Did not love this one. It fell really flat for me, and I really disliked the characters. I usually live a good fake dating/marriage of convenience, but this one just didn’t do it for me. I don’t know if I would try this author again or not.

Mansplainer from Avery Flynn is an age gap, marriage of convenience story. It is the third book in the Last Man Standing series. This book is full of humor, angst and steam. It was an easy read and enjoyable.

Female characters can either make or break a story for me. I found the lead to be annoyinh which made me not enjoy this book to its full potential unfortunately.

Mansplainer is a steamy, sexy wrap up to the three book Last Man Standing series. All three books were fun to read and not too serious, which is just what I needed at the time I read them. I also love revisiting with the cousins from the previous books in this one and seeing how their relationships are progressing.

"Mansplainer" by Avery Flynn is the ultimate guide to decoding the mysterious species known as "mansplainers." Flynn's humorous take on the subject is not only enlightening but also downright hilarious. You'll find yourself chuckling throughout, and by the end, you might even have the perfect comeback for that know-it-all in your life!

This was great! Loved the characters, the family, the laughs! I always enjoy marriage of convenience romances and this author can be counted on to provide a thoroughly enjoyable read from start to finish.

This book was meh. I like the writing style but the main female character is annoying.

I know some would love this book but it’s not for me. I am just so disappointed because it sounded like something I would love.

I just didn't buy the entire premise, with the bet to be the last one standing with his cousins - oh but wait! Someone needs a marriage of convenience! I've read a lot of books that have required quite a bit of suspension of disbelief, and usually I'm able to just go with it, but for some reason this one was a miss for me.

Avery Flynn does it again with great steam, good chemistry, and a well-developed plot. I wish I got to this one sooner because I just could not put it down.

This is the story of Beckett and Michell (Chelle) cute overall read with a fake marriage due to a will and a bet. Beckett realizes that he doesn't want the fake marriage to end. Family hijinks and a fun read to boot! Sweet read. I will mention that the heroine's description could have been better. 3.5 stars

This was Nash and Chelle’s book. I thought it was an entertaining, fun read. Very enjoyable book. And am voluntarily leaving the author my review. This was Nash and Chelle’s book. I thought it was an entertaining, fun read. Very enjoyable book. And am voluntarily leaving the author my review.

Mansplainer by Avery Flynn is an enjoyable book. Very fun read! This is the third book in her Last Man Standing series.

Knowing that this would end happily and I'd finally find out what was in the mystery present made this book go by fast, but I enjoyed every minute of it. Watching Chelle thumb her nose at patriarchal bullshit and men who expected to be pandered to, was epic! And then Nash trying to keep his mansplaining opinions to himself was pretty great too! And that ending HAHA So good! I would have loved Grandma Betty!

It took a while for me to get into this story, but once I did it was pretty amusing and very sweet. I enjoyed that the couple was older woman, younger man with no indication of future children and simply enjoying furbabies. It felt more indicative of how many modern women feel these days. At least they aren't in a rush to reproduce. I liked it. #netgalley #Mansplainer

Chelle is an author who writes books but never publishes them. She also lives with a cat and two dogs, is a little more chubby, has a little graying hair, and is in her 40s (she’s 42). She needs a husband because her patriarchal dad left her organization in his will but only if she marries otherwise it goes to her sleazy uncle.

Nash is the kind of character that you don’t know if you should cheer on or hope a better one comes along. He likes to explain (mansplain) everything so it would have a better result in less time even though people never ask for his advice. I agree with one of the Goodreads reviews that although he explains every single thing, not all can be considered mansplaining since he do gives ”advice” to men too.

I feel like I could see what the main conflict will be from the very first page just by seeing these characteristics. And it was exactly that.

They share her apartment after tying the knot and start sleeping together from that night forward.

I just didn’t feel the connection between them. She constantly talks about her weight, gray hair, and her age, and Nash is just there living with her. Since this was not a necessity of the marriage it makes me think why they would live together anyway. Her uncle knows she’s doing it for the will since she was single and married in a week or so.

I’ve read and enjoyed Avery’s book before but this just wasn’t it.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.

I love fake marriages and Nash and Chelle were perfect for each other! Avery Flynn always makes me laugh and swoon!

This was the final book in a series of three books. It stars three cousins who have lost a grandma and the guy who doesn't find love ends up as the winner of the last gift. This is the last guy standing, the other two have found love. Honestly I thought it was a really stupid bet and I kinda thought Nash had won because he was the only one not in love. But alas he has a more complicated plot, to get married and not fall in love which I thought was neyond silly. That was the whole point of the bet to not love and end up married to the same person etc.

Now about this book. Nash and Chelle are the stars of this book. She is a curvy and older woman and she needs to get married just like Nash and so they get hitched. This was a really fun story with a very different couple than in the other books. but one who I really enjoyed watching fall for each other while trying hard not to.

There sure is a lot of humour, but it comes from the writing, less from the situations or the characters. The style was witty and sometimes quirky. Some repetitions were unnecessary, but overall, it was a pleasure to read.

I'm a fan of Flynn's writing I'm just not sure if Mansplainer was it for me. The premise was catching but something was missing even if it had its good moments.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book received from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

As the last romantically unattached Beckett cousin, Nash Beckett thinks he’ll win the bet with his cousins to be the last man blissfully not in love by Christmas in Avery Flynn’s Mansplainer, Last Man Standing #3. A marriage of convenience should seal the deal, and he believes he’s found his wife to be in Chelle Finch, who needs a temporary husband even more than he needs a wife.

I love how thirsty Nash and Chelle are for each other. Their interactions and banter are sexy, sweet, funny, steamy, and intense. Nash could care less about Chelle being older than him or plus size. He’s 100% into everything about her lush body, intelligent mind, and fiery spirit. You love to see that! It’s even cooler how comfortable Chelle is with herself. Because while it’s nice to have validation from Nash, she neither needs nor seeks it out. Nevertheless, she is human. So, despite her attraction to Nash, Chelle is determined to keep things simple in their marriage to avoid getting hurt.

Intelligent, independent, 42-year-old Chelle is the Executive Director of her family’s Finch Foundation, but her passion is writing fantasy novels. All her life, she’s been surrounded by misogynistic, critical, controlling men in her family, and her love life hasn’t been much better. But now, because of her father’s will, she must marry to stay in control of her foundation and keep it running. Even though he’s the last and only cousin uninvolved in a romantic relationship, Nash still must follow the bet’s rules and go on six dates with the same woman to win the bet with his cousins. However, Nash plans to win the bet by marrying—but not for love. To satisfy the archaic terms of her father’s will, Chelle Finch needs a temporary husband. So, the two agree to a six-month marriage of convenience, at the end of which they will divorce. However, dating Chelle makes Nash realize he wants her to be his forever wife. How can the mansplainer who can talk his way out of anything sweet talk his temporary wife into forever with him?

Chelle’s at a point in her life where she wants to be seen as capable, worthy, and an equal. She’s tired of men controlling her and telling her they know what’s best for her and that she’s not enough as she is. For Chelle, it’s not so easy to trust or open up to Nash after a lifetime of being controlled, judged, and dictated to by archaic, misogynistic men in her family who don’t respect her. Additionally, she’s had a string of jerk boyfriends who treated her the same way. She’s past the point of accepting that from any man anymore. Even though that’s not Nash, and she seems to know that, she takes some of her anger and frustration out on him, unfortunately. Not that Nash doesn’t deserve to be told to keep it to himself once in a while.

Whew! Nash is a hot mess! He cannot resist always offering unsolicited advice about everything. Mansplainer doesn’t quite cover it. As the oldest brother and cousin, Nash had to grow up too soon and shoulder adult responsibilities like making sure bills got paid and caring for his siblings because of his flighty parents. He also looked out for his younger cousin because of his absent parents. So, it became natural for Nash to value being in control, taking care of his family, and helping people. But over time, it became a way of life. Nash discovers he doesn’t know his identity without helping fix other people’s lives or solve their problems. He’s been taking care of his family for so long, filling in for the absentee parents, that he doesn’t know how to turn it off and live his own life. It’s fantastic for him professionally because he’s developed uncanny insight into how people think and react. But it’s an enormous problem for him in his personal life and his personal relationships. His family accepts that he’s that way and knows not to take his mansplaining personally. They’re comfortable telling him when to back off. I think it’s unfortunate that even knowing why Nash is how he is, Chelle’s unable to accept him as he is. At the same time, she is so hung up on being accepted for who she is, and Nash does without ever viewing her as being inferior to him.

Mansplainer is a sexy, funny, angsty, steamy, absorbing pretend relationship/marriage of convenience romance. Readers who like seriously steamy, age gap, marriages of convenience, and pretend relationship romances with plus-size heroines and heroes who are not what they seem at first- or second glance should give this one a read.


I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Advanced review copy provided by Entangled Publishing, LLC via Netgalley for review.