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🦇 Right on Cue Book Review 🦇

❓ #QOTD What's your favorite rom-com OR recommend a romance novel you don't see promoted often enough? ❓ 🦇 Former actress-turned-screenwriter Emmy Harper is ready to bring her latest rom-com to life. When the production can't find a leading lady, Emmy steps under the spotlight for the first time in over a decade. The last time she acted was alongside costar Grayson "F*cking" West, who she blames for her disastrous first film and the early end to her acting career. When Emmy's leading man backs out, Grayson steps in for the role. Their animosity nearly ruins the film until they discover a way to save the production, their careers, and potentially their relationship, on and off camera.

[ Find my review below. ]

💜 I had the great fortune of reading Just My Type when it was an ARC last year, so I'm delighted that I got to read Falon Ballard's next novel! It's obvious this story is a work of love. This second-chance romance is a reminder that one small moment can have a major impact, both on a relationship and your career. However, it's also a reminder that you can overcome mistakes or false pretenses. Emmy's first project with Grayson, when they were both just teens, changed the course of her life. I loved seeing Emmy heal from that pain while being forced to recognize the pain SHE caused Grayson. The concept of a romance writer keeping romantic interest at a distance, while having an opportunity to heal through her work, was also a delight. The strongest aspect of the book wasn't Emmy, however, but Grayson. His vulnerability is raw and real; proof that a man of muscles still has a heart underneath. The story is peppered with texts and news articles, adding a Hollywood element to the story while putting the relationship under the public's scrutiny--which only puts additional pressure on Emmy.

🦇 Unfortunately, the characters seem a bit superficial. We're not given a lot of reasons to love or relate to Emmy, who is a bit stubborn. While I loved seeing Grayson's vulnerability from Emmy, I wish the story was dual POV, so we could see reasons to adore Emmy through his point of view. One of the biggest mistakes was the lack of a flashback to show, rather than tell us about Emmy and Grayson's first project. Hearing a brief recap took the emotion out of the moment, when that moment obviously had a major impact on both Emmy and Grayson. The reliance on smut to develop the relationship and move the plot along was a bit frustrating, too. I have to warn you guys, there's a third-act break-up (thank you, miscommunication trope). The situation is resolved almost too quickly, making it all a bit anticlimactic.

🦇 Recommended to all the romance lovers out there (especially you Hallmark movie fans). If you want to swoon over a leading man, Grayson is it.

✨ The Vibes ✨ 🎬 Enemies With Benefits to Lovers 🎬 Forced Proximity 🎬 Workplace Romance 🎬 He Falls First 🎬 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance

❝ “Don’t deny yourself something beautiful because you’re already thinking about what happens if it goes wrong.” ❞

🦇 Major thanks to the author @falonballard and publisher @putnambooks for providing an ARC of this book via Netgalley. 🥰 This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

hi darling!! secret santa back again!!

now that you say it downloading an app and spitefully ignoring its instructions sounds like something i'd be v down to do right now slkdfjdskl. one of my friends uses costar and it always snipes her though and idk if im ready for that

the sign stereotyping is v weird, like ppl saying they can't be friends with certain signs because they're not compatible, and i'm like,, i don't think that's how it works?? but whatever

yes there's a reason they say gaslight gatekeep girlboss!! gatekeeping is amazing if i discover something and no one else knows about it im keeping it idc im possessive that way!! who is costar to tell u to stop gatekeeping smh

i have a really bad habit of going on my phone first thing in the morning in bed, but it's better than getting up, yk?

i'm excited for secret santa reveal too! tbh i'm not really good at just going in raw w/conversations with ppl i don't know, but this has been really good! <3

i have a cold and my brain is a bit fried rn so my qotd is stolen from a cracked-out stranger who talked to me on a train when i was 15: if someone came up to you and handed you a million dollars but it would only last 24 hours, what would you spend it on/do in those 24 hours?

i read this like right after you sent it and i thought i answered but i must have just done it in my head 😭

i’m terrible at making new friends because the only way i know how to get to know people/get close is by just going in straight away as if we’re besties 🤧 i need immediate familiarity and to just scream at each other about interests and stuff shsjhd normal conversations are not easy for me

i hope you feel better soon :( colds are awful. and omg, i feel like my answer to this will be very boring lmao i think i would buy as many practical things as i can or things i could easily sell to get the money back later or i’d just fully lose it and start buying every single thing i’ve ever wanted because i have poor child problems where whenever i get money i immediately want to buy myself shit (and then regret it) but i would at least try and secure a house or a flat somehow, but a small one that would be easy to maintain not anything crazy

i honestly feel like i probably wouldn’t even manage to spend it all 🥸 but it’s fun to think about!

sorry i answered this so late 😭 sending love ♥️

Welp, it's Monday again. Can't you tell how excited I am? 😐 . This Monday, I have two M's for you. Melody and Maggie. Do you know who these two are? If you do, shout it out with me... . They're ANTAGONISTS. 😀👏🏼 Very good! Lol . Let's talk about Antagonists for a second. Do we love them? Not usually. Typically we don't even like them, but they're essential to every story. To give a story that excitement, that push and pull of emotions, you should have at least one Antagonist. . In the case of The Midnight City Series 1-3, we have several Antagonists. We've already talked about one Gregory Masters before. Now let's check out the ladies. . Melody Davis is one of Andrew James's costars on his TV series, Hellstorm. She plays opposite him and Noah, and serves as quite the pot-stirrer in Never Let Me Go and Always Yours. 😬 . I'm not going to give anything away, obviously. You'll just have to read and find out what happens😁 Along with who Maggie Jennings is... and how she manages to shake things up for Andrew and Tessa. Is it a coincidence that all the female antagonists surrounding our hero are blondes?? Probably not😉 . #QOTD 👉🏼Writers: Who are your Antagonists? . 👉🏼Readers: Who are some of your favorite Antagonists? https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIWkuOnc79/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1b35jslapbzdl

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