**4.5

I have to say, I loved this book. When I first started reading it, I was unsure. I figured it was going to be a cliche romance book. And it was! But it was in the best way. I couldn't put this down. Because it was an ebook, I was unsure if I would be able to sit down and actually read it. I started it while doing dishes. Needless to say, I was up all night reading it. I couldn't put it down. I was so engrossed in the romance.

The issue I had with it - which isn't even really a problem with this book specifically - was that the lack of communication caused all sorts of issues. And even then, it worked out.

The characters were fleshed out enough for this story to work but not too much that describing the characters was overbearing and took over the story.

Overall, I did enjoy this book. If you're looking for a guilty pleasure read, pick this up.

*I'll have a full review going up closer to its release date*

This book was a highly enjoyable to read. Going from a fake relationship to a real one is not exactly a new concept for a story but it is absolutely well done and reading their story you just get it. They belong together and they have to get there for real.

James and Edelweiss just wanted to prevent James from getting pulled out of school when they agreed on their scheme of a fake relationship. Well, somehow it felt too right and even though Edelweiss has to catch up on all things school-related due to her unusual upbringing and James, well, he has to catch up on being a boyfriend. All his experience with girls hasn't exactly prepared him for the real deal. Even if it faked. Or not.
A potpourri of jealous ex-girlfriends, complicated families, lost siblings, gerat friends and some wonderful parents later, James and Edelweiss have to decide where they'll go from there - trust and try for the real thing or break off.

I loved the different characters, the wonderful friends, the loving families and I really loved James and Edelweiss together. The story is entertaining, captivating and well written.

What I also liked is the way it dealt with the ethnic differences, namely the fact that James is black and Edelweiss is white. I loved that it is the white girl who has been living in New Delhi for a long time and not her roommate who has indian roots. Edelweiss. a white american girl with the name of a flower that grows in the Alpes and represents Europe and folklore has traveled and lived almost everywhere, She doesn't judge and she doesn't care whether somebody is black or white or - well, whatever.
Black and white - this is a recurring theme in this book. Writing an essay about a book, the color of someone's skin makes a difference in his preception of certain things in the book, the different color of the skin makes people doubt that someone is relatied to the other and so on. It is never openly discussed as a problem just as "something", as an awareness.

A great book, sweet and romantic with its fair share of beastly ex-girlfriends and their likes and great characters. Oh, and those parents? I'll take them. Right. Now.