Elley Murray's Reviews > Wedding Bet

Rating: 3.5 stars

Jamie is out of his element, a Cali boy attending his brother's wedding in a snowy Colorado ski resort. He bumps into Landry, who is another wedding guest trying to avoid his ex (who was a secret boyfriend none of their friends knew he was even dating). Cue the drama!!

Jamie is so sweet, but completely void of self-confidence. Whereas Landry appears very put-together, but hides his deep insecurities with a playboy demeanor. When the two decide to be "fake boyfriends" for the wedding, real feelings ensue.

I love the premise, but the pacing is sort of off. Jamie and Landry run so hot and cold sometimes, suddenly turning on a dime for no discernable reason. There are a couple arguments where one of them starts out with one stance, and by the end it's just totally flipped around. It threw me off a bit and took me out of the story. And then too, the "fake dating" aspect wasn't as prominent as I'd have liked it to be. I think they put on an act maybe... twice? And the rest of the time were just off vibing on their own. The entire "bet" premise is around Jamie betting he can fake being Landry's boyfriend well enough that Landry's ex comes begging for him back, so I really expected that to play into at least SOME sort of drama, but it's just left as a dangling thread of plot that's never fully utilized.

This is the 8th book in the Fixer Brothers Construction series, and can be read as a standalone.