Review: Face the Music by Andrea Robbins

Book: Face The Music
Author: Andrea K. Robbins
Year Published: 2012 (in e-book form)
Genre: Adult Romance
Overall Rating: 3 stars
Target Audience: Women
Romance/Sex: PG-13. No explicit mentions of sex.
Setting: I think they are in LA, but I’m not quite sure.
Characters: Alison Banks, her sister Emily, her friend/love interest Jake, her real love interest Chris, and some other minor people.
Plot: A few months ago, Ali’s boyfriend of three years, Paul, suddenly walked out. She was left crushed, and vowed to stay away from men. She gets a job working as a tutor for the TV show “Superstardom,” which is similar to “American Idol.” There she meets Chris Knots, a hot singer who is surprisingly interested in her. She isn’t sure if she is ready for a real relationship, and most of the book is about her struggles to accept a new love.
Thoughts: This book was kind of enjoyable. The characters were mostly believable, even if the plot premise wasn’t. I actually have a hard time distinguishing between the events in this book and the events in “Bridesmaid’s Lotto,” because the two books are similar in that a “regular” girl is pursued by a famous man. This book has no explicit sex scenes, which I prefer in a book. I really feel awkward reading porn-style romantic involvements when I’m sitting in public or in the same room as my children, but that could just be me. At any rate, this book was enjoyable to read, if predicable, and I wouldn’t mind reading more of Andrea K. Robbins’ books.