Who among us doesn’t dream of meeting the human responsible for our favorite books and characters? I for one would be SHOCKED if one of my favorite authors was a man, let alone if that man turned out needing to get married to stay in the country, but that is exactly what happened in this book. I loved Pierre and Tasha. Their romance was swoon-worthy, and I giggled throughout the whole story.

A Not So Fictional Fall by Savannah Scott
4.5/5⭐

Thank you to NetGalley and Savannah Scott for this audio e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a sweet romantic comedy that is perfect for the Fall time. An unconventional love story between a hopeless romantic and a romance author. What started as an awkward meeting to a budding friendship turns into a marriage of convenience. Could this marriage lead to more or will they keep the rules to make this strictly professional. The narrators did a great job with the voices and really helped to bring the story to life.

SYNOPSIS
I live for happily ever afters.
And I'm finally meeting my favorite romance author in person!

Only, all this time, I thought author, Amelie De Pierre, was a woman.

It turns out, Pierre Toussaint is the man behind the books that make me weak in the knees.
He could be the consummate book boyfriend with his dreamy hazel eyes, strong jawline, and those black-rimmed glasses. Not to mention that accent. Oh, that French accent. When Pierre speaks, I feel like I’m curled in his arms on a riverbank being fed chocolate-dipped strawberries.

Not Pierre’s arms, of course. We barely just met. And I’m just me. And he’s Pierre, internationally renowned romance author.

Seeing Pierre in person has me stammering and blushing—two things I don’t usually do.

Imagine my surprise when I receive a call a few weeks after meeting Pierre—from his agent—proposing marriage. Not that I’d marry his agent.

They want me to marry Pierre.

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Loved this French influenced book! It’s filled with a french man who is adorable and the cute American girl fits the part perfectly! I loved this Audiobook!

Thanks to letting me have the story, All thoughts by and opinions are my own.

✨𝐀𝐋𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰✨

“𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙮. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣. 𝙊𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡.”

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 🫑
𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: Closed door
𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧:
𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: Small town romance, marriage of convenience, forced proximity
𝐏𝐎𝐕: 1st person, Dual POV
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Duet

This was a really cute, closed-door romance. I typically don’t like it when books have a lot of bookish lingo like bookstagram, but for some reason it didn’t bother me in this one. This was a cute marriage of convenience storyline with small town charm.

I listened to the audiobook, and I had no idea this was duet narration, which is my favorite! Add in a sexy French accent and this was so much fun to listen to. I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much if I read it physically. The narrators’ performances make this book!

I loved this story, but I didn't really love the narrators. I started reading this anthology last year and was very excited to get this audio book. Book Six of the Sweater Weather series is really just the perfect book to read in the Fall! All things cozy, A Not So Fictional Fall is a fall-themed romance set in the cozy small town of Harvest Hollow, This book rom-com follows Tasha, a book reviewer, and Pierre, a charming French romance author, who find themselves in a marriage of convenience. Think the proposal but roles are reversed. A marriage needed for citizenship. They put all these rules in place to remain plutonic, but read this one to find out what happens.

This is a part of a series yet reading this was such a amazing as it was an easy breezy quick read. Listening this in audiobook format was the best experience as the narrators were amazing and wonderful.
Coming to the book, the plotline was well paced and executed nicely. The characters were given sufficient scope to contribute and shine throughout the whole book. I absolutely loved each and every character in the plotline.

A Not So Fictional Fall follows Tasha, a Bookstagrammer, who meets her favorite author, only to discover he's the charming Frenchman Pierre Toussiant instead of Amelie De Pierre.

This charming read features a believable romance with great chemistry, humor, and bookish references. The duet narration works well, though Pierre’s animated voice feels a bit telenovela-like. You don’t need to read the other books in the series to enjoy this one. It’s a cozy fall read with laugh-out-loud moments, perfect for fans of closed door, fake relationship/marriage of convenience romcoms.

Returning to Harvest Hollow in this one was like receiving a warm hug from a dear friend. I just adore this sweet town and all the characters in it. I read He's So Not My Valentine earlier this year so it was really neat to revisit Tasha, Pierre, Heather, and Rene. I also love the marriage of convenience trope and really enjoyed Savannah's take on it. I'm so glad I included this one in my fall lineup!

Tasha...I love that this girl is an audiobook actress. That is such a dream job, but one that I don't think I've seen a MC actually have before. Since I had already read Heather's book, I had already had glimpses of Tasha, but I enjoyed getting to really know her. I loved her personality and willingness to help others and the super close relationship that she and Heather share. And the way that she fell so completely for Pierre...❤️

Pierre...French men honestly don't hold a ton of allure for me, but Pierre is just the cutest. He's just so very genuine and considerate. He was always more concerned about Tasha and her feelings before his own. It was really neat seeing him fall so completely for her when that clearly wasn't a part of his plan and he really wasn't open to love at all. Kudos to the voice actor for Pierre in the audiobook version. I think he did a great job and his French accent helped to really immerse me in the story.

Things I loved:

❤️"hot French professor"
❤️Tasha dropping all her books
❤️Lobby escape
❤️Going dancing
❤️Harvest Hollow (I wish I could visit this sweet little town in real life)
❤️Chatty Coffee
❤️The booksta besties
❤️René and all his shenanigans
❤️Nate
❤️The treehouse and ziplining
❤️Those kisses...🥵
❤️"Cher" and "My wife"
❤️Pierre talking in his sleep
❤️The "morning after" scene 😂
❤️All the French words and phrases
❤️So many cozy fall things
❤️New York
❤️Dating, the proposal, and vow renewal

⭐⭐⭐⭐
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If you’re like me, it’s hard to pass up a book about books! A marriage of convenience between a French romance author and his biggest fan, what’s not to love?? And in small town charm and sweet families, you have a super cute fall read!

Book 📖: A Not So Fictional Fall
Author ✍️: Savannah Scott
Rating out of 5: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Blurb: Tasha is a lover of romance books, so she is thrilled when she gets to meet her favorite romance author! Much to her surprise, the author’s name is just a pseudonym for the attractive, French man she saw in the hotel, Pierre Toussaint.

Review: This was a sweet book with some cute parts, some funny bits, and a lot of romance book talk. The attraction was pretty immediate between the two characters, so when a marriage of convenience trope was introduced, I was on board! I love a good fake dating plot- let alone fake marriage 😂

My main issue with this book was that it felt really fast, and I didn’t feel like the characters connected as much as I would have liked. Also I could have done with so much more fall-themed things! 🍎 I wanted to experience the apple everything more than I did. It sounded so lovely!!

I did love Pierre’s family! They were all so sweet and I enjoyed having them around the house! 🥰 I also appreciated that Pierre wrote books and Tasha recorded audiobooks because the book talk between them was fun!

Overall, this was a cute, light book that was easy to read and had some fallish vibes. 🍁

Oh my gosh, I got such a kick out of Savannah Scott's A Not So Fictional Fall! Such a cute trope. and Scott does is beautifully. I espescially enjoyed the quotations at the beginning of each sentence.

The dual narration is perfectly done, and thank goodness they went with this style of narration for the audiobook! Pierre's French accent is so romantic, and the way Amanda Friday and Tyler Hyrchuk alternated through the dialogue is just fantastic.

Just wonderful!

I think I would of enjoyed this book so much more if I had read the book instead of listening on audio. I just didn't care for the narrators. I have never had a time that I had disliked both narrators. The story is good, I just would recommend to read it instead of the audio.

Thanks to NetGalley and Victory Editing for an advance copy of the audio in exchange for an honest review.

I gave my rating based on the book, not the audio.

I enjoyed this autumn audiobook! I had never heard of the sweater weather series but thankfully this definitely feels like a standalone novel. This sweet, marriage of convenience story is such a lovely listen for this time of year. The main couple, Tasha and Pierre, felt like real people and I was rooting for them the whole time! I enjoyed the pace and the equal time spent with Pierre and Tasha. I found myself chuckling at Tasha's inner monolouge. The descriptions of fall were a perfect complement to the story, especially the fall wedding and festival.
The audio narration was quite well done. Having a male and female narrator was definitely helpful in my enjoyment of the story.
I do wish we could of had more time with side characters because they were just as interesting as the main characters (especially the bookstagram friends and Pierre's sisters and friend). I also found some of the scenes a bit spicier in description than I was expecting. But overall I enjoyed this listen immensely! 4.5/5

A Not So Fictional Fall is a delightful and heartwarming romance that beautifully blends the marriage of convenience trope with a unique twist. Pierre, a charming French romance author, finds himself unexpectedly tied to Tasha, his super fan, in a plot that’s both sweet and endearing. Their journey from strangers to something more is filled with tender moments and lighthearted humor, all while keeping the romance clean and wholesome.

Though part of a larger series, this book can easily be enjoyed as a standalone, with a satisfying happily ever after that leaves readers smiling. Savannah Scott’s engaging writing and lovable characters make this a perfect pick for fans of feel-good romances.

The audiobook was read by Tyler Hyrchuk who read the part of Pierre and excelled at his French accent. Then Amanda Friday read the part of Tasha and she is just always an excellent narrator and a good choice for any audiobook.

Thank you to the author Savannah Scott and NetGalley for the audiobook.

I think i would have enjoyed this more if not for the female narrators voice. Every line she said made her sound confused, unsure, or embarrassed. I also found their relationship a little too perfect, too amiable.

I might give this author another try in the future, but not in audio book form.

It was a delightful read!! I loved the beautiful narration and could feel the ancipitation, romance, laughter and all the emotions while listening. The most memorable part for me is the love confession and their entire wedding ceremony carried out 😁 The protagonists were adorable and the distinct diversion between the two cultures was memorable ❤️

I loved the concept of this book and will most likely read it physically but the audiobook was not great. The female narrator was wonderful and I would’ve continued to listen if it was just her but alas it was not. The male narrators ‘French’ accent was so comical I thought I was supposed to be a joke until a few chapters in.
Sadly this audiobook was a DNF for me because I could not get past the poor male narration.

What happens when a Bookstagramer meets her favorite author? What happens when she meets Mr’s up marrying him just so he can stay in the country and finish his book tour?

This book is so fun!! Definitely a great fall read!

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. I giggled frequently throughout the book. It was light, easy and fun. So much chemistry between Pierre and Tasha. It was a wonderful marriage of convience story and was written extremely well.

This book was so good! The romance was so cute and the male narrator had a great French accent and the whole book was so entertaining!