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A review by karen_hallam
Under the Lights by Dahlia Adler
4.0
I thought this was great. I won the ARC in a raffle -- lucky me!
The characters pulled me in as I became more and more curious to how they'd deal with their situations. Young Adults in the throws of Hollywood, starring in a prime-time show and with the whole world watching their mistakes. (sounds familiar) I had no back story whatsoever since I haven't read book one. But this didn't deter me from grasping the characters and their conflicts. The book in written in dual POVs. Vanessa's, a Korean-American actress, and Josh's, the bad boy actor, and Vanessa's nemesis. But he's more than one dimension, even though he appears that way at the beginning. I was happy to see him grow and become more than what others saw him as.
And there's Vanessa and there's Brianna. Their relationship grows realistically, organically, and oh boy, it's heated, and very tender. Girls kissing and filled with love and passion. Dahlia did an exceptional job writing this story. It's intelligent and funny! A great read for all teens and then some.
The characters pulled me in as I became more and more curious to how they'd deal with their situations. Young Adults in the throws of Hollywood, starring in a prime-time show and with the whole world watching their mistakes. (sounds familiar) I had no back story whatsoever since I haven't read book one. But this didn't deter me from grasping the characters and their conflicts. The book in written in dual POVs. Vanessa's, a Korean-American actress, and Josh's, the bad boy actor, and Vanessa's nemesis. But he's more than one dimension, even though he appears that way at the beginning. I was happy to see him grow and become more than what others saw him as.
And there's Vanessa and there's Brianna. Their relationship grows realistically, organically, and oh boy, it's heated, and very tender. Girls kissing and filled with love and passion. Dahlia did an exceptional job writing this story. It's intelligent and funny! A great read for all teens and then some.