📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: Kind of Famous
AUTHOR: Mary Ann Marlowe
@mary_ann_marlowe
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: April 7, 2020
https://amzn.to/3aCeoa9
Mary Anne Marlowe is fast becoming one of my favorite authors when it comes to easy romantic comedy stories. This one is actually the third in a series of books in the Flirting with Fame series. Each book seems to be a standalone, while part of the whole theme, so it is easy to read any in the series without reading the others, which I did. Layla, the main character, seems like the kind of girl we all are: wondering how the famous live and wanting to be part of their world. However, at the same time, Layla struggles to lead a double life between fan and fiercely real.
The only real issue I have with this book is that the men (with the exception of one) caused me to really hope the heroine would just be single and true to herself. While they are completely real and flawed, in some ways I wish they were more endearing to me. I wanted to fall in love with them like the other women do. However, I will say there are redeeming qualities and the journey is what is important in the end.
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Small Summary:
Layla Beckett has a secret. For the past ten years, she’s run the most trafficked fan site on the Internet for her favorite band—under an alias, naturally. When she lands a job at the prestigious New York City music magazine The Rock Paper, she’s suddenly thrust into the world she’s only observed from the cheap seats. Now that she’s brushing elbows with sexy guitarists and hot frontmen, she wants to play it cool and keep her superfan status on the down low. Although she’s dying to gush on her forum, posting her insider adventures online could expose her real-life identity and blow her cover.
And that’s all before one of those sexy musicians becomes a fan of her.
From the minute he meets Layla, Shane Morgan’s heart beats a heavy metal rhythm, but his head is full of doubt. Since only the most hardcore fans could pick the drummer out of a lineup, he’s resigned to groupies using him to get closer to the more famous guitarists. But he doesn’t want to be Layla’s passthrough.
As Layla gets to know the real people behind the music, she’s drawn to the less-than-flashy drummer’s sweet charms, fascinating mind, and banging hot body, but she worries about his insecurities. She needs to convince Shane she’s moved beyond fandom before he discovers her online history and loses all faith in her intentions.
*****
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.