Review: Faking it by Cora Carmack

Mackenzie “Max” Miller has a problem. Her parents have arrived in town for a surprise visit, and if they see her dyed hair, tattoos, and piercings, they just might disown her. Even worse, they’re expecting to meet a nice, wholesome boyfriend, not a guy named Mace who has a neck tattoo and plays in a band. All her lies are about to come crashing down around her, but then she meets Cade. Cade moved to Philadelphia to act and to leave his problems behind in Texas. So far though, he’s kept the problems and had very little opportunity to take the stage. When Max approaches him in a coffee shop with a crazy request to pretend to be her boyfriend, he agrees to play the part. But when Cade plays the role a little too well, they’re forced to keep the ruse going. And the more they fake the relationship, the more real it begins to feel.

Source: Louisse from the Soul Sisters and Netgalley
Format: Finished Copy
Reviewer: Chyna
Ratings: 4

My thoughts...

I have been really busy for these past few weeks that's why my blog looks so very empty and I have bigger news, but that is another story for the future to tell. So I am only promising that I'll make at least one review every week and since school has been hectic and stressful I can't guarantee more reviews and updates. My eyes are getting deeper by night and I am looking like hell. No kidding.

Enough about my stressful nights, so I have finished Faking It and I you can say that I expected the book not to have any potential at all, but it was unexpected and expected at the same time. What do I mean? Well....Cora Carmack can be very predictable so I was full-on ready for what twists and resolutions that MIGHT possibly surprise me which did NOT. Actually the weird thing is that this kind of synopsis wasn't very strenuous, it was easily written. I would have LOVED it more if the author challenged herself to write even deeper. The characters developed very quickly and love sprang expectedly. I wanted to swoon or say "Awwww". None of those happened. This isn't a negative review because I really enjoyed this super easy book. It wasn't a fun read, I did not struggle much.

Cade is currently suffering from rejection while Max here is trying to hide her inner badass-ness. Max coincidentally spots the perfect American who can play the role as  the Unpaid-Boyfriend-Actor, guess what else. Cade is also studying acting. Oh the drama...Not really. These are one of the things I didn't find enjoyable to read. Ugh! I hate contemporary. I keep telling myself to stop reading stupid romance stories. Cora Carmack should have taken the advantage of having a rebel and the boy next door, but she didn't. Even after having cliche characters, she kind of struggled for me. It looked so unprofessional especially for the ending. It looked like she forced herself to end the book, I wouldn't have mind if there was a sequel. I mean seriously, I expected something bigger or even more dynamic like the line "I am your FATHER! (from star wars)." Okay! So on with the plot. Cade accepts to become her unpaid-actor. How can he reject a hot girl begging for him to become her boyfriend? Who would pass on that? (Your going to accept an offer from a stranger?!?!?) Cade considered this challenge as practice for his college degree while Max is very much taking this seriously. She can't have her parents meeting her REAL boyfriend. The boy who dropped out and took music as a job. Uh-uh. Then suddenly...I gasp. They find a connection through their troubled past and touch. -___-

Other than that I enjoyed the book, the only thing that gave this book a high rating was because oft he writing style of the author. She was amazing with her words. I would only suggest that she change or edit the ending. It was sooo obvious that it was gonna happen that I mocked the book right after I finished it. I could handle the book really well, but in a bad way. There wasn't anything special in this book, but it was definitely better that Losing It. To sum it all up the characters were fine, the plot was meh and the style was WOAH! Yeah...I really loved her writing. It was delicate and smooth, well thought off. I'd recommend this to readers who prefer simple stories about broken relationships, but I would recommend this book to those readers who ONLY read romance. You won't enjoy this.