I'm very excited to be part of the Blog Tour for The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison. I received a review copy from Entangled: Crush via NetGalley for an honest review. I was interested in the story because the synopsis brought to mind on of my favorite shows, Hart Of Dixie! So keep on reading to hear my review/thoughts about The Sweetheart Sham.
Title: The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1)
Author: Danielle Ellison
Published by: Entangled: Crush
Released: December 4, 2017
Source: Review Copy from Entangled: Crush through NetGalley
Summary: Culler, South Carolina is the epitome of a small, southern town. Everyone knows each other, and everyone knows everyone else's business. Georgia Ann Monroe has lived in Culler all her life. Sure, sometimes she longs to go see the world and explore, but she loves her town. She also loves her friends.
Her best friend Will Montgomery is hiding a big secret. A secret he feels he can't share with anyone but Georgia Ann. Will is gay. He doesn't feel like his family, and his town, will accept him. Will and Georgia hatch a plan. They will fake a relationship so Will can keep his secret.
Everything is going smoothly until Beau Montgomery strides back into town. Beau broke Georgia Ann's heart when he left in the middle of the night. Now that he's back, she still feels the spark between them, but he thinks she is someone else's girl. This fake relationship is turning out to be more complicated than Georgia Ann ever could have imagined.
My Thoughts: I want to thank Entangled: Crush and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy for an honest review. I'm also really excited to be on the Blog Tour for The Sweetheart Sham by Danielle Ellison. I was drawn to this book as soon as I saw it contained a fake relationship and was set in a small southern town. I was hoping it would give me the same kind of vibes as one of my favorite, guilty pleasure shows, Hart of Dixie. I love cute little romances and small town settings.
I thought The Sweetheart Sham was really cute! Super cute! It also was a very fast read that I just flew through. I loved the setting of Culler, South Carolina. And it did end up giving me some very faint Hart of Dixie feels. There were a couple of characters that gave me Lemon Breeland vibes.
The story was told from the two viewpoints of Georgie and Beau. I think I enjoyed reading Beau's chapters a little more than I did Georgie's. Beau had more conflict, and just more going on.
The fake relationship aspect was very background and minimal, which could maybe disappoint some people.
I also feel like the author had a message that she very strongly pushed, and depending on how you feel or view things, it could be a bit of a turnoff. I won't say I went into the story really focused on that, I was more into the sweet romance than wanting to be hit over the head with that message.
I'm not sure how much I really like Georgie's character. Sometimes she could be pushy, sometimes a pain, sometimes a drama queen. I enjoyed Beau more than her.
There was a little over the top drama near the end, which kind of felt a little eye-roll inducing, but then just reminded me I was dealing with teenagers.
All in all, I thought this story was sweet, cute, and fast. I enjoyed it. I definitely want to come back to Culler and hear more stories. It was a cute little romance. I would recommend it to people wanting a sweet romance read. Thank you again Entangled: Crush for providing me with an early copy to review, and Chapter by Chapter Blog Tours for letting me be on the Blog Tour. The Sweetheart Sham was very cute, and I enjoyed reading it.
BOOKCITEMENT LEVEL 3.7/5
Very Cute!
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The Author
Danielle
Ellison is a nomad, always on the lookout for an adventure and the
next story. In addition to writing, she’s the founder and
coordinator of the NoVa TEEN Book Festival. When she’s not busy
with books, she’s probably watching her favorite shows, drinking
coffee, or fighting her nomadic urges. She is newly settled in
Oklahoma (for now) with her cat, Simon, but you can always find her
on twitter @DanielleEWrites.
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