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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
This book is muy caliente! I really enjoyed the story and characters, but this will not be for everyone.
This was just so fun. It was steamy and sweet and I had a great time.
I loved Jasmin and Ashton being actors. I loved seeing the scenes from Carmen in Charge. The miscommunication of Ashton not revealing he had a kid was predictable but made sense. And the sex scenes were hot.
I loved it and I will for sure pick up the next book in the Primas of Power series.
Edit: I also REALLY loved the way they talked about intimacy coordinators in this. It's such an important part of performing and is becoming more and more prevalent on movie sets and in theater. And it was just a great discussion about what they are and why they're important.
Also we love casual rep of trans folk.
I loved Jasmin and Ashton being actors. I loved seeing the scenes from Carmen in Charge. The miscommunication of Ashton not revealing he had a kid was predictable but made sense. And the sex scenes were hot.
I loved it and I will for sure pick up the next book in the Primas of Power series.
Edit: I also REALLY loved the way they talked about intimacy coordinators in this. It's such an important part of performing and is becoming more and more prevalent on movie sets and in theater. And it was just a great discussion about what they are and why they're important.
Also we love casual rep of trans folk.
A on-screen, off-screen romance during a Netflix telenovela remake? C'mon... this was hilarious. The chemistry between the main characters wasn't as believable as I would have liked, but I really enjoyed this book overall. The Latinx family dramas were on point.
It was ok, a fast read and sweet romance with a happy ending
Fun book - would recommend if you want a cute story set in non-covid times. Who doesn’t want to fall in love on a streaming series set?!
I didn't love this as much as I thought I was going to. Some of the dialogue between the characters was a little clunky and I felt that they were not that fleshed out. Seeing the acting side of things was interesting but I felt the scenes where the hero and heroine were acting as love interests were the only moments we saw them together falling in love (but they were just playing people who were in love).
Definitely an open door rom-com. Which I am slowly becoming desensitized to? LOL But still not my thing.
I did on the other hand love the two leads in this, they were both well written, well developed and had nice arcs in this story and it made sense for them to 'fall in love' as it were. I also really liked her friends and will likely be picking up the next one despite its lack of pg rating because of how well Daria writes these women.
It was also super fun to read a book in the actor world, specifically this fun telenovela meets soap opera but toned down to a 'drama' style show world that these characters inhabited, especially as we got to 'see' some of the show as they filmed it. It felt very true to form and was very fun to both imagine them filming it and imagine the show as it's getting created.
All in all a really fun, quirky, lovable rom-com (with a few middle bits I could have done without but to each their own) - an easy, but still poignant escape into television in book form.
I did on the other hand love the two leads in this, they were both well written, well developed and had nice arcs in this story and it made sense for them to 'fall in love' as it were. I also really liked her friends and will likely be picking up the next one despite its lack of pg rating because of how well Daria writes these women.
It was also super fun to read a book in the actor world, specifically this fun telenovela meets soap opera but toned down to a 'drama' style show world that these characters inhabited, especially as we got to 'see' some of the show as they filmed it. It felt very true to form and was very fun to both imagine them filming it and imagine the show as it's getting created.
All in all a really fun, quirky, lovable rom-com (with a few middle bits I could have done without but to each their own) - an easy, but still poignant escape into television in book form.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The story follows Jasmine and Ashton from their disastrous first meeting through their work on the set together. Alternating chapters have scripted scenes from the show they are working on, so the reader gets to see the relationship between Ashton and Jasmine's fictional characters develop at the same time as their real one.
Ashton is hiding his son at home in Puerto Rico after an incident with a crazy telenovela fan. Jasmine's secret is that she doesn't speak Spanish despite her heritage. She is trying to carry a new bilingual show on her shoulders and keeps botching her lines. The actors agree to rehearse their lines together to perfect their chemistry and Jasmine's Spanish.
Ashton and Jasmine's relationship follows a typical romance arc, so their story doesn't offer any surprises. The story is interesting, but the writing can be a bit mundane. To draw a picture for the reader, the script scenes have more narrative than an actual script would, but it comes off as phony as real scripts are mostly dialogue. The sex scenes are very descriptive, so if you're looking for a proper romance keep looking!
Seraphine Valentine nails the accents when she is reading Spanish and also the non-regional American dialect for the rest of the narration. Her performance has levels of emotion that make the book an enjoyable listen.
Recommended for all romance fans, especially those who enjoy stories about celebrities and Latinx families.
I received a digital audio recording of this title from the publisher through Libro.fm as a librarian review copy.
Read the full review here: https://guenevol.wixsite.com/novelmaven/post/at-hola
Ashton is hiding his son at home in Puerto Rico after an incident with a crazy telenovela fan. Jasmine's secret is that she doesn't speak Spanish despite her heritage. She is trying to carry a new bilingual show on her shoulders and keeps botching her lines. The actors agree to rehearse their lines together to perfect their chemistry and Jasmine's Spanish.
Ashton and Jasmine's relationship follows a typical romance arc, so their story doesn't offer any surprises. The story is interesting, but the writing can be a bit mundane. To draw a picture for the reader, the script scenes have more narrative than an actual script would, but it comes off as phony as real scripts are mostly dialogue. The sex scenes are very descriptive, so if you're looking for a proper romance keep looking!
Seraphine Valentine nails the accents when she is reading Spanish and also the non-regional American dialect for the rest of the narration. Her performance has levels of emotion that make the book an enjoyable listen.
Recommended for all romance fans, especially those who enjoy stories about celebrities and Latinx families.
I received a digital audio recording of this title from the publisher through Libro.fm as a librarian review copy.
Read the full review here: https://guenevol.wixsite.com/novelmaven/post/at-hola
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated