Amber's Reviews > The Love Con

The Love Con was a friends-to-lovers romance that never pulled me in.

After completing the semi-finalist stage of a cosplay competition reality show, Kenya felt pressured to announce her best friend and roommate as her boyfriend. When she arrived back in Georgia to complete the final stage of the competition, Kenya and her best friend Cam must acknowledge feelings that were always simmering below the surface.

The Love Con was a jarring read for me, mostly because the action happened early in the book. There was no build to Kenya’s journey on the competition reality show, nor did we get to see Cam and Kenya’s relationship before they had to assume the role of fake boyfriend and fake girlfriend. It was nice to see cosplay take the front stage and Glass included pop culture references that readers will enjoy, but this wasn’t the romance I anticipated.

The Love Con was a fun read, but the romance left a lot to be desired.