In which we learn that people really do love fruitcake
The Fake Wedding Project by Pippa Grant
Stars: 4
Spice: R
52 Book Club Summer Prompt #12 - Ring: Book with Jewelry on the cover
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
This book was a delight. All books by Pippa Grant are a delight really but I was especially loving the vibe of small town, Christmas in July, unrequited high school crush that Grant brought to her newest novel. This one is out in October, just in time to remind us all of the heat of summer but the joy of Christmas.
Amanda Anderson is in a tough spot: she is visiting her hometown of Tinsel, Michigan for her grandmother’s retirement from the family gingerbread business. Amanda does not want to stay in Tinsel to run the bakery that has been in the Anderson family for generations. For one thing, she can’t bake, for another, if she were to take over, it would make it even harder for her to hang out with her best friend, Lorelei Silver. See the Silvers and the Andersons are Tinsel's version of the Hatfields and the McCoys, so that friendship would not go over well, which Lorelei’s brother, Dane, knows all too well. He has spent his entire life listening to his family measure everything he does against the Andersons and he is sick of it. So sick that when Amanda suggests they pretend to be dating to see if they can’t force their families to stop this ridiculous fighting, Dane jumps at the chance. It doesn’t hurt that in high school, Dane had the biggest crush on Amanda.
So can this fake-dating, opposites attract couple manage to bring their families together AND fall in love? Well, what do you think?
It’s a fun ride with some fabulous secondary characters and the world’s laziest dog. Grant does an excellent job of mixing hilarious hijinks with tender moments and some great spice, sometimes all at the same time (there is one smoking moment that has you fanning yourself one moment and peeing your pants laughing the next).
I’m ready for some more love stories from Tinsel. And if you haven’t read any Pippa Grant yet, definitely check this one out in October.
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