Review: 4.5 Stars for this refreshing change of pace!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.I really liked this young adult/college, coming-of-age novel. Usually these books follow the same old formula with a bad boy, man whore who changes his ways in order to win the heart of the sweet, "nice" girl. This book totally broke the mold and it worked. Stephanie certainly wasn't the sweet, girl next door type. In fact, she was dark and quite snarky. Ethan was about as far away from a man whore bad boy as you could get. He was a good looking rich kid certainly, but not a jerk. I loved the whole Pygmalion concept the author used here along with the movie tie ins. Although some of the scenes in the story did play out like some of the modern classic films like Pretty Woman and She's All That, this story had a lot more depth and wasn't cheesy. There was real character growth, and the story had a great message. This was an enjoyable read that left a big smile on my face.