Category: YA

Review: Sher Lee's FAKE DATES AND MOONCAKES.

3/23/2023

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

I’m a sucker for a foodie or fake dating romance & lucky me, Fake Dates & Mooncakes by Sher Lee has both.

Dylan Tang works at his aunt’s Singaporean Chinese takeout & dreams of winning an upcoming moon cake competition so he can drive more customers to his aunt’s business.

Using a family recipe for the mooncake is also a great way to remember his mother, who passed away one month ago, & possibly to get to know Theo Somers, a handsome, wealthy charmer who Dylan has a crush on immediately after meeting.

Though they don’t have the most auspicious beginning, Dylan & Theo help each other out through a business grant-wedding date exchange.

This cute book explores the importance of Chinese culture to both characters & how that’s tinged by their own respective losses. Family support is huge in this book with Dylan’s family banding together to help him the same way he tries to help them.

Though the drama feels a bit odd to me, Theo makes a great gesture for Dylan’s sake, & it all wraps up with a heartwarming & satisfying ending.

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

4⭐️. Out 05/16.

Please check out a trusted reviewer's list of CWs. [ID: Jess, a white woman, wears an orange floral dress and holds the ebook in front of a green tree.]

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own. ​

4⭐️. Out now!

Please read a trusted reviewer's list of CWs.[ID: Jess's white hand holds the ebook over a bamboo plant stand filled with various plants. A window and deck floor are in the background and a blue rug is on the floor.]

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

5⭐️. Out now!

Please check out a list of CWs from a trusted reviewer.[ID: Jess, a white woman wearing an orange-ish/red floral dress, holds the ebook in front of an evergreen tree.]

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

5⭐️. Out 08/15.

CWs: Overbearing, overmanaging, dismissive mom; lack of understanding & even cruelty from others regarding neurodivergence.[ID: a white hand wearing a brown glove holds the ebook in front of a mural with a girl’s face, bright colors, & the words “This girl can.”]

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

4⭐️. Out 03/14.

CW: Reference to parental judgement (grandparents). Reference to homophobia. Grief over losing a parent.ID: Jess's white hand holds the ebook over a table and cup of coffee in a cafe. In the background are tables and chairs, a lit Christmas tree, and a tv.

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

4.5⭐️. Out 01/24.

CWs: Death of mom. Emotionally abandoned by dad. Cheating manipulative bf. The other lead was cheated on too.[ID: an ebook sits on an open hardback on an orange ottoman. To the left is a string of turtles plant.]

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

4⭐️. Namesake is available 03/16.

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

4.5 ⭐️. YHAM is out now.

5⭐️. Thanks to Simon & Schuster and Netgalley for the complimentary ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

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Please check out a trusted reviewer's list of CWs.
[ID: Jess, a white woman, wears an orange floral dress and holds the ebook in front of a green tree.]

Thanks to the publisher & Netgalley for the complimentary e-ARC. All opinions provided are my own.

Please read a trusted reviewer's list of CWs.
[ID: Jess's white hand holds the ebook over a bamboo plant stand filled with various plants. A window and deck floor are in the background and a blue rug is on the floor.]

Please check out a list of CWs from a trusted reviewer.

[ID: Jess, a white woman wearing an orange-ish/red floral dress, holds the ebook in front of an evergreen tree.]

CWs: Overbearing, overmanaging, dismissive mom; lack of understanding & even cruelty from others regarding neurodivergence.

[ID: a white hand wearing a brown glove holds the ebook in front of a mural with a girl’s face, bright colors, & the words “This girl can.”]

CW: Reference to parental judgement (grandparents). Reference to homophobia. Grief over losing a parent.

ID: Jess's white hand holds the ebook over a table and cup of coffee in a cafe. In the background are tables and chairs, a lit Christmas tree, and a tv.

CWs: Death of mom. Emotionally abandoned by dad. Cheating manipulative bf. The other lead was cheated on too.

[ID: an ebook sits on an open hardback on an orange ottoman. To the left is a string of turtles plant.]