Review: Charming and adorable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
4.5 starsGemma agrees to impersonate her best friend Abbey, who she looks almost exactly like, on the reality show Million Dollar Mansion in order to save Applebridge Hall, Abbey's estranged family's estate. The only problem is that Gemma is just an ordinary girl from a middle class family and has no idea how "the other half" lives. Even with a makeover and some lessons from Abbey and Abbey's aunt, Gemma is not sure she will be able to convince anyone. And it doesn't help that Abbey’s cousin (Lord) Edward is extremely sexy, something his "cousin" is not supposed to notice.This book was charming and adorable. It took me a little while to get into it, probably because Gemma's over use of the words "mega" and "amazin" started to get on my nerves, but once Gemma became immersed in the Croxley family, I was hooked and had difficulty putting the book down. Gemma was a truly likeable character. She had a huge heart and put herself in several awkward (and often hilarious) situations in order to "sex things up" and increase the Croxley's chances of winning the competition. I liked the development of the character and how as time went on, she started to take on some of the "lady like" habits of Abbey while always maintaining her own individuality. Some of Gemma's antics were completely outlandish - acting out scenes from movies with the gardener for one - but the ideas came from a place of love and loyalty and it was so much fun to read. I enjoyed reading things from Edward's point of view and I absolutely adored his character as well as the love story. My only issue was that Edward's blog seemed more like a speech with the use of "em" and "um" - things you would say but probably wouldn't write. The ending had me on the edge of my seat and left me with a huge grin on my face.I highly recommend this book. Like I said before, it was charming and adorable and well worth the time.