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Unscripted #1

Unscripted: Act 1

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Love has blossomed for superstar Ethan Teller and superfan Finn Phelps. Unfortunately, Ethan's desire for privacy is continually challenged by those who see his love life as nothing more than publicity. And with Ethan's fragile mental state undergoing pressure, he may need to choose between love and life as he knows it.

305 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2015

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June 26, 2015
This was just totally and utterly sweet

From the meet cute, to the exuberance of Finn - pretty much angst free.

Finn, is like a puppy, with everyone, and at first he's actually irritating..but then like Ethan, you appreciate his love for life and how genuinely happy he appears to be.
Ethan, a little less rounded as a character, but the actor who acts becasue he's shy and feels empty, is a tried and trusted formula.

Its quite tell-ey, to start, and some of the supporting characters are a little one dimensional and naive , but there is heart here, and potential.
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July 23, 2015
A cute and mostly angst-free story highlight this M/M contemporary romance. Finn is a waiter, struggling to make ends meet and filling his free time with a prime-time police drama and his fantasies about the star, Ethan. A bit of an over-exuberant puppy vibe, Finn’s genuine excitement and need to enthuse over EVERYONE is a touch irritating, but like that puppy, you can’t help but appreciate his openness and friendliness.

Ethan is an actor, like many, retreating behind characters to express feelings, emotions, and a bravado he doesn’t feel in real life. Handsome but incredibly shy and a touch insecure, feels as if his only realness is with the character he portrays. His character never quite reconciles the desire to be ‘more’ with the actuality, but there was an interesting person there just waiting to come out.

The meeting is very ‘meet cute’ and the whole story is sweet. There are far more moments of tell and never quite enough show to allow readers to fully grasp onto the relationship, but the characters share a naiveté that harkens back to a first love and those tentative steps to couple hood. Both Finn and Ethan do intrigue: they are well matched and you want to see more from and for both of them.

Secondary characters are suffering from a lack of depth: not enough to seriously bother, but I would have liked to have more depth overall: take the tried and true in a new direction, more showing of emotion and romance that would have brought the story from amusing pool side read, not requiring investment to a story where the characters demanded I pay attention and get invested in their story, to think about them long after.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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