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The Fake-Up: A hilarious new rom-com with unforgettably brilliant characters Hardcover – April 7, 2022

by Justin Myers (Author)
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 138 ratings
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THE RIOTOUSLY FUNNY NEW NOVEL FROM JUSTIN MYERS, MASTER OF THE MODERN-DAY ROM COM

'Everything I want from a rom com. It's warm, funny and whip smart' Laura Kay, author of THE SPLIT

'A brilliantly funny reimagining of the romcom, full of helter-skelter twists' Adam Kay, author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT

'Myers is the master of the comic metaphor' Matt Cain, author of THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE
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TWO EXES. ONE BIG SECRET. LET THE GAMES BEGIN...

Dylan and Flo are in love. The only trouble is, they broke up months ago and everyone was delighted for them.

At first, it's exciting sneaking around, hiding from disapproving friends, climbing through bedroom windows to avoid family, and concocting hilarious disguises. It's like Romeo and Juliet. With more sex and less poison.

But soon it becomes harder to separate truth from lies. Dylan and Flo are in way over their heads, and the games have only just begun . . .
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What real readers are saying about The Fake-Up

'The Fake-Up is a five-star read that will keep you guessing all the way through' FIVE STARS

'I could not put the book down, it was a rollercoaster of a journey . . . It reminded me a lot of Sophie Kinsella . . . You will really fall in love with the characters' FIVE STARS

'I love Justin Myers' writing and this book, his third, is just brilliant . . . It's enjoyable especially because the characters have flaws, they are human and their situations are not farfetched, while being fantastic. Total triumph!'

'A funny, laugh-out-loud story with believable and relatable characters. It gripped me from the very start and kept me up til late in the night wanting to read 'just one more chapter' FIVE STARS

'Just so entertaining and gripping. Impeccable storytelling that I would strongly recommend' FIVE STARS

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  2. Publisher
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  3. Publication date
    April 7, 2022
  4. Dimensions
    5.67 x 1.5 x 8.66 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0751583464
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0751583465
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sphere (April 7, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0751583464
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0751583465
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.67 x 1.5 x 8.66 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 138 ratings

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Justin Myers is a writer and editor from Shipley, Yorkshire, who now lives in London. After years working in journalism, he began his popular, anonymous dating blog The Guyliner in 2010, spent five years as dating and advice columnist in Gay Times and is now a weekly columnist at British GQ. His work has appeared in a number of publications including the Guardian, BuzzFeed and the Irish Times, and his first novel The Last Romeo was published in 2018.

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büchersüchtig
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time
Reviewed in Germany on July 20, 2023
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The idea to the plot is quite promising but doesn't deliver in the end.
Spoiler alert:
Why does the female protagonist fancy someone else all of a sudden when she gives the impression that she loves her boyfriend throughout the book? Same goes for the male protagonist. Not consistent with the rest of the story.
And it takes a weird turn in the end.
All in all, it's neither hilarious nor a rom-com.
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gherkingirl
5.0 out of 5 stars The blurb sells this a thousand miles short…
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2022
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I love Justin Myers’ writing. He could write the Yellow Pages and I will read it. But this third novel sounded a bit flat from the description so I went in a bit wary.

And I was delighted to be so wrong footed. The blurb was either written by someone in publishing a little like Estelle or actually it is a *task* not to spoiler the twist as much as Dylan and Flo make the effort not to.

It is that absolute jewel. A rom com that is sharp, insightful, making points many have not had expressed about their lives before and challenging others’ preconceptions. And as a crowning glory, Justin writes so well about long term relationships not just fizzy new love and hope.

I read it about 3 months ago and keep thinking back to it because such small lines have set off such lightbulbs. Yet at the same time it was just fun, a book I enjoyed reading and wanted to recommend.

He sets that bar so high I feel personally attacked as a writer and yet I will still read him writing the Yellow Pages. That’s when you know someone is a great author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Different.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2023
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I wanted a different genre to read, and this met that. For me, it was weird but kept me interested enough to finish the book. I don't want to spoil it for other readers, but there were certain bits that didn't make sense. I gave it a 4 because I finished it.
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TeeTee
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious fun read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2023
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This is a charming rom com that will have you laughing out loud. Really enjoy Justin's blog and writing - if you're in a bad mood and you need a feelgood story to shake you out of it, this is perfect.
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Jack
4.0 out of 5 stars Showbiz rom-com
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2022
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3.5 stars rounded up.

This is an interesting one. I really love Myers' writing wherever he does it, he's very witty and this made me laugh a number of times. It's well-crafted and the dialogue's a strength. But there were a couple of things I struggled with. I liked the 'backwards' concept of the story (no spoilers) but I felt a bit as though this was a brilliant idea that just stumbled very slightly. And oh my god so many of the characters are horrible. I don't need them to be likeable but Flo's mates are ghastly. (Is this because they're posh? Maybe! The stuff about class is really nicely done.) Estelle is horrible, and although I get that we can grow with Dylan to see her as funny rather than just rude - she's basically just rude. Doubtless she has a perfectly reasonable back story that would explain this - she did feel like a 'real' person - but still, just horrible. The ending made Flo and Dylan look a bit twattish as well, which they didn't really before.

The backwards thing makes it all slightly melancholy, which felt a bit odd to me. It's very funny in places but when you think about Flo and Dylan's lives going forward, this moment just has a weirdly elegiac autumnal sadness. I can very much see that this might just be me ruminating on the nature of fame etc.
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