The fake boyfriend trope is my Kryptonite, forever and always. 
 As much as I enjoy a fake relationship story, I had the exact same issue with this book as I did with the other books I've read by this author: the asshole parents are let off Scott free without any consequences for their assholishness. I just really wish that the author hadn't bothered with the family subplot because the romance was very cute, but the subplot just really irked me. **sigh**