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abookishaffair's review
4.0
3.5 stars. In "Semi-Scripted," Marisol finds herself in L.A. on a mission. The health clinic her family owns is in major trouble. Marisol knows she needs to do something to save the clinic but since she happens to be in the same place as where her favorite game show is taped, she figures she may want to do something while biding her time. She doesn't get into her favorite game show but she does meet Evan, a guy who works for sort of a down-on-its-luck show and hilarity and romance ensue.
This is a meet-cute romance with an original story line. Marisol and Evan are both great characters. Marisol has a great heart; she is driven to make sure that she is able to save the health clinic. She is also witty and funny as we see in some of the first scenes with Evan. Evan just wants to break in to show business and it doesn't look like the show where he is an intern is going to be his big break since it is failing so badly. When Marisol and Evan are together, they play so well off each other and have a lot of chemistry. I love how the author that was able to capture that chemistry!
This is a really cute story and I loved the romance. It's a quick read and whetted my appetite for more. I would have loved to get to know the characters a little bit better. The book ends with an ending that seems like there could be room for another story.
This is a meet-cute romance with an original story line. Marisol and Evan are both great characters. Marisol has a great heart; she is driven to make sure that she is able to save the health clinic. She is also witty and funny as we see in some of the first scenes with Evan. Evan just wants to break in to show business and it doesn't look like the show where he is an intern is going to be his big break since it is failing so badly. When Marisol and Evan are together, they play so well off each other and have a lot of chemistry. I love how the author that was able to capture that chemistry!
This is a really cute story and I loved the romance. It's a quick read and whetted my appetite for more. I would have loved to get to know the characters a little bit better. The book ends with an ending that seems like there could be room for another story.
shutupnread's review
3.0
For original review: https://holedupinabook.blogspot.com/2018/02/wanderlove-series-by-amanda-heger.html
This was a cute two-book series that focused on traveling (Nicaragua), medical brigades to villages, and of course, romance. I enjoyed the interaction between the two main couples – Annie and Felipe in the first book and Marisol and Evan in the second. The one I would say is that out of the two couples, I had a harder time believing the romance and spark between Marisol and Evan. Their circumstance was a bit farfetched in terms of being realistic. Of course, there are exceptions but for me, I found it hard to believe at times.
Since I preferred the first couple, Annie and Felipe, I actually enjoyed the first book a lot more than the second one. They were both cute but I really enjoyed the hospital and medical aspect as well. I liked the idea of doing volunteer work as a medical brigade in Central America and thought it sounded fascinating in general. Whereas for the second book, it was all about Hollywood and TV shows which made it seem more shallow and cutthroat in terms of pettiness. The whole situation with “the Pubes” was ridiculous and made me remember why I usually don’t like those types of people. Also, the situation with the show with the fact that they had guaranteed a few items for Marisol but at the end, after her delivering her part of the deal, they backed out, seemed just like typical Hollywood drama that I could have done without.
I guess this will be a shorter review than normal but overall, I did enjoy both books in their various ways. The first book was more serious with the medical aspect and the second book had a more comedic effect with the Pubes and the crazy side characters (i.e. Man Baby). I would recommend these books to those who enjoy romance with a dash of travel (the first book) or a dash of adventure and fame (the second book).
This was a cute two-book series that focused on traveling (Nicaragua), medical brigades to villages, and of course, romance. I enjoyed the interaction between the two main couples – Annie and Felipe in the first book and Marisol and Evan in the second. The one I would say is that out of the two couples, I had a harder time believing the romance and spark between Marisol and Evan. Their circumstance was a bit farfetched in terms of being realistic. Of course, there are exceptions but for me, I found it hard to believe at times.
Since I preferred the first couple, Annie and Felipe, I actually enjoyed the first book a lot more than the second one. They were both cute but I really enjoyed the hospital and medical aspect as well. I liked the idea of doing volunteer work as a medical brigade in Central America and thought it sounded fascinating in general. Whereas for the second book, it was all about Hollywood and TV shows which made it seem more shallow and cutthroat in terms of pettiness. The whole situation with “the Pubes” was ridiculous and made me remember why I usually don’t like those types of people. Also, the situation with the show with the fact that they had guaranteed a few items for Marisol but at the end, after her delivering her part of the deal, they backed out, seemed just like typical Hollywood drama that I could have done without.
I guess this will be a shorter review than normal but overall, I did enjoy both books in their various ways. The first book was more serious with the medical aspect and the second book had a more comedic effect with the Pubes and the crazy side characters (i.e. Man Baby). I would recommend these books to those who enjoy romance with a dash of travel (the first book) or a dash of adventure and fame (the second book).
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