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Información de la obraSizzle Reel por Carlyn Greenwald
![]() Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. From the beginning, the author invites the reader to accompany Luna, the main character of the book, on her journey of self discovery and acceptance while she tries to make her way in the world as a cinematographer. What is Sizzle Reel about? The plot revolves around Luna, who is an aspiring cinematographer in the process of coming to terms with her sexuality and had just come out to her best friends as bisexual. Little does she know that developing a crush on famous actress she met at work will change the dynamic of one of Luna's friendships. What makes this novel stand out from the others is the way the author captures the character's insecurities and flaws. Rarely do readers stumble upon stories that emphasizes not only the humanity of the main character but also the consequences of their actions and I think Greenwald made a great job with that. Whilst Carlyn does a great job portraying Luna's emotions throughout the book, I couldn't help but feel that the secondary characters' background stories were neglected. As a consequence, I found it difficult to connect with them. Despite this, I believe this was a great debut novel for those who are looking for a lightweight book to unwind. **I received an eARC in exchange of an honest review** sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
For aspiring cinematographer Luna Roth, coming out as bisexual at twenty-four is proving more difficult than she anticipated. Sure, her best friend and fellow queer Romy is thrilled for her--but she has no interest in coming out to her backwards parents, she wouldn't know how to flirt with a girl if one fell at her feet, and she has neither a gaydar nor a sexual history to speak of. Not to mention she really needs to focus her energy on escaping her emotionally-abusive-but-that's-Hollywood talent manager boss and actually get working under a real director of photography anyway. When she meets twenty-eight-year-old A-list actress Valeria Sullivan around the office, Luna begins to think she might just have a solution. She'll use Valeria's interest in Luna's cinematography to get a PA job on the set of Valeria's first indie--and if Valeria is as gay as Luna thinks she is, and she happens to be Luna's route to losing her virginity, too . . . well, that's just an added bonus. Enlisting Romy's help, Luna starts the juggling act of her life-impress Valeria's DP to get another job after this one (and to escape moving back in with her parents), get as close to Valeria as possible, and help Romy with her own make-it-or-break-it career moves while she's at it. But when Valeria begins to reciprocate romantic interest in Luna, the act begins to crumble along with it--straining her relationship with Romy and leaving her job prospects precarious. Now Luna has to figure out if she can she fulfill her dreams as a filmmaker, keep her best friend, and get the girl. . . or if she's destined to lose it all. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I am a horror kid. I like blood, guts, and gore. I like psychological twistiness and books that leave you sobbing. Other than my brief flirtation with 80s teen romance series Sweet Dreams as a kid, I have never gravitated towards romance books. So this was not only my first adult romance book, but my first adult queer romance book.
As it turns out, maybe not everything has to be blood and devestation to have a good time. Who knew? The honest truth is I had a fun time reading this book. I did not identify with any of the characters. I've been out in some form or another for nearly 30 years. This made a lot of the story feel very...explainy. There were some conversations that felt very awkward. Look, I don't know, maybe this is how 20-year-olds talk to each other now? But people explaning gay sex to Luna over and over felt like they were parroting early 2000s Jezebel articles for the bi-curious.
That being said, looking past the awkwardness of Luna's coming out process, I did enjoy the connection between Luna and Valeria in this. Luna's acute panic over her first real feelings for a woman were endearing, and Val's flirting was perfection. It is this relationship that had me reading the last 200 pages in one sitting without a break.
I don't know how this book would read to someone who is a regular romance genre reader. Maybe it comes across as tropey and predictable. As someone new to the genre, someone who would have no intrerest in reading a romance without the queerness, I thought it was a pretty fun, lighthearted little coming-of-age story. I don't see myself going out and buying out the romance section at B&N anytime soon, but I will pick up Greenwald's next book.
I was given a copy of Sizzle Reel by Penguin Random House in exchange for an honest review. (