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The Practice Boyfriend by Christina Benjamin
4.0

This was another title I picked out from Prime Reading. I hadn't read anything by this author before, but I had seen several that appealed to me and I added to my "to read" list.

This is a classic story, many times retold, of the girl who get someone to pretend to be their boyfriend for whatever reason, (status, to make someone jealous, etc.) and then they end up falling for each other for real. What made this one different was the torment the male MC was going through based on past events that slowly come to light throughout the story. There was a sort of mystery going on and the reader can tell almost from the get go that all was not as it seemed. Even I was surprised at the shock toward the end, though. I saw part coming, but there was a revelation that I don't think many will predict.

The only reason for my 4 star rating rather than 5, is that I found the ending to be a bit rushed. I would have liked a bit more detail on the fall out of the uploaded video and some time spent on what happened going forward. Other than that, this was a stellar read that kept me riveted.