Date Me Like You Mean It by R.S. Grey Published by Self on November 5, 2020
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Pages: 305
Format: Audiobook
Source: Audible
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I’m good at hiding my feelings.
Having to pretend I’m not in love with my best friend?
Pfft. That’s child’s play.Here’s how I do it: I avert my eyes when he walks out of his room, shirtless in all his toned glory. I squash the butterflies that fill my stomach every time he slowly unfurls a dimpled smile. And, most importantly, I keep an arsenal of “personal massagers” in my bedside drawer. Wink.
Not to brag, but Aiden Smith isn’t hard to resist if you’ve been doing it for as long as I have. In fact, we might have continued as best friends forever if not for the fact that I needed him to play the part of my fake boyfriend.
Date me like you mean it, I told him. Nudge nudge. C’mon, just go along with a little lie, help a girl out, and then we can all return to life as we know it.
Except he veered from the plan.
He crossed the line.
Flirting with me when no one else was around? Pinning me down and kissing me like that? Okay, how exactly is taking off my bra part of the ruse, Aiden?!
I’d ask him about it if I could, but well…things got ugly and we’re not best friends anymore.In fact, we’re the exact opposite.
Now, I have to play nice even though I want to crush his heart in the palm of my hand.
Pretending not to love Aiden was the easy part.
Pretending not to hate him?
Well…I might need a little more practice.
I love a good friends-to-lovers, fake dating romance! And I loved the last book I read by R.S. Grey, Hotshot Doc, so I was eager to get to Date Me Like You Mean It once I learned that it includes some of my favorite tropes in the romance world! I wasn’t disappointed at all!
Aiden and Maddie met at a wedding when their siblings married each other, and formed an instant friendship. They ended up becoming roommates, and Maddie had to suffer silently as she fell in love with him while an endless stream of women poured in and out of their apartment over the years. A situation arises where Maddie accidentally says Aiden is her boyfriend, and he’s a good sport and plays along until… is anyone even playing anymore?
This was a really, really sweet story. I loved Aiden and I really liked Maddie. Their friendship is special, and I love their banter. The romance is a very slow burn, and there’s so much miscommunication that I almost lost my mind. How can two best friends who know each other inside and out suck so much at communicating? There’s drama and unhappiness, but the swoon factor is off the charts and the ending is wonderful. I ended the book sad to say goodbye and completely satisfied with this adorable love story. I listened to Date Me Like You Mean It on audio, and it was a joy. I could not stop listening, and flew through the story. These narrators are fabulous, and I’m going to look out for other books they read (especially together).
All in all, Date Me Like You Mean It is another win for R.S. Grey! I’m quickly becoming a major fan of hers, and can’t wait to read more of her books!
I may have to give this one a read!
I really loved it, and hope you do too!
Oh God, I think I’m already hooked on this story! Haha! It has some really good tropes going on! And I’m a sucker for friends-to-lovers! Thanks for the fun review!