Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: I Temporarily Do

Subtitle: (Cordially Invited #1)

Author: Ellie Cahill

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Part of a series?

Order in series:

Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35828620-i-temporarily-do

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

A brand new phase is about to start in the life of Emmy and Beckett. Both are set to move across the country to start their graduate program. Both had arranged their housing ahead of the time. And then it fell through for both of them.

Emmy’s loses her lodgings through a scam and Beckett’s fiancée leaves him before the wedding.

It’s not difficult to see how they plan to sort their accommodation problem. But is a fake wedding going to work out?

What I liked about the book:

This feel-good romance story shows how nothing ever is as it seems. A platonic relationship may not survive if too many people believe in how great a couple they are.

What I didn’t like about the book:

I loved the entire book.

My favourite bits in the book:

When Emmy and Beckett danced around having to kiss each other spurred on by people surrounding them.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The book was enjoyable in its entirety.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I believe this is the first in a series of stand-alone romantic comedies.

What books could this be compared to and why?

There are a few other romance novels where the lack of romance in a relationship actually turns out to be loads of romance.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Possibly

Adult Yes

If you like romance with a bit of humour mixed in, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

A little white lie. A little white wedding. A pair of roommates in over their heads.

Days before she's set to move across the country and start a prestigious graduate program, a con artist leaves Emmy with no where to live and less than zero dollars in her bank account. But her day doesn't seem quite so bad compared to Beckett's--his fiancée called off their wedding just days before they tie the knot. Now he's single and ineligible for his place in married student housing.

So what are a girl without a home and a guy without a wife supposed to do? A quickie wedding in Vegas will solve both their problems. It's a business arrangement, and no one even needs to know. They'll just get an annulment in a few months. What could go wrong?

Only Beckett forgot to mention his new apartment is a one-bedroom. And neither of them counted on their new friends at Middlesex University thinking they're a great couple.

The platonic newlywed game might be harder to play than Emmy thought. Especially when it starts to feel less than platonic.

I Temporarily Do is a Stand-Alone Romantic Comedy.

About the Author:

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Ellie Cahill is the author of the Cordially Invited series, including I Temporarily Do, as well as stand-alone romantic comedies like When Joss Met Matt, Call Me Maybe, and Just a Girl. Ellie is also the not-at-all secret pen name of Young Adult author Liz Czukas (Ask Again Later, and Top Ten Clues You're Clueless). Liz's books are often compared to John Hughes movies, while Ellie usually gets compared to Nora Ephron. Either way, if you like a good 80s rom-com, you've found the right place. When they're not writing fun, funny romances full of shenanigans and awkward kisses, Liz and Ellie are at home with their family and a golden retriever with different ideas about the definition of "dog bed."

You'll find Ellie on Facebook and Twitter (@ellie_cahill) but you'll more easily find Liz in those same places as well as Instagram and Tumblr. You'll find either one of them parked in front of the TV every Sunday night getting their fill of Zombies, Westeros, The Doctor, or any other place where cute English guys fight evil.

Speed round: sweet tea, Hufflepuff, dark chocolate, cheese is the perfect food, Go Badgers, and Han shot first.