Review: Fun and sweet read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
As always, the lovely women at Entangled Publishing provide me with some of the best ever reading material! I really love getting the opportunity to review books for Entangled, because they are, without fail, well written and entertaining.Famously Engaged, by Robyn Thomas, is a fun read.Super famous rock god, Jake Olsen is just looking out for his baby sister's best interests when he decides to very publically engage himself to Beth Carlisle. What could go wrong? Only lots, of course!The Good:I liked the premise of the book. It was unique and a lot of fun. I liked the fact that Jake was doing his best to look out for his family, even though his sister didn't know they were related. It was touching that he went to such ridiculous lengths to try and head off a problem that really wasn't even there. Sure, there were probably easier ways to do it, but then there wouldn't have been much of a story there!I loved that Beth was such a sweetheart. She really deserved the happily ever after that Jake gave her and she wasn't so sickeningly sweet and perfect that you ended up not liking her. She was a real trooper through all the media nonsense and it was easy to admire her pluck. Nothing beats a sassy heroine! I also got a kick out of the fact that all of Jake's band and entourage immediately adopted Beth as one of their own.The interaction between Jake and his friends was great. It's exactly how guys who have been friends for a long time treat each other.The dialogue was snappy and the descriptions didn't drag.The Bad:I know that they're secondary characters and all that, but Brad and Skyla kind of irked me. I get that Beth is a great person and all that. Like I said, almost too great.Skyla being friends with Beth is cool. I like that she's able to be friends with her fiance's ex. But Brad? He's obssessed. Like way more so than any normal person should be. They got divorced for crying out loud. Yes, it's possible to still be friends with your ex, but it was really beyond what I'd tolerate in my fiance. So I wanted to kick Brad in the ding ding because he was stalkery in the extreme.So, while Jake's approach was a little heavy handed and ridiculous, it was totally understandable given the epic creepiness of his future brother-in-law. Honestly, in Skyla's shoes, I'd have been looking for a new fiance long before the time he suggested moving in with his ex.Overall:It isn't an instant classic or the next Harry Potter, but Famously Engaged was a good read. It was quick and entertaining with a sweet outcome for two people who deserved to be happy.