Release Date: October 14th on KU
This was my first ARC!
Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is book 2 in Riley Winters Uptown Love interconnected series. I'm usually one to read a series in order, and intended to read book 1 before this one, but I honestly forgot with my never-ending TBR, so I just jumped right in.
Faking It In Manhattan is a fake dating contemporary workplace romance. The chemistry between Scarlett and Blake is undeniable from the start, even if they don't want to believe it. The banter is perfect. I do feel like a lot of their issues wouldn't have been there or could have been overcome faster if they had just communicated like adults. In saying that, given Scarlett's previous marriage, it is totally understandable why she was so guarded at the start.
All in all, this was a cute, easy read, that gives 2000's rom-com vibes. If you love fake dating, reformed playboys, lots of banter, close female friendships and starting to heal from a traumatic past romantic relationship, this book is for you!