When It's Real

A major thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review!
I really enjoyed this book; although I must admit I am a bit of a sucker for these types of stories: slightly cliche, one character famous, one not, etc; and most importantly, REALLY cute. So if you're not the biggest fan of 'cliche' stories, I don't even know what you're doing here.
I really enjoyed reading from both sides of the story, from his and her perspective (and this is a really tiny, tiny thing - I really liked that the indication for who's POV it was, was just 'him' and 'her'.... really small I know, but still...)
Overall, I quite liked the plot line, although I am a sucker for when things move just a little bit faster. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this book and loved the characters. I wish that there could've been a bigger focus, however, on Vaughn with OTHER people, not just Oakley. Don't get me wrong, they were really cute and I enjoyed hearing so much about them, I just wish that it wasn't ALL we heard about. Just a teensy bit more about Vaughn and her brothers and her friends ( I do realise there was a bit with her sister, but others...)
Anyways, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it for anyone looking for a nice, summer, easy kind of read.

I am such a sucker for a sweet cover - and When It's Real got my attention right away!

I enjoyed this more than I expected! It is a pretty typical romance-y kind of plot - boy and girl meet, can't stand each other but are forced to spend time together, fall for each other. The story is told in alternating POV between the two main characters, which I am quite into at the moment - I love how you get to see what's going on in the minds of both characters, and I thought it was used really well here to show how misunderstandings arise from two characters reading completely different (but neither one unreasonable) things into the same situation. Also, each chapter starts with tweet either by, to, or about our protagonists, which I thought added a bit of fun, and also gave the sense of the story playing out in the public eye.




There were lots of sweet bits, and a few parts where I just wanted to shake one or other of the character! Although the they are teens (17 and 19 yrs old, I think) this probably sits on the adult side of young adult (maybe more new adult?), Since there's quite a bit of f-word swearing and a few sexy times.

This would be a fantastic holiday/beach read, and I gave it 3.5 stars (sweet but hot enough to melt your ice cream!)

When It's Real by Erin Watt is out now from Harlequin Books. I received an e-book copy in exchange for an honest review, but only chose to read it because it sounded like something I would enjoy (life's too short to read books we don't think we'll enjoy). All opinions on my blog are my own, and I wouldn't tell you it was good if I didn't really think so. =)

When it's real is a very adorable YA romance with a strong minded heroine and a swoony hero - perfect for fans of Girl Online.