REVIEW: When it's Real - Erin Watt

When It's Real - Erin Watt
Publisher: HQ Young Adult
Format: Kindle
Pages: 313 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Goodreads Blurb

Meet Oakley Ford-teen celebrity, renowned pop star, child of famous movie stars, hottie with millions of fangirls… and restless troublemaker. On the surface he has it all, but with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry, and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley's team decides it's time for an intervention. The result: an image overhaul, complete with a fake girlfriend meant to show the world he's settled down.

Enter seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett-devoted sister, part-time waitress, the definition of "normal." Under ordinary circumstances she'd never have taken this gig, but with her family strapped for cash, she doesn't have much of a choice. And for the money Oakley's team is paying her, she figures she can put up with outlandish Hollywood parties and a team of publicists watching her every move. So what if she thinks Oakley's a shallow, self-centered jerk? It's not like they're going to fall for each other in real life…right?

Thoughts

The book's premise was what drew me in to this book (as well as how much I liked the Royals series by Erin Watt).

This book did not disappoint, I enjoyed that this story didn't have to two main characters falling into Instalove, it was slowly nurtured through the book.

I thought this was a brilliant standalone story from Erin Watt, and I really enjoyed the characters of Vaughan and Oakley. I loved their relationship and I will admit their relationship was a teensy bit predictable.
I despised Vaughan's boyfriend, he was such a prat (in the words of Ron Weasley), and really did not deserve to be with her at all.

Overall this was a great book, and if you want something that is going to be a quick read this is a good one to choose.