You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria.
Book Synopsis
Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers.
After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez.
Leading Ladies don’t need a man to be happy.
After his last telenovela character was killed off, Ashton is worried his career is dead as well. Joining this new cast as a last-minute addition will give him the chance to show off his acting chops to American audiences and ping the radar of Hollywood casting agents. To make it work, he’ll need to generate smoking-hot on-screen chemistry with Jasmine. Easier said than done, especially when a disastrous first impression smothers the embers of whatever sexual heat they might have had.
Leading Ladies do not rebound with their new costars.
With their careers on the line, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse in private. But rehearsal leads to kissing, and kissing leads to a behind-the-scenes romance worthy of a soap opera. While their on-screen performance improves, the media spotlight on Jasmine soon threatens to destroy her new image and expose Ashton’s most closely guarded secret.
My Review
You Had Me At Hola is a charming, cute and in some parts a funny rom-com genre book that at the same time addresses issues of Latinx representation in TV and movies.
I enjoyed the development of the chemistry between the two main characters, Ashton and Jasmine.
I also enjoyed the writing style the author chose for this book with alternating narrators between Jasmine and Ashton within the chapters.
This book is a quick romance read and I would recommend to romance/rom-com readers who don't mind some steam with their romance books.
My Rating: 4/5
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Book Details
Author: Alexis Daria.
Publisher: Avon.
Publication Date: August 4, 2020.
Genre: Rom-Com, Romance, Women's Fiction, Chick-Lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult Fiction.
Edition: Paperback.
Pages: 384.
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