Summary: When Sunny Dae—self-proclaimed total nerd—meets Cirrus Soh, he can’t believe how cool and confident she is. So when Cirrus mistakes Sunny’s older brother Gray’s bedroom—with its electric guitars and rock posters—for Sunny’s own, he sort of, kind of, accidentally winds up telling her he’s the front man of a rock band.
Before he knows it, Sunny is knee-deep in the lie: He ropes his best friends into his scheme, begging them to form a fake band with him, and starts wearing Gray’s rock-and-roll castoffs. But no way can he trick this amazing girl into thinking he’s cool, right? Just when Sunny is about to come clean, Cirrus asks to see them play sometime. Gulp.
Now there’s only one thing to do: Fake it till you make it.
Sunny goes all in on the lie, and pretty soon, the strangest things start happening. People are noticing him in the hallways, and he’s going to football games and parties for the first time. He’s feeling more confident in every aspect of his life, and especially with Cirrus, who’s started to become not just his dream girl but also the real deal. Sunny is falling in love. He’s having fun. He’s even becoming a rocker, for real.
But it’s only a matter of time before Sunny’s house of cards starts tumbling down. As his lies begin to catch up with him, Sunny Dae is forced to wonder whether it was all worth it—and if it’s possible to ever truly change. (Pub Date: Nov 17, 2020)
Sunny doesn't think when Cirrus takes him for someone else upon meeting him in his older brother's clothes. So he'll get help from his nerd friends and pretend to be a rock band and not a trio who makes clothes for RPG on the internet. But it gets harder when the real thing returns, only his brother isn't as cool as he's made him to be.
I think this was like a 3+, just not enough to become a 4.
If I have to point out my main problem with the story were the characters. I'm not even sure why Cirrus is really worth all the effort, she was just annoying in my opinion. Sunny had some good moments, so I can't say I hate him as a main character, but he wasn't lovely either. Plus, is it that easy to learn how to play instruments? And to sing? Even though they did rehearse a lot, I still wasn't convinced.
On the other hand, I liked the side characters, especially Sunny's parents. To be honest, I liked more the side themes than the main plot. I think there's a lot going on that could be discussed in a book club for example, with the image issues the main characters face—aside from Cirrus who wasn't a shallow person but felt like a shallow character.
This is a quick read and even if the trope is old it didn't feel like it. A good choice for a comfort read to relieve stress.
Honest review based on an ARC provided by Edelweiss. Many thanks to the publisher for this opportunity.
Rating: 3 out of 5.
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