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Fake Dating and Real Feelings1:04 – 3:47

1:04

Let me read you a summary of Fake Skating right now.

1:08

Growing up, Dani and Alec were best friends.

1:11

Their moms were also best friends, so it made sense that they would get along so well.

1:15

Everybody knew these two kids were inseparable, until the Great Separation happened when Dani had to move away.

1:22

Dani's father is in the military, and she's had to move a lot since then.

1:26

However, she gets to settle down somewhere once her parents get divorced.

1:30

She's having a very hard time dealing with that, but it will be nice to get to stay in one place.

1:35

She and her mom go to live with her grandfather, who's a very famous retired hockey player.

1:40

Dani is finally back to where she grew up, but so many things have changed.

1:45

She hasn't really kept in contact with Alec ever since she moved away.

1:49

They originally wrote each other, but then the letters just stopped coming.

1:53

And Alec is nothing like the Alec she remembers.

1:56

He's now a very successful high school hockey player, and in this town, hockey is a very big deal.

2:02

Everybody knows who Alec is.

2:04

They even call him Zeus.

2:06

Dani doesn't want to let herself get distracted by this.

2:09

She has her sights set on attending Harvard in the fall, and so she knows she has to work super hard to get into the college and keep her grades up.

2:16

But when a misunderstanding occurs in a locker room with Alec, Dani ends up getting a little distracted, because now she has to fake date him.

2:24

They were spotted together where they were not supposed to be, and as I just said, it was a total misunderstanding, but to clear their names, they have to pretend like they're boyfriend and girlfriend.

2:33

Fake dating Alec comes with a lot of perks.

2:36

After all, Dani now has these built-in friends because Alec is so popular.

2:41

But their dynamic has been weird ever since she moved back, and it's not the same as it used to be.

2:46

Plus, what will happen when they inevitably have to break up? However, as Dani and Alec continue to spend time together as they fake date, Real feelings begin to emerge, and suddenly the situation is a whole lot more complicated.

2:59

They'll have to deal with their issues from the past to even begin considering a future together, a future that might never happen.

3:06

Will Alec and Dani's fake dating scheme end in real romance, or will people get hurt along the way? I have to be honest, I love nothing more than a good fake dating trope in a book.

Fake Dating and Real Feelings1:04 – 3:47

1:04

Let me read you a summary of Fake Skating right now.

1:08

Growing up, Dani and Alec were best friends.

1:11

Their moms were also best friends, so it made sense that they would get along so well.

1:15

Everybody knew these two kids were inseparable, until the Great Separation happened when Dani had to move away.

1:22

Dani's father is in the military, and she's had to move a lot since then.

1:26

However, she gets to settle down somewhere once her parents get divorced.

1:30

She's having a very hard time dealing with that, but it will be nice to get to stay in one place.

1:35

She and her mom go to live with her grandfather, who's a very famous retired hockey player.

1:40

Dani is finally back to where she grew up, but so many things have changed.

1:45

She hasn't really kept in contact with Alec ever since she moved away.

1:49

They originally wrote each other, but then the letters just stopped coming.

1:53

And Alec is nothing like the Alec she remembers.

1:56

He's now a very successful high school hockey player, and in this town, hockey is a very big deal.

2:02

Everybody knows who Alec is.

2:04

They even call him Zeus.

2:06

Dani doesn't want to let herself get distracted by this.

2:09

She has her sights set on attending Harvard in the fall, and so she knows she has to work super hard to get into the college and keep her grades up.

2:16

But when a misunderstanding occurs in a locker room with Alec, Dani ends up getting a little distracted, because now she has to fake date him.

2:24

They were spotted together where they were not supposed to be, and as I just said, it was a total misunderstanding, but to clear their names, they have to pretend like they're boyfriend and girlfriend.

2:33

Fake dating Alec comes with a lot of perks.

2:36

After all, Dani now has these built-in friends because Alec is so popular.

2:41

But their dynamic has been weird ever since she moved back, and it's not the same as it used to be.

2:46

Plus, what will happen when they inevitably have to break up? However, as Dani and Alec continue to spend time together as they fake date, Real feelings begin to emerge, and suddenly the situation is a whole lot more complicated.

2:59

They'll have to deal with their issues from the past to even begin considering a future together, a future that might never happen.

3:06

Will Alec and Dani's fake dating scheme end in real romance, or will people get hurt along the way? I have to be honest, I love nothing more than a good fake dating trope in a book.