Queen B’s Decree: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie had me smiling throughout. It was just fun.
Emily is our Asian FMC, living in Toronto and dealing with her overly involved family. When her mom keeps pushing her towards certain eligible men, she decides what better way to get them off her back…by giving them what they want? Enter: fake dating Mark.
Their fake dating was pretty adorable. Emily was so resistant to real dating, but Mark really was just so wonderful, she couldn’t help but give in. I enjoyed her internal monologue and their banter was humorous, and I liked getting dual POV (just wish we had a little bit more of Mark). Mark really was a great MMC, I just wanted a bit more character development.
Emily and her family really ended up communicating (my favorite!) and I loved them coming together. Overall, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie was a pretty low stakes read with minimal angst and I’d happily read it again.
Book: Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau
Series: standalone
Genre: RomCom
Hotness: medium salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: fake dating