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marieintheraw's review against another edition
4.0
The ending was extremely convenient and that's literally the only reason I am not giving this a five because I love Jen Wilde's writing and characters and I know she coulda done better.
laura_cs's review against another edition
4.0
I received an ARC of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Go big or go home. And since going home is the last thing Bex Phillips wants to do, she's going to have to go big in LA. And, boy, does she.
Growing up poor and spending her school-days being bullied, Bex arrives in LA to be an intern on her favorite television show, Silver Falls, and is excited to start work and live in the glamorous city. This is to be her beginning as a script writer for television, her dream job. However, her first day leaves a lot to be desired as her boss is a royal jerk who can't get her name right. To prove her worth, she writes her own script and gives it to her boss... who presents it as his own work. At first timid and uncertain, Bex starts to take steps to owning her work and standing up to her boss when he rewrites her queer character as straight. For once in her life, Bex isn't going down without a fight. Fortunately, she's got help. To include the cute YouTube sensation and newest guest actress on the show, Shrupty.
Set in Hollywood hot on the heels of the Me Too Movement, "Going Off Script" is a fantastic, addicting story with wonderful characters, an amazing story, and the fluffiest of romances. "Going Off Script" is a story about taking control of your future, owning your past, and fighting for justice at every step of the way, especially in a world where diversity representation is hard-won and too many use their power for evil instead of good.
An added bonus: while you will definitely fall head over heels in love with new characters, fans of Wilde's other novels will be thrilled to see cameos from characters from the novels "Queens of Geek" and "The Brightsiders".
Go big or go home. And since going home is the last thing Bex Phillips wants to do, she's going to have to go big in LA. And, boy, does she.
Growing up poor and spending her school-days being bullied, Bex arrives in LA to be an intern on her favorite television show, Silver Falls, and is excited to start work and live in the glamorous city. This is to be her beginning as a script writer for television, her dream job. However, her first day leaves a lot to be desired as her boss is a royal jerk who can't get her name right. To prove her worth, she writes her own script and gives it to her boss... who presents it as his own work. At first timid and uncertain, Bex starts to take steps to owning her work and standing up to her boss when he rewrites her queer character as straight. For once in her life, Bex isn't going down without a fight. Fortunately, she's got help. To include the cute YouTube sensation and newest guest actress on the show, Shrupty.
Set in Hollywood hot on the heels of the Me Too Movement, "Going Off Script" is a fantastic, addicting story with wonderful characters, an amazing story, and the fluffiest of romances. "Going Off Script" is a story about taking control of your future, owning your past, and fighting for justice at every step of the way, especially in a world where diversity representation is hard-won and too many use their power for evil instead of good.
An added bonus: while you will definitely fall head over heels in love with new characters, fans of Wilde's other novels will be thrilled to see cameos from characters from the novels "Queens of Geek" and "The Brightsiders".
mcf's review against another edition
4.0
Actual rating: 3.5
There's a sub-genre of gay romance in which the path to the story's happy ending is laid out in neon from the start, but that's not a complaint -- it's great to read stories in which good triumphs, and with the people who are traditionally marginalized at the heroic center. Going Off Script is very much one of these stories, and it's a light, enjoyable read, chock full of LGBTQIA+ representation, and featuring a very welcome non-white love interest.
Thanks to Swoon Reads + NetGalley for the ARC.
There's a sub-genre of gay romance in which the path to the story's happy ending is laid out in neon from the start, but that's not a complaint -- it's great to read stories in which good triumphs, and with the people who are traditionally marginalized at the heroic center. Going Off Script is very much one of these stories, and it's a light, enjoyable read, chock full of LGBTQIA+ representation, and featuring a very welcome non-white love interest.
Thanks to Swoon Reads + NetGalley for the ARC.
cellassis's review against another edition
Alors...oui, j'ai abandonné ce livre. La raison ? C'était trop bien écrit. Je m'explique: dans ce livre, l'héroïne est anxieuse, et a quelques attaques de panique, qui sont décrites... et qui sont si bien décrites qu'elles ont déclenché des attaques de panique chez moi aussi ! Donc, pour ma propre santé, j'ai décidé de refermer ce livre, et de peut être le rouvrir lorsque je me sentirais mieux. Je ne me permet évidemment pas de le noter. Je préviens juste les personnes qui sont sujettes à ces crises de bien faire attention en ouvrant ce livre !
se_wigget's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
"Why is it that when assholes act like assholes, everyone else just has to ignore it? It doesn't make him any less of an asshole. It just gives him the power to take it up a notch."
Malcolm needs to be fed to a dragon.
I got caught up emotionally in this book. Even weepy. It's highly relatable, though I've never dreamed of writing for tv or working in Hollywood—I much prefer writing novels and short stories.
mckinlay's review against another edition
5.0
*I received an ARC from netgalley and Swoon Reads. This does not affect my review.*
Another unapologetically queer book! This one is all about finding your voice and standing up, not only for yourself, but for what you truly believe in and know is right.
This book has a sapphic romance with an Indian love interest.
SO! MANY! GAYS!
If you're super tired of all your tv shows being super hetero and white. If you're sick of watching that one queer character they throw you, die. If you've ever felt alone and unseen. This book is for you! I loved it so much.
Another unapologetically queer book! This one is all about finding your voice and standing up, not only for yourself, but for what you truly believe in and know is right.
This book has a sapphic romance with an Indian love interest.
SO! MANY! GAYS!
If you're super tired of all your tv shows being super hetero and white. If you're sick of watching that one queer character they throw you, die. If you've ever felt alone and unseen. This book is for you! I loved it so much.
lesbrary's review against another edition
4.0
Just what I've come to expect from Jen Wilde: fluffy, queer, and totally enthralling. I read this almost entirely in a day, and I finished it frantically reading while walking home from the bus stop, unable to put it down. It also has some overlapping side characters from Queens of Geek and The Brightsiders. There are so many geeky references, and so much love for fandom--especially queer fandom. There's also anxiety rep from the main character and talk of growing up poor. Two of the side characters (including the love interest) are queer women of colour (Alyssa is Black and Shrupty is Indian-American). Is the villain a bit mustache-twirling? Sure. Is the happy ending a little more cotton candy than is realistic? Probably. But that's the point! This is an amazing, escapist, revenge-against-the-heteropatriarchy-media read. It's the perfect book for when you want a queer read that's fun, fast-paced, and heartwarming.
wisdomsdaughter's review against another edition
5.0
it was soooo wholesome and exactly what i needed to read <3