Wednesday, June 17, 2020

BLOG TOUR + REVIEW: Faked by Karla Sorensen



Title: Faked
Author: Karla Sorensen
Genre: Sports Romance
Release Date: June 16, 2020



Buy Links: (Kindle Unlimited)
Universal: myBook.to/Faked


RATING:

REVIEW
“There’s you. That’ll always be the best part of my day.”
Claire Ward is the quiet one among her siblings. Growing up she was constantly facing comparisons with her twin sister Lia and she often felt overshadowed. She wants people to think of her as her own separate person from Lia — for people not to compare them nor group them together. This book finally puts her in the spotlight and I loved getting to know her even more! She’s very empathetic and cares a lot about helping others, I can’t help but admire her.

If you’ve met the Wards before Faked… you know she’s had feelings for Finn, Lia’s best friend, for a while. She’s set to attend a family event with Finn in Lia’s place (a twin swap!). Instead, it’s Finn’s half-brother Bauer Davis who picks up Claire. He’s a snowboarder and the exact opposite of Finn.


Bauer really won my heart over. He has his flaws (who doesn’t?) but I could see that he was willing to try harder and work through his emotionally-stunted all for Claire. He’s someone you really just want to give all your love to because you just know he deserves it and needs it but never got a lot of it growing up.



I love the kind of relationship they have. They understand each other in different ways. Bauer was “the other brother.” The black sheep of the family. Claire was the twin who had always faded into the background. She is one of the very few people in Bauer’s life who thinks good of him and isn’t expecting him to mess up any second. Bauer, who is usually closed off, allows himself to be vulnerable around her.


As always, I love the scenes of the Ward family!!! To think Claire and Lia were barely teenagers in The Marriage Effect… Logan and Paige really did raise them well. It’s evident how much the love and support they had for each other growing up affected Claire. In contrast, it’s also shown how the lack of a good family dynamic affected Bauer.


Admittedly, I wanted more scenes with the family but I guess they really are growing up huh. I’m very much looking forward to getting to know more about Lia and Isabel through their books!



I’m really grateful Karla Sorensen took a turn and started from scratch when writing this book. I still remember her posts when she did that, and it definitely paid off. Claire and Bauer are amazing together. They feel right. I wish this book was a little bit longer, actually. I want more!!!


Actual rating: 4.5/5


ARC provided by author and Enticing Journey Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

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