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The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline
An artist who disguises herself as a man to realize her dream of becoming an animator.
A beautiful and witty socialite with her own secrets.
A deceptions that spins out of control.
A sapphic love story set in Hollywood’s Golden age of Animation.
California, 1938. Georgia would be pretty happy with her job as a painter in her uncle’s business if it wasn’t for her dream of becoming a cartoon animator. When her application to Disney’s training school is rejected because she’s a woman, she takes on the identity of a man and travels to Los Angeles. Disney hires her as an apprentice, and Georgia steps into a complicated life as George.
On a night out at a swanky Hollywood nightclub with her fellow animators, she meets the beautiful socialite Cara, who suggests they see each other again. Cara, witty and mysterious, is impossible to resist, and Georgia’s mouth speaks a yes when she knows she ought to say no. The job at Disney is as exciting as Georgia has imagined, but her charade as a man is hard to maintain — especially after she falls hard for Cara, who has her own secrets.
Georgia rises quickly in the Disney ranks, but the movie industry is full of ruthless ambition. When Georgia gets on the wrong side of the son of a powerful Hollywood mogul, the lie she has so carefully crafted falls apart. And with it both her dream and her love for Cara.
A beautiful and witty socialite with her own secrets.
A deceptions that spins out of control.
A sapphic love story set in Hollywood’s Golden age of Animation.
California, 1938. Georgia would be pretty happy with her job as a painter in her uncle’s business if it wasn’t for her dream of becoming a cartoon animator. When her application to Disney’s training school is rejected because she’s a woman, she takes on the identity of a man and travels to Los Angeles. Disney hires her as an apprentice, and Georgia steps into a complicated life as George.
On a night out at a swanky Hollywood nightclub with her fellow animators, she meets the beautiful socialite Cara, who suggests they see each other again. Cara, witty and mysterious, is impossible to resist, and Georgia’s mouth speaks a yes when she knows she ought to say no. The job at Disney is as exciting as Georgia has imagined, but her charade as a man is hard to maintain — especially after she falls hard for Cara, who has her own secrets.
Georgia rises quickly in the Disney ranks, but the movie industry is full of ruthless ambition. When Georgia gets on the wrong side of the son of a powerful Hollywood mogul, the lie she has so carefully crafted falls apart. And with it both her dream and her love for Cara.
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Published October 15, 2025
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January 2, 2026
4 Stars
Despite the familiar storyline of The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline (a woman dressing up as a man deceiving the people around her), the story held my attention and I had fun reading it. I think the story’s strongest suit was the characters’ personalities. They were both endearing in their own right, and their clashing demeanours toward life worked well.
Despite the familiar storyline of The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline (a woman dressing up as a man deceiving the people around her), the story held my attention and I had fun reading it. I think the story’s strongest suit was the characters’ personalities. They were both endearing in their own right, and their clashing demeanours toward life worked well.
November 1, 2025
The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline
Okay, so this book totally caught me off guard, in a good way. Georgia Cline just wants to be an animator, but because she’s a woman, she gets told no. So she does what any stubborn, talented, slightly stubborn person would do: she pretends to be a man and moves to Hollywood. And that’s where everything starts to get messy, beautiful, and a little heartbreaking.
This isn’t just a “woman in disguise” story. It’s about ambition, identity, and what it costs to chase a dream when the world keeps saying you don’t belong. Georgia is bold but vulnerable, and watching her try to hold everything together, her secret, her career, her feelings, honestly made my chest hurt a little.
And then there’s Cara. Gorgeous, confident, the kind of woman who could light up a room and still somehow look a little sad around the edges. The chemistry between them is electric, but it’s also layered with so much fear and tenderness. You feel every risk Georgia takes just by loving her.
By the end, I was just rooting for Georgia to stop hiding, to take up space and be seen for who she is. The story stuck with me way longer than I expected.
If you like queer love stories with big emotions, complicated women, and a touch of old-school Hollywood magic, this one’s worth picking up.
Okay, so this book totally caught me off guard, in a good way. Georgia Cline just wants to be an animator, but because she’s a woman, she gets told no. So she does what any stubborn, talented, slightly stubborn person would do: she pretends to be a man and moves to Hollywood. And that’s where everything starts to get messy, beautiful, and a little heartbreaking.
This isn’t just a “woman in disguise” story. It’s about ambition, identity, and what it costs to chase a dream when the world keeps saying you don’t belong. Georgia is bold but vulnerable, and watching her try to hold everything together, her secret, her career, her feelings, honestly made my chest hurt a little.
And then there’s Cara. Gorgeous, confident, the kind of woman who could light up a room and still somehow look a little sad around the edges. The chemistry between them is electric, but it’s also layered with so much fear and tenderness. You feel every risk Georgia takes just by loving her.
By the end, I was just rooting for Georgia to stop hiding, to take up space and be seen for who she is. The story stuck with me way longer than I expected.
If you like queer love stories with big emotions, complicated women, and a touch of old-school Hollywood magic, this one’s worth picking up.
October 21, 2025
Set in California in 1938, it explores the difficulty women faced in entering male-dominated professions. Georgia, a talented cartoonist, wants to be hired by Disney Studios. But rejected because she is a woman, she feels compelled to become a man (gender swap) in order to achieve her dream. She falls in love with Carla, thinking she is a man.... A great read that I recommend.
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January 2, 2026arguably cara in this book is an absolute bitch and whilst georgia should’ve told her from the off, cara’s reaction is fucking weird and also her letters make it seem like she was banging her step-sister so like she needs to get a grip. her letters also make it seem like she cannot stand george and was using him whereas georgia never did that with her and was only lying because her feelings were strong for cara and didn’t want to upset her like it is not the same.
October 30, 2025
The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline by @eline_evans_author
What do you do when you live in a time that prohibits, even more than now, to follow your dreams in a “Mans World”?
You dress as a MAN!
It’s 1938 and Georgia Cline, a talented artist, wants nothing more than to become an animator for Disney. After receiving a rejection letter for her drawings by Disney, Georgia, with the help of her supportive uncle and best friend, sets about learning male mannerisms and honing her look.
Leaving San Francisco for LA as George Cline, HE manages to snag an interview for the training school at the studio. Low and behold HE gets the job!
During the book we see George having to keep his secret from his male colleagues, keep himself in check and not let Georgia slip out.
One night while out with friends he meets Cara at a Hollywood nightclub. She’s snarky, witty and doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
She’s also got her own secrets, and has her sights set on George. And George can’t help but say YES to everything she asks.
As George proves himself more and more to Mr Disney, he starts to make an enemy.
All the while falling harder for Cara.
When things start to unravel within his love life and his dreams, George might have to choose between them.
When I read the blur for this book I was automatically hooked.
I love this era and I loved the cover!
It’s well written, great character development & makes you feel like you’re in the 30’s.
Keeping my eye out for the next few books I see coming from this author.
What do you do when you live in a time that prohibits, even more than now, to follow your dreams in a “Mans World”?
You dress as a MAN!
It’s 1938 and Georgia Cline, a talented artist, wants nothing more than to become an animator for Disney. After receiving a rejection letter for her drawings by Disney, Georgia, with the help of her supportive uncle and best friend, sets about learning male mannerisms and honing her look.
Leaving San Francisco for LA as George Cline, HE manages to snag an interview for the training school at the studio. Low and behold HE gets the job!
During the book we see George having to keep his secret from his male colleagues, keep himself in check and not let Georgia slip out.
One night while out with friends he meets Cara at a Hollywood nightclub. She’s snarky, witty and doesn’t suffer fools gladly.
She’s also got her own secrets, and has her sights set on George. And George can’t help but say YES to everything she asks.
As George proves himself more and more to Mr Disney, he starts to make an enemy.
All the while falling harder for Cara.
When things start to unravel within his love life and his dreams, George might have to choose between them.
When I read the blur for this book I was automatically hooked.
I love this era and I loved the cover!
It’s well written, great character development & makes you feel like you’re in the 30’s.
Keeping my eye out for the next few books I see coming from this author.
January 8, 2026
In The Impossible Act of Georgia Cline by Eline Evans, a talented young artist named Georgia dreams of becoming a cartoon animator in the male-dominated world of 1930s Hollywood. Content with her steady job painting houses for her uncle, she's crushed when Disney rejects her application simply because she's a woman. Determined to chase her passion, she disguises herself as a man named George and heads to Los Angeles, where she's hired as an apprentice and quickly climbs the ranks at the studio.
Life gets even more complicated when Georgia meets the charming and enigmatic socialite Cara at a glamorous nightclub. Despite knowing the risks, she can't resist starting a romance that pulls her deeper into secrecy. But the cutthroat Hollywood scene catches up when Georgia crosses the wrong powerful figure—the son of a studio mogul—and her carefully built lie begins to unravel, threatening both her career and her relationship with Cara.
This sapphic historical romance explores ambition, identity, and forbidden love against the backdrop of early Disney animation.
This wasn't quite a 4-star read for me, mainly because it lacked the emotional depth I was hoping for in the two main characters. The author does a great job giving us a fascinating look into the early days of animation, but the story itself felt like it didn't have much heart—it came across more as telling than showing.
The diary-style letters that Cara writes to her stepsister also made her seem cold and calculated throughout most of the book, which clashed with how she came across in her scenes with Georgia. In the end, I just needed more to really connect with or feel invested in these two women.
3.4 Stars
Life gets even more complicated when Georgia meets the charming and enigmatic socialite Cara at a glamorous nightclub. Despite knowing the risks, she can't resist starting a romance that pulls her deeper into secrecy. But the cutthroat Hollywood scene catches up when Georgia crosses the wrong powerful figure—the son of a studio mogul—and her carefully built lie begins to unravel, threatening both her career and her relationship with Cara.
This sapphic historical romance explores ambition, identity, and forbidden love against the backdrop of early Disney animation.
This wasn't quite a 4-star read for me, mainly because it lacked the emotional depth I was hoping for in the two main characters. The author does a great job giving us a fascinating look into the early days of animation, but the story itself felt like it didn't have much heart—it came across more as telling than showing.
The diary-style letters that Cara writes to her stepsister also made her seem cold and calculated throughout most of the book, which clashed with how she came across in her scenes with Georgia. In the end, I just needed more to really connect with or feel invested in these two women.
3.4 Stars
November 16, 2025
I absolutely loved this book! I think it’s a brilliant first novel by this author and I truly can’t wait for the sophomore book!
It’s set in 1938 (I believe) about a young woman, Georgia, who wants to be an animator (illustrator(?), drawer that’s not tracing) at Disney Studios. Well sexism comes in so she’s rejected and has a brilliant idea to dress in drag as a male by the name of George, only issue is, she hates lying. Oh she also while in LA, meets Cara, this beautiful woman with her own secrets. It’s amazing to learn about how animated movies/shows used to be created, while also getting more insight into the difficulties of being a woman with a dream during that time. How some accept the absolutely disgusting sexism and how some break societal norms.
I wish I could read this book for the first time again
It’s set in 1938 (I believe) about a young woman, Georgia, who wants to be an animator (illustrator(?), drawer that’s not tracing) at Disney Studios. Well sexism comes in so she’s rejected and has a brilliant idea to dress in drag as a male by the name of George, only issue is, she hates lying. Oh she also while in LA, meets Cara, this beautiful woman with her own secrets. It’s amazing to learn about how animated movies/shows used to be created, while also getting more insight into the difficulties of being a woman with a dream during that time. How some accept the absolutely disgusting sexism and how some break societal norms.
I wish I could read this book for the first time again
January 15, 2026
Saying No to employing women 1938
What an inspiring tale at overcoming a problem of finding a job. How many women had to build a secret life to gain a career foothold. It would have been easy to stay at home in San Francisco but Georgia Cline knew she wanted to be an animator for Disney . Such a new industry but no place for women in he Hollywood studio. Certainly interesting times. A great read
What an inspiring tale at overcoming a problem of finding a job. How many women had to build a secret life to gain a career foothold. It would have been easy to stay at home in San Francisco but Georgia Cline knew she wanted to be an animator for Disney . Such a new industry but no place for women in he Hollywood studio. Certainly interesting times. A great read
January 11, 2026
I believe this is Eline Evans' first book, and wow does it bode well for her writing career. This is about Georgia, a woman in 1938 San Francisco, whose biggest dream is to become an animator for Walt Disney's growing animation studio. As she learns, however, they only hire women for tracing work, rather than drawing... so she decides to pass as a man and head down to southern California. She meets Cara, a glamorous, fortune-hunting ingenue who believes Georgia to be George. Things get complicated the closer they get.
Evans has a wonderfully spare writing style that nonetheless evokes the time and place vividly. She's not afraid to let her characters hurt each other and do bad things, which we need more of in romance. I loved it and can't wait to read more by her.
Evans has a wonderfully spare writing style that nonetheless evokes the time and place vividly. She's not afraid to let her characters hurt each other and do bad things, which we need more of in romance. I loved it and can't wait to read more by her.
October 23, 2025
(3.75)
January 6, 2026
Excellent!!!!! Great story.
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