Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
I absolutely adored Mindy as Bri’s best friend in Anaconda. She was so sassy and full of spunk, so I was thrilled to hear that Lauren Landish was giving Mindy her own story.
Generally, the fake relationship trope is not a favorite of mine. Too often, the main characters falling for each other feels forced to me, and by the time they get to The Conflict that makes them realize their feelings for one another are genuine, I don’t feel emotionally invested. But that was not the case with Mr. Fiancé. Yes, this follows the basic formula of a fake relationship pact, but Landish did a great job in showing (as opposed to telling!) the reader how Oliver and Mindy were starting to fall for one another. There are a lot of little moments between the characters that sealed the deal for me, so by the time The Conflict arose and Mindy discovered Oliver’s reasons for agreeing to be her fiancé for a week, I was totally rooting for this couple to just get it together!
Oliver handled the argument in a mature way, and how he goes about wooing Mindy for real was so on point! Mr. Fiancé also had enough of the characters’ friendships with Brie and Gavin (from Anaconda) sprinkled in throughout the storyline that gives the reader an update on that couple without taking away from the story of Mindy and Oliver themselves.
Now, can we please get Roxy and Anthony paired up next???
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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