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Faking It (Dempseys #2)
by
Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads Author)
LOVE AND DECEPTION HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who run a respectable art gallery-and have for generations. There's Gwen, the matriarch who likes to escape reality, Eve the oldest daughter who has a slight identity problem (she has two), Nadine, the granddaughter who's ready to follow in the family footsteps as soon as she can find a set t...more
Meet the Goodnights, a respectable family who run a respectable art gallery-and have for generations. There's Gwen, the matriarch who likes to escape reality, Eve the oldest daughter who has a slight identity problem (she has two), Nadine, the granddaughter who's ready to follow in the family footsteps as soon as she can find a set t...more
Paperback, 412 pages
Published
April 14th 2003
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published August 17th 2002)
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Aug 04, 2011
Anzu The Great Destroyer
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
people who miss reading a good cheesy book
This was such a damn… what word to use? …. Hmmmm… freaky? Yeah I guess it will do. So this was such a damn freaky book! Seriously I guess all the characters in here have issues. No normal people allowed I guess. Even the dentist has issues… What the hell?!
A really fun start and hilarious characters. This makes me think of that vamp series… What was the name? Ah yeah! Argeneau. Now I managed to read the first one (barely). What reminds me of that is the amount of characters this book has. Now Mrs...more
A really fun start and hilarious characters. This makes me think of that vamp series… What was the name? Ah yeah! Argeneau. Now I managed to read the first one (barely). What reminds me of that is the amount of characters this book has. Now Mrs...more
Feb 26, 2010
Barbara M.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
all-time-favorites
5 Stars...I LOVED it...
Oh my goodness...where shall I start with this never gonna give this book enough credit review?!
"Faking It" started off as one of those (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this) books that I picked up a couple times and just put down because I just wasn't clicking with the characters at that point in time. Well let me say...I am so mad at myself for doing that...but so happy at the same time because it took me longer to read it!!! I started really reading this book yesterday mo...more
Oh my goodness...where shall I start with this never gonna give this book enough credit review?!
"Faking It" started off as one of those (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this) books that I picked up a couple times and just put down because I just wasn't clicking with the characters at that point in time. Well let me say...I am so mad at myself for doing that...but so happy at the same time because it took me longer to read it!!! I started really reading this book yesterday mo...more
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I love it when the main character rides the line between really good and a little bad. I guess forging paintings is more than a little bit bad, and breaking into someone's house is also on the "more than a little bit bad" side - but breaking into someone's house to replace the forged painting with a real one - well - that's when you have the crook with the golden heart. Add a love interest who is also riding the naughty but nice line and a cast of a crazy family - and you have yourself a fun lit...more
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Jan 25, 2008
Tammy
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
contemporary-romance,
jenny-crusie
When I first read "Welcome to Temptation" (one of my all-time favorite books), I fell in love with Sophie's brother, bad-boy Davy Dempsey. I was thrilled when I discovered that Davy was finally given his own story.
This book was not as funny, clever, sexy or charming as Crusie's prior novels. Matilda Goodnight is disappointing and not at all what I had in mind for Davy. Her sister with split personalities, cross-dressing ex-brother-in-law, a couple of smart ass teenagers and a hit man did make t...more
This book was not as funny, clever, sexy or charming as Crusie's prior novels. Matilda Goodnight is disappointing and not at all what I had in mind for Davy. Her sister with split personalities, cross-dressing ex-brother-in-law, a couple of smart ass teenagers and a hit man did make t...more
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This book…was very “meh” for me. The characters never clicked for me – and I don’t think I laughed until page 214. I can’t say the book was bad…it was just ok.
The beginning was rather busy and…felt rather crowded. I wasn’t sure who was who and what was what. Tilda was great and I liked her…but I didn’t feel very much for her. To be honest, I felt a little disappointed in Davy. One of the things I’ve liked the most about Crusie’s books were the depth she g
Oct 08, 2007
Stephanie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
anyone with a good sense of humor
Shelves:
embarrassing-romance
What if someone wrote a Harlequin Romance while dropping acid? I'm pretty sure this book would be the result. Jennifer Crusie, whose known for her quirky romance novels, outdoes herself with this tale. Who else would create a heroine who has to fake an orgasm with the hero the first time they have sex because it's so bad? Who else would describe their first kiss as "tasting of vodka and disaster"? This book is just so much fun.
Aug 21, 2007
Punk
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
good-more-than-once,
romance
Romance. The Goodnight family's been bent for four centuries, but Tilda Goodnight's going straight, as soon as she steals a forged painting and makes out with the con man she meets while hiding in the closet. This was the second time I read this, and I liked it even more this time around. Crusie's plots are a little formulaic -- there is a stray dog in every book and usually a murder -- but her writing's vivid and funny, her characters are imperfect and likable, and the sex is generally hot and...more
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Faking It was the first book I ever read by Jennifer Crusie and is the reason I went to read every other book she has ever written. This one, however, remains my favorite. The story is one part romance novel, one part action adventure and is liberally sprinkled with humor, musical references, art and movie quotes. The heroine is asthmatic which is a first for me in fiction -- asthma as a charming plot ploy rather than the sad pathetic fat kid's problem. Here, here, Ms. Crusie! Hoorah!
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I liked Welcome to Temptation better as a romance. As a whole, I like Fake it better. The story was nuts, it made me laugh quite a few times. I really think that Gwen and Ford need their own book. Gwen is my new hero. I actually didnt "get" Tilda as a character, or Davey for that matter. The whole art trauma didn't touch me the same way Sophie's problems did. The book was a much stronger Comedy and even Mystery than it was a romance. I did like the whole lousy sex thing. It's nice to see that ad...more
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By the same author as the excellent book Bet Me, this was just as well written, and by the end, just as engrossing and enjoyable.
There were two things that gave me trouble with this book; one small and one large. The small is just that there are an awful lot of characters introduced right off the bat, including a woman named Clea, two female characters who go by multiple female names, a guy called Rabbit and a dog named Steve. It was just plain hard to keep everyone straight for a while.
My secon...more
There were two things that gave me trouble with this book; one small and one large. The small is just that there are an awful lot of characters introduced right off the bat, including a woman named Clea, two female characters who go by multiple female names, a guy called Rabbit and a dog named Steve. It was just plain hard to keep everyone straight for a while.
My secon...more
.5 Stars - Fun Story, but lacks typical Crusie Magic, November 19, 2008
Be sure to read "Welcome to Tempation" before you read this book. While the story stands on it's own, you get much insight about the character Davey, who is Matilda's love interest in this story.
It's a great story about a family that has owned an art gallery for generations and has quite a few secrets to hide. There's certainly not a lack of subject matter for a great story with some great supporting characters. The most int...more
Be sure to read "Welcome to Tempation" before you read this book. While the story stands on it's own, you get much insight about the character Davey, who is Matilda's love interest in this story.
It's a great story about a family that has owned an art gallery for generations and has quite a few secrets to hide. There's certainly not a lack of subject matter for a great story with some great supporting characters. The most int...more
What a great way to discover this author! While coming chronologically second after Welcome to Temptation (the story of Davy's sister Sophie), it creates a whole, self-sufficient little world of its own. Namely that of art, painting and the ways to make a living of it, whether legally or illegally... Not only is this novel witty, clever and original, it is a perfect example of what I mean when I say that I learn so much through romance. So much trivia to be specific, but you cannot say it isn't...more
I always see tons of books from this author at the library and last month was like chick-lit month on the welcome table and this book was on it, so what the hell, I picked it up. It was eh. She has written a lot of books and it’s kind of disappointing when the first one you pick up from a new-to-you author is not that great. Because you know there is some good stuff out there, but you don’t have the motivation to pick any up because of the first one you read. Anyway, this one was about a family...more
Ok, but not recommended.
This book is the sequel to Welcome To Temptation, which was about Sophie and Phin. Davy had a smaller role in that book and now this book is about him. The plot didn't make sense to me. Someone paints pictures and signs them with a fake name in the way someone uses a "pen name" to write books. The painter in this story felt she might go to jail if anyone found out. That didn't make sense to me since the name she signed wasn't a name used by anyone else. Davy is a reformed...more
This book is the sequel to Welcome To Temptation, which was about Sophie and Phin. Davy had a smaller role in that book and now this book is about him. The plot didn't make sense to me. Someone paints pictures and signs them with a fake name in the way someone uses a "pen name" to write books. The painter in this story felt she might go to jail if anyone found out. That didn't make sense to me since the name she signed wasn't a name used by anyone else. Davy is a reformed...more
This book featured THE most insane, quirky characters that I think I've ever seen. They were all nuts!! I think this is Crusie's specialty though, creating characters that are so quirky that they are amusing. Add in ridiculous situations and we have a winner!
This book is not about women faking orgasms, because that's what I thought until I read the description LOL. Matilda Goodnight is the youngest daughter in her family, and yet she's the one who takes care of everyone. When her niece Nadine ac...more
This book is not about women faking orgasms, because that's what I thought until I read the description LOL. Matilda Goodnight is the youngest daughter in her family, and yet she's the one who takes care of everyone. When her niece Nadine ac...more
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Faking It is my new favorite Jennifer Crusie novel. This book was riotously funny almost from beginning to end, but there were a few poignant moments that added depth to an otherwise zany comedy.
I waited several months to read Faking It after finishing Welcome to Temptation, because I just wasn't sure I wanted to visit the Dempsey family again. Welcome to Temptation was hilarious, but I disliked most of the characters. Phin was a jerkwad, Sophie was a wimp, and Amy was a brat. In fact, the only...more
I waited several months to read Faking It after finishing Welcome to Temptation, because I just wasn't sure I wanted to visit the Dempsey family again. Welcome to Temptation was hilarious, but I disliked most of the characters. Phin was a jerkwad, Sophie was a wimp, and Amy was a brat. In fact, the only...more
**3.5 Stars**
Davy frowned at her. "So I'm a selfish bastard for wanting to do the right thing?"
"Yes," Tilda said.
"I know that's wrong." Davy stood up. "Let me get back to you on why."
"Well, until then, keep your mouth shut," Tilda said. "You Honest people can make life hell for everybody else."
I was so confused by this book, and I'm not sure in what way completely.
This book is a sequel to Welcome to Temptation. This book is Davy Dempsey's adventure.
Things I liked about this book: Their, Davy and...more
Davy frowned at her. "So I'm a selfish bastard for wanting to do the right thing?"
"Yes," Tilda said.
"I know that's wrong." Davy stood up. "Let me get back to you on why."
"Well, until then, keep your mouth shut," Tilda said. "You Honest people can make life hell for everybody else."
I was so confused by this book, and I'm not sure in what way completely.
This book is a sequel to Welcome to Temptation. This book is Davy Dempsey's adventure.
Things I liked about this book: Their, Davy and...more
Nov 29, 2008
Alexis
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Romantic comedy fans
Recommended to Alexis by:
Erin
Shelves:
romance,
my-reviews
Tilda Goodnight is an artist working out of the gallery that's been in her family for hundreds of years. Her whole family lives in the building that the gallery is located in, and in the basement they hide the family secrets. And this family has a lot of secrets.
Enter Davy Dempsey (previously seen in Welcome to Temptation). He comes from a family with a lot of secrets, too. When he and Tilda realize they have a common goal and a need to commit a crime, they start working together - and falling f...more
Enter Davy Dempsey (previously seen in Welcome to Temptation). He comes from a family with a lot of secrets, too. When he and Tilda realize they have a common goal and a need to commit a crime, they start working together - and falling f...more
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Faking It is the strange sequel to Welcome to Temptation. This time Davy (the brother of Sophie) gets his own book. I liked Davy in Welcome to Temptation and so I was glad that he got his own story. I should have known better …
Long Story short …
Davy got a problem named Clea (whom we also met in the previous book of the series): She has stolen his money. Of course he has to get it back. Thus, he decides to break in her house to get his money back. This is where he meets Matilda Goodnight, who is...more
Long Story short …
Davy got a problem named Clea (whom we also met in the previous book of the series): She has stolen his money. Of course he has to get it back. Thus, he decides to break in her house to get his money back. This is where he meets Matilda Goodnight, who is...more
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Contemporary 3/4
What a roller coaster ride! I was hesitant about listening to this audiobook because I didn't like Welcome to Temptation, including Davy, who is the lead in Faking It. I finally gave it a try and while it wasn't a complete success for me, it was a great book. Faking It is different from Welcome to Temptation mainly because it was peopled with quirky characters who were also likable. Even the "bad guys" were mostly likable, or at...more
Contemporary 3/4
What a roller coaster ride! I was hesitant about listening to this audiobook because I didn't like Welcome to Temptation, including Davy, who is the lead in Faking It. I finally gave it a try and while it wasn't a complete success for me, it was a great book. Faking It is different from Welcome to Temptation mainly because it was peopled with quirky characters who were also likable. Even the "bad guys" were mostly likable, or at...more
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This was a really cute fun read and I couldn't put it down. I loved the Dempsey's in Welcome to Temptaion and was happy to finally have Davey's story. I loved Tilda's character, charmiing and quirky and not your average knockout heroine. She was unique as was Davey. Jennifer Cruise always does a wonderful job adding other characters into the mix and we finally got to meet Mr. Dempsey, the father and the Goodnights were a refreshing somewhat quirky family. The only thing about adding so many fami...more
Apr 26, 2011
Jessica
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
adult-fiction,
romance
I have a hard time evaluating Faking It, because it's the first romance novel I've ever read (had to read it for a readers advisory class)... well, not counting Twilight. So, yes, I found the situations to be implausible. An ex-art forger (with a heart of gold) attempts to steal back one of her paintings to avoid her family's art gallery's reputation being ruined. While robbing the house, she runs into an ex-con man, Davy Dempsey, who is ALSO robbing the house. Sexual tension sparks between them...more
I've read it before, but last time I read it I hadn't read Welcome to Temptation, which shares some characters and takes place prior. And I was feeling nostalgic for it. Re-reading it, it definitely confirms my memory of it as a really great read, possibly Crusie's best. It won't tug at your heart strings, but you probably won't put it down 'till you finish it, either.
One of the great things about this book is the bad!sex our heroine has with our hero. No flowery metaphors about fireworks, just...more
One of the great things about this book is the bad!sex our heroine has with our hero. No flowery metaphors about fireworks, just...more
This is one of my favorite books. I was checking out one of the library copies about every 6 months, until I finally found a paperback copy at a used bookstore in Ann Arbor and don't have to share anymore. I've also dressed up as the main character, with pink sweater, yellow scarf, artist accessories and a borrowed dachshund of the stuffed animal variety. Aside from the fabulous characters and great lines, this book has my favorite awkward sex scene. I get tired of reading typical romance paperb...more
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Faking It is a fun summer read. From Gwen, the bored matriarch, to Nadine, the career shopping granddaughter, the Goodnights all have their quirks. Tilda is the daughter that keeps everything pulled together at her own expense. Her exploits range from painting murals styled on the old masters to keep the family afloat to stealing faked art work that was accidentally sold to keep the family name out of the newspapers. Her adventures are hilarious and keep you turning the pages with delight. This...more
When the ex-con characters were discussing how tough & spunky those Goodnight women are, I realized that this book is just like the TV show Gilmore Girls, but set in a crime novel. It really doesn't work for me. My impression is that the author could write a more compelling story if she weren't trying to make her characters so clever.
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This novel is a marvel for the way it juggles multiple themes and stories and ends up as a very satisfying whole. And it's funny. Even the tag line: Faking It - What has reality ever done for you? made me laugh.
Davy and Tilda are two very unusual but believable characters, well worth getting to know. Tilda is an artist in a family of slightly off-center artists. She's the sensible one, the one who keeps them grounded, and fed. She is trying really hard to shake some of the family's less endearin...more
Davy and Tilda are two very unusual but believable characters, well worth getting to know. Tilda is an artist in a family of slightly off-center artists. She's the sensible one, the one who keeps them grounded, and fed. She is trying really hard to shake some of the family's less endearin...more
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Jenny Crusie is the NYT bestselling author of twenty some novels and lots of other stuff. Her latest novel, Maybe This Time, hit shelves in August, 2010.
Jenny lives on the Ohio River where she often stares at the ceiling and counts her blessings.
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