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Take on Me (Secret Lives Of Daytime Divas #1)
by
Sarah Mayberry (Goodreads Author)
On prom night, Dylan Anderson caused the biggest humiliation of Sadie Post's life. Getting over her crush on him took a while, but now she's grown up and moved on. Until Dylan moves into her workplace, that is. Suddenly it's high school revisitedcomplete with her lustful thoughts about him.
But she's his boss and finally has the upper handshe won't let her sexy fantasie...more
But she's his boss and finally has the upper handshe won't let her sexy fantasie...more
Mass Market Paperback, 249 pages
Published
March 1st 2007
by Harlequin Books
(first published 2007)
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This is another favorite. As far as i can see, Sarah Mayberry is on a role. Her stories are light and fresh with enough depth in her characters to fall in love with them. She makes wonderful characters and her settings are normal, but totally ingenious. SM needs no drug lords or abusive family members/boyfriends to keep her writing exciting.
In this book, There's Sadie, the tall, skinny, and flat-chested brain turned bombshell and Dylan, her crush and hunky troubled boy who callously humiliated h...more
In this book, There's Sadie, the tall, skinny, and flat-chested brain turned bombshell and Dylan, her crush and hunky troubled boy who callously humiliated h...more
and right up until the very last lines of the book, the author continued to put Australian slang into the mouths of these American characters....."I really stuffed it up." "I'm making a complete hash of it."
Other than the many many instances of regional slang distracting me SOOO completely, the story was decently diverting--maybe a bit too predictable, but this type of story is meant to be.
Other than the many many instances of regional slang distracting me SOOO completely, the story was decently diverting--maybe a bit too predictable, but this type of story is meant to be.
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This story opens with a scene of in which our soon-to-be-hero Dylan deliberately causes such an excruciating public humiliation for our adoring heroine Sadie, that I wondered how the author kept herself from having a truck hit him in the next scene, while Sadie gleefully runs off with.…I dunno, Brad Pitt or someone like that. Except Sadie was only 17, so make it the lead singer of Hansen, or whoever it was teenage girls loved in 1994.
Fastforward about 13 years. Sadie is now a gorgeous and very s...more
Fastforward about 13 years. Sadie is now a gorgeous and very s...more
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In Take on Me, the first of book in the Daytime Divas series, Sarah Mayberry takes a predictable storyline and turns it into a fun, hot read by using the enemies-to-lovers trope.
Sadie and Dylan end up working together on the popular soap opera Ocean Boulevard's writing team. Let me tell you, Sadie and Dylan stand each other!I love the witty, sarcastic dialogue between Sadie and Dylan... the internal hateful thoughts that cross their minds while they lust after each other, and the steamy sexual...more
Sadie and Dylan end up working together on the popular soap opera Ocean Boulevard's writing team. Let me tell you, Sadie and Dylan stand each other!I love the witty, sarcastic dialogue between Sadie and Dylan... the internal hateful thoughts that cross their minds while they lust after each other, and the steamy sexual...more
I think I need to quit Sarah Mayberry, is what I think. Meh romances that all sound the same, kind of crappy sex, overuse of the word "laved." Also, Mayberry is Australian and keeps trying to write stories based in the US, with American characters. You know, American characters who talk more like foreigners than the characters in Fifty Shades. THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL.
I QUIT YOU, SARAH MAYBERRY.
Seriously. Laved, you guys. I can't take it. LAVED. It's the least hot word in the English language...more
I QUIT YOU, SARAH MAYBERRY.
Seriously. Laved, you guys. I can't take it. LAVED. It's the least hot word in the English language...more
OK, for what Dylan did to Sadie, he deserved to die. For what Sadie did to Dylan, she deserved to be hated by him. Greg's just a weenis.
I've read the other two books in this three book series a couple of years ago and don't really remember much about them. Since I wasn't on GR then, I can't even look back to see what I thought. I guess I'll just have to re-read them and see.
Take on Me was OK. It made no sense to me whatsoever. I didn't get the feeling that anyone was a real character and some of...more
I've read the other two books in this three book series a couple of years ago and don't really remember much about them. Since I wasn't on GR then, I can't even look back to see what I thought. I guess I'll just have to re-read them and see.
Take on Me was OK. It made no sense to me whatsoever. I didn't get the feeling that anyone was a real character and some of...more
I liked Take On Me, but there is a lot of story crammed into this format. I think the story would have been better served with an extra 200 pages. The characters, Sadie and Dylan, are immediately likeable, but I was surprised at their first encounter. It seemed like such a fast development. There were a few other rough parts, but I thought it was due to the story's length. I do have to say that the scene where Dylan continues to cook with a frying pan seemed rather hazardous. You'll know the sce...more
*3.5 STARS
(Review originally posted here at The Book Barbies.)
I really liked the premise of this one because I used to love soap operas (Guiding Light specifically), and I am fascinated by the idea of how the making of them actually works. I know Mayberry used to (or still does?) work on an Australian soap opera, so it was nice to know what I was reading was at least fairly authentic. I just really enjoyed the whole atmosphere of writing and producing. Dylan and Sadie had great chemistry, and I...more
(Review originally posted here at The Book Barbies.)
I really liked the premise of this one because I used to love soap operas (Guiding Light specifically), and I am fascinated by the idea of how the making of them actually works. I know Mayberry used to (or still does?) work on an Australian soap opera, so it was nice to know what I was reading was at least fairly authentic. I just really enjoyed the whole atmosphere of writing and producing. Dylan and Sadie had great chemistry, and I...more
Good, but not my favorite Mayberry, mainly because I didn't buy the heroes a) reasons for blowing Sadie off; or b) his change of heart. Oh, and I hate camping scenes in romances - it always seems like such a forced plot device. That said, this has Mayberry's characteristic hot sex scenes and great dialogue, plus the whole second-chance romance angle (one of my favorites).
The thing I liked most about this book is the strong relationship Sadie has with her best friends, and the humor that was always there.It's the dream trio every girl wants. Grace's style and family troubles got my interest, I can easily recognized myself with her. And I'm sure other readers got the see themselves in the other characters too.
In most books I get tired when the characters just happen to realize that they love each other, but this book was not like that at all! The characters start...more
In most books I get tired when the characters just happen to realize that they love each other, but this book was not like that at all! The characters start...more
I wasn't overly impressed with this book, but it was pretty okay. I think it had just one too many random romance cliches in it. Work situations + camping trip of bonding + high school reunions. Less weird situations and more character development would have made this book a lot better.
Good attention grabbers but it took too long to resolve issues so my rating is 3.5* I liked hero when he pursued but didn't like his stubbornness and he needed to grovel more. Dylan gets a writers job working for Sadie and sparks fly as they remember past humiliations.
While the hero and heroine are old enemies from high school. When they become co-workers, the animosity and sexual tension ratchet up together. Set in L.A., the characters still speak like Australians.
damn! why can't more blazes be this good?
keeping in mind its a blaze, its a darn good one. love the back story between h/h. loved the heroine.
would i recommend? yep.
keeping in mind its a blaze, its a darn good one. love the back story between h/h. loved the heroine.
would i recommend? yep.
Very typical, and a little slow paced, but the hot sex totally notched it up from 3 to 4 stars for me. The characters took a long time progressing in their talking to each other, but the hot, frequent sex helps pass the time :)
I really like Sarah Mayberry's books and this one is a ripper. It's part of a trilogy and I enjoyed it so much, I want to read the other 2.
Really enjoyed it. It was really funny though a little to much sex. Quick question though what the hell does "Rangy" mean?
Kinda disliked the cheesy high school reunion ending, but everything else was hot, so.
3.5 stars.
Not always the strongest story, but the banter was hilarious.
Not always the strongest story, but the banter was hilarious.
Very cute read!
My rating: 4.5
absolutely predictable
Agak-agak sebel sama Sadie sebetulnya. But then again, can't really blame her for being a bit bitchy. Dylan deserve more than a kick in his *** for doing such thing to Sadie at prom night. I wonder if I ever survived if it happened to me.
Plus point: hero with dyslexia.
Scene I like best: the moment Sadie came to realize that Dylan has dyslexia problem, and the moment Dylan realized that Sadie had crush on him back then.
Plus point: hero with dyslexia.
Scene I like best: the moment Sadie came to realize that Dylan has dyslexia problem, and the moment Dylan realized that Sadie had crush on him back then.
Started out fine but became frustrating b/c I wanted to scream "dear god, it was high school...MOVE ON!", but the story was good and I once again enjoyed the author.
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Sarah Mayberry was born in Melbourne, Australia, and is the middle of three children. From the time that she first “stole” paper from kindergarten and stapled it together to make “books,” Sarah has always wanted to be a writer. In line with this ambition, on graduation from high school she completed a bachelor of arts degree majoring in professional writing, then sat down to write a book. When ins...more
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“I swear there are about a million rocks underneath me," [Dylan] said grouchily.
Think of it as therapeutic. Like a shiatsu massage." (Sadie)
You obviously have a much better imagination than me," he said.”
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Think of it as therapeutic. Like a shiatsu massage." (Sadie)
You obviously have a much better imagination than me," he said.”
“(Sadie)"I'm not judging you, Dylan. I love vampire movies. If I looked surprised it was only because it's so different from your TV work, that's all."
His shoulders relaxed a notch. "Sorry. Olly gives me a lot of shit for selling out. He doesn't get that no one is ever going to make his movie about two old men on a fishing trip. Or, even if they do, no one is every going to go see it.”
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His shoulders relaxed a notch. "Sorry. Olly gives me a lot of shit for selling out. He doesn't get that no one is ever going to make his movie about two old men on a fishing trip. Or, even if they do, no one is every going to go see it.”
That's Australian? I say that all the time.
Jul 22, 2010 06:08am