I Really Do

Published::
Author:: Hardy, Emily K.
Genre:: Romance, Lesbian, LGBT, Fake Dating, Queer, Contemporary, Slow Burn
Rating:: 5
date finished:: 2025-06-22
dates reread::

Goodreads Description

Brooke Kent hasn't spoken to a single member of her family in thirteen years. That's all changed when her younger brother calls her to invite her to his wedding. He tells her to bring her girlfriend, partner, spouse, or the woman she hooks up with on Tuesdays, he doesn't care who, just wants her there. Brooke would be tempted to take him up on that only she's painfully single.When she tells her two best friends about her dilemma, they suggest Brooke invite Anna Fourchette, the woman Brooke has been pining over for almost a year. To Brooke's surprise, Anna agrees. Can Brooke really handle a week in London dealing with her estranged family? And more importantly, can she pretend to date the woman of her dreams without falling in love for real along the way?

Review

Highlights

“I’ve just never understood that logic.” She hummed. “Like, oh-no, my daughter’s gay, let’s ship her off to a building literally full of only women.” — location: [910]

“You say it like we’re a mythical creature found out in the wild. Like a unicorn or a narwhal.” ​

“Chris, narwhals are real,” — location: [1498]

“And what, if I might ask, is John Wayne Syndrome? Being a racist, sexist, asshat?” — location: [1622]

That’s someone who refuses to sit with their back to a door. Something about not wanting to get shot in the back while playing poker. — location: [1627]^ref-21101

Planted: Sunday 22 June 2025
Last tended: Tuesday 24 June 2025