When It's Real
by Erin Watt
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Pub Date May 22 2017 | Archive Date May 31 2017
Harlequin (Australia), TEEN / MIRA | HQ YA Australia
Description
Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star’s fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel from No. 1 New York Times bestselling author duo Erin Watt.
Under ordinary circumstances, Oakley Ford and Vaughn Bennett would never even cross paths.
There’s nothing ordinary about Oakley. This bad-boy pop star’s got Grammy awards, millions of fangirls and a reputation as a restless, too-charming troublemaker. But with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley needs to show the world he’s settling down — and who better to help him than seventeen-year-old Vaughn, a part-time waitress trying to help her family get by? The very definition of ordinary.
Posing as his girlfriend, Vaughn will overhaul Oakley’s image from troublemaker to serious artist. In return for enough money to put her brothers through college, she can endure outlandish Hollywood parties and carefully orchestrated Twitter exchanges. She’ll fool the paparazzi and the groupies. She might even start fooling herself a little.
Because when ordinary rules no longer apply, there’s no telling what your heart will do…
Advance Praise
READERS CAN'T WAIT FOR WHEN IT'S REAL! "For reals I would read these f****rs shopping list!" --Jodi Bibliophile (goodreads) "OMG! THIS MAKES ME SOOOO HAPPY" --Kristen, The Bookish Introvert (goodreads) "I'm already drooling over this." --Elise (goodreads) "OMFG!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781489239754 |
| PRICE | A$19.99 (AUD) |
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Viv Y, Reviewer
A major thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review!
I really enjoyed this book; although I must admit I am a bit of a sucker for these types of stories: slightly cliche, one character famous, one not, etc; and most importantly, REALLY cute. So if you're not the biggest fan of 'cliche' stories, I don't even know what you're doing here.
I really enjoyed reading from both sides of the story, from his and her perspective (and this is a really tiny, tiny thing - I really liked that the indication for who's POV it was, was just 'him' and 'her'.... really small I know, but still...)
Overall, I quite liked the plot line, although I am a sucker for when things move just a little bit faster. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this book and loved the characters. I wish that there could've been a bigger focus, however, on Vaughn with OTHER people, not just Oakley. Don't get me wrong, they were really cute and I enjoyed hearing so much about them, I just wish that it wasn't ALL we heard about. Just a teensy bit more about Vaughn and her brothers and her friends ( I do realise there was a bit with her sister, but others...)
Anyways, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it for anyone looking for a nice, summer, easy kind of read.
Bron S, Reviewer
I am such a sucker for a sweet cover - and When It's Real got my attention right away!
I enjoyed this more than I expected! It is a pretty typical romance-y kind of plot - boy and girl meet, can't stand each other but are forced to spend time together, fall for each other. The story is told in alternating POV between the two main characters, which I am quite into at the moment - I love how you get to see what's going on in the minds of both characters, and I thought it was used really well here to show how misunderstandings arise from two characters reading completely different (but neither one unreasonable) things into the same situation. Also, each chapter starts with tweet either by, to, or about our protagonists, which I thought added a bit of fun, and also gave the sense of the story playing out in the public eye.
There were lots of sweet bits, and a few parts where I just wanted to shake one or other of the character! Although the they are teens (17 and 19 yrs old, I think) this probably sits on the adult side of young adult (maybe more new adult?), Since there's quite a bit of f-word swearing and a few sexy times.
This would be a fantastic holiday/beach read, and I gave it 3.5 stars (sweet but hot enough to melt your ice cream!)
When It's Real by Erin Watt is out now from Harlequin Books. I received an e-book copy in exchange for an honest review, but only chose to read it because it sounded like something I would enjoy (life's too short to read books we don't think we'll enjoy). All opinions on my blog are my own, and I wouldn't tell you it was good if I didn't really think so. =)
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