Review: Reviewed for Cocktails and Books
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
TAKE TWO is a charming story about two people who are afraid to take a chance on love.The night Maddie Bauers graduates from film school, she attends a party and meets Micah Preston. They are attracted to one another and spend time together at the party, but once they leave the party, its seven years before they meet again. Maddie’s dream is to become a movie director and she works hard throughout film school to achieve her goal. She thought all her hard work had paid off when she lands an internship with an Oscar-winning filmmaker but things don’t go as planned and her dreams of becoming a director don’t come true. Seven years later, Maddie agrees to work on a film as a camera assistant, but has no idea that Micah is starring in the film. When they meet again, there is still chemistry between them, but Maddie continually tries to resist Micah’s charming ways. He has a reputation as a playboy and she doesn’t want to be another notch on his belt and get hurt.Micah is a hot movie star and also a nice guy, but at times, he seems selfish and self absorbed. Living in Hollywood has taught him to trust no one. I admired Maddie in many ways. She is smart, has career goals and works hard to achieve them, no matter how many times she is knocked down. Maddie never lets Micah get away with anything because he is rich and famous. She sees him as a person not a movie star and he finds her attitude refreshing. Laurelin Paige’s TAKE TWO is realistic and well written.