Review: Well written with a cute, neatly packaged happy ending.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2011
This book is nowhere near as good asFlat-Out Lovebecause it lacks the snarky and witty dialogue that was so enjoyable in that book.  This one is much more juvenile suited at the 15 year old reader.  It is similar to theThe Princess DiariesorThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: The Complete Collectionseries, so if you liked those, this would appeal to you15 year old Dani finds out that her father is the famous movie actor Mark Ocean and spends the summer with him in California.  While there she learns what it is like to be in the media spot light and wealthy.  Her playboy father starts off as a typical shallow people user who only wants Dani in his life because it will benefit him - according to his publicist.  His character changes over the course of the story as he falls in love with his daughter and a down to earth woman he begins to date exclusively.  While Dani's father is finally maturing into the man he should have already become, Dani is coming of age in a very liberal and pretentious town without the proper parental support to get her through it.  Dani's famous father finally realizes the role he most wants to play, being Dani's father, and she informs him that "he got the part".This was an informative look at the pretentious life of movie stars which does not seem appealing at all, (but the shopping and the spa treatments would be fun to try).  The deceitful words and sneaky ways would not be fun to put up with.  It was well written with a cute, neatly packaged happy ending.Would I/Did I buy it? YesWould I read it again? YesWould I recommend it to friends? Yes