Camera Shy

By: E.J. Russell

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

Never assume….

…That your uber competent personal assistant will get it when you announce your (fake) engagement to him during a live on-air interview with your archnemesis.

Never waver....

…From your plan to punish your arrogant celebrity boss for his presumption by turning your (fake) wedding into a reality competition for event planners.

Never admit....

…That the feelings blossoming between the two of you through seven (fake) engagement celebrations, six (fake) bachelor parties, five (fake) wedding party luncheons, and four (fake) rehearsal dinners are about as (real) you can get.

Camera Shy is a boss/employee, fake-engagement, right-in-front-of-your-nose romantic comedy featuring a former child model-turned-PA who is so done with cameras, a cocky LGBTQ activist/talk show host who does not lose, more scarves than midwinter in Boston, and banter. So. Much. Banter.

©2022 E.J. Russell (P)2023 E.J. Russell

Cute!

It’s my first EJ Russell listen and I enjoyed listening to this one.

It’s light-hearted and great palette cleanser after listening to high angst books.

Greg Boudreaux is such a talented narrator and his name is the draw for me.

Very Sweet Romance

I really enjoyed this listen alot. Greg Boudreaux did a great job bringing the characters to life and making them distinctive from eachother. I love a good fake romance turned real and I thought this one pulled it off in an original way. Ari and Dustin both have communication issues when it comes to their feelings so this story was definitely a slow burn with all the miscommunications and things unsaid but it was still a very entertaining listen.

Great Narration

Greg does an excellent job narrating this book and bringing all the multiple characters to life! Greg makes it so easy to differentiate between the character's voices and he excels at getting each character's feelings across.

Loved this!

I absolutely loved this story and the ongoing joke with Curtis’ name has to be the funniest thing I’ve ever heard 😂 Just when I thought he was finally going to turn a leaf, we get the “Actually I’m agnostic” and I howled with laughter!

I Enjoyed It!

- - UPDATE 4.15.23 - -

I had the opportunity to listen to this on audiobook and I fell in love with it- probably more than when I initially read it. It was narrated by the fantastic Greg Boudreaux, whose voice and narrations I am completely in love with! He does an amazing job voicing the different characters and bringing them to life. As much as I enjoyed reading this book, listening to it was a wonderful experience that made the whole thing feel new.

Overall: 4.5 stars
Performance: 5 stars
Story: 4 stars


- - Original Book Review 9.24.2022 - -

I really enjoyed this book. The premise snagged me and I found it to be an interesting read. The concept of a fake wedding/reality competition was fun and I loved the dynamic reversal for the two characters. I loved Dustin- he was smart, very capable, and wasn't one to back down.

I did not like Ari very much at first. He was arrogant and entitled- but not obnoxiously so. It was like he didn't realize it until the tables are turned against him and he began to see things from outside perspectives, and see that he's messed up and needs to change. He grew on me and had good character growth.

An interesting and fun read. This is the first book I've read by this author and I would read more. 4 stars.