This magical story explores what could happen when one woman's not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life and changes everything.
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This magical story explores what could happen when one woman's not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life and changes everything.
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Usually when I read a book, I have to place an actor in the role of the male main character. I was tempted to put Colin Firth in the place of Felix but it didn't seem right to me. Felix was too chipper. I think Hugh Grant would be better. Now that that is settled, on with the review.
I was really excited about The Actor and the Housewife. Shannon Hale is one of my favorite authors and Austenland is one of my favorite Austen-esque novels. I was expecting The Actor and the Housewife to blow me away and it kinda sorta did. It was not what I expected it to be but what it was surprised me, intrigued me and gripped me all in the same breath. I expected this to be a typical nice women-married to a cad-meets nice man-marries him type of book. I was pleasantly surprised.
Becky and Felix were such great characters and their friendship was surprisingly natural and endearing. Felix was not the typical spoiled actor that I was expecting. You expect a character that is rich and famous to have that arrogant and demanding personality that actors are famous for but he didn't. He had a heart and soul even if he was a bit spoiled. I had an initial disconnect with Becky. She seemed too nice. I thought she would be a quiet little character. One that would annoy me because of her meekness. Oh boy was I wrong. She is whip smart, sarcastic and funny. Her on and off friendship with Felix was great. They play off each other in a way that reminds me of my friendships with some of my guy friends. Their banter is witty and funny at times and touching and tear-inducing at others. Becky's relationship with her husband, Mike, is, perhaps, my favorite part of the novel. They were so sweet together. It is also what changed my mind about whether or not I wanted Felix and Becky to end up together.
The friendship between Becky and Felix could have, in the hands of a lesser writer, seemed forced. Hale manages to pull off an extraordinarily unlikely friendship in an organic and easy to believe manner. I was surprised at how natural their friendship seemed. They were almost like soul mates without the mating.
The Actor and the Housewife is a great read. The ending definitely surprised me. I am actually a bit torn about it. Part of me likes the way the novel ended but this other part of me, the more sentimental and romantic side, wants a sequel...badly.
