Book Review: The Dating Playbook by Farah Rochon

Publisher: Forever Publishing, August 17th 2021

Format: ebook

Pages: 368

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

When a personal trainer agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window in this delightful romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of The Boyfriend Project!

When it comes to personal training, Taylor Powell kicks serious butt. Unfortunately, her bills are piling up, rent is due, and the money situation is dire. Taylor needs more than the support of her new best friends, Samiah and London. She needs a miracle.

And Jamar Dixon might just be it. The oh-so-fine former footballer wants back into the NFL, and he wants Taylor to train him. There’s just one catch — no one can know what they’re doing. But when they’re accidentally outed as a couple, Taylor’s game plan is turned completely upside down. Is Jamar just playing to win . . . or is he playing for keeps?

My Review: 

Thank you Forever Publishing for the copy of this book.

Read if you like: fake dating trope.

I really loved how different this book was from the first one. Taylor is trying to launch her fitness business, so when football star Jamal asks her to be his personal trainer, she jumps at the opportunity.

Taylor and Jamal were super cute and I loved how their relationship developed. I also appreciated the depiction of a learning disability, and how it can sometimes be missed in school. There was also a conversation around injury and whether or not it is worth following your dreams when you could further injury.

CW: sexual content, injury, learning disability, anxiety, sexism.

 

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