Tag: theatre

Review at Dear Author

April 25, 2019 / Kaetrin

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker. Charming and delightful contemporary romance between a Slytherin and a Hufflepuff.

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Act Like It by Lucy Parker – A- I admit I was far too late to the party on this book. However, just because I was late doesn’t mean I can’t celebrate.

I’ve read a review recently which indicated that some of the theatre stuff depicted in the book isn’t accurate but as I have no idea how theatre works it wasn’t at all a barrier for me. I am a big fan of witty banter and I loved what I got in Pretty Face. And I found more of the same here (even though Act Like It was written first). Grumpy heroes are also made of win for me and the fake relationship trope is a modern kind of marriage of convenience and I am so here for it.

I enjoyed the humour of the book, not just evident in the dialogue. Lucy Parker’s sense of humour and mine obviously mesh well. (Clearly we are meant to be BFFs. Sadly she lives in New Zealand and we have only “met” on Twitter.)

His house was far too big for one person. It took so long to get to his bedroom that he was lucky he was sexy or the mood might have waned.

Review at Dear Author

May 29, 2018 / Kaetrin

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Making Up by Lucy Parker. I loved the heroine’s journey in this one. Trix is recovering from an emotionally abusive relationship so it may be triggering to some readers.

Review at Dear Author

February 25, 2017 / Kaetrin

I’m over at Dear Author with a review of Pretty Face by Lucy Parker. I loved it hard.

When the Lights Go Down by Amy Jo Cousins

November 18, 2014 / Kaetrin

Why I read it: I received a review copy from the author. It’s part of the Harlequin E Contemporary Boxset Volume 3.

What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Opposites attract, but then what?

Maxie Tyler is Chicago’s toughest stage manager. Her latest gig is just the break she needs, and she’s not going to let anyone get in her way. Not even the producer with dreamy blue eyes and bespoke suits that fit him perfectly in all the right places.

A successful venture capitalist, Nick Drake is used to calling the shots. He doesn’t care about art unless it turns a profit. This show might prove to be a good investment, but he’s not sure if Maxie Tyler will. Her need to control every detail of the show makes him nervous. So does the fact that they can’t seem to keep their hands off each other.

Scandal and disaster threaten her career, his reputation, and the success of the play. Two people accustomed to being in control will have to trust each other if the show will, indeed, go on. And they’ll have to trust their feelings if their passion is going to last after the last curtain goes down and the lights go up.

What worked for me (and what didn’t): I was waffling a bit with what to read next – my reading mood was undefined and that never helps anyone. So I started a couple books, just read the first page or so to see whether it might be “the one” for that day. When I opened When The Lights Go Down, I found myself swiping to the next page and the next and so on until I realised I was 30 pages in. Given I was feeling kind of “meh” and had an Outlander Wedding hangover (this review has been in the queue for a while), that was a substantial feat.
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