4.5⭐️

Absolutely in Love!

My favorite in the series so far. I loved Nik, he was the most spectacular book boyfriend ever! It was sugary sweet, spicy and had characters I was obsessed with! The plot, the banter, the chemistry, the friendship; everything was top notch.

The third act breakup was a bit too rushed and premature to me. The whole thing warranted a little less reaction and a whole lot of communication.

That being said, the way the book concludes, had my heart. It was so wholesome and had me shed a few tears of joy. One of my favorite romances of this year. I declare myself a Talia Hibbert fan!

The audiobook experience was absolutely incredible and was narrated by Rooke Kingston and Harvey Fuller. Loved every second!

I received an ALC of the Audiobook. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Thank you to Netgalley, the Author and the Publisher for providing an ALC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited to listen to this book by Talia Hibbert because I loved her Brown Sisters Series so much. I was not disappointed at all! This was a short and sweet read. The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco was funny and sexy. There were multiple narrators and it was well done. This was the third book in a series and the only one I’ve read so far - it worked for me as a stand alone. I’ll be seeking out the others in the series. Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the ALC.

Talia Hibbert never disappoints when it comes to delivering silly, sweet, and spicy antics.
This was a little bit insta-lovey on his side, but still absolutely swoony.

The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco was a fun romance. I do have mixed feelings about it though. I felt like the execution of the storyline unfortunately fell flat for me. It felt awkward, just unnatural.

The chemistry between both characters was non-existent for me, I didn't feel it at all. It felt forced, they just seemed like s*x crazed people. The MMC literally has slept with EVERYONE in his circle, that was such a major turn off. The conflict between them was just ridiculous and made me disconnect from the story even more.

This was a story that had such a high potential, unfortunately it did not live up for me. A lot of things were missing to make it memorable.

🎧 The narration by Rooke Kingston & Harvey Fuller was good, it wasn't my favorite. I felt like sometimes some emotions were missing. They also felt awkward at times during the spicy scenes.

✨️ Thank you to @netgalley & @dreamscapemedia for my gifted ALC in exchange for an honest review.

I love Thalia's stories hence why I didn't hesitate to ask for this audiobook because I have received others and I have loved every second about them, but sadly I am finding this narration a bit icky for my taste and it is making it difficult for me to create a connection with both the story and the characters :(

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Ok, the male narrator did a good job and I actually enjoyed listening to him talk and play the characters. The female narrator ummmm not so much, her voice I felt didn't match the character. Sorry! This is my third attempt at this author books, and I really liked this storyline.
The Fake Boyfriend Frisco is the three book in the Midnight Heat Collection series.
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Thank you, Netgalley, and Dreamscape Media for the (ALC)-Audiobook for my honest review.

I really liked this one!! I love Talia's writing and her ability to write such well-developed characters. I thought Nik & Aria were genuinely so so perfect for each other and I LOVE a fake dating moment. Also, hello????? they were SO hot!!

The ending felt rather abrupt and I wish the conflict with her ex was either discussed sooner or revealed sooner because where it was was a bit jarring given the previous events.

I thought the narrators did a wonderful job and it was genuinely a delightful listen!

Talia Hibbert has quickly become one of my auto-read authors. I love everything she puts out there in the world for us to consume, and The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco is no different! I loved this cute story the first time I read it, and enjoyed the chance to listen to the audio ARC in exchange for this honest review.

The plot and storyline are fun, the characters are super hot and the chemistry is steamy. I loved this read! Highly recommended to anyone who loves angsty love stories!

Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the ARC in exchange for an honest review

Talia Hibbert writes tension so well and this book truly had me swooning. I love the story line and the characters and the banter was so wonderfully. This was just another wonderful book by one of my fave authors!

Talia did not dissapoint with this story. The character introductions were hilarious and I was hooked from the very first page. I loved the chemistry and banter between the two.

Nikolas falling first for Aria was my favorite thing. That man did what he could to get his girl and I loved that. Aria had a strong backbone and she easily became one my favorite characters to have been written into a fake dating trope.

I haven't had a book give me butterflies like this for a WHILE! The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco is a steamy, multicultural romance that has fake dating, pining, he falls first, and a bit of a sports romance! While I was worried when I started this book that it wouldn't give the happy rom-com vibes that I always want and love, I was wrong! This book has a PERFECT balance of MC stress/difficult feelings, paired with the butterfly inducing chemistry between Nik and Aria. I mean this book had me holding my breath, smiling, laughing, giggling, and wanting to cry all in the same book. I don't know if I've ever listened to an audiobook so fast!!! I got SO pulled in SO quickly! It was absolutely great, I may be obsessed!
This book was absolutely BRILLIANT and the audiobook was absolutely amazing! Having listened to book #2 and now book #3 of this series, I am dying to read book #1 in this series and many more Talia Hibbert books!
Thank you so much to Dreamscape Media for a copy of this audiobook to review!💖

3.5
Talia Hibbert is one of my favorite contemporary romance authors for a reason! This book had me hooking from the begging and, while I was less interested near the end, I definitely recommend it. Aria decides to fake date Nik to earn money to open her own tattoo shop...little knowing that it's not fake to him.

The audiobook is truly the best way to experience this because Rooke Kingston and Harvey Fuller do an excellent job with the accents, bringing the conversations to life.

Playboy Nik doesn't do real relationships. But he can't get Aria off his mind. The only problem is Aria doesn't want a relationship. Nik cooks up a fake dating scheme to keep her close. She starts falling for him as his initial feelings only deepen. But when the truth comes out, will everything unravel?

I'm a big fan to Talia Hibbert and this book delivered. It's everything I've come to recognize and love about her style. Just the right amount of angst and spice. Nik is charming, clueless, but has a big, well-meaning heart. Aria is hurting from past event but still brave. And their chemistry...pure fire.

If you like fake dating and diverse romance, this book is for you!

As usual, Talia writes great characters, a fun story, and sexy spice. I really enjoyed this dual narrated audiobook as much as the other two in this series. I look forward to reading more of her fun, sexy stories.

A spicy romance with two main characters I truly liked. I thought the dialogue was witty and also steamy at times. A very quick read.

I will start out by saying I ADORE Talia Hibbert. The Brown Sister trilogy is one of my favorite series, SPECIALLY Act Your Age, Eve Brown. I was excited to get this ALC, but this one was not for me. I really don't like the whole "playboy mmc" aspect of this book. While I do enjoy the "reformed playboy" trope in some books, this one was not it. I don't know if it was the narrator, but I just couldn't connect with the story. I also found this book too spicy for my liking but that is not something I am going to hold against it, since everyone's spice threshold is different. Nonetheless, it might have not been for me but if you like fake dating, forced proximity, LBGTQ+ representation and LOTS of spice, this one can be for you!

Thanks Netgallery and Dreamscape Media for this ARC.

Honestly, I thought this was super cute. There were some "issues" if you will. I was not connecting with the story in the beginning but towards the middle it started to really pick up and i loved it. I think there were also parts that I missed/didn't understand because of the fact that i didnt read the series, but I would love to go back and read the other books, I think that the narrators are did a great job of bring the characters to life. Nicks accent was so cutie! But there were some times where they kind of fell out of it a bit. I think because I went into this with low expectations a cute summer, fast and spicy read was such a welcome surprise.

I want to preface this review with the statement that I am a diehard Talia Hibbert fan and think her writing is consistently stunning. But, this one was not for me. The playboy trope when that seems to be the MMC’s main or only personality trait is extremely annoying to me. I do not want to constantly hear about all of the past partners, especially when those partners are still in their life. This is something I personally cannot handle, to the point where I almost did not finish this book. Had I not been reading this as an audiobook that I was listening to on my drives to work, I would have put it down. Again, I love Talia Hibbert’s writing style and did enjoy the book outside of the playboy elements. It was just personally hard for me to get through. I would still recommend to others as I do think people would love this book!

Bisexual MMC pierced and tatted tattoo artist FMC a pro soccer player is looking for a fake girlfriend to keep away all of the hoe bags what the female main character doesn’t know is he doesn’t need a fake girlfriend. He wants to get closer to her so he hires her to be his girlfriend. It is so cute. He falls first they both have trouble past with relationships and they’re working through their traumas to try and be together. I loved it. It’s a great pallet cleanser. Do I think that this was as good as the first two I don’t think so, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

<b>Absolutely filthy.</b> <i>I loved it.</i>

☀️Reverse grumpy/sunshine
👩‍❤️‍👨Fake dating
🤌🏻Forced proximity

So the spice was 10/10, the actual story was more like a 5/10.
Let me start by saying, my biggest beef with contemporary romance is and always will be the 3rd act breakup. I get that it's a necessary evil, but the "conflict" in this book felt like a bit of a stretch. Also, I feel like we really just glazed over the whole <i>my ex-boyfriend is a psycho/stalker/killer</i> thing.

Audiobook specific note:
The female narrator just didn't suit the character at all but I don't think it really took anything away from the story.



<i>Shout-out to my homies at Netgally for the audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review</i>