Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fresh and Fun Romantic Comedy

Read “Fake It Till You Bake It” if you like:
✔ M/F contemporary romantic comedy
✔ Opposites Attract
✔ Fake Dating
✔ A baking football player
✔ A FMC trying to figure things out
✔ Third person narration with dual perspectives
✔ Dyslexia rep
✔ Mild spice
✔ Complete standalone

Donovan Dell is a football player with the San Diego Knights. He also loves to bake and has a bakery named Sugar Blitz with his two best friends and teammates, August and Nicholas. He started the business as a way to ease into retirement even though he’s barely 30. Unfortunately the bakery isn’t thriving in the way he’d envisioned.

Jada Townsend-Matthews is at the center of a national scandal. She was on a reality TV show called My One and Only (like The Bachelor), made it to the end and then turned down the marriage proposal. Currently the internet has a hate on for her.

Her BFF, Olivia, convinces Jada to leave her condo where she’s been hiding and go shopping. They end up at Sugar Blitz where Jada is overheard by Donovan insulting the bakery’s aesthetic and cupcakes. The two go toe-to-toe as he tries to get her to try (and like) the cupcakes. There is an immediate attraction between them but Jada soon leaves.

Jada is at a crossroads in her life. She’s still not sure what she wants to do as a job and her parents are going to cut her off money-wise if she doesn’t join their medical research company. She needs some direction. Her wealthy grandmother jumps in to provide her some by telling her that if she can hold a job until her birthday she will be granted access to her trust fund.

Jada ends up working for Donovan at Sugar Blitz which neither of them are too happy about. But doing this will give Jada her trust fund.

Jada and Donovan bicker and bounce off one another all while feeling an electric connection to each other.

Circumstances force them into fake dating each other which gives the bakery some media attention and helps Jada with her public perception problem.

Even though they are opposites, Jada and Donovan gradually bond over their shared experiences with people underestimating them. As they grow closer Donovan wants to figure out the “puzzle” that is Jada. This leads to some cute scenes and interactions like a food fight and the three bakery owners binge-watching Jada’s reality show.

Jada and Donovan’s relationship development, their mutual support, the fun they have with one another, and the way they bring out the best in each other are just a few of the things to love about this book. I really loved the dyslexia representation in Fake It Till You Bake It as well. Jada sometimes lets herself be affected by her parents’ opinions to the point where she doubts her own intelligence but ultimately she’s honest and open about it and freely explains it to people when she needs to.

Fake It Till You Bake It is a funny and fresh romantic comedy that will make you smile while you treat yourself to some cupcakes.

For fans of The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn and Accidentally Engaged by Farah Herron.

I received an advance copy of this book and this is my honest opinion.

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