One mistake. All Luke wanted was a night to goof off, to blow off steam. The pressure of maintaining the perfect facade when his reality was crumbling around him had become too much, and next thing he knew, he was pretending to date Ayla Hawkins. But his little blackmailer turns out to be kind. Honorable. Opinionated. And just the breath of fresh air he didn’t even realize he was suffocating for. But Luke and Ayla come from different worlds, and once the election is over, their fauxmance will be, too. (Pub Date: Apr 10, 2017)
Review based on an ARC provided by Netgalley. I want to also thank the publisher for giving me this opportunity.
Budget cuts seem to be out there to get Ayla when both the newspaper she edits and drama club go through funding problems. That's when a chance lands on her lap, she gets a video of popular jock Luke vandalizing school property. Now he has to pretend to be her boyfriend and help her win the election.
This was the average YA. There's not much to mention when it comes to flaws, really.
At the same time. there were some nice touches. I really liked Luke's story. Actually I liked the whole of Luke. Not that Ayla wasn't a good character, she was. But Luke was quite lovely. Considering how male characters are in YA's, I feel that is a big win. And his brother is so cute!
In my opinion, the flaws were two. First, the story never left what was to be expected, unless you count Luke's money problems but that was more of a distraction—though a worthy one—than a creative development for the main plot. And then there is the issue that some key parts were rushed. I couldn't figure out why because I don't think the book wasted time anywhere. Still, they could have gone deeper in some parts, especially the climax.
As I was saying, this is the average YA. It's an easy read with a nice conclusion and likeable characters. You'll have fun, you'll find it lovely, it'll just be very likely you'll soon forget all about it.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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