Faking It by Cora Carmack Audiobook Review & Book Giveaway

Faking It audiobookBook: Faking It (companion to Losing It) by Cora Carmack, Harper Audio, June 4, 2013

Book Info: New Adult Contemporary Romance, purchased Audiobook. Running time: 7 hrs, 33 mins. Read by: Emma Galvin and Dan Bittner. Also available in paperback, 319 pages from William Morrow.

Rating: 4.5 / 5 Stars

More Info: Goodreads | Audible | Amazon

I read Losing It earlier this year and thought it was so fresh and fun! Cora Carmack has a great sense of humor and she writes New Adult like a lot of us wish the category could be. There’s romance, and we also get to see character’s finding their way in the world and figuring out life.

I loved the main couple from Losing It, Bliss and Garrick, so I was wondering if I’d feel the same way about the new couple featured in Faking It. But, I was won over by Cade and Max’s story and I may have even liked this book better than the original. You know things are going well when you want the original characters to go away so the focus can return back to Cade and Max.

You don’t need to read Losing It to figure out the plot of Faking It– it’s a whole new story. But, some of the characters from Losing It appear in Faking It, so it will be a little more meaningful to start from the beginning. Cade is Bliss’ pal from Losing It. He wanted more than friendship but was stuck in the friend zone, and of course Bliss fell for Garrick, leaving Cade heartbroken.

It’s great to see that nice guys don’t finish last in Faking It. Through a humorous chance meeting; Cade has to pose as Mackenzie’s (call her Max) boyfriend to meet the parents. Max tends to go for rocker types and her parents don’t approve. Cade, however, is every parents dream. He’s polite, clean cut, in grad school, and volunteers with under-privileged youth. Cade is the golden boy, and Max is the angry girl, but opposites attract and soon sparks are flying.

Max dreams for her band to make it big, and has a series of odd jobs to support her habit. With her tattoos, dyed hair, and piercings, she’s not Cade’s usual type. But he feels more himself when he’s with her than he ever has. Max has some family demons in the closet, and puts on a mask in front of her parents, playing the perfect daughter role. But Cade is helping her to embrace her true self. The story is in dual narrative format so we get to see how Cade and Max are feeling about each other.

I read the book first, but wanted to give a listen to the audiobook when I saw one of my favorite narrators Emma Galvin performs it. The performance is actually split between two narrators, with narrator Dan Bittner reading Cade’s portion of the story. It’s cute because both Bittner and Galvin perform Travis and Abby in Beautiful/Walking Disaster and now they’re a couple again in Faking It. Galvin’s voice is perfect for edgy characters so she’s a good fit for Max. And Bittner has the Golden Guy voice that’s very appropriate for Cade. The reading pace is good, and I was entertained for the 7.5-hour audiobook.  Both the book and audiobook are equally enjoyable, so you can’t go wrong.

Cora Carmack has a great knack for dialogue and writing romantic comedy. There is a good mix of relatable life and career issues, family drama, and romance. The romantic situations are totally in keeping with the story and don’t totally take over like some NA books.

The next book in the series is called Finding It, about another new couple. And to tide us over there’s a novella called Keeping Her that reunites Garrick and Bliss- that’s due out in August. The kindle edition of Faking It is on sale now for $2.99.

Congrats to Amanda who won a copy of Faking It and a signed bookmark!

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17 thoughts on “Faking It by Cora Carmack Audiobook Review & Book Giveaway

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  2. Book Blather says:

    Did you like this more than Losing It?

    1. Lucy says:

      It’s a draw I think. With the two different couples it’s hard to compare, but I didn’t really miss Garrick and Bliss in Faking It.

      1. Book Blather says:

        I didn’t really like Garrick, he was an odd British person! I’m thinking I’ll like an American hero better. 🙂

  3. quix689 says:

    When I saw that this was about a different main pairing, I was a little concerned that I wouldn’t like it as much as the first one. I’m glad to know that you really liked it, though! That definitely gives me hope. I actually already have this one on my Nook – I’m just waiting until I finish the book I’m currently on before I start reading that one. 🙂

    1. Lucy says:

      I hope you like Faking It just as well as Losing It. I’ll watch for your review!

  4. Teresa says:

    I still need to read Losing It! I don’t know why I haven’t yet. Both books sound awesome. Great review

    Teresa @ Readers Live A Thousand Lives

  5. I love your review! I can’t wait to read this!
    I nominated you for the Super Sweet Blogging Award! I really like your blog! I did a post on it; you just answer some fun questions! Thanks again for all your posts!

  6. veganyanerds says:

    I’m sure I saw many +ve reviews of Losing It but for some reason I forgot all about it. I like that you can read the sequel without having read book 1, but I always prefer to start with the first book 😉

  7. Carol says:

    Sounds like a good series, but I still haven’t quite figured out what “New Adult” is.

  8. bookgoonie says:

    LOVED IT!!! so much. I liked it a bit more too. I think it is the fact that they are slightly tortured & broken. Their stories always stir all the feels.

  9. Amanda says:

    Thanks so much, Lucy! 🙂 I’m really looking forward to this one!

    – Amanda

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