My Charming Rival

De: Lauren Blakely

Narrado por: Zachary Webber, Saskia Maarleveld

Note: My Charming Rival was previously released as Stars in Their Eyes. It has now been updated and turned into a duet.

To do list: graduate with honors, get into medical school, and snag the most sought-after celebrity photo of all time to cover my tuition. One more thing - resist the hot British guy who's my biggest rival.

But from the first day I run into William on his motorcycle, he makes that difficult, since he's flirty, charming, clever, and keeps trying to convince me to spend the night with him.

Trust me - stripping him down to nothing is on my wish list, but I can't let him get under my skin as I chase cheating directors and stake out clandestine trysts. Yet everywhere I go, my most charming rival is there - is he following me, trying to woo me, or aiming to sabotage my plans?

When I'm offered a brand new ticket to my dreams, I have to decide if I want to team up with the sexiest enemy ever.... Except there's a third option too - and that one's looking mighty appealing - if I'm willing to take a crazy chance.

My Charming Rival is book one. The story continues in My Sexy Rival.

©2014 Lauren Blakely (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Disappointed...

I love both of the narrators. And I’m always a fan of Lauren Blakey, but I found myself irritated that Jess was playing this poor guy. Dunking her head in ice water, really? That’s when I stopped listening.

Cute but kind of boring

This was a cute and pretty straight forward romance. I was a bit surprised because Lauren Blakely usually has more drama and romantic scenes and this was kind of bland in comparison. Jess is a celebrity photographer, trying to catch them in compromising positions and get the scoop first to make money for college. William is a newbie on the scene and they form a flirty friendship. There weren't really twists and they didn't hook up until the end. Maybe book two has more of both?

New story

Great start. now on to the rest of the story. Can't wait to see how it ends.

Love it

I'm definitely enjoying the story so far. I'm SO glad that the description stated it ended on a cliffhanger, because I hate them, however, when I knowingly go into a story with a cliffhanger it doesn't bother me. I like the characters and can't wait to find out what happens next and how the story will end. The narrators are doing a phenomenal job bringing the characters to life!!

Where is the rest?

Gah! Cliffhanger alert!
Whaaaaat?! I need closure.
Great performances, loved the storyline but I need more

Meh... I wouldn’t recommend

Not my favorite. This story was so bland I couldn’t even enjoy Webber’s sexy Brit voice. Too many character names to keep up with, Jess isn’t very likable, and not exactly sure why William likes Jess. Three hours in and I had to bail. I wouldn’t recommend.

Not What I'd Call Typical Blakely

First of all I absolutely despise cliffhangers. Beyond that this book was full of potential left unfulfilled; the eating disorder with very little background information, the sexy guy who keeps lying and making himself unappealing, the medical student with an awful lot of time on her hands, the celebs with no point other than to be fake and photographed. I usually love Lauren Blakely. This one is the first I've had issue with.

a little convoluted

This story is a bit convoluted with the characters, Jess and Will playing as paparazzi for their own gain. But so many names are mentioned, there's very little in terms of emotional attachment developed for the characters, in my opinion. There is a cliffhanger so perhaps the story finishes in such a way that builds more of a connection with the characters but I won't be rushing to listen! However, Lauren Blakely has extremely good books so if this is your first book by her, try others.

You can't get a narrator better than Zachary Webber. He did a great accent and was able to flow seamlessly between the accented voice and the non-accented voices. Saskia also did quite well with the different characters so there narration is excellent overall. If only the story was better!

Abrupt Ending

I was very much enjoying the story when it abruptly ended. It almost felt like the author just got tired. I did love the male narrators sexy British voice!

My Charming Rival

An intriguing, fun, and cute story. Im interested to know what comes next.
Zachary Webber and Saskia Maarleveld were wonderful narrators.
Can’t wait to hear the book.