My Fake Canadian Wife

I was provided an ARC copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

I had my preconceived notions on what this story might be like before beginning the book, but I was pleasantly surprised I was wrong. In the story, Dora, a young Brazillian woman who had been in school in Toronto, finds herself in danger of being kicked out of the country due to her visa expiring after she graduated. A friend of hers comes up with an idea for her to stay in the country. All she has to do is marry a friend of hers, Abby, live with her for 2 years and she is home free.

I expected that the two would start their fake relationship and would learn that they had feelings for each other that would lead to them getting married for real. But in this story, that doesn't fully happen. The two seem very uneasy with each other once they start going down the path of having a fake relationship. It felt like neither woman was fully into the relationship, which I found a little unrealistic. I would have thought that Dora would put more into the relationship since her status in the country was at stake. Maybe she had more of a moral issue with lying about their relationship, which I have to give her credit for.

For a short novella, I found it to be a charming and sweet story. It left me wanting more from Dora and Abby, maybe either another novella or a full-length story of their actual relationship. I would love to read more about how their fake relationship may have an effect on their real relationship, especially with Abby's family. I am hopeful that a follow-up story will come.