Book Review: My Big Fat Fake Marriage by Charlotte Stein

Something has to give... Could it be her heart?

Connie has always distrusted nice guys. In her experience, they’re just waiting to reveal some horrible secret. And then she meets big, adorable, Henry Samuel Beckett—editor extraordinaire, lover of bow ties, sweet and so cheery she struggles to believe he’s real.

Until Henry Samuel Beckett—or Beck, as he’s known to most—tells her the secret underneath his sunny surface: He’s been single all his life. But in a moment of panic, he’s told everyone at his publishing house that he’s married. And when Connie, an aspiring writer herself, can’t help defending him, she ends up being the fake wife he doesn’t actually have.

When they head off on a writing retreat, surrounded by people convinced this must be a ruse, both of them can't help but agree. Until they share their first kiss, their first touch, their first time in only one bed. Side by side, every night, as the simmering tension builds…Connie starts to wonder if this might be real after all.

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My Review:

This book had me laughing nearly from the moment it opened, and it really never let up. I mean, the email exchanges between our leading couple had me howling with laughter. However, that’s not to say that Beck and Connie/ Hazel's journey was smooth sailing. My heart broke that neither of these characters seemed to have been treated with common courtesy before. And so, seeing it from one another, it looked instantly suspicious. But I loved, loved, loved, loved, the way they were able to see the parts of one another that they liked least about themselves, (those pain-points of self-confidence,) and lavished attention and affection on them until they were each able to love those things they’d so badly wanted to change. As an extra added bonus, for everyone who loved “When Grumpy Met Sunshine”, Mabel and Alfie make some adorable cameo appearances. This was so much fun, I can’t wait to discover what carnival ride the author will take us on next.

I received a complimentary advance copy of this book through NetGalley.