Book Review - The Fake-Up by Justin Myers

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Title: The Fake-Up

Author: Justin Myers

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: 7th April 2022

Publication Date: Sphere

Rating: 4 Stars

EVERYONE THINKS THEY'RE SINGLE. BUT THEY'RE LIVING DOUBLE LIVES.

Dylan and Flo are exes for a reason. It seems like everyone in the world knows why they broke up, and everyone picked a side.

But despite what Dylan tells the tabloids or the heartbreaking lyrics in Flo's songs, the star-crossed lover are still very much together. And if they don't keep the relationship a secret, their newfound fame might disappear altogether.

So they attend splashy award shows with other people. They meet in ridiculous disguises. He clambers through her bedroom window to avoid cameras.

But Dylan and Flo are in way over their heads, and the games have only just begun . . .

What an apt title! 

You have heard of the fake dating trope, well this is the fake break up! 

Dylan and Flo start the book as dating for real, things then come to ahead and they break up for real, which lead to Flo writing a hit song and Dylan being on the cusp of finally getting a good role in his acting career and then they decide they need to be together. 

So get back together, and sneak around as their friends and family are a lot happier with them apart. 

At times it is hard to remember who knows what, and what is real or not. 

But what I really enjoyed wasn't necessarily their relationship, but seeing their career trajectories, and seeing just how they deal with success, fame, the media, vultures of tabloid hacks, potential showmances and more. 

I loved getting to know Dylan and Flo, as well as various people in their lives. 

And that ending was pure genius, I didn't expect it but yet it totally worked! Brilliant. 

This was an enjoyable book, and the first that I have read from the author. It kept me on my toes and I love books set in the world of showbiz, so it definitely kept my attention.  

Thank you to Sphere and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.