mrs_mander_reads
Written on Nov 25, 2020
Long-suffering assistant Evie Summers will lose her job unless she can convince her film agency's biggest and most difficult client, Ezra Chester, to finish the script for a Hollywood romcom. The catch? He hasn't started writing it.
Suffering from 'writer's block,' he will only put pen to paper if singleton Evie can prove to him that you can fall in love like they do in the movies. Forget internet dating, Evie can only meet a man the way that Sally met Harry, or Hugh Grant meets anyone. Cue her entering into one ridiculous romcom scenario after another. But can life ever be like the movies?
Of course, real life is never that straightforward . . .
For readers who enjoyed Hot Mess, Everything I Know About Love and To All The Boys I've Loved Before
- ISBN10 1409184900
- ISBN13 9781409184904
- Publish Date 26 November 2019
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Trapeze
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 368
- Language English
Reviews
jojo_k
Written on Aug 18, 2020
Sam@WLABB
Written on Nov 11, 2019
Evie had been putting in her time as an assistant, patiently awaiting the opportunity to move on to junior agent, and it seemed as though that opportunity had presented itself in the form of Ezra Chester. He was one of the agency's most lauded screenwriters, but they were having difficulty getting romanic comedy he promised from him. Evie's task was to push Ezra to finish the screenplay, but it would come at a price. She would have to engage in multiple meet-cutes as she pursued true love. Though she felt it was impossible, she agreed, and it may have been one of her best decisions yet.
Seriously, a book filled with meet-cutes. What a wonderful thing! And, in true rom-com fashion, they were not just fun and sweet, they were quite hilarious. Watching Evie push through all these painful encounters provided me with lots of laughter, but I also liked how these events added to her life.
Once an aspiring screenwriter, Evie lost her spark after a bit of biting criticism and the death of her greatest supporter, her dad. She had resigned herself to a life as an aspiring agent, but these meet-cutes reactivated that passion in her, and it was great to see her writing again.
These meet-cutes not only had her returning to something she loved, but they also helped her form a friendship with a wonderful widow, Ben, and his precious daughter, Annette. Kids can be hit or miss for me in a book, but I found Annette to be a great addition to this cast. Her brutal honesty and amateur matchmaking added to this tribute to romantic comedies, and also reminded me of another cute kid, who stole me heart (think, Sleepless in Seattle).
Ben was also wonderful. He was doing his best as a single dad, while still dealing with his wife's untimely death. The friendship that developed between him and Evie was lovely, and I greatly enjoyed each and every one of their encounters.
The cast definitely stood out in this book, and not only did it have dad and the cute kid, it also had a fantastic quirky group of friends, who I would welcome as my own. This quartet was not only an endless source of amusement, but I could also feel the love among them. They had history, and I loved getting to peek into Evie's past as she pushed forward.
This was an adorable and fun rom-com with a ton of heart, which provided me with lots of laughs and a bunch of warm-fuzzies too. I hope to read more from Winters in the near future.
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