunk for me. But...I just didn't really connect to the story.
I liked that they didn't really get married, which would have come with a whole host of legal complications, but rather just had a super fake "ceremony" and then behaved as though it was real.
I liked that Alec chafed at Chase suddenly always being there. In the room, in his bed, taking up the covers, leaving bowls around and being messy. That made the story feel more authentic.
I liked how Chase went out of his way on several occasions to do things for Alec, even when he was being prickly.
“How long have you known we were coming?” The arena was beginning to fill up, most of it a sea of black and yellow, but hardly anyone had seats as good as ours. Unfortunate bastards.
“Since yesterday. I was offered a couple of perks for finishing up the park project on time and on budget, and I chose the tickets. The seats are supposed to be pretty good.”
“You hate hockey.”
Chase shrugged. “And you love it. You should have seen your face when you realized where we were. That was very nearly a hands-free orgasm.”
A wave of something washed over me—gratitude, affection, and maybe something deeper..."
--Alec
I liked the progression from friends to lovers - and, major bonus, the sex was hot!
Fake marriage, best friends to lovers, with some light miscommunication, hot sex, and a HEA ending.
I'm not really sure why this didn't delight me. All the parts were there...so this might be one of those times when headspace at the time of reading gets in the way of enjoyment. I might try a re-read at a later date and see if it works better for me then.
September 11, 2019
A drunken bet was the stepping stone for two best friends to find their HEA.
Chase and Alec are both single and in no hurry to settle down. The rest of their close friends are all coupled up so they tease them and Chase's response was to bet he could stay happy and married to Alec for one month.
Everything started out really smooth and they were having a great time hanging out together and playing video games. That lasted for about two days... After that, the stress of their real lives invated the calm and trouble started to make an appearance. Still, after being friends for as long as those two had they managed to overcome it and support each other.
I liked the pace of their relationship, the fact that they tried to keep it a secret and the irony that another drunken night revealed the truth. The rest of their friends were all very likeable and rounded the story nicely.
The wonky timeline was kind of frustrating. From the title it's clear that we're talking about one month but at some points the time didn't add up. I kept trying to make it work but there was no way and I'm sure that we lost a week somewhere in there.
*I've wanted to read this for a long time but I was always putting it off so thank you Mischievous ElfMinx, aka Shin Mon, for gifting it to me and making me finally read it!*
Chase and Alec are both single and in no hurry to settle down. The rest of their close friends are all coupled up so they tease them and Chase's response was to bet he could stay happy and married to Alec for one month.
Everything started out really smooth and they were having a great time hanging out together and playing video games. That lasted for about two days... After that, the stress of their real lives invated the calm and trouble started to make an appearance. Still, after being friends for as long as those two had they managed to overcome it and support each other.
I liked the pace of their relationship, the fact that they tried to keep it a secret and the irony that another drunken night revealed the truth. The rest of their friends were all very likeable and rounded the story nicely.
The wonky timeline was kind of frustrating. From the title it's clear that we're talking about one month but at some points the time didn't add up. I kept trying to make it work but there was no way and I'm sure that we lost a week somewhere in there.
*I've wanted to read this for a long time but I was always putting it off so thank you Mischievous ElfMinx, aka Shin Mon, for gifting it to me and making me finally read it!*
February 27, 2017
4.5 Stars
A pretend marriage for a month? GAH! It took me half a second to jump over to that big, beautiful BUY button after reading those words. Pretending to be a couple is one of my favorite day dreams and plot points. It’s catnip! It makes me grin like a big ‘ole goof. With the right chemistry, it can be so damn addictive and sexy.
And Cate Ashwood’s Married for a Month has heat and chemistry to spare! Chase and Alec have been best friends since high school—just friends and nothing more. Until….the bet. Chase and Alec are the only two single friends left in a tight knit group of friends, who one night suggest that Chase wouldn’t last a month married. Add lots of drinks and teasing and BAM! You get a ridiculous wager along with a giant hangover. Chase and Alec are husband and husband for 30 days. Living together, sharing a bed, meals and more for a month. Will their friendship last? After a few days, both men realize married life isn’t what they expected at all. And the new sparks of attraction are definitely unexpected! Can their friendship shift into something more? Jump in and see!
Chase’s feisty, young at heart charm and sass curls around Alec’s masculine, dark and handsome sweetness oh-so perfectly! Tingles, sparks, heat and attraction kick off with humor and all kinds of sexy. I really liked the pace of Alec and Chase’s changing relationship though. At first, the constant time together is almost claustrophobic and confusing, but it slowly begins to change to warmth and comfort. The way these guys start to really see each other is adorable. A protectiveness and caring for one another takes shape in new ways over the month with shopping trips, cooking, listening and supporting each other through the days. They begin to share more and more of each other, which terrifies them both! That was my favorite part of this story actually—I swear *hand over my heart* it was not just the sex. Well the sex played a big part of it. ;) I loved that Alec and Chase felt confused and overwhelmed at times with their new feelings. They didn’t want to lose their friendship, but at the same time wanted—WANTED so much more. Is this new magnetic pull and ooh-la-la-ness between them worth the risk? Hells yeah it is! I know I said it wasn’t all about the sex, but WOW!
He stopped short, mere inches between us. Anticipation mounted. I could almost taste it. If he didn’t speak or touch me, I was going to lose my mind. I held my breath as he reached out, lifting my shirt to drag the backs of his fingers across my abdomen.
“Any boundaries that ever existed have already been obliterated, Chase. I know what you taste like and the way your body feels like wrapped around mine. I know what you sound like when you come. No fucking way I’m forgetting that—even if I wanted to.”
The trying-so-hard-to-resist energy always brings me to my knees! The anticipation, the pull, and need build and build! Gah! My stomach flutters just thinking about it. The small sighs, whimpers, moans, touches, and kisses will curl your toes! The only wrinkle for me here was the drinking. I’m all for a drink or two or three…well you get it. But these two seemed to be drunk at the most pivotal points in the story. But I guess that’s how they got into this sweet predicament to begin with. :)
Highly recommended read. Lots of heart, fun and heat!
March 29, 2017
Take two best friends plus a night of drinking then toss in a bet about how easy marriage is, and you have the entertaining beginning of Cate Ashwood's Married for a Month where Chase and Alec agree to be "fake" married for a month, live together, sleep in the same bed, eat one meal together daily and go out on a date once a week:
I like how the plot carries Alec and Chase from best friends to roommates to best-friends-with-benefits and gives them a HEA ending, but not without some angst and a frustrating bout of miscommunication / "use your words!" along the way. Also while the blurb says Chase and Alec are "opposites in almost every way" their internal dialogue and POV are so similiar that I often had to turn back to the start of the chapter to see if I was reading Alec or Chase's POV.
Married for a Month is an entertaining story with loads of hot man sex. 3.75 stars rounded up to 4 stars.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Review also posted at Gay Book Reviews - check it out!
"Marriage is easy. You give up on life and sit around in sweatpants, ordering takeout and watching reality TV.” [...] “How hard can it be? We’ll live together for a few weeks, and when it’s all over, we can rub their smug faces in the fact that they were all wrong.At first, their fake marriage is easy - drinking beer and ordering pizza, playing Mario Cart on Nintendo 64 but before too long they really get to know each other - small domestic details, their jobs and strengths. "Alec had snapped into focus and I was seeing things about him I’d never noticed." And when their simmering attraction ignites, it leaves Chase gobsmacked "that the best sex I’d ever had was with my best friend." As their friend Brynn says, "You guys have chemistry. You’ve always had chemistry. You’re just too thick to have noticed.”
I like how the plot carries Alec and Chase from best friends to roommates to best-friends-with-benefits and gives them a HEA ending, but not without some angst and a frustrating bout of miscommunication / "use your words!" along the way. Also while the blurb says Chase and Alec are "opposites in almost every way" their internal dialogue and POV are so similiar that I often had to turn back to the start of the chapter to see if I was reading Alec or Chase's POV.
Married for a Month is an entertaining story with loads of hot man sex. 3.75 stars rounded up to 4 stars.
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Review also posted at Gay Book Reviews - check it out!
May 15, 2017
Looking for an easy and very sexy romance with no angst, bringing good feelings and a good amount of laugh ? This is it !!
Alec and Chase have been best friends for a long time. They are quite different but share one thing in common : they don’t have standing relationships and not really looking for it. Their friends bet them they wouldn’t be able to commit for a month. Chase takes the bet and asks Alec to be his “fake husband”, the terms of the bait being they have to share Alec’s apartment and go on a date at least once a week.
They are used to hang out together, so how could that be hard and how could it be any different than when they sometimes crash to the other’s place ? What could really happen with closer proximity ?
It’s simple (and I use the word “simple” in the best way), funny as hell and scorching hot when needed. The “fake husband” trope doesn’t usually work well for me, but here, because it’s from a bet between two friends and there is no drama, it runs smoothly and I enjoyed it a lot.
Alec and Chase have been best friends for a long time. They are quite different but share one thing in common : they don’t have standing relationships and not really looking for it. Their friends bet them they wouldn’t be able to commit for a month. Chase takes the bet and asks Alec to be his “fake husband”, the terms of the bait being they have to share Alec’s apartment and go on a date at least once a week.
They are used to hang out together, so how could that be hard and how could it be any different than when they sometimes crash to the other’s place ? What could really happen with closer proximity ?
It’s simple (and I use the word “simple” in the best way), funny as hell and scorching hot when needed. The “fake husband” trope doesn’t usually work well for me, but here, because it’s from a bet between two friends and there is no drama, it runs smoothly and I enjoyed it a lot.
September 16, 2021
[3.4~3.5] a sexy fake husbands friends-to-lovers read that begins with a friendly drunken bet between Chase and his friends to prove that he isn't just a manwhore and is, in fact, fully capable of making a marriage work. he ropes his bff Alec into the whole charade, and for the next 30 days, they live together with the following stipulations: (1) they must share at least one meal every day with each other, (2) sleep in the same bed, (3) go on at least one date night out a week.
i decided to round up because i enjoyed the unconventional execution of the trope. aside from an old one-sided crush back in the day, Chase and Alec have really only regarded each other as friends, and i can appreciate how they learned more about each other (the good AND the bad) through living under one roof. Alec's desire to have his own space back was super relatable too (any roommate who leaves dirty dishes in the sink will have to face my wrath 🤪🔪).
unfortunately the ending was very abrupt and the one friend's comment that it's "not a real marriage without the physical stuff" was terribly outdated, but if you're looking for a relatively low-angst steamy read, consider giving this one a go!
i decided to round up because i enjoyed the unconventional execution of the trope. aside from an old one-sided crush back in the day, Chase and Alec have really only regarded each other as friends, and i can appreciate how they learned more about each other (the good AND the bad) through living under one roof. Alec's desire to have his own space back was super relatable too (any roommate who leaves dirty dishes in the sink will have to face my wrath 🤪🔪).
unfortunately the ending was very abrupt and the one friend's comment that it's "not a real marriage without the physical stuff" was terribly outdated, but if you're looking for a relatively low-angst steamy read, consider giving this one a go!
April 5, 2017
4.5 Stars!
This was fun! Sweet, romantic and pretty freakin hot!
The best friends-to fake husbands-to lovers troupe is one of my favourites, and this was done so well and with so much humour. It was pure pleasure to read!
Highly recommend.
This was fun! Sweet, romantic and pretty freakin hot!
The best friends-to fake husbands-to lovers troupe is one of my favourites, and this was done so well and with so much humour. It was pure pleasure to read!
Highly recommend.
April 4, 2019
3.5 Stars
I wasn't all that invested with the set-up for this marriage-trope book at the beginning...after all, and then these best friends were living together, trying to make a relationship work. But as the story unfolded, I slowly started to enjoy this tale. And was very happy with how it turned out.
About that * up there:
I wasn't all that invested with the set-up for this marriage-trope book at the beginning...after all, and then these best friends were living together, trying to make a relationship work. But as the story unfolded, I slowly started to enjoy this tale. And was very happy with how it turned out.
About that * up there:
February 15, 2017
Cate Ashwood is kinda of a miss of or a win for me. But this totally worked for me.
It's because I'm a sucker for the fake husband trope , I think but who cares. Combine this trope with a friends-to-lovers story and I'm a goner.
Chase and Alec have been friends forever. Both of them reluctant for any seriously relationship. Having casual relationships work fine for the both of them. But that doesn't mean either of them couldn't hold a relationship.
One night at the bar they are challenged to show their friends how good they are in keeping a marriage work.
They get fake married. Living and sleeping in the same place. How hard could it be?
Until it doesn't feel like being just friends at all.
I really enjoyed this story. Nothing spectacular. Just a sweet, funny story about two friends falling in love.
It's because I'm a sucker for the fake husband trope , I think but who cares. Combine this trope with a friends-to-lovers story and I'm a goner.
Chase and Alec have been friends forever. Both of them reluctant for any seriously relationship. Having casual relationships work fine for the both of them. But that doesn't mean either of them couldn't hold a relationship.
"Single by choise."
"Marriage is easy. You give up on life and sit around in sweatpants, ordering takeout and watching reality TV.”
One night at the bar they are challenged to show their friends how good they are in keeping a marriage work.
They get fake married. Living and sleeping in the same place. How hard could it be?
Until it doesn't feel like being just friends at all.
“And when this ends, I don’t know how we’re going to go back. Knowing everything I know now, I don’t know if I can go back. I don’t want to go back.”
I really enjoyed this story. Nothing spectacular. Just a sweet, funny story about two friends falling in love.
November 7, 2020
RTC -
Cute and fast, I didn't exactly feel the friendship between the characters which made the story a little difficult for me, but in a short story it is always difficult to have everything.
Rating: 3 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers:
Love Triangle:
Cheating:
HEA:
Cute and fast, I didn't exactly feel the friendship between the characters which made the story a little difficult for me, but in a short story it is always difficult to have everything.
Rating: 3 Stars.
Steam: 5 out of 10.
Triggers:
Love Triangle:
Cheating:
HEA:
September 5, 2019
I’m not sure fake marriage books are for me. I used to love them, but nowadays I don’t handle the ‘I love him but I’m not going to talk about it since we agreed it’s all fake’ well.
While this was low angst, these guys waited until the end of their agreement before they talked about their feelings, and that annoyed me.
The rest was cute though.
While this was low angst, these guys waited until the end of their agreement before they talked about their feelings, and that annoyed me.
The rest was cute though.
June 20, 2019
Perfect friends to lovers story!
This. Was. Awesome! Not just friends to lovers but a rom-com plot using a fake marriage trope given a wonderful twist. Alec and Chase have been best friends since they were kids and thought their fake marriage would be a breeze. This was such an enjoyable read and I was enamored with the expected but less than typical direction the plot took. Humorous exchanges between the MC’s plus palpable UST and hot chemistry had me completely wrapped up in the fate of this couple.
Alec and Chase narrate alternate chapters and a minor subplot worked smoothly with the romance. I don’t think this trope can be written without a measure of non-communication. Both wallowed in indecision just long enough to give the narrative an edge but avoided needless drama. All I could think was “typical guys”! It felt very natural and left me feeling quite happy at the end, right along with our guys. Highly recommended!
This. Was. Awesome! Not just friends to lovers but a rom-com plot using a fake marriage trope given a wonderful twist. Alec and Chase have been best friends since they were kids and thought their fake marriage would be a breeze. This was such an enjoyable read and I was enamored with the expected but less than typical direction the plot took. Humorous exchanges between the MC’s plus palpable UST and hot chemistry had me completely wrapped up in the fate of this couple.
Alec and Chase narrate alternate chapters and a minor subplot worked smoothly with the romance. I don’t think this trope can be written without a measure of non-communication. Both wallowed in indecision just long enough to give the narrative an edge but avoided needless drama. All I could think was “typical guys”! It felt very natural and left me feeling quite happy at the end, right along with our guys. Highly recommended!
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