Isn't She Lovely (A Redemption Novel) (udgave 2013)

Lauren Layne gives away the way the story is going to go pretty quickly. Our couple, Stephanie and Ethan, need to write a screenplay for a class that Stephanie is looking forward to and Ethan is taking outside of his major to avoid his family for the summer. Ethan is a Manhattan socialite and Stephanie is an emo/goth who is definitely outside of Ethan’s usual social circle. Ethan decides that they should write their screenplay so that it follows the storyline of movies like She’s All That and Pretty Woman while at the same time playing out those roles in real life.

Ethan turns Stephanie into a perfect picture of what a girl who would run in his social should look like. And, of course, the lines between what’s real and what’s for the sake of their screenplay begin to blur. As things like this tend to do.

I had trouble putting this book down for long. It even made me late to work! A good sign as far as books go.

The characters’ banter keeps up throughout most of the story. As far as heart wrenching, really make you feel something kind of story it was a bit lacking. I thought it was a bit easy to get pulled out of the story at odd places, which made it difficult to feel for the characters when it mattered most. And there were a few times the writer could have given us a really good scene instead of telling something retrospectively. But the story made me laugh it was so funny. The scenes where Ethan and Stephanie are verbally going back and forth with each other are some of the best parts.

It was a quick, easy, fun read. The story takes place on a college campus, and I am really enjoying more books taking place there (even if this one does take place there during the summer). College aged novels are fun because they have a good amount of issues adults deal with, but at the same time all the confusion of growing up. And Isn’t She Lovely definitely has all of those things. ( )

4.5 stars. Wonderful story-unique, fun & a little poignant. ( )

Bello, bello, bello, bello.
Non c'è altro da dire. ( )

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Isn't She Lovely has that 90s romantic comedy feel to it but one that is completely aware that it does and works it to its advantage. It was definitely more modern and there are a lot more heartfelt issues at play. It was fun but serious when it needed to be and was the perfect pick-me up for my reading slump. Simply New Adult at its finest!

I really enjoyed Ethan and Stephanie's characters in Isn't She Lovely. Not only was their situation a lot of fun to read about it but I just loved them as people. They had a lot of great growth individually and as a couple and that made reading their story very enjoyable.

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This was such an adorable Pygmalion story. I will admit to a huge weakness for these stories, even though I know that they are all about loving a false creation and not the real thing/person. Stephanie and Ethan are so freaking adorable. Stephanie with her goth persona-as-armor, and Ethan as the non-apologetic rich kid. The whole set-up is a bit contrived, but who cares! They almost always are in these tales. And the confrontation with reality at the end... You really want to hurt Ethan. Where it will hurt. But he comes through in the end, and you can mostly forgive him. Just too cute! Look forward to more from this author!

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