“I’ll choose you again and again and again.”
“I’ll choose you back.”
Author: Sophie Sullivan
Narrator: Rebecca Gibel
Genre: Romance
Actual Rating: 4 stars
Narration: 5 mikes
Spicy Meter: 1 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Describes and discusses panic attacks and anxiety. Contains some sexual content, but closed doors.
“Ten Rules of Faking It” follows Everly Dean right after the worst birthday of her life. She caught her boyfriend cheating on her with his assistant and then said occurrence is aired on the radio station she works in by mistake. Now people are lining up to date her and Chris, her cute boss, is set on helping her. As their friendship and trust blossoms in this Bachelorette-style competition, so do other feelings. Feelings that should not be there. Feelings that are quite scary, if you ask Everly.
Rebecca Gibel has now become one of my favorite audiobook narrators. Her character voices were distinctive but not annoyingly so, and her pace and tone just kept you engaged all the way through.
The story in general was entertaining and the characters likable—a bit unreality, but I was still there for it. Although the romance seemed improbable, you could definitely feel Everly and Chris falling in love. So much so I think I fell a bit in love with Chris too. The way he loved her with her anxiety helped me love myself a little bit more in the process.
With its dual POV, this story was told beautifully. I would highly recommend this book if you’re looking for a closed door romance with anxiety representation and some straight-on double pining.
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