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A review by stephdaydreams
Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
4.0
There was something about the synopsis of this book that immediately held my attention, and the second I opened the book that attention held all the way through to the end.
It was a terrific read-- it made my heart both warm and ache.
The second half of the book particularly gripped me. My heart was clenched, feeling so much sympathy for Nora and wondering just how could this Hollywood romance rescue itself. Overall, this book had me processing so many emotions-- happiness and sadness, cheer and anger, thrill and anxiety. I bought into most of it, and it sped me through the end-- because this wasn't a story I could easily put down. I was hooked, and I was desperate to know how it would end, to know if the pressure on my chest would be lifted with gladness or, like Nora's screenplay, I'd find no happily ever after.
I did think there was something missing during the first half of the book. While we see Nora and Leo spend time together-- I am not convinced we had enough of the falling-in-love part of the story developed. It felt too quick paced-- and considering the steady pace in the second half of the book, it overall gave a disjointed effect. And as much as I loved the second half of the book, I do wonder if our leads were kept apart for a bit too long.
Nevertheless, the book came to a grand finish. I really enjoyed the ending.
What took me by surprise in this romance were the number of times my expectations were subverted. It provided a really refreshing angle to a familiar tale of love. It's a story that I absolutely will recommend to all lovers of romance.
It was a terrific read-- it made my heart both warm and ache.
The second half of the book particularly gripped me. My heart was clenched, feeling so much sympathy for Nora and wondering just how could this Hollywood romance rescue itself. Overall, this book had me processing so many emotions-- happiness and sadness, cheer and anger, thrill and anxiety. I bought into most of it, and it sped me through the end-- because this wasn't a story I could easily put down. I was hooked, and I was desperate to know how it would end, to know if the pressure on my chest would be lifted with gladness or, like Nora's screenplay, I'd find no happily ever after.
I did think there was something missing during the first half of the book. While we see Nora and Leo spend time together-- I am not convinced we had enough of the falling-in-love part of the story developed. It felt too quick paced-- and considering the steady pace in the second half of the book, it overall gave a disjointed effect. And as much as I loved the second half of the book, I do wonder if our leads were kept apart for a bit too long.
Nevertheless, the book came to a grand finish. I really enjoyed the ending.
What took me by surprise in this romance were the number of times my expectations were subverted. It provided a really refreshing angle to a familiar tale of love. It's a story that I absolutely will recommend to all lovers of romance.