Control the scandal, control your life.I’m a simple girl.Celebrity attorney. Disinherited daughter of a tech billionaire. The dirty little secret behind the scandals. I never wanted to be famous. A quiet life was enough for me. But that was before my new client made me famous. Now I’m surrounded by the media, and my face is on the cover of every magazine.What does a girl do when she’s had enough … does a girl do when she’s had enough of others dictating her life?
She takes back control.
However, my past isn’t willing to give me up that easily. But I have a plan.
I am Samina Kumar. And my newfound celebrity will change the world.
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What did I just read? I have not read a unique romance story like this one before. So the blurb had me wondering what I was getting into before I started reading this book. But OMFG!!!! Celebrity blew me away! It was the newness I needed from a book. I always feel like I am reading the same plot book after book. But dayum! I got so much more with this story. Sienna Snow brings it with Celebrity and I feel like I need to tell the whole book world how much I love it!
Sami and Devin….With a loving heart I have to say that they are pretty much a f’d up couple. Sami had me trying so hard to understand the choices she made with Dev. When the truth was revealed, my heart broke along with Devin’s. The politics part of the story had me insanely hooked. That had me surprised. How did Sienna keep me captured with her words, I have no freaking clue. But that is the beauty of getting lost in the book world. Gah!!! This book can be a standalone, or it has the potential to give you more. I am excited what the author is going to bring her readers <3
~WRITING – PLOT – PACE~
I have been reading a lot of books lately that have been really great books (overall), but there seems always to be one tiny element that sticks with me and bothers me enough that I can’t get into them 100%. This book was actually very, very good. It had great writing. It was well paced. The plot was super engaging. The characters interesting, but I just could not get past the fact that Devin kept their marriage a secret for FIVE years. Going so far as to go on dates with OW (and she went on dates with OM). That isn’t love in my book. And, honestly, who puts up with something like that? Sami was portrayed in this book as a super strong and independent heroine, yet she put up with being a dirty little secret for five years? Watched her husband go on “dates” with OW? Watched him get sworn in as a judge from the sidelines? I wouldn’t have put up with that for five days, let alone five f-cking YEARS! Even after hearing her lame reason as to why she stayed. I honestly just couldn’t get past that level of douchebaggery to find it at all believable that these two would stay together. And ultimately, that is what brought this book down to 3.5 -Stars.
~HERO~
DEVIN…Gosh, Dev was such a mixed bag for me. I LOATHED him for the way he treated Sami before this book. Quite frankly, I found it unredeemable. That said, he is charming and devoted (not to mention hot as F-CK) in this story. Did he grovel enough? NO, not by a LONG shot, but I did feel he was genuinely sorry for the way he acted. I don’t know; honestly, for me, his behavior prior was just too disgusting for me to completely warm up to him.
~HEROINE~
SAMINA…Like Devin, Sami was a bit of a mixed bag for me. I really liked her in this book (although I thought she caved into Dev all the time WAY too easily). She was strong. She was feisty. She was independent. A good friend and sister. My main issue was the Sami of this book wouldn’t have put up with being anyone’s dirty little secret for five minutes, let alone five years. I couldn’t quite reconcile the Sami of this book with the Sami that allowed herself be treated like dirt for so long. I mean even Dev’s family told her to leave his a$$.
~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
Lord have mercy there were a plethora of secondary characters in this one. All of which seemed to be in politics or running for some office. A bit like the Kennedy’s these peeps were. That said, all of them were exciting additions, and I can’t wait to read more about them. Especially Veer!
~HEAT LEVEL~
High. This couple has tons of sex. Smokin’ hot sex. Dev may have been a douche, but dude had the moves for sure. This couple also had a fantastic on page chemistry.
~ANGST LEVEL – SEXUAL HISTORIES~
Low. Honestly, for a book about a couple on the brink of divorce, this was a pretty low angst read. Dev has his head out of his a$$ right from the start and Sami pretty much falls right back into his arms three seconds after he declares he is “never letting her go.” Neither were virgins (obviously) although Dev was Sami’s first (and only). There was a smidge of OW drama. Dev went on dates with OW, and one is nasty to the heroine. Nothing ever happened on these dates, so no cheating. Although, going on a date with an OW while married IS cheating in MY book, but Sami also went on dates with OM, so I guess they had an agreement. There was no OM drama.
SIDE NOTE: One thing that pissed me extra off in this one was that these two were dating other people in the guise of keeping their marriage a secret, and those other people had NO clue that they were on dates with MARRIED people. How shitty is THAT!?
~IN THE END~
I liked it. There was a lot of good in this one. I would even go so far as to say the majority of it was fantastic. The author has a very readable way to her writing. It was fast-paced. The plot was very engaging. The characters were interesting. The sex hot. The drama was kept at the minimum. I just couldn’t get past the way Dev treated Sami for SO long. It was just a bit too much, and there wasn’t enough groveling. Maybe if it hadn’t gone on for so many years. Maybe if he hadn’t gone out on dates with OW. I just don’t believe you can love someone as much as Dev claimed and treat them that way. Anyway, it is what it is. I’m still going to recommend this one, and I am onboard (and looking forward to) reading the next book in this series.
Celebrity by Sienna Snow is book One in the Politics of Love series. This is the story of Samina and DEVIN.
Samina and Devin were married a few years ago but they keep having issues. First Devin didn’t think Samina choose him over her family…which she feel she did. They keep coming and going back together and apart. They even see other people and no one really knows that they are married or were a couple. In this book Devin wants to try again at their marriage and Samina doesn’t seem to be going along with it at first but she does miss their physical connection.
This was a good second chance at Love story.
Celebrity is an unexpected joy to read. I didn’t know what to think because this is the first I had heard of this author. I can tell you I am excited to see what else she has in store.
The blurb caught my attention and now the author has it. I had fun reading Celebrity. It has a blend of naughty that will keep your libido peaked but it’s also family in the best and worst sense. Friends that feel like siblings. People that bicker with love. And Mom smacking her grown adult kids upside the head for inappropriate comments had me giggling.
It’s messy and complicated. It had my hackles up and my inner feminist roaring. But Celebrity is the beginning of something more and I intend to be on the campaign trail if they let me.
Reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
Samina is an attorney and Devin is a judge. The couple have been married for five years but have kept it hidden. I find that absurd. The writing was good, pace great but just a crazy story line. The other books are better reads.
I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am leaving a review.
I liked this story. It had lots of potential and I think if it had Devin’s POV it would’ve been better and we would’ve been able to see exactly what he was thinking at times. Samina in the blurb was portrayed as independent, strong, feminist. She was all that for certain things and for other things she cams off as weak. One thing I did admire from her was the steps that she was taking to finally put herself at first even though at times it seemed like she was falling into the shadows.
I couldn’t quite grasp Devin and Samina marriage because I was a bit confused as to why so much secrecy after so many years. I could understand furthering your career BUT keeping a 12 year relationship a secret was a bit much. They also had too many people getting involved even if at times they thought they meant well. But regardless it wasn’t a secret how much these two actually love each other. And the sexual chemistry was sizzling.
This wasn’t a bad read for the beginning of a new series; it’s engaging and regardless will still have you turning the pages to see how everything will turn out.
Once again Sienna Snow blows me away with the way she presents a political romance story. I’ve said it before, this isn’t a genre I’m normally interested in, but I like the way Ms. Snow can weave a political story with romance and keep things interesting. The plot weaves throughout to keep the reader interested, the characters are fully developed with their flaws and quirks and the chemistry between our hero and heroine is heart pounding. This was a really great read.
There is nothing that I love more then reading story with a strong-willed female lead who knows what they want and aren’t afraid to go after it. For years, Samina has kept her marriage a secret and it it finally her time to shine. She is tired of being her husband’s secret and knows things have to change. However, it isn’t so simple. As soon as she is making plans to announce her candidacy, her husband realizes that he is about to lose her and is bound and determined to make things right with her.
There are so many things I loved about this novel. I liked diving into the world of politics and seeing strong women go after what they want, I loved watching Devin transform throughout the book and turn into a doting husband who would do anything for his wife. I also really enjoyed the suspenseful moments of the novel and how Devin and Samina weathered the storm together.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and loved getting to know some of the secondary characters as well. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book in the series.
I was really looking forward to reading this story because the overall theme resonated with me. And I really liked the story, but I wasn’t able to really connect with the characters.
Samina wanted to get away from her controlling father, but I felt like her marriage to Devin was just going from one gilded cage to another. The stong personality the author tried to portrait for her would never be with a husband that 1. doesn’t acknowledge the relationship to the world, 2. takes other people on dates on major life events and 3. tries to hide her because of her ethnic background to help his conservative father with winning races and 4. 12 years? Seriously? She was in that metaly abusive relationship for 12 years when she is a kick ass lawyer who takes no prisoners?
Samina was supposed to work on their relationship struggles with Devin, come out to the world and his family as a couple and not just forcus on the combustable physical side of their realtionship. But from the moment they meet, the author spent more time on their encounters than on the major issues that had lead to them “hinding” for the past 12 years. Also, her reason for running wasn’t so solid in my mind.
I honeslty didn’t like Devin that much. I would have liked his POV to actually understand his mentality and the reasons of why he did what he did.
The premise of the story was good, but I want more of a background on how they got into the relationship in the first place, Samina’s struggle with this family, Dev’s mentality coming from a conservative background etc to make this a phenomenal read.
Celebrity was my first book by author Sienna Snow. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting, given the blurb. It was okay but the overall feel of the story was just a bit too far-fetched for me. Devlin, while he was a hot, sexy, seductive man was also one of the biggest douche I’ve ever come across in a book, especially as he is the H. It’s expected of secondary characters or exes but not the main character.
Samira? Well, she let him treat her this way, allowed him to hide their secret and made them pretend to be other than what they were- for five years.
Now, she’s on the brink of leaving him for good and SURPRISE!!! He wants her back.
The chemistry between these two was the most believable part of the whole thing.
If you like ‘cheating’ and OM/OW drama and intrigue then you’ll like this.