ksheetz713 's review for:

If You Need Me by Helena Hunting
5.0
funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

As always, my Queen, Helena Hunting, did not disappoint.  I absolutely love Dallas and Hemi.  I knew I would from reading If You Hate Me and that grew in If You Want Me.  I think this *almost* tops my love of If You Hate me, *almost*.

With fake dating to fake fiancé trope, I believe the way the fake dating occurred was actually my favorite of any fake dating trope I've ever read.  I can just hear Dallas thinking, "Oops." 

I struggled a little with the pacing, I felt like instead of having one big climax, we had a lot of small apexes, not one large one?  Like yes we resolved the fake dating/fake engagement, but there were a lot of small bumps, not one big hurdle to get over. Threw me for a bit of a loop, we'd resolve one and I'd think, "Ok, but why is there still 60% left?".  Didn't deter my rating, I adore these two.  The side characters were great, the Babe Brigade was amazing, the families were out of this world.

The foreshadowing of all of the future couples??? Phenomenal! I was literally into the epilogue when I figured out who it would be about, Helena did so much fun foreshadowing. I can't wait for the next book and whatever comes after! 

I received a free e-ARC from Good Girls PR in exchange for an honest review.