My Faire Lady by Laura Vettersten follows Rowena who takes a summer job working at a Renaissance Faire as a face painter after a bad breakup. Ro is soon thrown back into the Renaissance where she meets hunky knight Christian and funny whip cracker Will.
I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and the Renaissance Faire setting was perfect for a light summer romance. The author did a fantastic job of integrating multiple characters into the story allowing the reader to feel the community of the faire. The female relationship between Ro and her roommate was as important to the story as the romantic ones. I also loved that Ro learned about herself during the summer and that was as important to the story as her love life.
I'd also like to compliment the cover art, it's nice to see a cover artist that actually reads the book as the cover artist got everything right down to the rainbow toe nail polish.
Appropriateness: This is a YA romance that is written for older teens (despite what the cover might make you think). Rowena is seventeen and acts her age. The teens get drunk and share tents with their boyfriends. I did like that during one of those overnights it's stated that the couple did not have sex (which is nice compared to a lot of trope out there that a guy can't spend the night with a girl without having sex). I would recommend this book to readers 14+
