The main characters are likeable, the story is cute, and the writing is funny and fast-paced. The ending is obvious, Gia and the “fill-in” boyfriend get together eventually, but how they get there is fun to witness. She approaches the first guy she sees and begs him to pretend to be her boyfriend. In this story, 17-year-old Gia Montgomery needs a date after her boyfriend of two months dumps her in the parking lot outside of the prom. These were the memories that came to mind as I read Kasie West’s latest Young Adult novel, The Fill-In Boyfriend. That would’ve been an uncomfortable lie to explain away.
Thankfully, I never tried to pass him off as my sibling. That guy, the real boyfriend, turned out to be Marshall-or, as he’s better known around this part of the Internet, Mr. Suitor in my own way, which basically involved avoiding him until I actually had a boyfriend a few months later.** I thanked them for their suggestions, but took care of Mr. “It makes more sense to pretend to be her boyfriend.
“Well, adopted or step-brother,” Marshall clarified.Įlliot laughed. The second, named Elliot, replied, “Her brother? You two look nothing alike.” The first one-let’s call him Marshall-said, “I can pretend to be your brother and tell him to leave you the hell alone.” My freshman year of college, I told two friends about an unwanted, frustratingly persistent suitor of mine, and they each offered to help. Who among us hasn’t had a fake Significant Other at some point in our lives?
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