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A review by utopiastateofmind
Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
What I love about Flip the Script is how its soul lies in the characters. The premise of being cast in a K-Drama where your nemesis is actually your maybe crush? That went straight to the heart. Flip the Script is swoony. I loved watching this tentative love bloom. At the same time, Lee does not shy away from the homophobia in the industry. The ways that a crush is never just a crush. It can become a career ender, threatening of our safety, or even just the delicate balancing act of admitting it to someone who might not return our feelings.
Flip the Script tackles very real issues of censorship and the pressures of show business - in connection with homophobia. At the same time, Lee illustrates the pressures of acting. How tentative and tenuous everything feels. The knowledge that our ruin could just be around the corner. Flip the Script highlights the necessity of always hustling, of appeasing our fans, and of maintaining an image. But what room does it leave for love and our personal lives?
What I love about Flip the Script is how its soul lies in the characters. The premise of being cast in a K-Drama where your nemesis is actually your maybe crush? That went straight to the heart. Flip the Script is swoony. I loved watching this tentative love bloom. At the same time, Lee does not shy away from the homophobia in the industry. The ways that a crush is never just a crush. It can become a career ender, threatening of our safety, or even just the delicate balancing act of admitting it to someone who might not return our feelings.
Flip the Script tackles very real issues of censorship and the pressures of show business - in connection with homophobia. At the same time, Lee illustrates the pressures of acting. How tentative and tenuous everything feels. The knowledge that our ruin could just be around the corner. Flip the Script highlights the necessity of always hustling, of appeasing our fans, and of maintaining an image. But what room does it leave for love and our personal lives?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Sexism