Decked with Holly

By: Marni Bates

Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Cassandra Morris

Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's Summary

Holly Dayton is about to go way out of her comfort zone. . .Spending Christmas vacation on a cruise with her two cousins from hell isn't Holly's idea of a good time. And when, in a moment of seasick-fueled desperation, she lurches into an open suite - she's greeted with an eyeful of pepper spray. The culprit? A gorgeous guy calling himself Nick. But when Holly goes to make her exit, she gets the shock of her life: a corridor crammed with screaming teenage fans. Because Nick just happens to be Dominic Wyatt, drummer for ReadySet - one of the hottest bands in America.

Suddenly, rumors are swirling and Holly's face is captured on countless phones and plastered all over the Internet. But the band can't risk a scandal destroying their family-friendly image, so Dominic convinces Holly to be his fake girlfriend - just for two weeks. How bad could it be to be fauxmantically involved with one of the cutest rock stars on the planet? Holly's about to find out. . .

"Fans of Meg Cabot will find Marni's voice equally charming and endearing." (Julie Kagawa, New York Times best-selling author)

©2012 Marni Bates (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Christmas, Christmas Time is Here....

First off, the female narrator sounds like a chipmunk. It quickly becomes VERY grating and distracting after being initially laughable. I have teenaged daughters, and if they or their friends sounded like this, I would sit them down and explain to them how having a ridiculous voice will do them no favors in life. The male narrator is OK, definitely nice to get a break from Miss Squeak since she only needs to be endured every other chapter,

The story itself was lighthearted and cute, but it would have been better if the female lead had been 20ish instead of 17. It is pretty unrealistic that a 17-yo high school student on a family cruise for her grandfather's birthday would be shacking up with a rock star on board the ship without grandpa knowing about it, even if she does have evil-stepsister-like cousins running interference. Plus, WHY would they do that when they hate her? I don't think having the room to themselves is a strong enough motivator. In any case, it is a very unrealistic, "No way that would ever happen" story that had a few cute moments. It's a "throw away" story. I cannot imagine ever wanting to hear it again, so I'm glad I paid almost nothing for it with Kindle Unlimited. Had I paid even $1.99, I'm sorry, but I'd have returned it for a refund.

I would be totally willing to give the author another chance, but unfortunately, I noticed that Cassandra Morris is the narrator for several of her other books, so again, sorry. I just can't put my ears through it again. It took all my will power to get through the CM chapters.

A Quick Read For Christmas

Well that was a nice quick read .. I didn't expect to finish it this fast but honestly the plot was moving so flawlessly that I really enjoyed how it all played out
so we Holly who is basically the Cinderella of her family who finds herself stuck into a fake relationship with a famous rock star Dominic and how will she deal with it in a pan of four days .. I liked the friendship between those two although it was full of banter and quick witted conversations but it was really enjoyable to see their relationship .. I didn't have a huge problem with the story it's just the romantic development wasn't convincing for me .. it was all about how they hated each other and suddenly they like each other .. just like that, so yeah .. it was a nice quick read and I really would suggest making this into a cute Hallmark movie :)

The Narration was amazing and I liked it very much .. both the guy and the girl made an excellent impression on the character and I liked it that I finished the whole book in one sitting .. a very cute story