“Instead of the carefree, find-myself summer I envisioned, I’ll be
spending the next three months with my own life-sized Ken doll.”
Isn't she lovely is a prequel to the Redemption series. This book is a fun summer read. I enjoyed the hilarious commentary between Ethan Price and Stephanie Kendrick. Lauren Layne takes the concept of Pygmalion and gives it a modern new adult twist. Pygmalion is from ancient Greek mythology whereas a man fell in love with the statue of a woman he created. Stephanie Price is the stereotypical goth with her gun metal eye shadow, too dark eyeliner, black outfit with the combat boots to complete it. Ethan Price is your typical rich boy with perfectly gelled hair and matching plaid shorts and polo. Ethan and Stephanie are assigned a partnership in their summer film class. Together they are responsible for coming up with the perfect screenplay. Thus, leading to their own Pygmalion story. Ethan is trying to avoid his mother pushing him towards the girl that recently broke his heart and what girl is better as a decoy than Stephanie. Together they transform Stephanie from goth into a barbie doll. Unfortunately Stephanie is not looking for a Ken and she wants to make sure Ethan does not screw up their screenplay. Throughout their charade it may seem they are starting to play their parts a little well. Can two people from totally different worlds make it work? I really enjoyed this book and plan on reading Broken, the next in the redemption series.
"I may be the Pygmalion in the story,but you're the statue. All that black shit you hide behind? That's your version of ivory. You have the chance to come alive, Stephanie, and you're choosing to be a lifeless piece of rock."
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