I picked up Faking It by Lotte Daley after it was recommended to be by one of the girls at my kickboxing class. The author is godmother to her grandson and she asked me to read it as it was her first novel.
It’s not you, it’s me
That’s the cowardly text message that Katie receives from Jack, her actor boyfriend of three years, when he dumps her. And things go from bad to worse when photos of Jack canoodling with a famous size-zero actress are splashed across every gossip magazine and tabloid soon after. Just how much humiliation can a girl take?
With the paparazzi camped out on her doorstep, Katie decides to preserve what’s left of her dignity. So she agrees to become her PR colleagues’ next project. They will make her over (hair, teeth, clothes, Botox, boobs – the works) and turn her into an instant celebrity in order to win back her ex and show the world that an ordinary girl can rival a beautiful bimbo.
But will a new life in the limelight be everything Katie dreamt of? Can she make it in the cut-throat world of the beautiful, rich and famous? Is Jack worth all the hassle or is there someone else out there who might love Katie just the way she is?
I do enjoy a good chick lit book but have to admit that maybe this was a bit lighter than I normally enjoy. But saying that it was well written and of the moment, It would make a perfect beach read. My only criticism is that the chapters were a bit on the long side for such a light book.
But it was good to see my friend, her daughter and her grandson mentioned at the back of the book.
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This is on my to-read list! I love the cover :)
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