Such a sweet, light romcom! Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite tropes and this was such a cute read. The spice was well used throughout the book and while on the mild side, it was perfectly weaved into the story. My only main critique was the miscommunication but the redemption made it worth it.

Rating: 3.75/5
Steam: 3/5
Warnings: death of a parent, difficult family dynamics

Thank you Putnam, PRH Audio and NetGalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

Things I loved: Overall, I found this book to be a solid read. It evoked similar vibes to titles like Will They or Won't They and Love Scenes, which I thoroughly enjoyed. One of the highlights for me was the portrayal of the characters. Their genuine communication and willingness to open up about their insecurities felt authentic and relatable. I particularly appreciated Emmy's dynamic with her mother, as it resonated deeply with my own experiences. The charming Hallmark-esque setting added to the overall appeal, and the side characters were well-developed and engaging. This was also the spiciest of her novels and I was here for that part. and forehead kisses.

Things I Didn't Love:

(Spoiler Alert)

One aspect that detracted from my enjoyment was the third act drama, mostly the scene where Emmy overhears Grayson at the premiere. While I understand her initial reaction of running away, I found it frustrating that she didn't confront him or discuss what she heard. This lack of communication struck me as immature, especially considering the growth both characters had undergone. Additionally, Emmy's lingering grudge against Grayson for a childhood incident felt unnecessary and prolonged. It took her a significant portion of the book to move past it, which slightly diminished my opinion of her character.

Another aspect that didn't quite resonate with me was the focus on the physical aspect of their relationship . While I didn't hate this, it diverged from my expectations based on the author's previous works.

Emmy is a Hollywood nepo baby that’s worked behind the scenes as a screenwriter ever since a horrible acting experience with her first crush, Greyson West. Ever since, she’s stuck to writing rom-coms and avoided acting in every way, until her latest movie requires her to finally step back in the limelight. Luckily, she gets along great with the casted male lead and has little hesitance taking on the role. At the last minute, the male lead injures himself and the role is recasted, with Grayson West. Emmy has always held animosity towards him after he humiliated and embarrassed her all those years ago, how will she ever pretend to fall in love with him?

Honestly, I ate up Right on Cue - absolutely devoured it whole and licked my fingers afterwards. I loved how the author didn’t ignore Emmy’s faults and Grayson wasn’t just the typical, two dimensional himbo a lot of mmcs are in romances. The third act breakup completely wrecked me, especially after the press conference. I kind of hated there was a break up at all, especially since Emmy brags that their relationship isn’t a rom-com, so she wasn’t waiting for the other shoe to drop, when in reality, she was. I appreciated the narrative that another person shouldn’t make you feel worthy, and I really did enjoy this book!

Thank you Putnam’s Sons, NetGalley, and the author for providing an early copy, I’m leaving this review voluntarily.

Emmy Harper is an Oscar writing screenwriter. Grayson is a movie action hero. In order for her latest movie to be made, Emmy reluctantly agrees to be the female lead. When the male lead drops out due to injuries, Grayson is brought in without Emmy's knowledge. Emmy has avoided Grayson since they were in a movie together as teenagers, but the attraction is still there. Working together is not Hollywood magic and something has to change. I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher through Netgalley. This is my honest and voluntarily given review. I really enjoyed reading this book. It's amusing, romantic and steamy.

I picked up this book because I really loved Falon Ballard last release "Just My Type", and I was hoping for yet another fun romcom. I ended up being royally dissapointed though. This just didn't work for me, and I really wanted it to. This has several of my favourite tropes so I was almost sure it was going to work for me but it just didn't.
The set up for this book was decent. I liked our main character, I thought the history between our main character and her love interest was well explained, and I could really feel the mixed emotions between them. I also liked the cast of side characters, and the setting of a small town mixed with a movie set was really fun as well. However, I very quickly got turned of by the love interest, Grayson. He was just an ass. I can't say it any other way. I feel like this book would have benefited from having his POV. I just never felt like I had a grasp on who he is or what he's feeling. So his switch from being an ass to a nice boyfriend who has loved our main character from the start just feels off to me.
The whole romance just didn't work for me. Yes, there was some sexual tension between them, but that's where it ends. Even our main character's switch from "I hate him, but I'm kind of attracted to him" to "I'm madly in love" is kind of abrupt and underdeveloped. Therefore I just didn't end up caring about them. The third act conflict, and resolution were also just extremely lackluster and felt a bit unnececary. I didn't absolutely hate my time reading this book, but it definitely ended up being a massive let down.

*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Reviews for RIGHT ON CUE are somewhat mixed, and, in my opinion, for good reason. Fallon Ballard has two well received romances on her shelf, and I had high hopes for her next book– but unfortunately this one fell flat for me.

The miscommunication trope is almost never well received by readers; and I was definitely not a fan of its repeated use, especially in the last part of the book. Additionally, the MMC was unexpectedly rude for the first few chapters, and I just couldn’t warm up to him even after the romance started.

While this one wasn’t my favorite, I’m still looking forward to Ballard’s next book.

I think another really solid romcom from Ballard, it is easy to read, and a really enjoyable time. Would recommend.

3.5 Stars
Right on Cue was my first book by Falon Ballard and I really enjoyed it! It was an easy read & pretty straightforward as far as Rom Coms go.

Emmy Harper is an actor turned screenwriter who has sworn off acting because of a disaster first film when she was younger with the beloved action star, Grayson West. But when her latest project can’t find a lead actress she’s forced to act again and guess who is her leading man… you guessed it Grayson West!

While I did enjoy Right on Cue, I think it could have been better if it had a bit more depth and back-story. Maybe a few past-tense scenes building up the relationship of when Emmy & Grayson first worked together. I didn’t feel like I got to know either main character past the surface level.

Something I appreciated though is this story was fairly low drama and felt like a realistic effortless kind of love story. I’ll definitely be looking into Falon Ballard’s other books!

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC of Right on Cue in exchange for an honest review.

Ooofff… where to begin.

First off, let me say, I absolutely ADORED Falon’s first two books. They were sweet, funny and relatable and I was rooting for the characters the whole way through.

Sadly, the same thing cannot be said about Right on Cue.

I had a feeling right of the bat, that I wasn’t going to vibe with Emmy. She was inconsistent and unreliable with her behavior towards Grayson, and not in the “so cute and chaotic” way. One of the notes in my arc says “Emmy is the whole joke they tell about women about asking them where to eat, and they say idk, but then say no to every option you present and then they get mad, but like her entire personality is this way” so 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️
She goes from hating to loving Grayson in a matter of like 2 or 3 chapters (I actually mean how she talks about not being able to stand his guts to “I think I’m in love with him” like ??? BUT CONTINUES TO BE AN ABSOLUTE ASSHOLE TO HIM)

The third act break up was… just not it. I am not at all a hater of the third act breakup, but damn this one was 1) not at all on par with the progress Emmy and Grayson had made as a couple and 2) just so freaking unoriginal. Why put a third act breakup in the book just to have a third act break up like come on 😭

Grayson West is as interesting as a piece of cardboard. And he smells like charcoal and pine WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?????

The final nail in the coffin - the amount of times Emmy refers to Grayson as “Grayson fucking West” I got it the first time. She didn’t expect to have to work with him, “why is Grayson fucking west standing in front of me?” Yes it’s a reaction enhancer (is that a thing?). But would y’all like me to tell you how many times Emmy calls him Grayson FUCKING west in the book ? THIRTY FOUR TIMES !!!!! 34 !!!!! In a book with 23 chapters (this is a fact, I literally searched the word “fucking” and counted the amount of times it popped up on the list in between his first and last name. It was 34 y’all).

That’s it. I’ll def read Falons next book, because like I said, her first two were big YESes for me, but this one sadly was not

I enjoyed this book for what it is: a moderate rom com with adequate spice and banter. If you compare this novel to a standard rom com (think tropey hallmark with interesting yet lackluster plot), this fits the bill. It held my interest, and I swooned at certain moments. But as with many others in its genre, it lacked depth of characterization and mature, authentic conflict. I would recommend this to those who enjoy romantic comedies and light, quick reads. Thank you so much to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me early access to read and write my honest review!

I have read other books by Falon Ballard and received this book as a widget from NetGalley.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book in exchange for my review!

Title: Right on Cue

Author: Falon Ballard


Pub Date: February 27th

Rating: 4 stars

Brief Summary; A swoon-worthy romance set in Hollywood

What I Enjoyed: The characters had really good chemistry

What I Disliked: There were personally too many sex scenes in my opinion.

I will most likely read another book by Falon Ballard in the future. The story was overall very cute. :)


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I thought this book was fair. I enjoyed the length and thought it did a great job delving into both Emmy and Grayson's characters while still focusing on the romance. Overall solid, but not incredibly memorable.

Right on Cue was such a cute, feel-good, quick romance read. Emmy and Grayson are enemies with a past who haven't seen each other in years, forced to work together on a film that is so important to both of them. Lots of assumptions and misunderstandings. I really loved the character development and how Emmy and Grayson's story progressed. I wish we had seen some of the friends like Jenna a bit more. But just a super fun read with a HEA!

Hollywood writer and queen of romantic comedies, Emmy Harper is excited about her next project. But when the casting is a disaster, she finds herself starring as the female lead - something she hasn't done since she was a teenager. And that time was horrible, due to Grayson West. As luck would have it, Grayson West is her costar....and Emmy is dreading it!

The first week goes horrible as they both harbor anger and tension from the past. But before they know it, it turns into a different kind of tension. Emmy finds herself with feelings for a man that she had sworn to hate!

What I liked: I loved these characters. Their backstory made their awkward tension with each other so much more real. I rooted for them the entire time and hoped they would get out of their own way and own up to their feelings. Their tension was palpable and I loved all of their little moments together.

What I didn't like: Stupid, stupid miscommunication - when will you characters ever learn! But it was a HEA, so I'll allow it. The side characters weren't very interesting to me, I would have liked to see a little more.

This book was fun, fast paced, and had me hooked and engaged from two pages in.

It took place on a movie set in a small town in California featuring a romance between the writer/producter/star and her costar. The two have crossed paths back in their teens, and find them selves suddenly pushed together to film this romcom.

The primary trope is enemies-to-lovers, but it felt almost more like instalove to me. I would have liked to spend more time in the enemies and then the before lovers stage, but I enjoyed following the couple through their journey. The biggest frustration was the classic miscommunication driven third act breakup, which I felt was unnecessary and various other conflicts could have replaced.

Overall I enjoyed this book, and will be going back to read the author’s previous stories!

Falon Ballard does it again! Another sweet and salty story that pulls at heartstrings. It’s a typical enemies to lovers trope, with a movie set, a small town inn setting, and Hollywood drama wrapped up into one.

As rom-coms go, Falon continues to do a beautiful job of setting up a plot, scenes and characters that are less sappy and more solid. Liz, Emmy’s mom, and anyone else in the circle of support is shown giving valid advice and encouragement, in a way that uplifts the sidekicks’ roles in the story, vs making them out to be vicious or dumb. I admire the way Falon writes real people into her stories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the chance to read and review this as an ARC!

Not sure I enjoyed the whole “screenwriter/Hollywood” aspect as it felt similar to another book I have read that I didn’t enjoy. Emery and Grayson’s tension is on point, but they are infuriating at times, and I wasn’t a fan of the third act breakup business. I have to say that I enjoyed this author’s book titled Just My Type far better. I will likely continue to read her work, and recommend for those who have enjoyed her previous books.

This book is like cotton candy - sweet, light, quickly devoured, but not too deep.

Emmy is a nepo baby that was in one movie when she was a teen, it got panned and she moved on to writing movies instead. Grayson was her co-star then, and through a series of events, ends up in her latest romcom. And so does she... Filming is off to a rocky start till an intimacy coordinator helps take things to the next level. It's an enemies to lovers with a celeb angle, and very fun. I really loved both Emmy and Grayson. Grayson was a total sweetie and Emmy was incredible too. They felt real and not overly glossy. Their filming in a small town, and living at an inn in rooms across from each other and it definitely gave hallmark movie vibes throughout.

However, I think there could have been a lot more done with the characters. I would have liked a little bit more depth to the initial plot points that led them to be enemies (and a bit more grovelling upfront to be honest). While we did get some understanding of Grayson, he made some off-hand comments about his feelings that I definitely felt needed some more exploration. The third act break up was one built on miscommunication, which is one of my least favorite ways to create this dynamic. Given how much there was to play with with the characters, I think that could have gone a different route.

Overall a fun, steamy read, good for a night in by the fire.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at about halfway. I just can’t do it anymore. I tried skimming through all the sex scenes to get back to the Hollywood aspect but they don’t stop. If I see one more description of G’s blue eyes I’m going to lose it. There’s no chemistry between these characters whatsoever. This is the second book I have tried to read by Falon and I give up.

4.5 ⭐️
This was such a cute little read. It truly was addicting! I was able to finish in about a day and a half! I have never read a book by Fallon Ballard but it was truly enjoyable and I loved the writing style. The story was super cute and fun as well was the characters. The only reason I knocked a half a star is because of the main female character. I at times found myself getting a little frustrated, but other than that I truly enjoyed it and I highly recommend! I’ll definitely be reading more from Fallon Ballard!
Thank you so much to Net Galley and Penguin Group Putnam for the eARC and giving me the chance to read this book early! This book will be released on February 27th! I highly recommend adding it to your TBR!!