Book Review: Famous for a Living by Melissa Ferguson

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What is this book about?

When her business partner is accused of serious financial crimes, superstar influencer Cat Cranwell—an engineered marvel of beauty, energy, and fun—falls from her penthouse perch. Desperate to get away from the online trolls and paparazzi documenting her disgrace, Cat accepts her uncle’s offer to work with him in Kannery National Park, Montana. About as far as possible from life as she’s known it.

Cat’s world shifts from the swirling haze of likes and comments to literal blizzards of frostbite temperatures and waist-deep snow. In place of negotiating brand deals, she finds herself negotiating at the ledge of a frozen lake with her die-hard Polar Bear Plunge coworkers. Instead of padding through the marble kitchen of her Manhattan loft, she’s sharing a tent-sized cabin with a roommate eager to bond like characters in sitcoms. But something curious is also happening in this overwhelming breath of fresh air as she reacquaints with the most honest parts of her­self and begins to ask the hard questions. Can Cat love herself with, and without, the world watching?

Then there’s that other tiny problem—she’s falling for Zaiah, the ruggedly handsome park ranger—and he hates anything remotely connected to social media, quite possibly her included.

My review:

What a fun and sweet romance. Despite Cat’s fall from grace and her obsession with chronicling her life, she was still a likeable person. There was a sweetness about her that came out more as she got out of her comfort zone. Even though Cat and Zaiah seemed to be an unlikely match, the more time they spent together, the more they found in common. I liked that both of them changed and grew a little, but neither one detoured from their true personalities.

What I enjoyed most about this book:

Cat maturing into an authentic confidence

What I didn’t like about this book:

Ending felt a tad rushed on the romance side

Would I recommend this book to others? Yes. Fun and interesting characters with sweet romance. This is a standalone story.

Where can I learn more about this author and their books?

Melissa Ferguson, author website

-Loraine Nunley

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