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Fake Dates and Mooncakes
by Sher Lee
I got this book as a ARC from Netgalley and I was super excited to read it because it looked adorable.
Dylan works with his aunt at her Chinese takeout restaurant named Wok Warriors in Brooklyn. When his mother passed last year Dylan’s aunt took him in. Before his mom died, she and Dylan talked about entering a local mooncake making contest together. Wok Warriors is struggling financially and Dylan knows that the prize money that could come with winning that competition would both help the takeout stay afloat and be a great way to honor the memory of his mom.
Then Dylan meets Theo Sommers, a gorgeous guy his age born into massive wealth. After a mixup with some takeout Theo convinces Dylan to be his fake date to a fancy party in the Hamptons and Dylan nervously agrees to go with him. Dylan has to keep reminding himself that none of this is real, but the way Theo acts the date feels very real sometimes.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, had some actual FEELS moments while reading it and seeing Dylan and Theo working together to overcome obstacles in their way. Some of it does feel a LITTLE far fetched, but honestly, it’s a sweet little romance story and I’m willing to just go with it as long as it doesn’t go too far crazy. And this one doesn’t. I think they did a good job balancing the rich kid wants to buy the poor kid everything and the poor kid says OMG NO, I pay my own way.
My only real critique was that the conflict between Theo and his dad seemed like it worked out WAY too quickly and kind of came out of nowhere, I wish that had been a little more developed.
This story had funny dialog and I liked seeing Dylan and Theo growing together. I learned some neat things about Chinese/Singaporean traditions and that was awesome too. 4 stars of 5.
Dylan works with his aunt at her Chinese takeout restaurant named Wok Warriors in Brooklyn. When his mother passed last year Dylan’s aunt took him in. Before his mom died, she and Dylan talked about entering a local mooncake making contest together. Wok Warriors is struggling financially and Dylan knows that the prize money that could come with winning that competition would both help the takeout stay afloat and be a great way to honor the memory of his mom.
Then Dylan meets Theo Sommers, a gorgeous guy his age born into massive wealth. After a mixup with some takeout Theo convinces Dylan to be his fake date to a fancy party in the Hamptons and Dylan nervously agrees to go with him. Dylan has to keep reminding himself that none of this is real, but the way Theo acts the date feels very real sometimes.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story, had some actual FEELS moments while reading it and seeing Dylan and Theo working together to overcome obstacles in their way. Some of it does feel a LITTLE far fetched, but honestly, it’s a sweet little romance story and I’m willing to just go with it as long as it doesn’t go too far crazy. And this one doesn’t. I think they did a good job balancing the rich kid wants to buy the poor kid everything and the poor kid says OMG NO, I pay my own way.
Spoiler
When Theo showed up at the competition with the exact right sugar AND the flowers from Dylan's grandmother's garden, I CRIED happy tears. I didn't care one bit that it was so over the top. I love that kind of big romantic gesture (IN FICTION, in reality I would probably be a bit o.O).My only real critique was that the conflict between Theo and his dad seemed like it worked out WAY too quickly and kind of came out of nowhere, I wish that had been a little more developed.
This story had funny dialog and I liked seeing Dylan and Theo growing together. I learned some neat things about Chinese/Singaporean traditions and that was awesome too. 4 stars of 5.