Faking It by Cora Carmack
Series: Losing It #2
Published by William Morrow on June 4, 2013
Genres: Contemporary
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Source: Publisher
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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.

Faking It, the second book in the Losing It trilogy, took me by surprise. I was almost 100% certain I wouldn’t like Cade’s story as much as I did Bliss and Garrick’s but I was wrong. Sure, he was missing a British accent but he made up for it in other ways.

Cade is the perfect gentleman. Seriously, guys like him don’t seem to exist in real life. He’s smart, driven, kind, and attractive. He seems like the quintessential good guy except for his taste in women. He’s immediately attracted to Max with her bright red hair, pinup girl style clothes, and various tattoos and piercings. She’s a tough girl with a rather soft side. She’s been hurt in the past so it’s now her style to run before things can get too serious. When she asks Cade to pretend to be her boyfriend she’s almost positive she won’t fall for him. Needless to say, their relationship starts rather interestingly and is never dull.

Max and Cade had some serious chemistry, both inside and outside the bedroom. There was constant sexual tension between them. They both tried to fight it (kind of) but it was clearly meant to be. They had a rocky relationship but it was fun to see them work through their ups and downs.

There are a couple cameos from Bliss and Garrick in Faking It but I actually didn’t like how that was handled. I understand that Bliss and Cade tried to take their relationship to the next level and it didn’t work but I don’t see why they couldn’t try to make things better between them. Their relationship was messed up because of that but they barely even tried to fix it. If they had such a great friendship, they should have tried harder to save it.

Overall, Faking It just proves that Cora Carmack knows what she’s doing. She’s a wonderful storyteller and I look forward to reading more from her.

What others are saying about Faking It:

Finding Bliss In Books’ review:  “This is a fun, sweet series.”

NoseGraze’s review:  “Although I really enjoyed Faking It and it had me laughing at several points, I didn’t love it quite as much as Losing It.”

Into the Hall of Books’ review: “I recommend Faking It by Cora Carmack to fans of New Adult Contemporary Romance, fans of a music within a story, and happy endings.

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