Make a Scene

3.5 stars

I should have enjoyed this more than I did, primarily because I usually can't get enough of fake-dating romances. Additionally, the characters were likeable and their romance was sweet but I just couldn't get emotionally invested.

It sometimes felt like the book was trying to mark all these important scenes of an imaginary checklist. Their first date, for example, felt like too much. They went bowling, then to the fair (where he got her a huge stuffed animal), before finally ending up in a restaurant where they engaged in, and won a cake eating competition. Usually one of these first date cliches is enough for one book and it almost felt like a sensory overload here. Although in theory all these cute and swoony moments were happening, they didn't feel cute and swoony.

That said, the book was easy to read and I could see myself reading more of Mimi Grace's books.