Review: great without reading the first companion
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 20, 2014
This was certainly a surprise read! I was expected another so-so contemporary romance in the new adult genre. There was certainly more to it which is always refreshing.What I Liked:I really enjoyed the characters. They were relatable and despite living unrealistic lives, they still seemed real. Millie was a socialite who is determined to make her own life. She doesn’t want to fall into her family’s trap and do what makes herself happy-which is paint. Sam is a working actor, trying to find his next big break-which he does. They had history, but not necessarily bad history. It worked in their favor as making it seem less like “insta-love”.I liked the side characters as well. Millie’s family and their friends were pretty awesome. The actress, Delaney, was pretty funny as well. She certainly didn’t portray the typical Hollywood actress either. It’s nice when things don’t turn out to be stereotypical.What I Didn’t Like:I didn’t like the randomness of what happened to bring them back together. It felt like such a ploy and just a trick to get them together. There wasn’t any rhyme or reason to it.This isn’t that important, but the cover has been used on other books released around the same time and it was somewhat confusing lol.Overall I really enjoyed this. Now that I know this is actually a companion to a previous book, I’ll have to get my hands on the rest to learn more about some of these side characters.