A sweet and swoony rom-com with fake marriage, lots of romantic moments, French accent and funny scenes and so much more. Pierre and Tasha’s first encounter is unconventional. She was going to meet her favourite romance author but turns out she is not a woman but a very attractive man. Their relationship builds slow but strong and is so sweet. The audiobook with Amañada Friday and Tyler Hyrchuk is excellent with the friend words and accents.

Savannah Scott and her narrators do it again!!

I've read this book, and oh my — listening to it on audio takes the story to another level! There were so many cheeky moments I didn't catch when I first read the book. The narrators bring this book to life and give Tasha and Pierre a special flare. I will definitely recommend these t to others and will be on my rotation of audiobooks to listen to when I need a pick me up.

I was excited to read this RomCom because sometimes I just want to envelop in a fun & flirty story that will immerse my imagination in anything other than reality lol. Plus, I love a fake dating trope with a HEA. This book was had a fun storyline that hit all the RomCom marks through and through. There attraction between the characters early on in the story and it develops slowly which leads to a fake marriage until they truly fall for each other. It was exciting to see their feelings develop and how difficult it became to hide it as the story progressed.

While I liked the storyline, I wasn't as fond of the narration in the audiobook. I tried really hard to listen to the audiobook solely for the story. The Male MC, Pierre, is supposed to have a French accent but I could not get past the fake accent.

Just didn't really feel connected to the characters at all. The French accent was a bit over the top.

I loved this so cute very bookish and set in the fall time. Tasha and Pierre was so cute Pierre with a French accent made me swoon. I listened to an audio copy I loved the performance it was recorded in duet style.

Darling Rom Com to get you into the fall weather, sweater weather mood!! Loved the narrators and timing of the audiobook. Definitely recommend preordering this one!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC!

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. The blurb literally describes most of the story. Tasha goes to a conference to meet her favorite romance writer. The big reveal is the author is a man, Pierre Toussaint, writing using a pseudonym name. And in another convenient twist he is staying near her home in North Carolina where he is writing while doing his North America book tour. A fraudulent marriage is proposed because of visa issues.

I found the characters and the story uneven. Tasha is longing and lusting for him because he writes her favorite books, is handsome and French. His comments about her are that she is a nice friend to do this favor. I didn’t feel the connection. Tasha’s continual praising him in her mind was repetitive and his character seemed shallow. He was kind to her and a gentleman but that isn’t romance. This book is part of a series by different authors with the connection being the town of Harvest Hollow. The story has shared kisses with an eventual closed door moment. I wasn’t familiar with the author or the series but the story can be read as a stand alone.

This is my second audiobook I’ve listened to with this FMC narrator and I just don’t love her voice. It makes the character sound permanently annoyed even if she’s not. The MMC narrator on the other hand is superb!! That accent was literally the best part of this whole book 🤌🏻 This book did fabulous with including different accents, which made it so much fun to listen to!

So I had sworn off reading Savannah Scott books because I always end up disliking them. Since I listened to this one as an audiobook versus actually reading it, I didn’t dislike it as much but I still didn’t love it. Maybe having a different FMC narrator might have helped, but idk if even that would have made me like this story. There wasn’t anything particularly wrong with it; it just didn’t click with me.

Things I liked:
🍁 Meeting Amelie De Pierre
🍁 Marriage of convenience trope
🍁 The French accent 🤌🏻
🍁 Godiva & her British accent
🍁 Pierre’s sisters
🍁 Cher (but it did start to get annoying towards the end)

Things that made me cringe:
🍁 The FMC narrator’s whiny voice
🍁 The morning after the wedding
🍁 The way the FMC thinks and talks
🍁 Rene (he just rubbed me the wrong way)
🍁 Stuart (the voice they used for him was so annoying and his character in general made me roll my eyes repeatedly)
🍁 The way the narrator’s keep saying Tasha’s name so weirdly
🍁 Pierre being so awkward and not knowing American phrases
🍁 Pierre exclaiming over every single French word Tasha says (plus always remarking on how great her accent is)
🍁 The whole last cringy hour

Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook. All opinions are my own.

I will eventually read all of the Sweater Weather series! Another great addition to the series. Marriage of convenience and miscommunication tropes. The premise is a bit of the stretchy but it’s fun. The narrators were great. Duet POV, lots of different accents. Both narrators are just so talented.

I received a copy from Netgalley and the publisher.

Insta love marriage of convenience romcom.
So fun reading a book about an author with a secret identity and a bookstagrammer who loved his work while she believed he was a middle aged French woman only to meet him and realize she was pleasantly wrong. I really enjoyed this one

I wanted to like this book. The cover and title alone piqued my interest. I however was not impressed with the story.

I will try to read it again, in print. I am not a fan of this audible.

Audio Version via Netgalley

This book has all the Fall Feels that I needed to start the season. I listened to the audiobook of A Not So Fictional Fall and loved it. I loved listening to the MMC with his cute French accent. I loved the story and how they met. The setting was great and added to the Fall Vibes I want and need. I am ready for a trip to North Carolina now!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this advanced audio copy of A Not So Fictional Fall, in exchange for an honest review.

The vibe was nice, I like the story. It was fun .
The narrator did a great job , enjoyed the voices and how was developed.

This book by Savannah Scott was an absolute delight to listen to that I did it want to end!! Tasha and Pierre are have adorable chemistry, dialogue, and charm and I just want to be best friends with them 😁. I love how the book progressed through their friendship to fake marriage to real feelings! I would recommend for any lover of romance, especially someone looking for just a sweet, sweet story!!!

Thank you so much for the opportunity to review this book!!

This fall romance was adorable. The people were lovely, the story was interesting and moved at a good pace. The audiobook narration was excellent. Definitely a winner to get into the fall season!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!

What a great romcom!! This is a first for me by this author but will not be my last. It was such a cute story! The writing style is great and I loved the characters chemistry. Great add on to the Sweater Weather series!!

This was absolutely adorable. Tasha and Pierre are sweet, awkward and utterly perfect. I loved the autumn obsessed, protective sister and flirty best friend vibes too.

I haven’t read the other books in the series and only picked this one up cause I was fascinated by the premise- using tropes so openly, literally talking about them, and creating a device as a part of the narrative to engage those tropes is just such a creative way to change the vibe whilst keeping things cosy and light.

Beautiful.

*****Update***** I jumped at the chance to listen to the audiobook that just released and I absolutely LOVED it!!! This book is one of my favorites and the audiobook just added another fun layer to the love I have for it! The narrators were so fun and brought these two characters to life. Seriously Happy Sigh to the extreme!!! If you think I'm gushing, you'd be spot on because I am!!! There are just books that make you so incredibly happy and this is one of those books for me!!! It's a go-to-read-again!!! Grab it, or the audiobook and be ready to be grinning from ear to ear. These characters are just the bee's knees!!!
I received a copy of the audiobook from the publisher, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op, via NetGalley. But I've purchased my own copies.
*****Everything below in the review is still 100% relevant and still my thoughts after listening to the audiobook!!! *****


This book!!! Definitely a reread for me! I loved it so much! So many great characters. I want the author to write stories for all of them! Rene, Heather, Bob, Stuart, the Bookstagrammers, the sisters! ALLLLLLLL OF THEM please Miss Scott! You would make many fans very, very happy! Just sayin'!!! ;-)

Tasha and Pierre were fabulous on their own but put them together and magic happened! Holy Cow!!!! I loved them so much! The mix ups that happened, the long talks, the proposals, the wedding, the family, the honeymoon morning (remember this is a marriage of convenience so no shenanigans), the friendships, the laughs, the longing glances, the lingering touches, the swooniness!!!! Seriously, alllll of it was so much fun! Savannah Scott nailed writing a marriage of convenience trope!

And can I just mention all of the funny American and French slang used throughout this book?! Tasha saying something and confusing Pierre and needing to explain it. And vice versa for Pierre needing to explain his slang or incorrect use of American slang. Wet Chicken anyone? Hahahaha!!!

I've recommended this book to so many of my IRL friends and can't wait for them to dive into it so we can talk and laugh about it! I love the joy that comes from reading books with friends and being able to discuss them! Just like Tasha and her Bookstagram friends!

Oh, stop reading my review and go grab a copy of this perfect Sweater Weather book and read it!!! Don't forget the sweater, comfy blanket, hot cocoa and sitting outside or next to a window watching the fall leaves!

Content: There are some mild innuendos, some sweet kisses but nothing further. This is a book about marriage of convenience so there is a scene where the couple is forced into the same bed for a short moment, but it was kept very mild. I would consider this a clean read but would suggest for older readers.

I received a copy from the publisher, Victory Editing NetGalley co-op, via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions in the review are my own.

Happy Reading!!!

bkboz;hyphyupww…this is the result of trying to type in a liquified state because I’ve swooned myself into an epic romantical meltdown and I’m not sure if my bones will solidify any time soon.

Because….THIS BOOK!!!!! Pierre!!! This book and Pierre and a rabid romance fiction fan and A MODERN DAY MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE. I can’t even…excuse me while I get my swoons out. Again.

Okay, I’ll try to be coherent now. If you’re looking for sweet perfection in a rom/com, ‘A Not So Fictional Fall’ is the way to go. I mean, even the title is creatively brilliant and teases at the scrumptious nuances of the story inside. From the delightfully awkward meet-cute to the the way the marriage of convenience comes about — happy, happy sigh….I have no words.

Well, maybe a few. Funny. Heartwarming. Compelling. The kind of book you want to race through but force yourself to hang back and savor every delicious moment. Excellent pacing — love the way the romance gradually develops between Pierre and Tasha. So many swoonworthy moments and when we get to those toe-curling kisses, well, my toes may be permanently crimped.

And, as if the storytelling wasn’t enough to captivate me, the dual narration of the audio book sent my bibliophile heart soaring ever higher! Amanda Friday and Tyler Hyrchuk gave brilliant performances. The way they brought every facet of Pierre and Tasha to life — from the teasing moments to the introspective ones, not to mention the sarcastically funny ones. Made for an incredibly entertaining ‘read’. Highly, highly recommend the audio edition of this book.

My thanks to the author and Net Galley for providing me with an audio edition of this book.

A Not So Fictional Fall is the sixth closed-door romantic comedy in Sweater Weather, a connected series by various authors; each book can be read as a stand-alone. The audiobook features dual narration.
Tasha Pierson is an audiobook narrator and author assistant living in Asheville, North Carolina. Her older sister, Heather, is her best friend. Heather is the manager of the Cataloochee Coffee Shop in Harvest Hollow, North Carolina, which is the setting for the Sweater Weather series. Tasha is meeting four fellow Bookstagrammers at a writer’s conference off the coast of California, where Tasha’s favorite romance author, Amelie De Pierre, will be the featured guest.
Frenchman Pierre Toussaint has written 22 romance novels under the pen name Amelie De Pierre. His publicist has decide that he should reveal his true identity at a writer’s conference in California, kicking off his latest book tour. Pierre has just told his family and best friend, Rene, about his secret identity. He is staying in Harvest Hollow, North Carolina for a year so he can enjoy different scenery while he plots his latest book. Pierre is very introverted and lives a quiet solitary existence. He is not interested in a romantic relationship since being dumped by his girlfriend, Camilla, years earlier.
Tasha is thrilled to meet her bookish friends in person and flabbergasted when she discovers that her favorite romance author is the extremely handsome man she met in the hotel elevator. Tasha and Pierre hit it off, especially after she rescues him from overzealous female admirers. Her group of five bookstagrammers and Pierre socialize together, going out to eat and dancing. Both Tasha and Pierre are surprised when pictures of them are published online.
A few weeks after returning to North Carolina, Tasha is surprised when Pierre’s agent contacts her to request a secret meeting. It turns out that they discovered Pierre had the wrong kind of visa when he was making arrangements to travel to Canada. So the best option to keep Pierre in the US is for him to get married. Pierre offers to pay Tasha $250,000 for a two-year marriage, and she is tempted because she has student loans and wants to help finance her sister’s purchase of the coffee shop.
I love a good marriage of convenience story, particularly when the main characters are attracted to each other. Neither Tasha nor Pierre have any major flaws, so there is little angst in this story. A Not So Fictional Fall is a funny dream-come-true romance with behind-the-scenes views of an author’s life. I enjoyed the many French phrases sprinkled throughout the book and the overall niceness of the characters. This is a great addition to the Sweater Weather series, and I will definitely be reading more books by this author.
The audiobook is narrated by Amanda Friday and Tyler Hyrchuk, with all of the female characters portrayed by Friday and the male characters by Hyrchuk. Hyrchuk does an exceptional job speaking with a French accent for all of Rene and Pierre’s parts. I award 5+ stars to the male narrator and 4 stars to the female narrator, with an overall rating of 5stars.

I received an Advance Review Copy (ARC) from NetGalley and Victory Editing Co-op for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.