Hard up for work, Fran Cooper decides to accept a mysterious temporary placement as a PA to a celebrity. When she realises she is charged with getting internationally famous, and difficult, singer Juliette to an exclusive event. The Crystal Ball, where the worlds rich and glamourous gather on a Mediterranean island for a night like no other.
What Fran doesn’t know is that she’ll be the one wearing the most beautiful dress and having a night she’ll never forget. Because anything can happen on a night like this.
I haven’t read much by Kelk and am fast wondering why. I really enjoyed this book; it had the feelings of Cinderella but filled with a lot more funnies! I was pleasantly surprised to find the romantic element took a secondary role to the protagonist’s character arc.
I loved Fran! She was so relatable and had me laughing out loud for most of the book. Whilst her self-sacrificing nature and ability to easily fade into the background serves Fran well in her professional roles, she begins to realise in her personal life it just makes her a bit of a mug. Constantly making excuses for her fiancée Stewart, to the point of blaming herself for issues in their relationship, this trip of a lifetime really shines a light on how Fran is living her life for others instead of herself. Seeing the changes she made for herself, along with the support of the rest of the charming cast, was feel good fiction at its best.
Would highly recommend for some entertaining escapism!
* Thanks to HarperCollins UK, via NetGalley, for this ARC *