The premise of this story seemed like a cute, but felt almost YA in the way it was written. It just didn't hook me the way I hoped it would based on the blurb!

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for a review.

Faking It follow our main character Hannah as she navigates life after the publication of her first ever book. Hannah wrote an erotic novel that is getting some major hype and she doesn't know how to handle it. She is also working on writing an anticipated follow up novel.

Unfortunately for me, this book was just not doing anything for me. For much of the book I felt like nothing was really happening. I didn't really feel like the characters were well enough developed. Nobody had a very distinct personality. It was kind of just a list of the issues that Hannah was facing. The book wasn't bad, it just wasn't very exciting for me.

I absolutely loved this book! I love how real the characters are and it was so funny and relatable. I would highly recommend it to everyone.

*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley.*

This book was just "okay". Didn't love it, didn't hate it. I did find parts to be entertaining and funny, but so much of it was just silly and cheesy. Think it will help once the editing is finished and the formatting is fixed.
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book is okay. It's a lighthearted romp about a middle-age woman finding herself. In addition, to be a mother and teacher Hannah is now an erotic novelist. The premise is interesting, and the book has a lot of laugh out loud moments to keep you engage but Hannah's story left me a little lost. Hannah was lost but I didn't want to be.

There is definitely an audience for this book I just think I might be ten years too early.

This was rough.

Honestly, it's not the level of finish I'm used to for an ARC so I'm hoping that this is a pre, pre-release and it will still go through a professional editor and formatting. Besides the numerous grammatical errors, the formatting was all over the place. Words had random spaces or none at all. Paragraphs were broken up all weird with hanging words. It made it extremely hard to get through.

And then there was the story itself. I kind of expected more about the MC and her "self-discovery" but really, it was a lot of cringy dialogue and not very likable characters. I guess I should have seen it coming when the daughter full-on goes disrespectful hyena in the 1st CH and the mom does literally nothing about it and is all "oh honey what's wrong?"

I also don't really like that the author played into the "shame" of being a romance/erotic author. It's like we jumped back in time. Yes, there are some people who still view romance as beneath, but hello, it's made a lot of strides and is one of the most-read genres. I just don't like how this book perpetuates that negative view. Even the MC is ashamed of it.

In the end, I didn't walk away from this book satisfied and I hope that it's pulled together a bit tighter before release.

Thank you, NetGalley for an advanced copy.

An okay book but not for me. I found it to be a fairly typical middle aged mum trying to prove there is more to life story. Family life, work, housework, sex, with glimpses of her new life as a secret erotica author. Mildly funny but did not grip me, I'm afraid.

Sequel to More Than Just Mom, comes Rebecca Smith’s newest release Faking it available on August 7th!

Hannah is a secret writer of a best seller erotica novel. She started writing for herself to remind her that she’s much more than just a mother to her three children, a teacher, and a wife. Upon meeting her publicists to talk about the release of a second follow-up book, they tell her she needs to loosen up and to put more comedy into her books that the readers can’t seem to get enough of. Then they tell her that she also has to come publicly forward to sell more of her books. But, how is Hannah supposed to do that when she feels like she’s lost her own identity?

Faking it by Rebecca Smith was fun and had the perfect amount of humor in it. The idea for this book was original and made for a cute read. I had no problem flying through this book!

Thank you to @Netgalley for allowing me too read this early readers’ copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

1 Star

This book was hard to get through. The dialogue is cheesy and the ‘jokes’ just don’t hit. The author tried too hard to fit impressive vocabulary into the book and it just doesn’t work. I don’t like how Hannah is filled with all of this shame about being a romance novelist. It felt like going back in time 40 years.

All of Hannah’s relationships were terrible but her daughter was truly awful. Everything about Hannah is unlikable from the way she parents to the way she thinks to the way she writes.

Honestly, the whole book just misses the mark.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. Unfortunately, this has to be the most advanced ARC I've ever read as there were so many formatting errors the book was unreadable. In most cases, it was words run together (for example, instead of 'run together' it would be 'runtogether'). Since I read very quickly, these errors were quite disruptive as I had to stop my flow to figure out what the words actually were. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but it frankly took all the enjoyment out of the book. It's a shame, as the writing was light and fun. I'll try the book again once it's published so the formatting errors are corrected.
DNF at 36%.

I loved the blurb for this book and was so excited to get started. it started well, the writer has a nice, light style, but then yawnsville... nothing happens. I've gotten to 50% and just cannot go on.

I feel bad for the author, because I think my lack of enjoyment is aggravated by the truly appalling formatting of the ARC copy (but I've also read other books with the same formatting issue and been so immersed in the story I've forgotten about it), so giving an extra star to account for that.

I did enjoy and finish this book however I think the storyline needs bulking out in the middle as it’s a bit slow and repetitive and you just can’t see where it’s going.

Wow I have not laughed out loud at a book in a long time. This book had some really funny moments that had me streaming tears down my face. I really enjoyed the concept of this story and felt like I could relate to the mother part of her in many parts of the story. The story however at times seemed a bit rushed as we went from chapter to chapter.

Overall it was the perfect light funny read. If your looking for a book that you can relate to, laugh with and at, then this book is for you. I give this book four out of five stars.

Formatting was so poor it was too difficult to read. Please provide some formatting.

Formatting was so poor it was too difficult to read. Please provide some formatting.


Formatting was so poor it was too difficult to read. Please provide some formatting.

Repeat repeat repeat repeat

I really struggled with this book. Not alot really happened and whilst there were definitely bits I could relate to, the pacing was so off it made it a slog at times.

The concept was sound and I would reach for another of Rebecca's books in the future, just this one was a miss for me.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I'm so bummed out right now. I really, really, really, wanted to love this book but I just couldn’t get into it.

I DNF’d at about the 50% mark and skipped to the last couple of chapters.

I'm not saying it was a total disaster. I laughed my ass off plenty of times throughout the book. The pacing was just too slow. I was waiting for the exciting bit to happen, sex-con, and it didn’t, until the very end. By then, I was bored and a little disappointed. I felt like the sex-con chapter could have been an epic moment for Twinky Malone.

This has in no way deterred me from reading more books from Rebecca Smith. Her humor is definitely my cup of tea.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was a perfect, easy, light read. It was relaxing and funny (I literally laughed out loud) and it was a relatable mom book.

Faking It by Rebecca Smith is an enjoyable read, with antics and anecdotes that will make you occasionally laugh out loud. It's endearing, humorous and is definitely a book to add to your Summer TBR list.

Okay... I really wanted to like this one. The blurb sounds awesome and I thought I would love it.
Nope.
Sadly, I could not get into this one and I DNF.

This book isn't what I was expecting, but t be honest, I'm not sure what I was expecting. The Protagonist is a mother of three in her 40's. Part time teacher, part time erotica author. While her marriage is good, her sex life is what she calls vanilla. After getting writers block on her next book, she is pushed to re-invent herself (or rather her alter ego) to become the sex goddess she needs to be to get the words flowing. There are hi-jinx goings on (including trying out some new moves in the bedroom, that don't quite get the desired results.) The narrative is strictly from her POV as we follow her through, not only her transformation, but also her everyday life as mom and wife and teacher to some high school teens... and all that goes along with the lot. And did I mention that two of her kids are teens... and we all know how they can be! ;) There are many laughs, most of which are thanks to her inner dialog, but also due to the crazy things that happen to her on her little journey. This book is the perfect read for all the moms out there who maybe don't feel as sexy as they once did. Don't worry, you don't need to be a mom to appreciate everything that goes on in this book. :D While the whole idea of the book revolves around her erotica books and #BringingSexyBack, there is no sexual content. There is talk about it and a vibrator or two make an appearance, there are no steamy scenes included. I didn't know this going into this book, but this is a follow up read to 'More Than Just Mom.' Since I had no clue about that book, you can obviously read this one without any problems. That book is about the mom starting her career as a porn writer... errr I mean an erotic author.

*I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley.