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Almost Perfect
ASIN B098PMFW1B moved to the more recent edition
After one-hundred and twenty-four years, high-end fashion house LaRue may have met its match, and her name is Colette. Devoid of any interest in her family’s company, aside from the rotating stable of models, heiress Colette LaRue yearns for an escape. And after abandoning Paris for her birthplace of Chicago, she’s eager to start over.
For Aubrey Knight, the world of fashion has been anything but kind. After an accident leaves her using a wheelchair, opportunity seems to elude the once-promising model. Teetering between chasing her dreams and calling it quits, Aubrey decides on her last open call for the prestigious brand LaRue.
Tasked with judging an open call for the North American summer campaign, Colette attends on the off chance of scoring a phone number. She never expects her opinion to matter much, yet after meeting Aubrey, Colette finds her pick for the summer campaign. Unfortunately, others at the company do not mirror Colette’s desires.
Unwilling to accept LaRue’s decision, Colette arranges a private shoot with Aubrey and posts the results on a hijacked company social media account.
And as the world quickly finds itself obsessed with a once forgotten model, so does Colette.
After one-hundred and twenty-four years, high-end fashion house LaRue may have met its match, and her name is Colette. Devoid of any interest in her family’s company, aside from the rotating stable of models, heiress Colette LaRue yearns for an escape. And after abandoning Paris for her birthplace of Chicago, she’s eager to start over.
For Aubrey Knight, the world of fashion has been anything but kind. After an accident leaves her using a wheelchair, opportunity seems to elude the once-promising model. Teetering between chasing her dreams and calling it quits, Aubrey decides on her last open call for the prestigious brand LaRue.
Tasked with judging an open call for the North American summer campaign, Colette attends on the off chance of scoring a phone number. She never expects her opinion to matter much, yet after meeting Aubrey, Colette finds her pick for the summer campaign. Unfortunately, others at the company do not mirror Colette’s desires.
Unwilling to accept LaRue’s decision, Colette arranges a private shoot with Aubrey and posts the results on a hijacked company social media account.
And as the world quickly finds itself obsessed with a once forgotten model, so does Colette.
176 pages, ebook
Published July 4, 2021
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did-not-finish
May 27, 2023DNF 58% in. Kindle Unlimited.
I really wanted to like this, a love interest, 20, Aubrey, in a wheelchair trying to be a high end fashion super model? sounds great, right!?
MC (25) Colette's grandfather owns a high end fashion house with hundreds of stores across the world and a global empire that he wants Colette to get into. But her demeanor and narrative is nothing but flirting with models, getting numbers, going on shallow dates and one-night stands, as her personal assistance panders to her every whim.
Colette is taking full advantage of her status and blowing shitloads of her granfathers money, then becoming infatuated with the wheelchair bound Aurbey at a casting call, and deciding within seconds that she both wants to *be* with her, and wants her to be the headlining model for their entire summer campaign.
It's filled with lust and they are sleeping together that very night after meeting, and it just felt icky. I DO like that Aubrey always has a certain amount of agency most of the time, and doesn't need or want much assistance despite her wheelchair status.
However there's always this underlying creepiness, where it feels inequal, with the whole boss/employee slant - and also feels as though both are using one another. Aubrey just seemed motivated by fame, money, and the job prospects Colette can provide, while Colette is simply physically infatuated with her, and wants to keep Aubrey "hers" while also showing her off as the new 'it' girl for GrandPa's company.
It was all very freaking shallow, no real depth or substance here. No emotion. Just stupid immature banter, sex, drinking, being late for scheduled work shoots, because they were too hung over to get there on time and needed a quicky beforehand - and this is where I dropped the whole thing, after one such scene.
These women are far too immature and irresponsible for having such roles - and the story felt like a Kardashian fanfic which was just cringe. I'm too old, grumpy and feminist for this shite lol.
I really wanted to like this, a love interest, 20, Aubrey, in a wheelchair trying to be a high end fashion super model? sounds great, right!?
MC (25) Colette's grandfather owns a high end fashion house with hundreds of stores across the world and a global empire that he wants Colette to get into. But her demeanor and narrative is nothing but flirting with models, getting numbers, going on shallow dates and one-night stands, as her personal assistance panders to her every whim.
Colette is taking full advantage of her status and blowing shitloads of her granfathers money, then becoming infatuated with the wheelchair bound Aurbey at a casting call, and deciding within seconds that she both wants to *be* with her, and wants her to be the headlining model for their entire summer campaign.
It's filled with lust and they are sleeping together that very night after meeting, and it just felt icky. I DO like that Aubrey always has a certain amount of agency most of the time, and doesn't need or want much assistance despite her wheelchair status.
However there's always this underlying creepiness, where it feels inequal, with the whole boss/employee slant - and also feels as though both are using one another. Aubrey just seemed motivated by fame, money, and the job prospects Colette can provide, while Colette is simply physically infatuated with her, and wants to keep Aubrey "hers" while also showing her off as the new 'it' girl for GrandPa's company.
It was all very freaking shallow, no real depth or substance here. No emotion. Just stupid immature banter, sex, drinking, being late for scheduled work shoots, because they were too hung over to get there on time and needed a quicky beforehand - and this is where I dropped the whole thing, after one such scene.
These women are far too immature and irresponsible for having such roles - and the story felt like a Kardashian fanfic which was just cringe. I'm too old, grumpy and feminist for this shite lol.
March 22, 2022
This is even better reading it the scond time! So since I'd give it five stars again, that makes it en, right?
Well, there is cute and there is cute. Then here is (in spite of the title) absolutely and perfectly cute!
You just have to love both ladies, Audrey for her courrage not to have herself intimidated by her accident and Colette for her courage to follow her heart in spite of all resistance. The storyline doesn't follow any established patterns, skips known plot devices and is wonderfully straightforward, a joy to read. It's the book I have enjoyed most this year up to now.
Well, there is cute and there is cute. Then here is (in spite of the title) absolutely and perfectly cute!
You just have to love both ladies, Audrey for her courrage not to have herself intimidated by her accident and Colette for her courage to follow her heart in spite of all resistance. The storyline doesn't follow any established patterns, skips known plot devices and is wonderfully straightforward, a joy to read. It's the book I have enjoyed most this year up to now.
August 21, 2021
3.5
I had a hard time connecting the characters together at times.
Jae's SRC
character with a disability, chronic illness, or mental illness
grumpy and sunshine
age gap romance
book starts with the first day of a new job
body-positive book
new to you author
I had a hard time connecting the characters together at times.
Jae's SRC
character with a disability, chronic illness, or mental illness
grumpy and sunshine
age gap romance
book starts with the first day of a new job
body-positive book
new to you author
July 8, 2021
Abrupt End
I really liked the story but can't figure out the ending.It sort of ended abruptly.Really didn't have a climax to it either.
I really liked the story but can't figure out the ending.It sort of ended abruptly.Really didn't have a climax to it either.
June 19, 2024
Well this was a cute little novella that took me about two hours to read. Nice premise but the author did very little with it. Zero angst, just one sad event that brought the two MCs closer together. Spent the night together on the day they met. Sweet but no substance.
August 14, 2021
Different
Different... But I liked it. The author presented the relationship of Aubrey and Colette in a sexy, yet amusing style. It made the story flow incredibly smoothly. I really enjoyed this story and I look forward to reading more of this author.
Different... But I liked it. The author presented the relationship of Aubrey and Colette in a sexy, yet amusing style. It made the story flow incredibly smoothly. I really enjoyed this story and I look forward to reading more of this author.
July 30, 2023
This deserves the three stars for the miracle of a different plot and representativity.
May 7, 2024
*3 5 stars rounded down*
September 25, 2025
Not bad.
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