Review: Yes, she is Lovely...and so is her man!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2014
**I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review**Right from the get-go, Stephanie doesn't like Ethan Price – just on principle because of his tan skin, preppy clothes, and perfect white smile.  But when they get stuck doing a project for a summer school class together – all bets are off as to what Stephanie thinks about Ethan and what Ethan thinks about “Goth” Stephanie.  She may be small, but man oh man, does she pack a metaphorical punch!Throughout the story, Stephanie and Ethan are drawn to each other, but keep the other at arm’s length.  While they do become friends and are mutually attached, they never let the other know.  So when they decide to base their class project off of Pygmalion – to create a scene play based off of the story, that is along the lines of “Pretty Women” and “She’s All That” , their plans to not be attached to each other goes completely awry.  Ethan wonders WHY Goth (aka Stephanie) acts like the world is so against her, while Stephanie wonders why Ethan acts like he is God’s gift to the world.  While creating their screen play, they end up “living” the Pygmalion story, by Ethan reinventing Stephanie to fit into his world, but little does he know she has plenty of experience with being the popular cheerleader type…but upon the death of her mother – on the same night her boyfriend slips her a roofie and she wakes up in his bed with no memory of what happen – and then her father’s re-marriage 6 month later.  It’s pretty safe to say she is bitter and anger – with good reason.  But upon this reinvention, they share their life experiences with each other and slowly but surely become to understand and actually LIKE the other.When Stephanie agrees to be Ethan’s “fake girlfriend” to appease his mother from trying to get him and his cheating ex-girlfriend, neither of them expects the feelings to become real, but OMG – do they ever!  I thought this was an awesome homogeneous story to Pygmalion – and who doesn’t just LOVE a great love story?  Great job – definitely suggest this book to any rom-com lover!