Fun, light and quirky, but for me, there just wasn’t much to latch onto. This was a very surface level read and maybe because it is literally just about influencers and I just couldn’t find myself getting attached to any of the characters. I was more just annoyed by them at times. This is a good read if you are looking for a break from some heavier reads and need something light.

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I loved the story, but I wish the character's had better personalities!! They kind of ruined some of the moments, but I loved the setting.

I couldn't get into this one, and then my audiobook download expired, I may try again with the digital copy. Thank you for my copy!

This one didn't really do it for me, I wanted to love it, the cover is sooo cute and the premise sounded intriguing, but I just found myself getting frustrated and fed up with the characters. If you are looking for a totally unbelievable rom-com that's fast paced and silly, then this one might be for you, it will definitely help you escape from reality for a bit!

I really had difficulty connecting with the female main character. Her narrative voice sounded too immature and unformed. I think this is partially due to my disenchantment with the tendency of so many contemporary romances featuring heroines who are social media starlets. I find this choice extremely unrealistic and unrelatable.

Thank you to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

And honestly? I didn’t love it. I struggled with the characters, the story (felt very convoluted and confusing), and the insane lack of communication.
Note to self - don’t choose a book that has miscommunication as a trope.

I would like to try the author again to see if I like a future book.

This book is a lot. Like, more than just rom-com hijinks over-the-top. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing considering the FMC is supposed to be a hot mess express. The MMC is lovely and cinnamon roll-y and all the good things. But I didn’t care for the best friend. She’s too mean too often, and I found her unnecessarily hurtful. I can’t believe she’ll have an entire book for herself. All that said, some of the dialogue did have me actually laughing out loud, so that was fun.

"Hate to Fake It to You" by Amanda Sellet is a romantic comedy. It is a slow burn filled with some laughs but all in all, I couldn't really connect as a reader.

I found myself getting increasingly irritated with the characters as they continued to withhold their secrets and became more outlandish in the process.

I do think that many will enjoy this read, it just wasn't for me.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for gifting me this ARC.

This was a fun, light-hearted read. I felt it was pretty fast-paced, had decent conflicts/obstacles occurring between the FMC and MMC that helped to keep them apart while allow them to build the attraction and tension between them. The storyline of being a fake influencer as part of a social experiment/social commentary was pretty fun for me to read, given how inundated in society social influencers are right now.

There were some scenes that had me laughing out loud, especially the goat getting loose.

An enjoyable read and I will look for more books from the author in the future.

Thanks to the publisher for the early copy.

Hate to Fake It to You by Amanda Sellet had such promise from the description, but unfortunately didn't deliver as I had hoped. It is the story of Libby Lane using the name Lillibet as her alter ego, a super fake social media influencer. The whole charade began as a funny joke between Libby and her friends, it was never intended to be anything beyond that. But when a real social media influencer came across Love, Lillibet things started to go haywire. The story was cute, but the crossing storylines felt disconnected at times.

Unfortunately like many other readers this was a miss for me, dnf at 15%

Thank you netgalley for the earc.

This is a slow burn, low spice rom-com. A bit ridiculous, but funny and light-hearted, this is a great beach read for your end of summer plans. The characters are a bit unbelievable and clueless, but lovable and you'll find yourself rooting for Libby lane and Jefferson to find their happiness together through the fake personas and white lies.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I am sorry but I will not be finishing this one. I am 25% into it and I absolutely hate all of these characters with the exception of Keoki the chef friend. But the main characters are just so unlikeable, the best friend is a psychopath and the random Mr L is so creepy. I apologize since I do not like to do this but I just am so exhausted already to try and get through it.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I thought the humor was on point. I laughed out loud multiple times. The story was entertaining too. I think where it fell a little flat was the romance, which is tough when you’re reading a romance novel. I just didn’t believe the connection as easily as it was being shown to me. I still a good time reading this book, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for a super swoony romance.

I had to DNF. I could tell pretty quickly this was not going to be for me. Too much lying and deception. I thought it was going to be fake dating.

Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin’s Publishing Group, for this advanced reading copy. Please note the thoughts and statements are my own.

Libby and Jean are dead broke! They live in a crappy apartment where the lining of the linoleum on the floor is peeling, and the cabinets and fridge lay bare. They are down on their luck and looking for options to come up with money. Libby has one thing going for her: her online presence as “Love Lillibet,” with her presence, she is faking it until she makes it. Meanwhile, a wealthy media mogul stumbles across her Instagram page after a near-death experience and wants to travel to Hawaii in hopes of cornering the persona into making her brand into a job. With this information, Libby and her friends scramble to make last-minute arrangements to bring her fake online persona to life. From that point on, the reader is filled with complete disorder as they try to keep the lies from coming apart. The reader is given some outlandish moments that involve goats, some laugh-out-loud moments, and some romance between Libby and the wildlife photographer, Jefferson, all while providing beautiful scenic descriptions of places in Hawaii.

This book came out back in June, and since then, I have tried to bear with it and finished it. I don’t particularly appreciate writing bad reviews or DNF’ing books, but this book was not appealing. The storyline was interesting, so I requested an advanced copy, but as I got into the story, it just wasn’t agreeing with me. I finally was able to finish this book after picking it up off and on over the past three months. I’m not sure if it was the story’s plot or the characters that weren’t touching and agreeing with my spirit. Libby’s friends gave her bad advice and blamed everything on her when the lie blew up in their faces. Also, what her friends would have made her do to get their feet above water was sad, which I didn’t find funny. I also didn’t understand Hildy’s whole role in how she came across Libby’s information. The story seemed so far-fetched that it didn’t make sense to me. If you are interested, I suggest you give it a try. My thoughts and opinions are my own; therefore you may have a better perspective of the book than I have.

Hysterical, full of hijinx, and the accuracy to someone trying to fake it through life for a social media following. I also love the way Jefferson saw the real her and loved her for who she was, not who he saw on social media!

The cover, the premise, and everything else are misleading in this book. This book was not it. The characters were whiny, the miscommunication was over the top, and nothing clicked with this. I wanted to like this one because I love a good rom-com, but this was anything but.

The formula for this book is fun: waitress/fake influencer and a wildlife photographer thrown together into a zany comedy. But I think, the over-the-top antics might have been the undoing for me. It was funny, a great escape, but maybe the sentiment just wasn't there. Even romcoms need a little tug at the heartstrings here and there. And since I'm not really one for slapstick humor or characters who find themselves in one mess after another, this just wasn't for me. But it is cute and worth a read!

REVIEW: Hate to Fake It To You by Amanda Sellet

Amanda Sellet's Hate to Fake It to You is a quirky, entertaining contemporary romance offering a refreshing take on the fake dating trope. The story follows Libby, a waitress forced to pretend to be the glamorous social media influencer she's created online to secure a dream job.

Sellet's writing is witty and engaging, and the characters are likable and relatable. Libby's predicament is humorous and relatable as she navigates the complexities of her online persona and the growing feelings she develops for her fake husband.

While the plot may feel predictable, the author's ability to craft witty dialogue and heartwarming moments makes the story satisfying. Hate to Fake It to You is a perfect choice for fans of romantic comedies looking for a fun and lighthearted escape.

Thank you, Netgalley and St. Martin's Press, for the free advanced copy for my honest review!