Act Like It by Lucy Parker

[lightreads]

Act Like It

3/5. Het romance. If this were on the AO3, it would be tagged fake/pretend relationship, slow burn, snark, actors and acting, the play's the thing, banter, do it for the paps. (Oh, and there would be a content note for brief depiction of sexual assault, unless the author is an asshole who thinks content warnings oppress their artistic integrity or what the fuck ever).

I have realized that my preferred genre of original romance is 'people snark incessantly at each other, fall in love, and continue snarking at an even higher rate.' So this was fun, with the right touches of depth. Marked down for the last quarter, where the author couldn't seem to figure out how to unsettle and then resolve things without a lot of melodrama.

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

Your snarking, on the other hand, is reliably great. I love these reviews.

[readerjane]

"and continue snarking"

Am re-reading Clare/Russ. Hah, yes.

[lightreads]

Aw man, I wonder if she is ever going to finish that new book....

[readerjane]

Me too. I keep checking periodically, and ...crickets. It feels like having given in and read a WIP: loving the story to-date enough to re-read it, but coming to terms with the fact that it may not ever finish.