Laura Wettersten

After breaking up with her boyfriend, seventeen-year-old Rowena takes an out-of-town summer job at a Renaissance fair, but romantic entanglements soon follow.

My Faire Lady

Colleen

3 Stars

For the first couple of pages of My Faire Lady, I was a little off-put by how simplistic the writing seemed. But I will admit that once I got into the story, I enjoyed it overall. It was certainly cuter than the recently read debacle of Prom and Prejudice. Although very on par with most coming of age chick lit stories, My Faire Lady at least had the fun difference of being set in a Renaissance fair. 

The characters were fun. (view spoiler)[I definitely liked that her crush does not take advantage of her and is willing to walk away rather than be second place. (hide spoiler)] They could have used a little more depth in some places. But even the predictable parts were still enjoyable to read. Although I did find it odd how the characters kept talking about the "whole summer" going by when they are actually only there for four weeks. They must have a tragically short summer break. Still, at least the story was not crammed into a couple of days the way some stories are. It allows for more believable development of relationships (both romantic and platonic). They could have toned down all the teenage drinking though.

I had no trouble reading My Faire Lady in one day. It's a cute, easy read perfect for lightening things up.

RATING FACTORS:
Ease of Reading: 4 Stars
Writing Style: 3 Stars
Originality: 4 Stars
Character Development: 3 Stars
Plot Structure and Development: 3 Stars

b.andherbooks

Rowena takes a summer job as a face painter and serving wench to escape the betrayal of her boyfriend. It doesn't hurt that their is a real life "knight in shining armor" named Christian who Rowena thinks will be the perfect antidote to her heartbreak. But, there is also that cute whip cracker, Will... Living in a tent, dressing up in authentic clothes, and making friends, this may be the summer Rowena really finds herself.

Super sweet and fluffy contemporary romance, fairly fun to read, just got a bit too after school special for me at the end. But I'd curl up in a sleeping bag with Will the Whip Cracker any day.

My Faire Lady

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