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Fake girlfriend/wife tropes are always fun to read. So we
were quite excited about it. Plus the cover was really attractive. However,
this one left us feeling rather incomplete.
Dora, a South American, had come to Canada to study
photography. At some point her course got completed, her camera broke, she is
in a dead-end waitressing job and has received a notice from the immigration
office of impending deportation since her visa has expired. She is at the end
of her tether and panicky. A co-worker finds a solution: her friend Abby is
willing to pretend-marry Dora to help her.
The premise is interesting enough but Dora is not exactly
likeable. Plus, we never really get to know the MCs. Abby is promising, but
sadly under-developed. There is no chemistry between the Dora and Abby.
It is meant to be fluff for a short read (it’s a novella)
and while it fulfils the fluff and short read aspects, it really doesn’t grab
or capture the reader for any length of time. If a short read is the criterion,
then Tease Me and Sparks Fly by Sarah Sanders, Elna Holst's books, Fine and Punishment (amongst others) are much better options.
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