When It's Real by Erin Watt

When It's Real

by Erin Watt

Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected–seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star's fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel from #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 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…

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3 of 5 stars

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When It's Real was a quick fun read that was a nice change of pace between so many mystery books I've been reading.

It did read a lot like fanfiction at times, but I think that's why I was able to read it so quickly. I loved both characters in this story and the slowness of their friendship. I especially loved Vaughn's family and how she didn't put up with any of Oakley's crap. She did what she had to, to make it through the days with him until finally he stops being such a jerk all the time. This is when I really started liking the book. We see Oakley drop the angry at the world exterior and really get down to why he acted that way and what he really wants out of life.

Overall I'm glad I gave Erin Watt another chance with this book and I'm now interested to see what her princess series is like.

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