Review: Perfect for fans of romcoms and reality shows
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
I've never been fan of reality shows, but Million Dollar Mansion certainly got my attention. It made me feel what was like to live in an old castle, respect your ancestors and been able not to disappoint them.Gemma was huge fan of reality shows. She never thought that one day she would be part of a reality show that changed her life forever.Abbey, Gemma's best friend had aristocratic background. Her family owned a mansion. But the costs for maintaining the Applebridge Hall were so high and her uncle and cousin entered in a reality show Million Dollar Mansion. They needed that million to save the old mansion. So they asked for help from the entire family, even the ones they weren't talking to. Abbey's last visit of the mansion was when she was nine years old, when her father and uncle got into fight and never talked to each other. She wanted to help them winning the show but in the same time her boyfriend Zach asked her to help him with orphans in Africa.Gemma and Abbey looked very similar. They were dressing differently, they were talking differently, but they looked like sisters. So Abbey had an idea. She will go with Zach to help the orphans, and Gemma will replace her at Applebridge Hall.Gemma got the role of her lifetime. Dressed like Abbey, she showed up at Applebridge Hall. No one noticed the difference. Meeting Abbey's uncle and cousin, she found good people who took care for each other and everyone else, so she decided to do anything in her power to make them win. She never thought that she'll find the love of her life.Nothing makes the winning of a reality show more obvious than a scandal. So, Gemma asked the handsome gardener Nick for a favour, to pretend that they have a love affair. An aristocrat and a gardener, what a gossip!And there was Lord Edward, the son of the Earl of Croxley who was "down-to-earth gentleman who will never, under any circumstances, resemble some sort of romantic hero like Mr.Darcy".This story was a real page-turner. I laughed so much while reading the movie scenes that Nick and Gemma tried to recreate. I loved Gemma's character. She would never cheat or lie, but this was helping her best friend in trouble. She did her best not just to help her friend Abbey, but also to help the Croxleys, good people that made their mansion home for children during the war and welcomed everyone into their place as a family. Her cooking and acting skills made me giggle all the time while reading the book.And there were the boys. The handsome gardener Nick who was studying to be an actor, and Lord Edward with tiniest green specks in his blue eyes who was always so serious but with a golden heart.If you are fan of romantic comedies and reality shows, then this is a book for you. Highly recommended for cuddling yourself in a comfortable chair with a cup of tea and a good book.