FREAKIN ADORABLE!!! Erin Watt fans are going to implode with all the feels! Totally my kind of YA read. I love when books labeled YA are just that: Young ADULT. It's about people that are learning what it's like to move and navigate through the real world, just with a bit of a learning curve; figuring out what's right, what's acceptable and what are, in fact, the best situations to put yourself into for maximum life knowledge. 
 We have two very different people here. Oakley Ford is a teen rock star with all the perks of daddy's money and fame to back him up. He acts up and acts out. He's let the celebrity and the people around him corrupt and coddle him, giving into his every whim. 
 Vaughn Bennett is the extreme opposite. She is the second oldest in a family of four children-- four now orphaned children. Life was never luxurious, but it was good. It was normal and it has been shattered. Between Vaughn and her sister, they are doing the best to get their younger sibling through school while maintaining a "normal" for them. 
 When It's Real is a fantastic story of a girl getting an opportunity to take care of her family while trying to bring some wholesome image repair to a spoiled rock star. What happens is expectedly unexpected. Irritation turns to liking, liking turns to respect, and respect turns to love. But the best underling thread throughout When It's Real is the discovery of self and the realization that supporting someone else's needs and dreams can be just as fulfilling as getting your own needs met. 
 "--You told me not to settle. You said to find my passion, but I don't know what that is. I only know what I don't want." "That's as good a place to start as any."" 
 5 Stars 
 Tanja 
 *ARC Read 
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