I love a romance and this was perfection! This author has quickly become a favourite of mine! A great well written book with great chemistry

Thought I would love this after reading the start and especially the debacle of the heroine's rant on-air, but it just went downhill from there... The hero's POV felt clunky and did not contribute much to the read - in fact, it slowed the pace for me and getting into his head exasperated me (might've worked better if Everly had had to 'guess' his actions and motives throughout, like in one-POV chick-lit). Something just felt 'off', for lack of a better word, because the chemistry never picked up for me - the romance and pairing sounded convenient more than anything, and as such, it wasn't the thrilling ride I was expecting this to be after the first chapter

This one was an easy read, but nothing that really gripped me and made we not want to put it down.

Easy likeable characters, definitely a beach read.

On paper this should have been a book that I would thoroughly enjoy and don't get me wrong there were bits I loved, and there was one bit where I burst out laughing.

But I struggled to connect with Everly and to some extent Chris and although I was fairly sure how the book should end up, I just couldn't quite keep interested enough to enjoy it as much as I wanted to.

I can't really put my finger on it, as in parts I did enjoy the writing, and I loved Everly's best friend, Stacey and her ideas, and I suspect if she had been the main character with the Everly / Chris as a side plot, I would have probably enjoyed the story a whole lot more.

Sophie Sullivan definitely shows promise as an author and I may try another of her books at some point in the future, as I really do think in this instance it was my connections to characters, rather than the writing affecting my enjoyment.

Thank you to Headline Eternal and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

This is about Everly who hates birthdays because something bad almost always happens on that day. She’s a radio producer and when she accidentally blurts out the fact that she found her boyfriend in bed with his assistant..on her birthday, while on-air, dozens of guys offer to date her.

Overall, I liked the book but I didn’t like the slow pace. What I loved most was the anxiety rep in the book. If you’re looking to read a rom-com with the vibe of the show ‘The Bachelor’, then I’ll recommend it to you. Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the eARC!

'Ten Rules For Faking It' was a sweet story with a slow burn romance. However, this book did take me a long time to get into and I found myself not enjoying it as much as I thought that I would.

This book was really sweet and cute but I couldn't connect with any of the characters and found the story to be really slow. I really enjoyed the premise of this book, which sounded like so much fun but the actual book was way too slow for me with a pay off that wasn't really worth it because you only got to see Everly and Chris together for about five pages.

I did, however, enjoy the anxiety representation and the conversations surrounding Everly's anxiety and how many of the characters, specifically Chris and Stacey, were trying to help her find ways to cope with her anxiety so that she didn't let it run her life.

Overall, I think this book was just not for me but I definitely think that a lot of other people will enjoy this book more than I did. There is nothing wrong with the book, the writing was good and the characters were interesting, I simply think the slow burn of this particular book just wasn't for me.

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

I received this eBook on @netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book, it’s such a great Romantic Comedy and I couldn’t put it down!

I could really relate with Everly as I also don’t “people” well at the best of times and suffer terribly with anxiety.

I laughed and sniggered a lot throughout, and found that I highlighted so many parts of this book, which is not like me at all!! However I can’t share them as they are absolute spoilers!

I absolutely recommend this book. It’s witty and a perfect escape from the real world read!

The cover of this book grabbed my attention. It’s a great looking cover and the blurb was appealing too.

The main focus at the start of the book is how Everly’s best friend (and coworker) Stacey accidentally broadcasts Everly’s awful morning to the radio stations listeners. This could have been the start of a great story, but what followed was, for me, quite slow and difficult to engage with.

I never felt connected to Everly or Stacey, which is really important for me. I don’t have to like characters, I just need to feel something. Everly left me feeling quite flat. However, I loved how well the author included the anxiety traits. This was done sensitively but with authenticity.

I’m a huge romance fan, and romcoms are my favourites. This had all the ingredients to be a great romcom, but it just didn’t quite hit the mark for me.

2.5 stars as the storyline has bags of potential, and the anxiety inclusion was really well done.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 📚

DNF at 20%. I wasn't at all invested in the characters or plot of this book. It was well enough written but I didn't feel compelled to continue.

This was certainly a light hearted, easy read.

I really liked Everly's character and found her very relatable at times. Her story was intriguing, and I really felt for her and her battle with anxiety. The love story was enjoyable, but definitely a slow burner, but when they get their act together it is rather lovely.

An enjoyable, easy read that kept me entertained throughout.

A lovely bit of escapism, light and easy read, I liked the portrayal of anxiety it was done really well. I felt the romance was a bit stop and start, just felt a bit annoying at times, but still enjoyed this, would have been at least 4 stars if that hadn’t annoyed me.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

I'm not going to lie, I really wanted to love this book, faking it til you make it is easily one of my favourite tropes, but this novel just didn't gel with me at all, sadly. I liked Everly as a character I just didn't like the plot at all, I just wanted to move the novel on, it was a bit too slow-paced for my liking and it took too long to get where it wanted to go.

This was such a fun read! At first it took me a while to get into it but as I carried on reading I was hooked! Following everly’s adventures was a great escape from real life!

It was a nice book but found it a bit slow to start with.

We have Everly who has some anxieties and on her thirtieth birthday finds her boyfriend in bed with someone else. She just wanted to spend the time in her home for her birthday.

Everly is a producer at a radio station and between the deejay and the manager they come up with a plan for her to date two men a week and at the end she chooses who she wants to date.

We have Chris Jansen who is the manager of the radio station and he keeps his distance with Everly is there a reason.

It was a funny book and it also dealt with anxiety issues.

Well, this book is so funny my sides actually ache from laughing so much as I've been reading! This is just the delight of a book I've been needing today!

I love Everly, from the very beginning I have found her easy to relate to and saw glimmers of myself in her.

I found Simon in bed with his personal assistant this morning. You do not want to know how she was assisting him

Imagine blurting this corker out on the radio, because your friend wants to make your birthday a good one! I think by this point the author had me, hook, line and sinker! I was captivated!

I couldn't wait to find out what else was coming Everly's way.
I definitely haven't been disappointed by this one! It is definitely a book which will lift your mood, make you laugh and feel completely refreshed.

Initially, I was unsure what to make of Chris. As we've got to know him, he has been been another wonderful character that has made this a fantastic read.

I love how the author has pulled me in to this one. I have been completely unable and unwilling to put down. I cannot wait to read more by this author.

I adore the cover and title of this book. Both scream out to be read and have really made me curious about this book!

This is without a doubt a five star read which I highly recommend.
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Everly Dean, does not have great memories of her birthdays, her 30th being no exception after finding out her boyfriend is cheating on her. If she thought her day couldn't get any worse... she was wrong.

Everly loves her job as a radio show producer, working with her best friend Stacey, who on the day has the best intentions which goes horribly wrong. On a birthday to remember for all the wrong reasons, Everly starts a list of rules of turning 30, which later gets changed with the help of her friend Stacey to ten rules for faking it!

Ten Rules to Faking It is told from Everly and Chris' perspective, Chris Jansen, Everly's station manager. From the beginning Chris has feelings for Everly, trying to keep them to himself. On endeavoring to keep their jobs, Chris makes a suggestion which challenges Everly, using her list as encouragement to push her along and Chris tries to squash his feelings for Everly.

Overall great read, they both have their ups and downs in the path to looking for love. An easy read which will make you smile.

Ten rules for faking it
By Sophie Sullivan
Pub date dec 29 Dec 2020
I loved this cover of the book is so beautiful. The writing style is beautiful written. The characters are easy two follow with. I love the Romance story. The story covers social anxiety well in this book. This is a heartwarming story and fun read two. I loved the humour that the story give especially the radio show where she express her feelings of her relationship. This book is full of humour overall I have this is a four star read 🌟🌟🌟🌟

The premise of Sophie Sullivan's new romantic comedy 'Ten Rules for Faking Out' is, unfortunately, much stronger than its execution. Everly is having a terrible 30th birthday - not only has she discovered her boyfriend Simon is cheating on her but her angry rant has been broadcast live on the radio for all to hear. Station manager Chris has feelings for Everly but, instead of acting on this, decides to launch a bachelor style radio competition - not only will Everly find a new man but ratings for the struggling station will surely be boosted.

The main strength of the book was the honest portrayal of coping with anxiety and how Everly manages to navigate any difficult situations. She grows as a character and teaches her friends and parents an important lesson about how to support a loved one who suffers from anxiety. It is sensitively handled by Sullivan throughout.

Now, for a potted summary of why this book was only a two star for me. Firstly, it is about 100 pages too long. Considering the bachelor style competition is one of the most interesting points in the plot, it fades into the background about halfway through, leaving a repetitive cycle of Everly and Chris hanging about/ Everly facing challenges with her anxiety. The number of times Chris decides to kiss Everly, and instead has an internal monologue about why it would be a bad idea, is infuriating. Don't get me wrong, I love Veronica Mars, but the incessant watching instead of having some chemistry between the two leads was a poor decision. Over 200 hundred pages until a kiss is not what I sign up for with a romance novel!

If you want a good romantic comedy, maybe give this one a miss.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Ten Rules for Faking It is Everly's journey as she tries to get some control of her life, which seems to have unravelled horribly on her thirtieth birthday, with a live broadcast of said unravelling on the radio show she produces. Then there's also the attraction she feels towards the station manager Chris, who has been attracted to Everly from the first time he's seen her, but can't act on that attraction for so many reasons, the primary one being that she is his employee.

This book was such a delight to read and not knowing exactly what to expect from Sophie Sullivan, I was taken on a rollercoaster of emotions which left me wanting to read more. Both main characters in this book were brilliantly crafted and so relatable. She tackles some serious issues in this book beautifully and with a delightful comic twist. I really liked all the secondary characters too and I thought the whole story came together really well. I'd highly recommend this if you're looking for plenty of laughs with all the feels.

Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan follows Everley, who accidentally rants on live radio about discovering her boyfriend cheating on her on her birthday. As a result a radio Bacherlorette style dating game for her takes place, forcing Everley to face her anxiety head on. Meanwhile her boss, Chris, who had always previously been distant with her, is very cute and supportive and they begin to become… friends?

I found the tone and writing style of this book drew me in almost immediately. I thought Everley was super endearing and a great character to follow and also really enjoyed getting Chris’ perspective. I had been pleasantly surprised that this was a dual narrative story and I think it really helped with the development of Chris’ character since there was a lot of other stuff going on when we were in Everley’s perspective.

I do not struggle with anxiety like Everley, so I can’t speak to the accuracy of the portrayal necessarily but I did find it really interesting to see anxiety represented to this extent and it helped me learn more about people like Everley. I don’t think I’ve read a story with a main character similar to this and I really loved seeing this portrayal.

While I loved the first half of this book enough to sort of make up for it, unfortunately the latter half of this book ended up really falling short. The pacing was really slow and I found myself not really caring it pick it up as often (and I can usually finish a book this size within a day, maybe two if I’m really busy).

One of the main conflicts at the end of the book is something that you immediately know is going to cause the big problem from when it is introduced earlier on. Personally I really don’t enjoy that sort of thing because the entire time you’re reading you are waiting for this to cause a problem, and also it could so easily be resolved.

Also while I appreciated we got Chris acknowledging he’d gotten some great opportunities because of his family, a lot of his problems were just rich boy problems that I couldn’t overly bring myself to care about. Oh you feel your father is controlling and undermining your work? It’s not like that is because you are willingly working for him making him your boss. It’s not like you are super wealthy and could easily just not work for your father so he wouldn’t be able to mess with your work.

Finally on a personal level I much prefer stories that extend past the moment the main relationship begins. While I appreciate this is a slow burn, and that can work for me sometimes, I found myself wanting more scenes when they were actually together. (But this doesn’t affect my official rating since my rating is for what it was, not for what I wish it was.)

This is a zero steam level novel.

**Thank you to NetGalley & Headline Eternal for providing this arc in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. All thoughts and opinions are subjective but my own.**