Someone Else's Fairytale

by E M Tippetts

[Angie]

Someone Else’s Fairytale reminded me why I love Chick Lit so much, even though I hadn’t read any in a while! It’s the over-the-top, but realistic situations that just pull you in and make you believe anything is possible. Chloe Winters is just a normal girl making her way through college and trying to stay under the radar, but once she meets Jason Vanderholt –the hottest movie star around — that just isn’t possible anymore. Soon her face is showing up in tabloids and videos of her and Jason are on TMZ. Before they even start dating! This is just not what Chloe wants at all, but when she realizes her feelings for Jason, she’ll have to learn to live in his world while remembering who she is.

What I really loved about Someone Else’s Fairytale was that it falls into the New Adult category. Chloe is 21, getting ready to graduate college, trying to choose a graduate school and generally figure out what she wants in life. These are things I can actually relate to, unlike the more adult problems that tend to dominate Chick Lit.

She’s also falling in love for the first time, after having trouble finding a guy who respects her choice not to jump straight into bed. I really liked how this decision played into Chloe’s relationship with her best friend, Matthew. He’s religious and wants to wait until marriage, Chloe wants the same, but she’s not religious. Of course, after years of friendship, feelings of “more” pop up creating a semi-love triangle. I was hoping just a bit that those two would get together, and Chloe would remain friends with Jason, but alas, it just isn’t meant to be. Their kind of break-up was definitely interesting, and not something I’ve seen happen a lot. It’s a real issue, not a case of who’s hotter or who saved her from some supernatural evil!

Being Chick Lit, there’s also some kind of suspense plot thrown in to make it not so fluffy. I found that plot in Someone Else’s Fairytale to be really interesting and engaging, but it disappears about halfway in. Chloe was born of an affair between her teenage mother and the (married) town dentist. That side of her family essentially dismisses her existence, especially after an incident with the oldest son. Even though it doesn’t play a major role throughout the entire book, I don’t want to give anything away. It’s all slowly revealed, and I was hoping for more. I do think the plot could have been stronger if more of this had been carried through.

In the end, I really enjoyed Someone Else’s Fairytale. It was very cute, but the romance between Chloe and Jason did get to be a little much towards the end. They just said “I love you” way more than was necessary. I did love Jason, and it was interesting to see how fame did change him in many ways that he wasn’t even aware of until he met Chloe. If you’re looking for some light reading that’ll leave you with a smile, I’d recommend this one.

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