"Perfect."He raised his eyebrows."You get to be my date.""Uh..." His mouth opened but that's all that came out.After the funny and cute way this story started, I was sure that I was going to like it. And I was right. Kasie West is a queen when it comes to writing fluffy, light and unputdownable books. I can't seem to read her stories in any other way than one sitting. It's impossible. I always find myself completely enraptured in her worlds and The Fill-In Boyfriend was no exception. I'm pretty sure it has lots to do with her swoon-worthy heroes. Seriously. I seem to love all of them so much. But it's not just that. Her stories always have a lot of charm and give me this giddy feeling. I simply love the way she writes! His amused look softened."So you still don't know my name?""No. And I need it for tonight." He didn't provide me the answer but instead asked, "What have you been calling me in your head, then?""What makes you think you've been in my head?" He just smirked like he knew he had. And he was right. "Fill-in Bradley." He laughed. "Wow. Creative."So yes, we don't get to know his real name for what felt like ages and it drove me crazyyy. So I won't tell you either. You'll just have to read the book. Or forever think of him as fill-in Bradley.Also, their dialogues. Probably one of my favorite things about this book. I just couldn't get enough of it. He and Gia just had such a great chemistry. It was easy between them and they brought out the best in each other. In the course of the book, they both go through a bunch of stuff and I loved seeing them support and care for each other."You know what we've succeeded in doing with this game?""What's that?""Increasing the anticipation."He laughed. "I know, right? Can I just be fill-in Bradley forever?"Another thing that was really great about both of them is that they don't really fit in any typical YA character categories. Gia for instance, she's very popular because of her student council president status, so because of her smarts and leader tendencies, not because she's pretty or a cheerleader. At the same time though, she's extremely clueless about a lot of things and cares way too much what people think about her. So yes, Gia's really insecure and unsure of herself, but tries to hide all that underneath her perfect image...Which just makes her seem a bit untouchable and keeps her from having real relationships with people. All that changes, of course, in the course of the book which brings me to something else I really liked: the character development of the heroine. It was subtle and not rushed at all, written in a way that I could barely pin point when she'd grown so much. There wasn't one big thing that changed her over night, but rather many little incidents and mistakes from which she learned. It seemed very realistic to me. Then, there's fill-in Bradley alias Fib (I almost slipped and wrote his actual name. NO YOU DO NOT GET TO KNOW IT). Fib is kind of geeky, but at the same time confident with a beautiful albeit bitchy ex-girlfriend with a serious mean streak. So he isn't your typical insecure or even unexperienced nerdy guy either. Also, he isn't nerdy in the way that most YA nerds seem to be defined. But I digress. My point is that they both seemed very complex and because of that more real. And I really enjoyed that.Also, can we talk about how awesome Bec is? Bec is Fib's sister and she does not like Gia at all which was so funny to watch. Bec's very honest and loud and kind of angry most of the time, so she managed to make me laugh a lot. She and her sassiness made for some really great scenes.Bec spun in a circle once, her arms outstretched, then she grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me. "You are awesome. Revenge is awesome."Olivia cleared her throat. "Because I have a very, very immature brain," Bec added.So, now you probably wonder, why - if I loved so much about this book - did I give it 'only' four stars? The answer to what, or rather who made me do that is very simple. Gia's friends, especially Jules. I won't go into detail, but I still don't get why Jules did what she did. And it's a very important part of the plot, so I feel like I can't just ignore it in my rating, even though I read it in one sitting and everything kind of screams 5 stars. Jules and even the other two annoyed me a lot, and also how Gia reacted in the situations they put her in, so it honestly took a little bit from my enjoyment. I just wish that whole part wasn't there or at least different because I loved the scenes with fill-in Bradley and Bec so much. But it is what it is, so four stars from me!You should still read this book because Kasie West writes the most adorable stories and always manages to put a smile on my face. And who knows, maybe the friends won't even bother you! ..............................................................................Yes, I just read that in one sitting. No, I don't regret it at all.--Fake relationship kind of stories - my weakness

i'm so happy i really enjoyed this. i was worried bc i didn't like on the fence but THIS WAS SO SO SO CUTE

You only care about your friends seeing me. Thats not true. Okay, so it was kinda true. But only because of Jules. Shed infiltrated our group a year ago and ever so slowly tried to turn my best friends against me.Get your tissues ready, this is the saddest story you've heard all year.Meet Gia Montgomery - a beautiful, popular, wealthy 17-year-old girl with loving parents and early acceptance to UCLA. But Gia, you know, she's got it bad. I mean, her hot college boyfriend not only broke up with her on prom night but, by doing so, he also sabotaged her plan to get even with her evil arch nemesis - Jules - and prove she DID actually have a boyfriend.Oh lord - and on top of that? She doesn't win Prom Queen. But wait, Gia is so super smart that she concocts a plan right there in the parking lot! Her boyfriend might have broken up with her (because she's a shallow, self-centred bitch), but looky over there - there's another male specimen just waiting around in his car; obviously waiting to be plucked up by her, ordered into a tux and dragged along into prom to pretend to be the boyfriend who broke up with her.This guy - Fake Bradley - because of some great mystery of the universe, agrees to go with this girl he's only just met and pretend to be her college boyfriend. Then break up with her AFTER proving he exists. Fake Bradley does everything she asks, plays along, breaks up with her and goes home. And Gia - she's happy right?Wrong!Because now, suddenly, Gia can't stop thinking about Fake Bradley. And FB's little sister won't give Gia his number because - gasp! - she thinks Gia will just use him. For some reason, she's got this impression that Gia is a bitch who cares for no one but herself and her little group of popular bitches:Hi. Im sorry. I dont know your name.He shrugged. Ive only been in four of your classes over the last three years. Why would you?My cheeks reddened. Had he really? I looked at him again, closer. He honestly didnt look at all familiar to me, except from prom the other night.And on top of it all, Gia has to deal with her parents! Her kind, loving, considerate parents who - *sob* - didn't support her relationship with an older man.Poor Gia. Poor me for suffering through this - one of the dumbest books I've ever read. I expected better from this author.Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Youtube