When you take a fake boyfriend for all the wrong reasons…
Someone’s going to get hurt
Maddie
Dumped by text
Humiliated in the lunch room
And flaunting his new girlfriend,
I can’t wait to give Josh payback.
Dating the new boy who beat him in cross country
Seems like the perfect way to get revenge… that covers your face.
Getting invited to Homecoming Dance
Makes me think that maybe I judged the kids at River Valley High wrong.
Maddie makes me believe in fairy tales,
That a kiss will make me a prince,
Just like Beauty and the Beast.
But I should have known better
Because you can’t get a happy ending
When you find out that nothing is real…
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Maddie was in love with Josh her high school boyfriend until she received a text message. It was from Josh saying he was breaking up with her. He gave no reason behind this so Maddie was confused as to what was going on. When she got to school, she saw another girl getting out of his truck.
Peyton is the new kid at school with a birthmark on his face that he tried to hide. He did not know anyone that attended the school. Maddie asks him to the homecoming dance to make Josh jealous.
Will Maddie and Peyton fall in love or will she go back to Josh?
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I volunteered to read this ARC for an honest review. I enjoyed this story about Maddie and Peyton. She’s been dating Josh all summer and it’s been great. Now it’s the second week of senior year and something is wrong. He breaks up with her via text. So she decides to get revenge by dating Josh’s biggest competition, Peyton. Peyton is new at school and has a birthmark on his face. So Maddie is surprised when she finds she actually likes Peyton. The beginnings of a great HEA school year.
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Something that starts out as revenge against a ex-boyfriend turns into something more. The new boy is much more than she realized. This is a sweet story and I enjoyed it very much.
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A great reminder of what high school was like! Lots of emotions, great friends, bad decisions, dating and getting your feelings hurt. I loved each one of the characters.
Payton was born with a large birth mark that covered one side of his face. He also moved frequently, so he was always the new kid with the messed up face. Things haven’t been easy forhim in his life.
Maddie is upset and hurt after her boyfriend broke up with her via text. She wanted to get back at Josh. In wanting to hurt Josh, she made a very bad decision that included Payton. Instead of hurting Josh, she ended up hurting Payton.
Not the fake relationship trope that I was expecting. A bit heavier than that. However, I really enjoyed it and I was hooked. Didn’t want to put it down! I really liked Peyton’s character.
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This story was incredible. The characters were super complex and had so many layers. I liked having both of their perspectives on the matter. I loved their attitude to everything. At first, I didn’t like Maddie much. She seemed a bit snobbish and rude. She grew throughout the novel though. She was the best version of herself when with Peyton. It’s a clean novel with a great plot. While it is a bit of a popular trope, Kylie added her own twists and turns to it.
This story follows Maddie and Peyton. Maddie’s been dumped by her boyfriend who she really, really liked. The worst part, it was by text. The day after she was dumped, she sees him with another girl. She meets Peyton, that very day, when she runs out of gas in the middle of the road. The first thing she notices is his birthmark which covers half of his face. The next day she learns that Peyton beat her ex in a cross country race. She decides to make her ex jealous by dating Peyton so she asks Peyton out.
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I think this is a predictable, yet cute story idea, with clean romance. I think this book would be perfect for girls in middle school who are just starting to experience their first crushes, arguments with friends, etc. It feels much like reading a diary as the book is written through the thoughts of the two main characters and at times uses very informal writing. As a woman in my 20s who reads a lot of YA fiction, this book was much cheesier than I am used to reading which made it a bit difficult to read. Also, while it seems like the story is set in the US, there are some phrases that are uncommon for us to use in the US. Every once in a while, there is also some big vocabulary words that I did not understand that seemed out of character for the informal, diary-like writing.
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Loved it! I read her first book in a similar style a few months ago ad thought, ‘I definitely want to read more by this author!’ This story was just as good as that first book. Very sweet, clean romance and I look forward to reading more in the series. Definitely recommend it!
My High School Fake Boyfriend
Kylie Key
How does Kylie do it? This book is so good. So sweet.
Maddie was dating a popular athlete and he dumped her like a sack of potatoes. She decided to get back at him by asking a boy to the Homecoming Dance that beat her ex.
Peyton had moved into the area for his senior year. He lived with his uncle and he was a runner. He had a big birth mark on his face so he was made fun of a lot. When Maddie asked him out he couldn’t believe it, like Beauty and the Beast.
Then story was so well told and I always love how Kylie has unique twists and stories.
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