Morgan
Kind of Famous by Mary Ann Marlowe
Goodreads Summary:
Layla Beckett has a secret. For the past ten years, she’s run the most trafficked fan site on the Internet for her favorite band—under an alias, naturally. When she lands a job at the prestigious New York City music magazine The Rock Paper, she’s suddenly thrust into the world she’s only observed from the cheap seats. Now that she’s brushing elbows with sexy guitarists and hot frontmen, she wants to play it cool and keep her superfan status on the down low. Although she’s dying to gush on her forum, posting her insider adventures online could expose her real-life identity and blow her cover.
And that’s all before one of those sexy musicians becomes a fan of her.
From the minute he meets Layla, Shane Morgan’s heart beats a heavy metal rhythm, but his head is full of doubt. Since only the most hardcore fans could pick the drummer out of a lineup, he’s resigned to groupies using him to get closer to the more famous guitarists. But he doesn’t want to be Layla’s passthrough.
As Layla gets to know the real people behind the music, she’s drawn to the less-than-flashy drummer’s sweet charms, fascinating mind, and banging hot body, but she worries about his insecurities. She needs to convince Shane she’s moved beyond fandom before he discovers her online history and loses all faith in her intentions.
But the Internet is forever, and secrets have a way of getting out.
My Review:
I think I have learned that I am not a huge fan of rockstar romances. It just all seems so unrealistic. However, I did appreciate how Layla became friends with Jo and Eden, and that led to meeting the guys. I really liked their friendship and how authentic it was. While Jo was maybe a little too trusting of Layla in the first place to invite her to her house, I did like how approachable and down to earth she was. Shane feeling like he was just a stepping stone for most girls was sad at first, but as the book went on it just became annoying. I thought the fan site aspect of this book was fun, and something a little different than I have read in other rockstar romances.
Overall, the storyline was cute, but felt like it was missing something for me.
3.5 stars
I received this book for free in return for an honest review.
