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Bridesmaid For Hire by Meghan Quinn

I had the same issue with this Megan Quinn book as I have the rest of hers I've read: I wouldn't say I had a bad time reading it, I really enjoyed big chunks of it, but there were enough little things that bugged me to make me think "yeah it was just fine" by the end. The entire premise where a woman is on vacation, she's a wedding planner growing her business and finally took time to go be pampered at a resort in Bora Bora only to run into her brother's best friend, who she's both had a crush on and sincerely loathed at different times throughout her life. He's there for his boss's daughter's wedding week and basically just to suck up so he looks better at a proposal presentation after they get back. The two end up fake dating, sharing a bungalow, pretending to like each other in front of other people while being really annoyed but secretly also fighting attraction and feelings on both sides. It was entertaining, had some really funny, ridiculous moments and some emotional ones (heartbreak, rage, etc.). The main issue in this one is that other than the way he eventually was honest and treated her when he admits his feelings, I didn't like the MMC a lot of the time. He was whiny, clingy, so down on himself all the time, a suckup, etc. and I honestly wondered by the end of she couldn't do better while simultaneously wanting them to work out because they clearly loved each other. Overall pretty meh, and I would probably still read more by the author but will not rush to do so anytime soon.