Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is a really cute YA contemporary romance that is a quick and easy read. It’s the quintessential regular person/famous person doppelganger switch story. Red just graduated high school in Iowa. She lives on a farm with her large family and intends to attend college and come back and run the family farm. Zay Zay is a young global pop star that is uber famous and seemingly has a charmed life. When Red is taped singing and pretending to be Zay Zay, the video goes viral, and Zay Zay’s plan to sneak away from her life for a week is hatched. Red only needs to fly to LA, attend a few red carpets, and a date with Zay’s hot famous fake boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong?

This sweet book has a wonderful message about being true to yourself that will resonate with younger readers. In the beginning Red is very self-sacrificing and hasn’t considered what else she may to do with her life, including being a performer. It’s sweet to see her come more into herself and future. The book is a bit angsty, but I’ll forgive that because it is YA after all. You also need to suspend belief for the story to work, but you have to do that all the time for books. It takes about 20-25% of the book before all the gimmicks even out, but then it settles into a sweet coming of age story. Despite dealing with some of the more cynical sides of fame, the book is very wholesome. I was able to read the book in one sitting and was a wonderful way to spend a few hours.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Skyscape. All opinions are my own.