First of all I love the cover, it just screams cute romance.
The concept was fun: a disgraced influencer falling for a Park Ranger who owns flip phone and stays far away from social media.
Cat's character development was really well executed. She wasn't a bad person in the beginning but she definitely needed this change.
Overall this is a fun, cute romance book!

I've posted my review on Goodreads too.

Thank you Netgalley for the early copy.
I skimmed through most of the book. I just couldn’t connect nor fully invest in the story.
I am not a fan of influencers so this book was just not something that interests me. The romance was lacking and it felt flat and boring. This book just didn’t do it for me.

I absolutely loved this book! Serena is the best friend every girl should have. Zaiah is just perfect and what I loved about him was that he wasn’t the average grump that we read about over and over again. I’m a sucker for small town settings but this was my first time in a national park and I loved every minute of it. All of the side characters were so enjoyable and really added to the charm of the setting this book takes place.
This is the bit where there is a spoiler so if you don’t want spoilers stop reading.
If I could change anything it would be just a bit more context to when they decided to part ways. It was a little abrupt and then we got very little communication and bamn they take a trip. With that said I would still absolutely recommend this book!

This book was wonderful. It definitely leans more towards the women's fiction genre, as the romance is light and not the main focus.

Cat Cranwall is a famous influencer who finds herself needing to get away from the city, and takes a temporary job with her uncle in Montana. She ends up as the social media coordinator for a small, backwoods national park that desperately needs a boost in numbers. With a handsome, bearded park ranger and a loveable cast of side-characters, Cat is forced to reconsider what her priorities are and how to do what she loves without letting it consume her.

This book reminds me why fiction is important. A good story has the ability to present hard truths in a way that breaks down our defences and allows us to see our own struggles in a new light. Melissa Ferguson tackles the tough subject of social media, and presents it's joys and pitfalls in a very real and authentic way.

If you're looking for a clean read with humor and depth, you won't want to miss this one. (Also, the cover is amazing) 😍

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I have read all of the books by Melissa Ferguson and enjoyed them immensely. This one was no different! I really liked the contrasting settings and lifestyles and loved the cast of characters.

Fun cute romcom that kept me entertained. I’ve been enjoying these lately because they’re short but sweet

4.5

In this cozy, low-stakes, and fun romance influence Cat has to flee the city after her online following has turned on her and her bank accounts have been frozen. Where better to go than to work under her Uncle as a Social Media Manager for a National Park.

Among the people who work at the Park Cat finds a delightful group of new and genuine friends. Between a number of fun group activities, she also tries to save the Park from being absorbed by a bigger National Park, which would result in all her co-workers jobs being lost and her beloved Uncle loosing the Park he holds so dear.

The romance between Cat and Zaiah, one of the park rangers, is slow but genuinely the right speed for this story. He makes no secret out of the fact that he hates social media and with his grumpy attitude they need some time to properly warm up to each other - but it’s worth it! I really enjoyed that these two felt like thirty year-olds, who were able to have mature conversations and gave each other grace in situations that easily could’ve been turned into dramatic misunderstandings.

this cover is AMAZING! after seeing it, I immediately had to read it! the main character, Cat, is a popular influencer on social media who ends up working in a national park with her uncle after her online reputation is ruined. Zaiah is a quintessential grumpy, swoon worthy, ruggedly handsome book boyfriend. the way these opposites attract is fun and works perfectly in line with the storyline. I laughed a lot, I cried a little, and my heart is happy after reading this! there was less romances than I had anticipated/wanted which is why I only gave 4 stars.

Set, for the most part, in cold cold Montana this heartwarming rom-com has you feeling all cozy and warm.

This story has everything from big city to small town vibes, beautiful clothing, glamour and not so glamourous environments and activities. It has the always lovely grumpy/sunshine trope but with the sunshine having had some clouds in her past.

Cat feels real and a person you would want to befriend with her glamour and her street-smart.

The epilogue had a twist I was not expecting (although I should have) that I loved!

All in all, I found this story refreshing (literally lol) and oh so lovely! I really liked how it tackles the down side of being an influencer and, in general, the addiction most people have to cellphones.
I also liked how it illustrates the importance of always having a lawyer review the documents before signing them.

Pub date for this lovely book is 16 May 2023 and I truly recommend it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I loved this book! Another amazing read by Melissa Ferguson! Her books are always relevant yet fun and Famous for a Living didn’t disappoint!

Cat would be easy to dislike as she seems to lead a very privileged and unrealistic life but she’s as genuine as they come. She takes her role as an influencer seriously and is responsible in her work.

Zaiah is her polar opposite, even in geography, but they find a middle ground that betters them both. They compromise while also challenging each other to step out of their comfort zones.

I don’t want to give too much away but I highly recommend this book. Good from start to finish!

I’m not the person he expected to fall for. He’s the last person on earth I’d expect to fall for.
There’s no promise of tomorrow, or an answer to how we could possibly make this work.
And yet.
There’s now.

-Social media influencer Cat becomes the sensation she does not want — cancelled 🤳🏼📸🏞️
- retreats to the small town and wilderness to where her uncle lives
-grumpy ranger Zaiah might be just the social media break she needs
-I did not like Cat at first but she grew on me in the end! I enjoyed the other characters as well
-thank you NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for this read. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own ✨

I can't get over these cute covers, they just draw me into a book for some reason. Loved the concept and love a girl who does social media for a living. Cute read overall, would recommend.

This was a fun rom-com book. It was a bit hard for me to get into and not sure I would recommend it but I really appreciate the arc from NetGalley and the publisher!

I could not get into this book. At all. I stopped reading it for a while and then decided to try and go back to it but it really didn’t interest me.

I feel like I don’t really have that much to say about this book because I read so little of it. But I’ll try and say a few things to explain why I stopped reading it. First of all, I didn’t like the writing style. It seemed really childish and explained too much about how nice Cat’s apartment was. And also, she hasn’t seen her uncle for years but then he just happens to show up on her birthday while she’s throwing a party. I know that those kinds of interactions are how to make something happen in a book, but I just didn’t like that.

There was some other stuff but that was my main problem with it. Honestly, this book might be good but I just couldn’t get into it.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC!

Talking about this book… I don’t know how to begin.

When I read the synopsis I was immediately interested in this story because I thought It would be fantastic, but It was kind of the opposite.

There were a few things I didn’t like. For example, the story didn’t keep me entertained enough and became a little boring for me. Also, I didn’t like the romance in it, I thought It was very poor because they started to fall in love at the end very fast and I feel it like a insta love (which I don’t like in books). The characters were meh, they could’ve been better in my opinion.

Overall, I think this is a book that had a great potential but the idea wasn’t well executed. Although I recommend this book if you’re interested in this kind of stories about nature and that stuff.

Thank you to Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Famous for a Living by Melissa Ferguson is a lovely rom-com about an influencer who suddenly loses her job. The story revolves around Cat Cranwell, who is at the top of the world when her world starts crumbling down. Now, she needs an image rehab and is working at a national park in nowhere, Montana. She's hopelessly lost. But not everything is bad. She's getting closer to Zaiah, a park ranger. If only he didn't hate spoiled city girls like her...

Here is a hilarious excerpt from Chapter 1:

"One doesn't intentionally wear itchy, viridian-green jumpsuits to match the elaborate wainscoting on the walls around oneself. Did I know it would match?
Of course.
Was I aware it would look fantastic in pictures?
Naturally.
But to actually pick out my birthday-party-turned-surprise launch-party ensemble for the sake of matching the walls?
That'd be ridiculous."

Overall, Famous for a Living is a fantastic rom-com that will appeal to fans of Sophie Kinsella or Ali Hazelwood. First off, when I saw that the author of Meet Me in the Margins had a new book out, I knew that I had to read it right away! I absolutely loved Meet Me in the Margins. It was one of the best rom-coms I've ever read. So I came into this book with high expectations. Thankfully, the romance and wit was exactly what I expected.

Another highlight of this book is how heart-warming it was. It is like a warm hug in book form. Not many rom-coms focus on the background characters and plot beyond the main romance. Here, you get to know everyone who works in the national park office, and they're all integral to the plot. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of romantic comedies in general, I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in May!

Thank you to Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for my honest review!

I had taken a break from reading when I first requested this book, so it took me a while to finally find the time for it. I don't know why it took me so long to read it because once I started I couldn't put it down. The story is pretty typical of a big-city socialite who goes through a struggle and moves to a small town for a different opportunity, and Cat was no different. There were some differences that appealed to me, one being her overall personality. Cat is a very nice woman who values her family and no point in the book displays any kind of rude, privileged behavior I sometimes see in this book. I was able to connect with her and that made reading this book more enjoyable.

The overall structure of the book was nice, if not a little short. This is listed as a romance book but the romance aspect of it was not really there. You could see throughout the book that Cat and Zaiah were attracted to each other and there were small moments together that showed they were interested, but the act of them getting together was kind of fast. Once they finally had their first date, something happened that caused her to leave as well so we really did not get many scenes of them together as a couple. I still found the book enjoyable because it followed Cat and her story more which I like in a book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a cute romance book that doesn't focus heavily on the romance aspect but has it in small moments.

A few months passed between when I first read a synopsis of this book and when I started reading it. In that time I completely forgot what it was about. So when I began to read about Cat Cranwell, the big-city socialite media influencer, I was really bummed. I thought I was going to hate the book. Until Cat's uncle the park ranger showed up. I smiled and kept reading.

The big-city socialite and media influencer finds herself in the tiny Kannery National Park. There is this adorable found-family vibe as she connects with people so far removed from her previous life. Her roomie, Mina, is an aboslutely fantastic character. I'd like to hop on a plane and head to the middle of nowhere, Montana and meet her!

Full of lovable characters, a fun story, found family, and some opposites attracting, this book is just so much fun!

I read an arc of this book, compliments of #netgalley , in exchange for my honest (and very enthusiastic) opinion!

Was this suppose to be a romance book? Because where the heck was the romance? This book was mainly about a stuck up girl who looses everything; and then gets humbled. This was just not that good of a book. I wanted to read a romance book not a book about a stuck up women. Oh well I guess this book was just not for me.

I received the arc from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion on this book.

I wanted to like this one. I saw the cover and immediately got it. However, the romance was very short lived in the last few chapters of the book. We get a brief snippet of how the park was saved, when there were a few chapters that were focused in it. There was also a lot of short sentences or one word thoughts all the time. But I still gave it 3 stars because the characters were great! The story expresses the danger of what social media can do, which I think is awesome. Overall, this one just wasn’t for me.