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The Movie Star
What do you do when the actress you have been in love with shows up in your hometown to take care of her sick mother? Does 30 year old Quinn Waverly ignore the woman so she doesn't make a fool of herself? Does she become friends with Wendy Harris and fall deeper in love with the straight woman? Love doesn't always happen when you expect it.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2015
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Lydia Rose
51 books58 followersLydia has been a New Jersey resident her entire life. She now lives with her wife at the Jersey Shore and writing full time after years in the business industry. Years of writing stories for as long as she could remember, she decided to put her first book out in June of 2014.
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September 4, 2015Romances tend to run like an assembly line, whirring and thunking along until it's time for the happily-ever-after whistle to blow. The task of a skilled writer is to hide the machinery, to draw the reader so deeply into the lives and emotions of the characters that they forget about the gears and sprockets grinding away behind the curtain. I felt the hum of the factory here; I smelled the grease, saw the wheels turning and was keenly aware of the conveyor belt moving me from section to section.
Things happened quickly and were steadily checked off like bullet points on a list. Lesbian in hardware store to establish butch factor. Check. Straight, sexy starlet added for femme factor. Check. Softball game to establish common interest. Check. Reading to kids in hospital and a single teardrop to introduce butch's softer side. Check. And so on and so on. There was no time to breathe, to reflect, to feel, just check, check, check. It was like watching sausage being made.
Added to this was the overall simplicity of the sentences. Adjectives were uncommon and adverbs simply didn't exist. As a result, the sentences felt flat and lifeless, just gears whir-thunking away. They were statements of fact bereft of inflection or nuance.
Furthermore, opportunities for the romantic leads to interact were simply skipped in the rush to reach the next bullet point. Early in the book during the aforementioned "reading to kids in hospital" scene, the two leads had yet to really say more than a few words to one another. Showing the give-and-take as they read lines from the story would have been a great opportunity to demonstrate some chemistry, but it never happened. One paragraph has them arriving, the next says they're reading, the next has a tear running down Quinn's cheek as they leave. Annnnnd, scene. No show, all tell.
The celebrity romance isn't a new idea. It's been done, and it's been done well. The Gravity Between Us, Glass Houses and The Blind Side of Love (my personal favorite) are just a few of the titles worth the time and money. This particular book, "The Movie Star: A Lesbian Romance," may have been free(ish) to me due to Kindle Unlimited, but I'll never get my 30 minutes back. And I want them back.
I won't rate this book with stars, since I couldn't make it past the 20% mark and it seems unfair to drag the author's work down in the ratings based solely on partial information. It is worth mentioning, however, that I've now read somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 lesbian romances, and this is only the second to earn a "did not finish" label. Take from that what you will.
Things happened quickly and were steadily checked off like bullet points on a list. Lesbian in hardware store to establish butch factor. Check. Straight, sexy starlet added for femme factor. Check. Softball game to establish common interest. Check. Reading to kids in hospital and a single teardrop to introduce butch's softer side. Check. And so on and so on. There was no time to breathe, to reflect, to feel, just check, check, check. It was like watching sausage being made.
Added to this was the overall simplicity of the sentences. Adjectives were uncommon and adverbs simply didn't exist. As a result, the sentences felt flat and lifeless, just gears whir-thunking away. They were statements of fact bereft of inflection or nuance.
Furthermore, opportunities for the romantic leads to interact were simply skipped in the rush to reach the next bullet point. Early in the book during the aforementioned "reading to kids in hospital" scene, the two leads had yet to really say more than a few words to one another. Showing the give-and-take as they read lines from the story would have been a great opportunity to demonstrate some chemistry, but it never happened. One paragraph has them arriving, the next says they're reading, the next has a tear running down Quinn's cheek as they leave. Annnnnd, scene. No show, all tell.
The celebrity romance isn't a new idea. It's been done, and it's been done well. The Gravity Between Us, Glass Houses and The Blind Side of Love (my personal favorite) are just a few of the titles worth the time and money. This particular book, "The Movie Star: A Lesbian Romance," may have been free(ish) to me due to Kindle Unlimited, but I'll never get my 30 minutes back. And I want them back.
I won't rate this book with stars, since I couldn't make it past the 20% mark and it seems unfair to drag the author's work down in the ratings based solely on partial information. It is worth mentioning, however, that I've now read somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 lesbian romances, and this is only the second to earn a "did not finish" label. Take from that what you will.
October 2, 2015
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, it just isn't worth your time. It's poorly written and it's plot... Is there a plot at all?
May 5, 2020
Very Nice Romance
I love books by Lydia Rose. "The Movie Star", is a nice and easy to read romance. A little bit of drama, but mostly two women with completely different lives, falling in love.
I love books by Lydia Rose. "The Movie Star", is a nice and easy to read romance. A little bit of drama, but mostly two women with completely different lives, falling in love.
February 8, 2017
Nice escape
The story was well told. Both of the main characters were believable. I enjoyed the story. I look forward to reading more of her work.
The story was well told. Both of the main characters were believable. I enjoyed the story. I look forward to reading more of her work.
August 20, 2020
Lovely
Likeable characters, story that draws you in. Characters you hope have a chances at a grand romance. Looking forward to reading more this author offers.
Likeable characters, story that draws you in. Characters you hope have a chances at a grand romance. Looking forward to reading more this author offers.
September 12, 2015
Amazing, fantastic, tender, erotic and sweet... I enjoy each page of it...Quinn and Wendy stole my heart.. I was speechless, out of breath,, caring and funny.......Wendy a famous rich beautiful actress found her peace and true love, no pretentious or goddess ego. Quinn afraid to get hurt ,scared to love again....
Could you love someone you already love?????
Beautifully written, almost cry when Quinn was sick and Wendy came to take care of her and.....
Guess you have to read it......
Bravissimo, Lydia Rose... .
This is a must. .
Could you love someone you already love?????
Beautifully written, almost cry when Quinn was sick and Wendy came to take care of her and.....
Guess you have to read it......
Bravissimo, Lydia Rose... .
This is a must. .
December 13, 2016
I love the story
This book was such an emotional and well written story about love and sacrifice..I love the characters and how their relationships evolved. Beautiful!!!!
This book was such an emotional and well written story about love and sacrifice..I love the characters and how their relationships evolved. Beautiful!!!!
December 27, 2017
Rereadable
Another great story well written by Lydia Rose. A short read with lovable characters that you want to read again and again
Another great story well written by Lydia Rose. A short read with lovable characters that you want to read again and again
November 24, 2022
Fabulous book just love Lydia's books cant fault them everyones as winner
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