Reviews

Jenna & Jonah's Fauxmance by Emily Franklin, Brendan Halpin

heykellyjensen's review against another edition

Sigh.

I couldn't do it. It's cute and fluffy and funny and has a total audience with great appeal. But you know, that's not me.

tarryncurrentlyreading's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to love this book and since, usually, it doesn't take much for a book to make me happy, I really thought I would. But I really, really didn't. I had to finish this book in one sitting because I feared that if I put it down I would never go back to it. There was very little about this book that didn't annoy the hell out of me. The transitions between each point of view sucked because they were completely nonexistent. I felt like I was losing a huge part of the story between each chapter and it drive me crazy. This story did not flow well at all. Both Charlie and Aaron were obnoxious. Even the very little character development they went through did nothing for me. And I found myself close to throwing my kindle against a wall with all of their interactions that went from genuine to "acting". I hated the blurred line between them and their characters. And by the last chapter I was so confused because I had begun to skim just to get through it, and when I figured out what was happening I was like, really? This is what I'm left with? It could have been better if Aaron really was gay or tsai had both died in a fiery bus crash. OH, and I absolutely despised all the innuendos and any and all sexual references throughout the story. I'm usually all for some ust and good old lusty-lust, but this book failed at it. Every placement seemed wrong, inappropriate, failed, and totally cringe-worthy. Totally did nothing for me but irk my nerves even more. Complete disappointment.

wordnerdy's review against another edition

4.0

http://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-book-46.html

ghumpherys's review against another edition

3.0

Light, cute fluff that felt at times like a predictable Disney Channel movie. But it had a nice message about finding your true self.

ksadowski's review against another edition

3.0

This book started out really cute, and made fun of the predictable nature of the genre. I felt the ending was a little bit of a let down and over conceptualized.

That being said, teens who like love stories will devour this novel.

aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition

3.0

So, in browsing through the blogosphere, I’ve seen Jenna & Jonah’s Fauxmance by Brendan Halpin and Emily Franklin take a bit of flack. Now, my question concerning that is just what did you expect out of a book with a bright pink cover? Surely, you didn’t expect anything along the lines of Tolstoy? Personally, I quite liked Jenna & Jonah’s Fauxmance but I also did not have any unrealistic expectations out of it.

Read the rest of my review here

technicolordreampossum's review against another edition

3.0

This is a feel good book, but not a guilty pleasure. The ending was a little rushed but it was surprisingly smart when it came to descriptions of acting. There are a lot of better books you could be reading, but you could do a lot worse than this book.

rach's review against another edition

2.0

Slightly entertaining and the fluffy kind of YA lit that I like to read on occasion, I think the basic storyline of this book had promise, but it lacked the depth necessary to make it special. The main characters seemed to flop back and forth between hatred and true love pretty quickly and easily, and even though the book built up to their realization that they were really in love with each other the whole time, it still felt fast and shallow. My favorite part was the parallels between their relationship and that of Beatrice and Benedict from Much Ado About Nothing, but that could have been implied instead of beating us over the head with it by having them act those parts (brilliantly, of course) in a production of that play.

thisfoxreads's review against another edition

3.0

Squeaky-clean family network stars Charlie and Fielding are forced to continue their TV show's romance in real life to give the show's ratings a boost and another season. When their romance is revealed as a fauxmance, they are forced to deal with their feelings toward each other, themselves, and their stardom. This is a fun summer read with a touch of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" thrown in. The storyline runs a bit long, but is enjoyable and relatable, along with a touch of enjoyment with the TV show background.

nin275's review against another edition

3.0

Charlie and Aaron are two television stars playing madly-in-love for the benefit of their popular sitcom where they play Jenna and Jonah, two rockstars living the life of ordinary neighbors (Hannah Montana anyone?). Pretty soon, their fauxmance goes in flames, as Jonah (Aaron) is labeled as gay because of the company he keeps, and both he and Charlie are bound to take a little vacation out of the public eye and paparazzo. Later, as their show gets cancelled, they are thrown upon a Shakespeare play, playing a bantering couple.

Why the hell am I going on and on about the plot? I'm getting lame day by day. The nice thing was their banter which was funny. The ending was boring.