First, a note: read this in as few sittings as possible. Lucy Parker’s writing is best in long drinks not short sips. I should NOT have read this before bed over a series of nights, but I just didn’t want to read Grunt by Mary Roach, nor can I do audio before I sleep. Next: If you are a contemporary romance reader, or someone who wants to flirt with reading the genre run out right now and get your hands on this, its predecessor Act […]
We’re all so much alike, and yet so utterly different.
For the first 100 pages or so, this book was a literary Krispy Kreme doughnut: utterly devoid of nutritional value, but glazed in pure happiness. And then, like the best junk food, my joy immediately turned into regret, and my proverbial teeth felt like they were rotting out of my skull. Act Like It is about a man (Richard) and woman (Lainie) who star in stage production in London. He’s a celebrated actor (emphasis on the last syllable), she’s a budding young star. He’s a […]
Cute, but not my fave.
Everybody here has been losing their minds over this book since it came out, so I knew I would read it eventually because I am a sheep and do what I’m told. BaaaAAAaaaAAAAaaAaAA. ANYWAYS. This book was great. Nothing earth-shattering or revolutionary, just straight up cute romance featuring hate-to-love protagonists. My only real complaint about it is that it wasn’t long enough. I needed at LEAST fifty more pages of them being in that stage right before actually falling in love with each other. This book […]
Please don’t kick me out…
So everyone loves this book. Everyone. It’s been all over CBR. And it popped up as $2.99 or something the other day on Amazon, so I downloaded it. And… I didn’t much care for it. Can I still be in CBR? I mean, it was okay. There were a few funny moments, and I laughed a few times, but I expected lots of snark and banter and wit and… I don’t know. It just didn’t blow my skirt up. Lainie is an actor in a […]
Jumping on the bandwagon here.
Can I just write that I agree with everyone else, and that this is the new Act Like It? Or do I need to say more? How about, if you like (or think you might like) Contemporary Romance, that picking this one up is a no-brainer? This book is witty, filled with delicious and snarky conversation, admirably romantic, and just the right amount of steamy. I mean, jeez. This book makes a night spent sitting on a couch and holding hands while watching ER and eating […]