Fake it till you break it

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Personal Author:

Nguyen, Jenn P.

Physical Description:

295 pages ; 22 cm.

Genre:

Romance fiction.

Summary:

Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They've endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can't stand to be in the same room together. After Mia's mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they've have had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time -- and then they'll be free. The only problem is, maybe Jake and Mia don't hate each other as much as they once thought...

Subject Term:

Dating (Social customs) -- Juvenile fiction

Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction

Publication Info:

New York, Swoon Reads, 2019.

Subject:

Dating (Social customs) -- Juvenile fiction

Interpersonal relations -- Juvenile fiction

Romance fiction.

SAILS ISBN:

9781250308016

Available:

Library	Shelf Number	Shelf Location	Status
Searching... Mansfield Public Library	YA FIC NGUYEN	YOUNG ADULT FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... New Bedford Wilks Branch	YA FIC NGUYEN	YOUNG ADULT FICTION	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Richards Memorial Library	NGUYEN -- (YA)	YOUNG ADULT FICTION	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Mia and Jake have known each other their whole lives. They've endured summer vacations, Sunday brunches, even dentist visits together. Their mothers, who are best friends, are convinced that Mia and Jake would be the perfect couple, even though they can't stand to be in the same room together.

After Mia's mom turns away yet another cute boy, Mia and Jake decide they've had enough. Together, they hatch a plan to get their moms off their backs. Permanently. All they have to do is pretend to date and then stage the worst breakup of all time--and then they'll be free.

It's the perfect plan - except that it turns out maybe Mia and Jake don't hate each other as much as they once thought...

Reviews (2)

Horn Book Review

Since Jake and Mia were two, their moms have hoped they'll end up together. As juniors, Jake and Mia pretend to date so they can stage a messy breakup; predictably, their fake relationship only confirms that they're in love. Though the plot is flimsy, romance fans will appreciate alternating narrators Jake and Mia's repartee and obvious attraction, even when they "hate" each other. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Mia and Jake have been neighbors forever. Their two single moms are super close, and according to them, Mia and Jake are destined to end up together. But as far as Mia and Jake are concerned? Not so much. Meaning, literally anyone else on the planet would be a better option. They've both made their opinions on the subject clear to their respective mothers, but they keep getting shoved together for things. Finally, in a desperate attempt to stop this madness once and for all, Jake and Mia come up with the plan they should have thought of a long time ago: they'll pretend to date and then have a spectacularly terrible breakup so their moms can never bug them again. Everything is going perfectly until whoops they're not actually developing feelings for each other, are they? Light, frothy, and packed with plenty of genre tropes, this alternates between Mia and Jake, giving them both character arcs beyond their budding romance. For genre fans who can't resist a hate-to-love romance, this is just the ticket.--Maggie Reagan Copyright 2019 Booklist