A review by beckyyreadss
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because Lana’s books have been all over the book community. I got this book and The Nanny in the 3 for £6 deal at the Works and I decided to jump right in. This book was sweet and sexy and adorable.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Mackenzie and she hasn’t had a successful date in months. She's only a year out of residency, and her grandmother’s obsession with finding the perfect mate threatens to drive her insane, so it should be a small thing when she lies about meeting someone . . . until she blurts out the name of the last man she would ever date: Noah “The Big Bad Wolf of Denver General” Taylor. The second point of view is Noah, and he is an interventional cardiologist and all-round grump, and he has spent his entire life hiding what he is – an unmated alpha. But when an anonymous tip brings everything to light, he’s left with two choices: come clean to the board and risk his career or find himself a mate. So, when the chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asks him to be her fake boyfriend the same day he’s called to meet the board, it must be kismet, right? Mackenzie gets her grandmother off her back, and Noah gets the chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate – it's a mutually beneficial business transaction. But when the fake-mate act turns to very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realise love is a whole different kind of animal.  

I loved the fake relationship storyline, and the fake relationship storyline with doctors and wolves. Like if you’ve watched Grey’s Anatomy, you know how much sex there is within doctors, adding wolf hormones and Christ, this is what you get. I love that you could see them both trying to not get attached and failing completely. This book was very cheesy and adorable and very spicy. I loved the adorable moments with them in the hospital and trying to act completely normal, sniffing each other in a cupboard and then her passing out. It was a very easy read; you didn’t really need to think or pay attention. I think Noah is hilarious and how he was trying to prove that he is different and then messed up completely.  

The third act break up ruined this. I swear to God, I hate third act break ups. I would have liked more of a revenge against Dennis. As it was kind of wrapped up in one chapter, they get back together, they go to the board and then Dennis is hopefully sacked? I would have loved like public humiliation, the whole hospital to know what a piece of shit he is. I would have loved for Noah to grow some balls and tell Mackenzie what was said. Mackenzie did drive me nuts at times and I found myself skimming over the thoughts of hers because they were so repetitive of “I can’t fall for Noah, it’s just sex, but I love him, but he is leaving.”  

This was the second book of Lana’s that I've read, and it won’t be the last. Hopefully the third act breakups will stop, and I can enjoy them even more.  Also, I still don’t understand the whole knot thing with wolves' sex thing.  

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