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A review by beckymmoe
Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa
4.0
Such a fun read!
Carter and Tori-not-short-for-Victoria are highly relatable characters (even though I'll never be even a D-list actor and a physical trainer? Ha! Not in this lifetime...) The glimpse we get into their heads here makes them both seem human, lovable, and flawed--not to mention self-depreciating and wickedly funny. Even as you're rolling your eyes at Carter's initial "Someday I'm going to marry the woman sitting in 12D" (in the book's very first paragraph, nonetheless) to his "my wife is dead to me" internal wail about, oh, ten minutes later, you can see their potential. And once they start actually getting to know each other? The chemistry is knock-your-socks-off fantastic.
There are, of course, all kinds of problems--Carter's initial deception and Tori's fear of another public-spectacle of a romance, his fear of being used for his celebrity status and her family issues--but they're dealt with realistically and believably here. And don't even get me started on the grand gesture, because OMG it's one for the big screen if I've ever read one. Add in some really solid secondary characters (I love Carter's entire family--surely his divorced big sis can get her own story too, since little sis's book is next?) and this is one fun way to spend a weekend.
Acting on Impulse was my first book from Ms. Sosa, but absolutely not my last--and not just because I need to read the stories of secondary characters (Carter's agent/ BFF) Julian, (Carter's baby sis) Ashley, (Tori's BFF) Eva, and (Tori and Eva's boss) Nate, but because I definitely must read more from this author!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Carter and Tori-not-short-for-Victoria are highly relatable characters (even though I'll never be even a D-list actor and a physical trainer? Ha! Not in this lifetime...) The glimpse we get into their heads here makes them both seem human, lovable, and flawed--not to mention self-depreciating and wickedly funny. Even as you're rolling your eyes at Carter's initial "Someday I'm going to marry the woman sitting in 12D" (in the book's very first paragraph, nonetheless) to his "my wife is dead to me" internal wail about, oh, ten minutes later, you can see their potential. And once they start actually getting to know each other? The chemistry is knock-your-socks-off fantastic.
There are, of course, all kinds of problems--Carter's initial deception and Tori's fear of another public-spectacle of a romance, his fear of being used for his celebrity status and her family issues--but they're dealt with realistically and believably here. And don't even get me started on the grand gesture, because OMG it's one for the big screen if I've ever read one. Add in some really solid secondary characters (I love Carter's entire family--surely his divorced big sis can get her own story too, since little sis's book is next?) and this is one fun way to spend a weekend.
Acting on Impulse was my first book from Ms. Sosa, but absolutely not my last--and not just because I need to read the stories of secondary characters (Carter's agent/ BFF) Julian, (Carter's baby sis) Ashley, (Tori's BFF) Eva, and (Tori and Eva's boss) Nate, but because I definitely must read more from this author!
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.