A sparkling and sexy tale of glamour modelling, romance and the treacherous promises of fame
When Angel is discovered by a model agent, her life changes for ever. Young, beautiful and sexy, she seems destined for a successful career and, very quickly, the glitzy world of celebrity fame and riches becomes her new home.
But then she meets Mickey, the lead singer of a boy band, who is as irresistible as he is dangerous, and Angel realises that a rising star can just as quickly fall...
Rating: 4 Stars
Positives: I really enjoyed this book which I wasn't sure I would. But straight away I was hooked. This is definitely one of those light hearted sexy summer reads. Angel is a very likeable character, someone who most girls can relate too. She may be beautiful but she's not one of those girls who flaunts her beauty, instead she's just your average girl. Even when she's thrown into the spotlight and the world of glamour modelling Angel is still very firm and sticks to her morals. But her tale shows just how easily even the best of us can fall.
As for the other characters I think we gather pretty quickly that Mickey will be the one who ruins Angel, and Simone .... Well there's no word for her other than bitch. I honestly don't joke what Cal's character sees in her at all. So yes we've got a good mix of different characters floating around, and each one of them brings something different to the table.
Now for the storyline: maybe it was a little romanticised. In reality how many of our childhood crushes are signed to Chelsea just weeks before we're signed up to become successful glamour models in London? That said though I really did enjoy the storyline and I got shivers every time that Cal would help Angel out. Even if it was just something small like lending her his jacket, its a cute thing to do.
And of course there's the added bonus of a few little sex scenes. Just what is needed to make a summer read all that more sexy. The scenes themselves focus more on the foreplay side of things, but it works for me and was definitely keeping me interested.
Negatives: Okay so I read Angel when it first came out, and looking back in retrospect as a thirteen year old girl at the time this maybe hadn't been the most suitable of books. I was so swayed by how Katie Price has portrayed the world of glamour modelling that I distinctly remember turning around and telling my mother that I wanted to become a glamour model. Somehow I don't think thats the life she would have chosen for me. Anyway I digress. My point is that Angel shows all of the good but none of the bad of the glamour world, several key features are missing such as the pressure to stay thin and beautiful, less than savoury photographers who will push and push to get the photos they want even if its at a level higher than the model is comfortable working too, and the fact that most models aren't agency represented until they've already hit the big time. For aspiring models a lot of hard work, and working for free, has to happen before you'll get a spread on page three.
Secondly sometimes the language would bug me. I don't constantly want to be reading about how someones tits are perfect, I guess I'm just more old fashioned when it comes to language.
Would I recommend this book? If you're looking for something that is fun and sexy and isn't going to challenge you then Angel is the book for you.
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