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sarahlr802's review against another edition
5.0
First of all I want to express my love of Robin Covington. I am in love with this book. I can always get a good picture in my head of your characters. Your characters are so realistic and jump off the page. It's like I am reading a movie. Mick and Piper are a great couple that I would love to see more of. Maybe a story of Linc and/or Jack too..
Your dialogue is one of the best. The banter between the main and secondary characters were fantastic. I would say more but I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
I tore through this book. Excited to get into and sad that it had to end. I HIGHLY recommend you read this book.
Your dialogue is one of the best. The banter between the main and secondary characters were fantastic. I would say more but I don't want to spoil it for anyone.
I tore through this book. Excited to get into and sad that it had to end. I HIGHLY recommend you read this book.
coraotf's review against another edition
3.0
It was solid, but I thought she'd be a little more devastated about someone taking pictures of her having anal sex.
Kiddos for a bi-racial male lead. That was cool. I wish we could have met his family.
Kiddos for a bi-racial male lead. That was cool. I wish we could have met his family.
fictioncourt's review against another edition
4.0
Oh my...
First of all just because Jesse Williams was the only thing that came to mind while reading this, I freaking loved it!
Look at that cutie!
I've had enough of the usual hot guys that seem to be in favor when it comes to book characters, but not Jesse, not him....
Seriously look at him.... *_*
Moving on!
Now, the story was actually pretty good, he's an actor that can't act like he's in love and lovely Piper gets to teach him, and well, if he teaches her a few things in the process... win win!
Piper on the other hand she's a no-bullshit kinda girl. She knows what she wants and she acts like an adult and not a whiny little girl which was freaking awesome. Even though this story has the 'typical' characteristics (hot hollywood actor and bla bla bla) it's not predictable and it fun to read cause it kinda has a no-bullshit policy overall. They're adults, they act like it and that's it.
First of all just because Jesse Williams was the only thing that came to mind while reading this, I freaking loved it!
Look at that cutie!
I've had enough of the usual hot guys that seem to be in favor when it comes to book characters, but not Jesse, not him....
Seriously look at him.... *_*
Moving on!
Now, the story was actually pretty good, he's an actor that can't act like he's in love and lovely Piper gets to teach him, and well, if he teaches her a few things in the process... win win!
Piper on the other hand she's a no-bullshit kinda girl. She knows what she wants and she acts like an adult and not a whiny little girl which was freaking awesome. Even though this story has the 'typical' characteristics (hot hollywood actor and bla bla bla) it's not predictable and it fun to read cause it kinda has a no-bullshit policy overall. They're adults, they act like it and that's it.
beckymmoe's review against another edition
4.0
I literally didn't want to put this one down. Even though the ordinary-girl-meets-and-dazzles-a-famous-celebrity troupe is definitely one from the fairy tale realm, this version had more than a touch of believability. For one, Piper isn't exactly an ordinary girl--she's an author who's had more than one of her novels adapted for the big screen, so she's not a complete stranger to the Hollywood scene and has had her own share of fame in her own right. Plus, she had dated an actor before (which ended up in disaster, and of course sets her up for her main hangups in this novel) and had been friends with yet another one in the past. The reason given for throwing Piper and Mick together is, admittedly, one of the weakest parts of the novel, but the story that followed was so entertaining I was more than willing to put my skepticism aside. Plus, even the characters mock her attempts to "help" him with his acting (Example #1: Ask your [male, best friend since middle school] roommate what being in love feels like. Example #2: Think of the feeling you have for your car when playing that [love] scene.), which made the whole even more entertaining. Sure, there's a touch of insta-love, but really it's more insta-lust, which I am totally behind. The love part develops a bit more gradually. This was a fun, steamy read, and I can't wait to see what the next one in the series brings!
I was given a coy by the publisher for an honest review.
I was given a coy by the publisher for an honest review.
bookit's review
1.0
Big meh on this one. Yet another "I don't do relationships, only one night stands" bad boy as the H. The h at least is a little different than standard - she's got a "sexy librarian" look and is very liberated sexually and by that I mean that she has no problem having sex just for sex and doesn't play the "hard to get good girl" trope. So at least there's that. Also having a biracial H scores a point for being different from most mainstream romance Hs.
What was missing here for me is any reason at all why either of these two people fell in love with each other. Sure, they're both good-looking but so were tons of their past partners and there was no love match there. Sure the sex is great but so it was with tons of their past partners. In short, there was just no connection between these two to explain why they fell for each other, other than the author tells us so.
The h is wishy washy - she keeps convincing herself that she should absolutely not have sex with Mick (and what kind of a name is that for a hot biracial California dude?) but then he's just so (sigh) hot that she can't help herself. She's already been wrecked by another good-looking, self-centered bad boy - enough to jeopardize her career, no less - but by all means, jump into the sack with another one, especially one that is the lead actor in the movie based on your book that your publisher has forced you to "coach" to improve the movie in order to salvage your contract with said publisher. She also says she wants to keep a low profile and stay out of the news/tabloids after her last debacle (repeatedly referred to as her "public freak-out") but then what does she do? She of course has an affair with the hottest actor in Hollywood. Great idea to stay out of the press. I was like, how stupid can this woman get? Piper quickly became irritating to me.
I have nothing against sex scenes (and in fact often enjoy them) but in this book, it felt like the sex scenes were a replacement for any meaningful character or relationship development. That made them boring for me.
What was missing here for me is any reason at all why either of these two people fell in love with each other. Sure, they're both good-looking but so were tons of their past partners and there was no love match there. Sure the sex is great but so it was with tons of their past partners. In short, there was just no connection between these two to explain why they fell for each other, other than the author tells us so.
The h is wishy washy - she keeps convincing herself that she should absolutely not have sex with Mick (and what kind of a name is that for a hot biracial California dude?) but then he's just so (sigh) hot that she can't help herself. She's already been wrecked by another good-looking, self-centered bad boy - enough to jeopardize her career, no less - but by all means, jump into the sack with another one, especially one that is the lead actor in the movie based on your book that your publisher has forced you to "coach" to improve the movie in order to salvage your contract with said publisher. She also says she wants to keep a low profile and stay out of the news/tabloids after her last debacle (repeatedly referred to as her "public freak-out") but then what does she do? She of course has an affair with the hottest actor in Hollywood. Great idea to stay out of the press
I have nothing against sex scenes (and in fact often enjoy them) but in this book, it felt like the sex scenes were a replacement for any meaningful character or relationship development. That made them boring for me.
jaimearkin's review against another edition
4.0
Piper James is a bestselling romance writer who can't seem to get her next story written... almost a year ago she had a very ugly breakup with an up and coming star in hollywood, and she self-destructed causing bad publicity not only for her, but her publisher. In order to mend some of the hard feelings, she has agreed to mentor current hollywood playboy Mick Blackwell. Mick is playing the leading character in the movie version of her book, but he doesn't know what love looks or feels like and it's showing in his performance.
Mick has been typecast in the action hero role, and he's determined to show Hollywood what he has. But he definitely need's Piper's help to do it.
From the second they meet, the chemistry is off the charts...but Piper is worried about publicity... and her heart, because Mick is just the kind of guy she seems to fall for.
Covington wrote a wonderful story, and while it may have your typical romance tropes ... badboy who changes for the heroine, heroine who was burned in the past by a horrible cheater... it's done in a refreshing way. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked both Mick and Piper in this story. Even the secondary characters, when they showed up, were well done. (I'm thinking of Chris here)
The sexy times... well.. they were definitely sexy, and not over done, and very few bad words (there was one instance of ate at her/his face) but I'm willing to overlook that because the rest was so well done. Mick and Piper were combustible and I totally believed it. I was also incredibly happy that once there was the disagreement/misunderstanding we didn't have to read about months of the couple apart moping around with a broken heart. I really like that they were both adults and acted that way. And can I say that I loved Piper's forcefulness (I think that's the word I'm looking for) She knew what she wanted and she didn't get shy about it. I love that in a heroine.
One thing that I will point out that I liked was that Mick was bi-racial... we don't see a lot of that in romance and I hate that I have to point it out. But I will say that the times it was mentioned outside of the first time, it seemed a bit shoved in to make a point. Kind of like my statement here. LOL
Playing the Part is another in the Entangled Brazen line and I was really impressed with the story and writing from Ms. Covington. I'll definitely be watching out for more from her in the future! If you haven't picked this one up, I highly recommend it!
Thank you to Entangled & Netgalley for the advance copy for an honest review.
This review can be found on my blog, Fic Fare:
Mick has been typecast in the action hero role, and he's determined to show Hollywood what he has. But he definitely need's Piper's help to do it.
From the second they meet, the chemistry is off the charts...but Piper is worried about publicity... and her heart, because Mick is just the kind of guy she seems to fall for.
Covington wrote a wonderful story, and while it may have your typical romance tropes ... badboy who changes for the heroine, heroine who was burned in the past by a horrible cheater... it's done in a refreshing way. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked both Mick and Piper in this story. Even the secondary characters, when they showed up, were well done. (I'm thinking of Chris here)
The sexy times... well.. they were definitely sexy, and not over done, and very few bad words (there was one instance of ate at her/his face) but I'm willing to overlook that because the rest was so well done. Mick and Piper were combustible and I totally believed it. I was also incredibly happy that once there was the disagreement/misunderstanding we didn't have to read about months of the couple apart moping around with a broken heart. I really like that they were both adults and acted that way. And can I say that I loved Piper's forcefulness (I think that's the word I'm looking for) She knew what she wanted and she didn't get shy about it. I love that in a heroine.
One thing that I will point out that I liked was that Mick was bi-racial... we don't see a lot of that in romance and I hate that I have to point it out. But I will say that the times it was mentioned outside of the first time, it seemed a bit shoved in to make a point. Kind of like my statement here. LOL
Playing the Part is another in the Entangled Brazen line and I was really impressed with the story and writing from Ms. Covington. I'll definitely be watching out for more from her in the future! If you haven't picked this one up, I highly recommend it!
Thank you to Entangled & Netgalley for the advance copy for an honest review.
This review can be found on my blog, Fic Fare:
kiwicoral's review
4.0
This was actually quite good. Balanced nicely between sex and romance for an almost erotica. I liked that the heroine didn't have any hang ups about enjoying sex.
Wasn't quite as good as [b:Just the Sexiest Man Alive|3863861|Just the Sexiest Man Alive|Julie James|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342552584s/3863861.jpg|3909033], which had a similar story, but well worth the time.
Wasn't quite as good as [b:Just the Sexiest Man Alive|3863861|Just the Sexiest Man Alive|Julie James|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1342552584s/3863861.jpg|3909033], which had a similar story, but well worth the time.
mrsbatts610's review
3.0
This book was OK. The writing was great for the most part, the characters didn't annoy me. But it was VERY predictable. Right away I knew exactly what was going to happen. There was a lot of sex, very hot, but at times it seemed like it was just sex for the sake of having a sex scene. It didn't fit into what was happening in the storyline.
I would have liked to have seen more interactions with the secondary characters and a little more background.
I've read a number of Entangled books, and I guess I should expect it by now.
If this author was to go Indie or with a different publisher, I would definitely read more of her books. But for now I think I'm done with the Entangled books.
I would have liked to have seen more interactions with the secondary characters and a little more background.
I've read a number of Entangled books, and I guess I should expect it by now.
If this author was to go Indie or with a different publisher, I would definitely read more of her books. But for now I think I'm done with the Entangled books.
misty24a8a's review
4.0
I am always a complete sucker for a Hollywood romance story and this one did not disappoint.
Stand alone - HEA
Ends at 97% on my Kindle
Bought based on tweet from @Gina_L_Maxwell - Review to come.
Stand alone - HEA
Ends at 97% on my Kindle
Bought based on tweet from @Gina_L_Maxwell - Review to come.
kame's review
4.0
A solid 4 star
Mick Blackwell is Hollywood royalty. His father is a two time Oscar winner, it’s a conclusion he has the same star power. Mick has been acting since he was a child, has kept his nose relatively clean and now is an action movie star desperately trying to branch out and mold himself to an actor that people think of in many different roles. He has never fallen in love and doesn’t know how to say the word relationship. Piper James is a writer, a bestselling author no less, whose books are made into movies. She is desperately trying to get her writing career back on track after a stumble. Maybe her best friend and agent would not call having a very public meltdown and lashing out when you find your fiancé a few weeks before the wedding in the arms of someone else a stumble; especially when he is a hot A-List actor. Piper has been tabloid fodder and she hasn’t written a word in almost a year, to make her publisher happy Piper has been enlisted to go to the movie set for one of her books to give the lead actor a few pointers. Hard to believe but Mick Blackwell is not doing a convincing job as the lead love interest.
Mick is a great character, and even though he admits to never being in a relationship or even wanting one I didn’t feel he was a cad. He was just honest. There were little things about his character that impressed me; he is renting the pool house from a friend who is a recovering alcoholic and when asked by his agent why there is no alcohol in his house, he states he is supporting his friend. I also appreciated how he treated Piper. And when they have a falling out he is not bitter towards Piper. Piper nails the reason behind Mick’s lack of understanding of the character and tries to resist the sparks. She seemed too timid for me for a New Yorker, but that might have been brought on by the tabloid drama. For a character whose occupation was a romance writer she was very leery of a romance with Mick. They have sparks right away but no real “love” connection was realize until people tried to profit from Mick and Piper seeing each other. They had a lot of sexual chemistry that was great to read, however I did not feel an emotional connection. An emotional connection would need to be present for them to have a forever love with all the challenges this high profile couple would experience.
Sometimes secondary characters are fluffy characters. In this book each one had a purpose and I could imagine the character in my mind. My favorite was Piper’s best friend Chris. The two of them had great banter. Some of my favorite lines of the book were between these two. He was so protective of her, and in the emotional state Robin Covington portrayed Piper in, she would need someone as strong as Chris to not be in a worse publicity nightmare than she was. I also liked Mick’s two friends that helped him during the conflict. I would love to see a book or two with Lincoln and Jack as the heroes!
This was a great easy read. Nothing that needed absolute quiet so you could concentrate, but a plot that kept moving and was easy to understand so that I was looking forward to getting back to my Kindle when I had a moment. I would definitely pick up another Robin Covington book without hesitation.
I received this book from the publisher for my honest review.
Mick Blackwell is Hollywood royalty. His father is a two time Oscar winner, it’s a conclusion he has the same star power. Mick has been acting since he was a child, has kept his nose relatively clean and now is an action movie star desperately trying to branch out and mold himself to an actor that people think of in many different roles. He has never fallen in love and doesn’t know how to say the word relationship. Piper James is a writer, a bestselling author no less, whose books are made into movies. She is desperately trying to get her writing career back on track after a stumble. Maybe her best friend and agent would not call having a very public meltdown and lashing out when you find your fiancé a few weeks before the wedding in the arms of someone else a stumble; especially when he is a hot A-List actor. Piper has been tabloid fodder and she hasn’t written a word in almost a year, to make her publisher happy Piper has been enlisted to go to the movie set for one of her books to give the lead actor a few pointers. Hard to believe but Mick Blackwell is not doing a convincing job as the lead love interest.
Mick is a great character, and even though he admits to never being in a relationship or even wanting one I didn’t feel he was a cad. He was just honest. There were little things about his character that impressed me; he is renting the pool house from a friend who is a recovering alcoholic and when asked by his agent why there is no alcohol in his house, he states he is supporting his friend. I also appreciated how he treated Piper. And when they have a falling out he is not bitter towards Piper. Piper nails the reason behind Mick’s lack of understanding of the character and tries to resist the sparks. She seemed too timid for me for a New Yorker, but that might have been brought on by the tabloid drama. For a character whose occupation was a romance writer she was very leery of a romance with Mick. They have sparks right away but no real “love” connection was realize until people tried to profit from Mick and Piper seeing each other. They had a lot of sexual chemistry that was great to read, however I did not feel an emotional connection. An emotional connection would need to be present for them to have a forever love with all the challenges this high profile couple would experience.
Sometimes secondary characters are fluffy characters. In this book each one had a purpose and I could imagine the character in my mind. My favorite was Piper’s best friend Chris. The two of them had great banter. Some of my favorite lines of the book were between these two. He was so protective of her, and in the emotional state Robin Covington portrayed Piper in, she would need someone as strong as Chris to not be in a worse publicity nightmare than she was. I also liked Mick’s two friends that helped him during the conflict. I would love to see a book or two with Lincoln and Jack as the heroes!
This was a great easy read. Nothing that needed absolute quiet so you could concentrate, but a plot that kept moving and was easy to understand so that I was looking forward to getting back to my Kindle when I had a moment. I would definitely pick up another Robin Covington book without hesitation.
I received this book from the publisher for my honest review.