Unfortunately, I didn't particularly enjoy reading this, and it left me quite indifferent.
I didn't connect with the characters, who felt too immature for their age. Everything happened as if the author were checking a list, and you could easily predict what would happen next.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Two feuding families, one fake engagement, and a month to end it except both families one up each other in planning a wedding in one week. Ridiculous circumstances but perfect execution. Hilarious story and honestly very believable.

Thank you netgalley for an ARC of this book! Romeo and Juliet goes small town America with a Christmas twist. Loved all the characters and adored the bonus epilogue 🤣🤣🤣

I went into this book not really knowing what it was about. Just that I’d loved Pippa’s previous books. It was a light easy read with a Christmassy Romeo and Juliet theme. The only things that threw me off slightly was that it all happened over a week. Amanda and Danes history can explain the instalove but so much happened in a week! It's made quite clear in the first few pages that it’s summer and hot but the towns Christmas theming and description. Makes it feel like a Christmas story.

The Fake Wedding Project is a Christmas in July tale, set in a festive Christmas town during summer. It's a Hallmark-esque story, but it didn't quite feel realistic. The family feud seemed overblown, especially with the whole town tiptoeing around it. I grew tired of hearing about the feud, the main characters' inner thoughts about it, and how they were determined to proceed with this fake wedding to end the feud. It didn't make sense; it would only pour more fuel on the fire, creating more fodder for the families to argue about if they called off the engagement. All in all, it was a charming story, but I wish there had been less focus on the family feud and more on their relationship.

I'm a huge fan of Pippa Grant, and The Fake Wedding Project didn't disappoint. It was utterly charming and laugh out loud funny. I will read all of Grant's books.

Oh my gosh this book ! What I wouldn’t give to live in a Christmas themed town lol ! This was like watching a hallmark movie with a so many funny things happening , We have Amanda who is from Tinsel and we have Dane who is also from Tinsel they have a situation where they get themselves fake engaged , The news of the engagement comes to quite a shock to their families who let’s say don’t exactly get along lol ! Everyone has to read this book !

3.5 stars I always love holiday romance books that have really cute storylines. I liked that this is a sweet, fake engagement romance were two characters fake an engagement in the hopes of ending a generations-long feud between two families in a small town. The best part was Dane who came across as a guy desperate to end his family’s feud with the Andersons where everything he accomplished was assessed in relation to how it would one-up the Anderson family and he was sick of it. So when his high school crush confesses she said the two were secretly engaged for her own reasons, he willingly goes along.

It's such a great premise for a fun holiday romance that read like it could be a Hallmark Christmas movie. I only wish we got a bit more substance to the story but that’s what Hallmark movies are like – cute, short story that’s to the point with a happily-ever-after in a small town. There was a cute dog sidekick and townspeople eager to see an end to the families’ feud and I enjoyed seeing how these two just clicked for one another making it a nice, light holiday read.

Everything in this romance takes place over one week but it works for those who love a quick holiday romance.

*Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely fell for this small town romance that takes place in Tinsel. Dane’s family and Amanda’s family have a huge family feud that has been going on for generations, though no one really has any idea why. Dane and Amanda want to end the feud for good and enter into a fake relationship to try and hoping the families and end the feud, but will they succeed?!

I loved the development of Dane and Amanda’s story and how they found their way in this fast paced holiday themed HEA. Though it takes place in the summer it’s a total holiday vibe read.

Thank you to the author, @hambrightpr & @netgalley for this arc in return for my review.

4 ⭐️ | 1.5 🌶️

Such a fun romantic comedy set in the Christmas themed town of my dreams with a dash of family secrets!

🎄Fake Dating
🎄Forced proximity
🎄Opposites Attract
🎄Holiday romance
🎄Fish out of water

This was such a cute story. In tinsel, Michigan, there are two families. The ones that own the Gingerbread business, and the ones that own the fruit cake business. And they HATE each other. But no one knows why. So Dane and Amanda decide they’re going to put an end to it by getting (fake) married. But… does it stay fake?? And will their scheme be enough to end this generations long feud?

If you’re someone who loves to put Christmas decorations up as early as you can but you fight it because you don’t want to be judged, this one is for your Christmas loving soul.

I love Pippa Grants writing. I always know what to expect. Great humor, and swoony MMC with a dirty mouth and a feisty FMC, a cute furry friend, and a hint of drama.

Highly recommend this book at any time of year for some festive fun!

Thank you to Pippa Grant and Hambright PR for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion ❤️

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
SPICE: 🌶️🌶️.5

Pippa absolutely slays it every single time with the amount of heart and humor that is in her books! The FAKE WEDDING PROJECT is no different! I loved it! The quirky town, the animal side kick, the fake dating, the family feud!

PERFECT! It was all perfect!

🩵 Holiday Town with a Fued
🩵 Fake Dating
🩵 Forced Proximity
🩵 He Falls First
🩵 Rom Com

Dane and Amanda have known each other their whole lives, but a stupid family feud has always prevented them from really knowing each other. That is until Amanda tell her family that Dane is her fiancé so she hopefully doesn’t have to inherit the family business. Instead of being mad Dane wants to use their fake engagement to end the family feud once and for all. He just doesn’t plan to fall in love.

These two were adorable together. I adored both Dana and Amanda separately and together, and of course the banter and cute fake dates as they tried to deal with their families.

This had just the right amount of spice and pining and witty banter and I loved every moment.

I listed to this one and honestly Connor Crais could say anything and o would melt into a puddle on the floor, but this he absolutely nailed!

Plus the epilogue from Chilly the dog is my favorite thing I ever listened too because I was cackling.

This the everything that makes Pippa grant a must-read author for me. Scorching hot chemistry, a funny but bit over the top premise, and some rather ridiculous family members. Pippa reminds us that when love wins, the world is a better place..

La scrittura é scorrevole e divertente. La storia é molto interessante e procede scoprendo man mano i pezzi mancanti sulla verità delle due famiglie nemiche. Ho amato i protagonisti, le loro storie, i loro comportamenti, e i loro conflitti con le famiglie.

“The Fake Wedding Project” is an absolute delight! This charming story has a fun Romeo and Juliet vibe, complete with a quirky town named Tinsel. The best part? One feuding family runs a gingerbread bakery year-round, while the other makes fruitcake. The feud has lasted for generations, and no one even remembers why!

When Amanda and Dane both return to town for their grandparents' anniversary parties, they come up with a bold plan: fake an engagement to try and end the silly feud once and for all. Amanda has been best friends with Dane's sister, Lorelei, since childhood, but they've always had to keep it secret because of their families' rivalry. Now, they’ve had enough and are determined to stop it.

Amanda is fierce, standing up to Dane’s family, but struggles with the idea of telling her grandmother she doesn't want to inherit the family bakery. She's pursuing her real dream: revamping a New York theatre and producing her own play. Dane has been avoiding his hometown and his family’s negative talk about Amanda's side, but being back brings up old feelings for the girl he crushed on in high school. Maybe their fake engagement could turn into something real—if he can convince Amanda to take a chance.

If you love the best friend’s older brother trope, fake engagements, weddings planned in a week, and a cozy cabin with only one bed, then this book is perfect for you. And the bonus epilogue from Chili the lazy dog’s point of view? It’s hilarious and such a fun way to wrap up the story!

In the mood for some hallmark after dark? Because this gave off all the vibes and definitely put me in the holiday spirit. It is absolutely adorable, and had me laughing out loud the whole way through. A family feud spanning generations wreaks havoc in a small town - Tinsel, Michigan. The youngest generation has had enough and two of them decide the only way to end it is with a fake engagement.
Dane and Amanda are so fun, and I loved their chemistry, ambitions, and all the silliness that came with their situationship. I was living for the family shenanigans and Amanda’s dramatic grandmother. And OMG the bonus epilogue from Chili the dog’s perspective 🤣🤣 I was dying, it’s hilarious. Chili is a whole personality throughout the story, you don’t want to miss out on him.

Read/listen if you like ⇣
🎄Romantic comedy
🤍Hallmark vibes
💍Small (Christmas) town
🩵Family feud
🎄Best friend’s brother
🤍Family secrets
💍Fake engagement
💗High school crush
🎄Mutual pining
🤍Dual POV
💍Spice

Thank you so much NetGalley, Hambright PR, and Pippa Grant for the ARC and ALC!!

A town in Michigan filled with a quirky cast of characters and a bunch of Christmas cheer. 2 feuding families united by a fake engagement. This was a great read!

Pippa, you are my favorite romantic comedy author, every book you write makes me cry with laughter and this one was no exception.

I loved this small town story where it's Christmas all year round, that's my dream come true and the whole time I was imagining a Hallmark movie.

I loved Dane, and the patience with which he was always supporting Amanda, he is the perfect man. And I also loved that Amanda stood up for him when she had to in front of his family.

I love the fake marriage books and that the families have been eternal enemies within the town made it all even better.

This is the perfect holiday romance that starts as feuding families, enemies to lovers, along with a fake love story and turns into truths, forgiveness, and a happily ever after. I enjoyed the fun characters, the smalltown setting, the town name of Tinsel, and the Romeo and Juliet vibe in this novel. I listened to the audiobook and Connor Crais and CJ Bloom are fantastic as the narrators and really brought the story to life.

Tired of their family fued causing havoc in their hometown, Amanda and Dane concoct a plan to stop the fighting: a fake engagement.

And there starts the fun! Fake kisses, fake rings, very real feelings. I adored this book!

What a fun, updated and refreshing take on the fated love story of Romeo and Juliet. Dane and Amanda find themselves back in their hometown and in a fake engagement wrought with hilarious and heartwarming mishaps—all try to end the feud that has been going on between their family for generations. I was pleasantly surprised at the holiday references in this book-from town to the shop names and events. A sweet, adorable romcom with some spice (told in a first person dual POV, with the exception of the bonus epilogue told in Chili’s POV-the best dog ever), this is a lighthearted read perfect for the holidays. I was able to tandem read and listen for the best experience: Connor Clais and CJ Bloom did an excellent job with Dane and Amanda’s characters, their emotional prosody was spot on.