Fake Dates & Ice Skates (North University Series Book 1)

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Environmentally friendly: Reading digitally eliminates the need for physical copies, reducing paper consumption and contributing to a more sustainable reading experience. Basically, these 2 boys met, were immediately attracted to each other, started trauma dumping on their 2nd conversation and pretty soon after they already liked each other. 🙄😑🥱 I have like 70 notes about this book, and they’re mostly just me being like: “Why are you already in love?”, “You’re strangers. Stop acting like this”, “Too soon to have a crush (y’all met yesterday).”, “This is weird. You don’t know each other!”.

Reluctantly agreeing to the charade, Wren and Miles embark on a series of events that push them outside of their comfort zones. As they attend parties together and face an awkward family meeting, they find themselves navigating the world of social media trolls and the pressures of living up to their potential. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. It brought teen pain to an entirely new level. One that we all think we are alone in. He felt grief much too young and found a like soul that doesn't make him feel crazy for feeling older than his years. He only wants to be heard, to be seen, to figure out who he wants to be, and we get to stand beside him and watch him do that in an exceptionally fine suit (not by his choice).dialogue and chemistry aside, the plot is also weak. we have two concurrent plots: theo and dylan fake dating at theo's cousin's wedding, and dylan preparing for a mooncake contest. even before reading, i was skeptical of how these two plots would intersect, and unfortunately, they do not really. theo gets involved in the mooncake stuff seemingly randomly, and its not believable that he wants to help dylan because again, no chemistry. Thank you to the author & Random House Children's for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! the romance was really sweet at times and i enjoyed it. there were some lines in this book that had me going “awhhhhhh” The best time to read a book depends on your personal schedule and preferences. Here are some suggestions:

Fake Dates and Mooncakes is an Achillean Young Adult Contemporary Romance novel that utilises all of your favourite tropes – fake-dating, supportive family members and there’s only one bed – to make for a truly wonderful and joyous reading experience. The story follows Dylan, a seventeen-year-old boy, who helps his aunt run their family business (a Chinese takeout called Wok Warriors) after his mom’s death a year before. While delivering food, he meets rich-boy Theo Somers, the son of a powerful business man, and the two hit it off. Theo finds out about Dylan’s aunt’s struggling business and Dylan finds out that Theo needs a date for his cousin’s wedding in the Hamptons. The only solution…? To fake-date. i know a lot of people would really enjoy this book, it’s one of those books that if you get it you get! so don’t let my opinions change your thoughts!in the goodreads synopsis, it explains that there are spelling errors which is understandable, but the errors became so confusing, especially for one character whose name I’m not even sure about because it’s spelt differently so often. xavier? zavier? zaiver? i’m genuinely unsure. Fake Dates & Ice Skates by Janisha Boswell Book Review #book #booktok #bookreview #romancebooks #romancebooktropes #influencer #microinfluencer #microinfluencertips Theo also maintains a close best-friendship with the utterly terrible character Adrian. I literally had whiplash because Theo would be really cute, and then something would happen, and the problem would be shrugged off as someone else's fault because Theo the Rich Cinnamon Roll couldn't really be a tactless, naïve idiot, could he? He's also fairly one-dimensional - nice, genuinely eager to learn more about his mother's Chinese side of his heritage, but otherwise a basic rich kid archetype who plays tennis and violin. I personally do not see the Heartstopper comparison. I think a lot of achillean books are being compared to Heartstopper simply because... they feature two young queer protagonists. I wish books would stop comparing themselves to popular titles because it creates unrealistic expectations.

I received an ARC from Random House Children’s Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The most compelling aspect of this story for me was the bond between Dylan and Theo. Their immediate connection, Dylan’s shyness and Theo’s open, easy going nature made for an extremely enjoyable read that made you swoon and laugh in equal parts. Dylan’s obliviousness to Theo’s advances never once felt contrived or forced but rather like an authentic reaction from a boy who’s never been kissed and always tried to avoid too much attention. By contrast, Theo’s openness, flirtatious moves and general suaveness made for a great foil to Dylan while also portraying how Queer boys contain multitudes. The representation of gay boys is really, really strong in this book as both of our main characters are represented as fully formed people with imperfections and flaws while also being likeable and interesting. Both Dylan and Theo are the products of their experiences, upbringings and heritages and that shines so brightly the entire way through the novel. Warning: do not go into this on an empty stomach! I made this mistake and I don't think I've ever been so hungry in my entire life. Dylan's aunt owns a Chinese takeout restaurant and oh my gosh, the descriptions of the food are amazing. They are so detailed that I could practically smell the food. My poor stomach was desperate to try the different dishes. I've also never had a mooncake before and I feel like I need to remedy this immediately. The wedding was definitely the strongest portion of the novel. We've all had to show up to a family function we didn't really want to go to, and dragging someone along with you to share in the pain is part of the fun. Terri's meltdown was a fun moment. The insane dynamics of rich families will never cease to amaze me. I felt for Dylan as he struggled to navigate an infuriatingly strange new world. Welcome to our in-depth exploration of “ Fake Dates & Ice Skates“, an enthralling novel that has captured the hearts of readers around the globe.The blurred lines between pretend and reality: As their feelings intensify, they must confront the question of whether their connection is merely a charade or something more profound. the fake dating was probably the most disappointing part, though. fake dating is probably my favorite trope of all time, and when it's executed well it can be life-changing. however, one of the big pitfalls of fake dating is that the characters need to have a reason to fake date. this can be to appease family members, friends, or a PR scheme, but it has to be believable. in this book, i thought the fake dating would be happening because theo's rich family was putting pressure on him to "settle down" or something. wouldn't be the most original fake dating plot, but it's reliable. instead, the reason we got was... nothing. there was absolutely no reason for theo to 1. bring dylan to the wedding as his date and 2. pretend that they were already in a relationship. at no point did any family member comment on theo's relationship status past "oh look you have a bf cool." it was just so frustrating to read because again, fake dating is my favorite trope and one of the reasons i was looking forward to this book. The side characters in this novel are all very strong with Megan and Aunt Jade (and of course Clover the dog!) being particular stand-outs. The emphasis this story puts on family is amazing, especially when paired with the discussions of grief that Dylan and Theo have about their mothers and the family that they each fell into respectively following.