Review: A second chance Hollywood story with a twist
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
Take Two is the second chance at romance for Micah and Maddie. Both working in Hollywood, they first meet at a wrap party for a movie Micah was working on and Maddie was using to celebrate her graduation from film school. The sparks fly immediately, but it would be seven years before they saw or heard from the other again.Fast forward those seven years. Micah is a veteran Hollywood actor, with his focus firmly on his career. He is widely known as a playboy, photographed with different women often but the same woman rarely. Maddie is determined to make it as a director, but after being blacklisted by a big time name in the industry, she had spent most of her time as a camera assistant, with the only directing she's doing on her own time and her own dime. Now they find themselves working on the same project in the mountains of Colorado. And the sparks are back.The characters were fun and strong as independent people. Together they were perfect. I loved that Maddie was so focused on where she wanted to be and didn't want others to think she was using anything other than her talent to make a name for herself. (Even when that thought process left her a little on the hard-headed side about openly dating an actor.) Micah was a great personality opposite Maddie. As his career focus caused them to not connect when they first met, he is stuck in the career-first mentality and just doesn't see what is going on with Maddie. He's been burned before by girlfriends and that has colored his view of relationships since then.I liked that this Hollywood romance included two people inside the movie industry, rather than the typical star falling for the average person, even though Micah was more established in his career and Maddie was still a relative unknown. It made it feel more realistic as the relationship progressed, even to the fact that in hiding the relationship they had to interact with each other around people who knew them. Their chemistry was undeniable. From the first party to meeting again, those around them know instantly there is something there, even when Maddie and Micah are in denial. And yes, there is plenty of denial going on.This was a nice, easy-read type story with a Hollywood twist. It was well written, with an engaging plot. The characters had great, if instant, chemistry. There was a lot of chance to just let go and enjoy the story without a lot of heavy or dark emotions to deal with.Thanks to Laurelin Paige for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.