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This book is SO cute!!! It is book 2 of the Second Chance Café series by Kate O'Keefe but can be read as a stand-alone. This is my first book that I have read by Kate and I can’t wait to go back and read more of her work!
Faking It With My Best Friend has some of my favorite tropes in it! This book could definitely be made into a Hallmark movie.This is not your typical “faking-it” trope - it is a reverse faking with these two characters thinking they could only be best friends. It was a nice change up for this trope.
You could absolutely feel their love & adoration they had for one another through the pages. I loved their banter and wit. I do feel like the miscommunication may have been dragged out a bit and the use of the words “best friend” may have been overused. I feel like the town was definitely too involved in their relationship but clearly it was obvious that there was something more there.
I didn’t quite vibe with the whole “Peter/Petra Pan” aspect of the book but I get they were still young and didn’t know better. It did give off an overall immaturity feel. BUT it made for great character development later in the book!
I was a little confused by Ryn’s career choice at the end. I felt like she too could have gone into the glass blowing business with Gabe. I also felt like her parents were hinting at something with the coffee house but nothing came of that.
Overall, this was a lovely, heartwarming story. Super quick to read!
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬
Best Friends to Lovers
Miscommunication
Small Town Romance
Slow Burn
Dual POV
Thank you Kate O'Keefe & Summer of RomComs 2023 for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!