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Writer's pictureKayla Isabel

The Sweetheart Sham (Southern Charmed #1) by Danielle Ellison

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In a small town like Culler, South Carolina, you guard your secrets like you guard your cobbler recipe: with your life. Georgia Ann Monroe knows a thing or two about secrets: she’s been guarding the truth that her best friend Will is gay for years now. But what happens when a little white lie to protect him gets her into a fake relationship…and then the boy of her dreams shows up?

Enter Beau Montgomery: Georgie’s first love, hotter than ever, and much too much of a southern gentleman to ever pursue someone else’s girl. There’s no way to come clean to Beau while still protecting Will. But bless their hearts, they live in Culler—where secrets always have a way of revealing themselves.

Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains a hilarious “fakeship,” a scorching-hot impossible relationship, and a heartwarming best-friendship that will make you want to call your best friend right here, right now.

I loved reading this book. The characters were fun to get to know and had a lot of depth. They were also fun, loyal, real and just plain great.  Like the other two Entangled Crush books I have read, the characters develop a lot.

I love the fake-ship trope, and this one was no different. Georgie is helping her best friend, Will by pretending to be his girlfriend this way he can go out on dates with his mystery guy. But it gets messy when Beau comes back to town, thinking that Will and Georgie are the real deal.

Georgie had developed into someone new, who stood up for what she wanted. Will made sure the world knew who he was and Beau was sick and tired of running away. He built relationships with his family and wanted to have true friends.

I love how family plays a huge role in this book because to me family is the most important thing that I have. My family means the world to me. Her mom is fierce, her dad is funny and her family friends are like her family. I really love how we have adults who know what they are doing and aren’t stupid, it’s so important to have this in YA.

I really like how it takes place in a small-town, giving the feel that everyone really knows everything about each other and they all are really close. It also shows the pressure Georgie and Will feel, to be together just to make everyone else happy.

If you like fun contemporary romances that focus on love, friendship and acceptance I think this is one you should read.

*thank you to netgalley and entangled crush for a free e-arc in exchange for a review.*

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