Review: Great story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
Dazzled is a great story about a sweet and kind and good-looking guy who wants nothing more than to become a great actor. But Miles never envisions his big break coming on an audition for the part of a lifetime. With very little hope of actually getting the part, his manager shoves him on a plane to LA to audition for the part. Surprisingly to him and everyone else, he lands the part of a lifetime and the lead actress.Only one problem with that... his best friend Clare is so in love with Miles that she cannot seem to function properly without him by her side. When he leaves for LA, Clare fears she will lose not only the man she loves, but her best friend too... It seems Miles needs Clare as well. He can't get past his fears without her by his side. So when he lands the part, he decides Clare needs to share this part of his life with him and he flies her to LA!The two of them have missed each other so much while being apart, but there's a new issue that Clare wasn't counting on... That hot co-star is a bitch. Clare hates her. But she is trying to do her best because Miles is dating her and ultimately her friendship is so much more important.This book spends a great deal of time with Clare's love for Miles. You know that she loves him so much, but when two people start out as best friends from such a young age, would forming a real romantic relationship even be an option? Will these two find a happy ever after or will Miles stay with his leading lady and will Clare move on from her obsession with Miles?Jane Harvey-Berrick does a great job with the story line in this book. It is a great weekend read. I felt a definite connection with Clare. I struggled with her and hoped for her and Miles to be together. I wanted Clare to end up with Miles just to prove that you don't have to be a size 0 to get the man of your dreams. I felt bad for Miles in parts too. You could sense the toll the Hollywood lifestyle was taking on him and you wanted him to escape it all and run back to England and spend the rest of his days with Clare. Of course, he certainly couldn't write about it because as bad as grammar and spelling goes, he is the worst. But he could definitely sing a note or two to keep Clare happy and him grounded.I really pushed through this book because I wanted the two of them to find the ending I wanted. This book was an exciting look inside Hollywood and what goes on behind the scenes in the making of a movie and the struggles of an actor who has to change everything in his life to play the part. Dazzled was a well written book with a good story.*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*