Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Fake Dates and Mooncakes

2023 • 260 pages

Ratings32

Average rating3.9

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Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer. Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs—in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt’s struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn. Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan’s stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons. In Theo’s glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo’s relatives reveal their true colors—but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can’t risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems. Can Dylan save his family’s business and follow his heart—or will he fail to do both?

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October 18, 2023

Considering the romance-themed duds I've read this year, I appreciate this book even more now.

August 7, 2023

I enjoy reading this book.  Fake Dates and Mooncakes is a sweet book packed with an adorable romance, an exploration into Chinese culture, family ties, and the most mouthwatering descriptions of food.

May 26, 2023