

So Brett has a happy healthy life, he plays football, he is on his way to a full scholarship, he’s got the looks, and the money. His parents got married right after high school because his mom got pregnant with him and even though they were really young they managed to make a good life and now are one of, if not the richest family in town. Of course that means that Brett believes in love for sure.

So let’s start from the beginning, Becca is a child of divorce, needless to say she doesn’t really believe in love and she definitely doesn’t believe in high school relationships. Granted their first kiss was a total surprise and there is definitely attraction from Becca, but she isn’t harboring long time love for Brett. There are no previous feelings from either of them, and their relationship doesn’t really include faking much. In this case, Becca and Brett start just as friends. Two teenagers pretending to be together so they can get people off their backs who then fall for each other. The Upside of Falling is a story we’ve all read. This amazing story gets 4 out of 5 blue stars in the Then There Were Books review book and here is why! When the line between real and pretend begins to blur, they are forced to answer the question: is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?ĭoesn’t that description just make you want to pick up this book and read it in one sitting? But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not dating and she can keep up the ruse.Īcting like the perfect couple isn’t easy though, especially when you barely know the other person. When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be her mystery guy. Being captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. But when her former best friend teases her for not having a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.īrett Wells has it all. It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. You guys, who doesn’t love fake boyfriend/girlfriend love stories? Like this girl right here is obsessed with them!!

On to a happier note, today I want to talk to you guys about one hell of a cute, easy, fast and lovely read I just found.

How have you been? Are you guys going crazy yet or are you all in your element? Or better yet, are you an essential worker? If you are I thank you, for the bottom of my heart, thank you for going out there and risking infection to keep us all safe and feed. Hello, hello social distancing survivors!!!
