When playing pretend goes too far…

Synopsis

There are two types of relationships: fake and real.

Chuck and Kate’s used to be real, oh-so-real. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families.

With parents who are best friends and business partners, it’s not easy for Chuck and Kate to announce they’ve split up. But with the holidays looming over them, they can no longer keep pretending.

They head home for Christmas, determined to tell the truth—and end up accidentally engaged instead. The more they try to pull apart, the more the Universe seems to push them back together, shortening the road to the altar. And when just-for-show kisses stir up forgotten feelings, things get even more complicated.

Now, with the midnight hour approaching, will Chuck and Kate’s relationship turn out to be fake or real?

My review

Chuck and Kate were destined to be together. Their parents are best friends and have a business together, their lives have always been entwined and growing up, they became best friends, and eventually they also became a couple. And not just A couple, but they were the next IT couple. Their future looked very bright, at least it was until four months ago…
Because four months ago, Kate decided to leave Chuck, breaking his heart and started to date Marco.
However, the news of their break – up has not told to their parents and they kept pretending to be still together, also for the sake of the business.
Now they are heading home for Christmas, determined to tell their families the truth. But telling the truth is not so easy, and things quickly escalate, even that far that suddenly Chuck and Kate are accidentally engaged and preparations for a quick wedding are being made!
Will this hastened wedding, with kisses for social media, bring back the feelings they used to have? And how far are Chuck and Kate ready to go with their pretend?

I always enjoy reading the imagination of this author, but I can honestly say that this one was the one where I laughed the most (at a point of nearly wetting my pants…#NoShame)!

I have to admit, initially I pitied Chuck, for having not only his heart broken, but also he sees how easily Kate moves on with her life. He honestly didn’t see it coming, that Kate would want to end things.
And I kind of disliked Kate… because I couldn’t comprehend how she could just move on with Marco…

But the more I read the story, the more became clear. Chuck was the predictable oblivious boyfriend, focused on gaming. He even totally missed the drop-the-towel challenge!
Even with all his flaws, there are so many examples that proof that in fact he is just a sweet, caring loving guy and that he just doesn’t see what Kate assumes are obvious signs…

And before you think that Kate is a not so nice character… the more I read, the more I started to understand her point of view. The things that stressed her about Chuck may seem not so important. But when you have a bunch of small things, it can all escalate very quickly.

Like I said before, this book is just too funny! That Chuck and Kate wanted to keep up the pretence a little bit more, but having the wish to come clean about their break – up and seeing how things went for the worse, was just hilarious!
It begins with keeping appearances because suddenly thy are the face of a new chocolate line, and then they have to post on social media what a “happy couple” they are. Then after a HUUUUGE misunderstanding they are engaged (talking about a walk – in at the total wrong moment!) and when an eavesdropping makes the family assume Kate is pregnant, a wedding is being organized.

I was curious to see how far Chuck and Kate would let things go. I would expect that every new thing would be the final straw. But it never was!
And for me, that made it clear just how much our main characters love their families… Having to break not only their hearts, but also a life lasting friendship and even maybe ruining a business…  Is that all worth it? On the other hand, is it okay to let the pretence go THAT far?

I loved reading how Chuck and Kate are bickering about almost everything. But “thanks” to the so many misunderstandings, they have the opportunity to start really talk about their relationship and see where it all went wrong.

This story is hilarious, but it also shows the pain points in a relationship, when communication is not at its best.
If one of those big movie makers are looking for a funny, sweet, but sometimes also frustrating rom com, use this story as it has the whole package!
There is heart – break, there are misunderstandings, there are too much interfering families, a rival, but most important, so many sweet, heart – warming moments, feelings of love and a good laugh!

I know what to expect from this author, and reading a new book makes me smile beforehand, but I didn’t expect for her to write this rom – comic masterpiece!

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