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Making Up, by Lucy Parker

Not a single “Trix are for kids” joke to be found

March 9, 2018 by J 1 Comment

After a delightful romance debut and an equally charming sequel, Lucy Parker returns with another romance set in the world of London theater. We met Trix and Leo in Pretty Face: Trix was Lily’s close friend recovering from a break-up with an abusive boyfriend and Leo was the good-looking make-up artist for Lily’s show. They are flirting in the background during the pre-opening party. Dan the jerk may be out of Trix’s life, but the damage he did remains: Trix has lost a bit of […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: interracial romance, Lucy Parker, Making Up, NetGalley

J's CBR10 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: interracial romance, Lucy Parker, Making Up, NetGalley ·
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Lucy Parker is another beneficiary of the Courtney Milan rule: the lesser of hers is still the better of most

February 27, 2018 by alwaysanswerb 2 Comments

Disclaimer: I received this ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 3.5 stars Lucy Parker’s Act Like It and Pretty Face were a spectacularly good debut and follow-up from a new author, that both guaranteed I’d read anything she delivers. Her London Celebrities series is, generally, a clever setting for a series of romances, with the West End theater scene primed to offer drama from classic artistic temperaments, professional-romantic entanglements, tabloid interference, the world being a little too small, and so on. We’re […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, female author, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up

alwaysanswerb's CBR10 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, female author, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up ·
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Happiness is reading a good romance months before the actual release date

February 26, 2018 by Malin 4 Comments

Disclaimer! This was an ARC granted to me through NetGalley. It has in no way influenced my review.  Beatrix “Trix” Lane may be tiny, but she also used to be fierce and confident and very ambitious. Until her former boyfriend pretty much broke her down entirely and left her a pale shadow of herself. Now that the star of the fancy acrobatic West End show she’s in has been possibly permanently damaged after a fall, Trix has a chance at the lead role, but she’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, ARC, Contemporary Romance, London, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up, NetGalley, Theatre

Malin's CBR10 Review No:10 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, ARC, Contemporary Romance, London, London Celebrities, Lucy Parker, Making Up, NetGalley, Theatre ·
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