Book: Rent to Be

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Author: Sonia Hartln

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Thank you NetGalley and RB Media for an advanced audio copy.

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Rent to Be is a typical rom-com that had a couple of decisions I didn’t understand but ultimately I enjoyed the ride.n

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The story follows Isla who is the black sheep of her family. Everyone expects the worst from her which leads her to spin a web of lies. The only person who knows all the lies is Isla’s brother’s best friend, Cade. Cade uses this to his advantage and has Isla join him at work functions to pose as his fake girlfriend. Fake dating to real dating typically gets messy but in Rent to Be, I didn’t fully understand why they made it as messy as they did.

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I don’t mind explicit content in my books but I was caught off guard with Rent to Be. It was a cute and fun book but then when it got to some sex scenes, it was no longer a cute and fun book. It felt a little awkward and out of place in a book like this. These scenes just didn’t match the overall tone of the book in my opinion. n

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Both Isla and Cade were great well-developed characters. I wanted them together and the book didn’t give too good of a reason why they shouldn’t be. I can understand some of the problems Cade may have had but the chemistry they had together made me as a reader not care, I wish he would have not cared either. n

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Overall this was a fun book that had some issues for me, but I definitely recommend this one.n

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Final score: 4/5