Review: A great read!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2014
I loved this book!! It was like a combination of "My Fair Lady" and "Pretty Woman" with a twist.Stephanie Kendrick, wanna-be "Goth Chick", who gives up going home for the summer for a class at NYU Film School taught by a renowned Professor she worships. On the first day, she runs into someone with her backpack, and everything goes flying out.  Which makes them both late walking into class.  Because they were late, they were also paired up to work together as writing partners.Stephanie was loving life until she was paired up with a prep boy, fraternity loving, student. Who's wealthy, snobby, and is just taking this class because his parents know the Professor personally and he needed a break from being home for the summer. His major is business, not film; he has no clue what he's getting into.Ethan Price is staying at school to avoid the looks of sympathy and pity from his parents about the girl who dumped him and broke his heart. They saw a merger of 2 very wealthy families. Nothing more.After forgetting something for class one afternoon, Stephanie catches her boyfriend in bed with another woman.  She's stuck, she has no other choice but to stay on the old couch in the ex-boyfriend's apartment until school starts in the Fall and the dorms open.Ethan and Stephanie become good friends, she sees through his "face" that he wears; and he likes it. At one of their writing sessions, Stephanie tells Ethan that she's been sleeping on a couch in the living room while her ex sleeps with the new girlfriend in the bedroom, loudly.This is where Ethan devises his plan. For free room and board, in exchange of being his fake girlfriend.  He buys her new clothes (he revamps her wardrobe), takes her to a beauty salon for a nice hair cut, has her makeup done and has someone teach her how to do it, everything. THE WORKS!!Now, they just have to play the part to convince his parents he really is moving on from his ex-girlfriend, and that he is happy (because when he is with Stephanie, he really is). Soon feelings get involved, unintentionally and without communication, neither one of them know where they stand. Does he like her because she has more of a "prep girl" look? Or is he finally opening up his eyes?When Ethan's ex finally sees the 2 of them out together, she realizes what she missed out on, and wants him back.  Stephanie realizes she doesn't belong into his world.Does Ethan finally wake up and see the "REAL GEM" in front of him--STEPHANIE?? Or will he go back to what his parent's want for him.**Was given an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest.