I have been reading a lot of lauren layne lately and I must say I am a hardcore fan.
Read the sex, love, stiletto series, the central park pact series and all of them were quite good.
This book was just horrible. It read like a very poor complete porn book. The sex was too much and more like the central part of the book. Not a good read at all. ( )

Well. I didn't HATE it. 1.5-2 (Which is apparently what 1.5-2 means)
I just had significant issues with it. Enough so that I think most of you all can just go ahead and skip this one.
1. Noah is downright emotionally abusive. This happens frequently after a sexual encounter between the couple-slut-shaming as the mode. I mentioned in my update, if it were me, I might be like oooh, he just likes to talk about our past exploits, but heroine is carrying some baggage and feeling those comments are not provocative but damaging. He does this three times, after he KNOWS it hurts her.. No yuck. We always see the HEA but no fights. In this case, it seems he'd easily revert back to that behavior toward her.
2. Kissing and cunnilingus are one too far for intimacy, but it's ok to you know, go bareback.
3. The heroine is not my cuppa.
4. Oh, the ol' you've barely been with anyone routine. Cool.
5. Hero tells heroine "I wouldn't judge you on any prior sexual behaviors" though he already has and it's just a mode for the author to redeem him (lazily) through his words instead of his actions.
6. Also somehow without any promo or any delay, heroines single gets rushed to iTunes or the like within 2 weeks. cause yeah.
What was better>
1. Easy read
2. Final grand gesture scene-totally cliche but somehow still adorably well done
3. Noah's friends seems solid. ( )

Jenny Dawson's life went from unknown to America's favorite over night, now she's living in Los Angeles and working on her third country album. The media likes drama though and when she's caught in a tabloid scandal with a pop star she's never met she needs an escape from the flashing lights. She flees to a remote mansion in Louisiana to take a break and work on her album. She doesn't plan on the handsome caretaker, Noah Maxwell, or the feelings he brings out in her.
Noah should really tell Jenny who he really is, but between their constant bickering and their steamy flirting he just can't find the right time to do it. Taking a break from his real life has been such a relief, but as he finds out just how complicated Jenny's life is he wants to be the one to un-complicate it. Together they could find the support to face their problems or they could let them tear them apart.

Talk about an entertaining and enjoyable read; I felt like I was watching a cute rom-com movie instead of reading a book. Jenny Dawson was a great heroine in this novel, she didn't have any weird hold ups or assume the worst out of everyone, she was just a young woman who found fame and money, but wanted that comfort of a private life after her life was splashed on the tabloids. I really enjoyed reading from her perspective and thought her way of handling the media was excellent. Then there's Noah, caretaker with a secret, who was super swoon worthy and every bit the man Jenny deserved....if it weren't for the darn secret. I loved Noah, his perspective read exactly like a young man whose life conflicts with who he really sees himself as. He was totally a jerk, but knowing the reason why made me really feel for him. The secret he had really played out well in the book and it showed in his actions from page one, even when Jenny was completely in the dark. Finally there are two cute pups that bring the main characters together repeatedly, despite their constant bantering with one another. Lauren Layne did an excellent job of writing two main characters with some hangups that felt very authentic. I loved their bantering that was constantly funny, but definitely felt like foreplay with their chemistry.

Good Girl was definitely a typical New Adult romance novel for me. Some of the character tropes read as very cliche and the interactions ranged from really great to really cheesy. I think the Hollywood aspect of Jenny was pretty excellent, but she felt really young even though she's an adult living on her own in another city and is famous. I really enjoy NA, but I will always complain when it doesn't feel like a unique story and that was the case with this one. While I enjoyed Good Girl, it wasn't a stand out for me.

Good Girl is a different style of book from Lauren Layne, if you're a longtime fan be prepared for something a little different. I loved the new characters we were introduced to in Good Girl and I would love to see Noah's friends have books of their own in the future. If you're looking for a cute and funny romance, this is it for you!

I can't be the only one who kept picturing Hannah Montana no matter what I did to picture someone else, right!? ( )

Would have given a higher rating if it was a clean romance, which it really could have been. ( )

3.5*

The writing was good and made me laugh. The story just fell a little short in the believablity (I know it's not a word) department. ( )