Member Reviews
Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advanced copy and giving it an honest review. I absolutely adored this Falon Ballard book called Right On Cue and devoured it within two hours after starting it. This romantic comedy was funny, entertaining, hot and steamy. The two main characters Emmy and Grayson had undeniable chemistry along with their hilarious banter with each other. The only thing about this book that I was not a fan of was the third act break up in it. Otherwise I enjoyed every second of reading this sizzling new romantic comedy and can't wait for other people to like it as much as I did.
I’m a sucker for a Hollywood rom com, so it’s no surprise that I enjoyed this one. The main characters were famous and filming a movie together, and the author added in gossip site articles and twitter type posts to the story as other forms of delivering the storyline. That was a fun aspect.
what to expect:
- enemies to costars with benefits to lovers
- Hollywood film scene
- grief rep
- open door romance
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC of this sweet rom com! I have read a few other books by this author and this one was my favorite so far! It was so sweet and I enjoyed the enemies to lovers storyline and thought the characters were well developed. It was interesting as well to see a little window in the world of movie making. The main characters Emmy and Grayson were witty and fun and it was just a feel good read! I would recommend it for sure!
Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read and review this book! Right on Cue is my first time reading anything by Falon Ballard and I’m happy to say I really enjoyed this book! This a great choice for readers interested in Forced Proximity, Enemies-to-Lovers, Celebrity romances. Right on Cue is written from the heroine, Emmy’s POV, and I do wish we could have had Grayson’s as well. Emmy spends a good amount of time feeling conflicted and confused, and because the book is only in her POV, the reader is kind of left feeling that way too. Plus I think having Grayson’s POV would have added a good amount of pining to this book.
I love Hollywood behind-the-scenes stories and this was another fun read! Both characters have some emotional baggage and a lot of intuition which makes their emotional intimacy jump off the page, the snark from the FMC is met jab for jab by the MMC and I love the inferred relationship between the bestie and the mom. The setting is idyllic and it's basically filming a steamy Hallmark movie because of the snow covered Inn and the small town. I'm not one for angst so I appreciate the heartache was short-lived, though I do really wish the black moment had a little more depth, it happened and all of a sudden we were deep into the emotional hurt and I was left wondering if I missed a page.
All-in-all, I 100% recommend this book. This was an advanced reader copy of a new to me author and I'll definitely check out their backlist now!
Right on Cue was everything an enemies to lovers rom com should be — hot, sweet, vulnerable, and funny. While the inevitable conflict was predictable, it was still satisfying. Falon Ballard has become a must read romance author for me.
This is my third book by this author and I really enjoyed this. All of the side characters were amazing! The development and depth of all the characters in this book was great as well. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the miscommunication and the third act breakup between the main characters. All in all a great rom-com.
Read if you like:
🎬 Enemies to Lovers
🎬 Forced proximity
🎬 Celebrity romance
🎬 Second chance
Thank you to NetGalley and PutnamBooks for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was such a good book. I devoured all three of her romance novels in a week. She is a wonderful author and I would recommend her to everyone!
I really enjoyed this book! It was a good, easy read, with everything you’d expect from a steamy romance! There was the classic enemies to lovers trope, with plenty of miscommunications and misunderstandings. The setup of the relationship was unique, though! The writing was really good, so it kept me very engaged, even with a little bit of predictability. There was a third act breakup, which I don’t love, but it was resolved very satisfactorily!
I highly recommend this book if you’re looking for an easy, steamy read! I really liked this author!!
I love everything Falon writes. I devoured this book in one sitting. Right on Cue was right on cute!! perfect cozy fall read.
Emmy is a screenwriter. When the team can't find an actress that meets her performance, her best friend and director convinces her to play her own lead.
But just as they get on location a curve ball is thrown. Grayson, the guy who ruined her acting career before it even got started at 15, has replaced the male lead.
Forced to work together may just be the best thing to happen to them. They just don't know it yet.
This was a cute story. A mix of fade to black and detailed steam scenes.
There was a communication break up, that was resolved pretty quickly.
I really enjoyed the behind the curtain look at movie making, promotions, and scene work.
I would have liked a little more secondary character interactions, sometimes it felt like Em and Grayson were on their own little island.
Overall a fun, steamy, and sweet love story.
I was blown away about how much I loved this book! Emmy & Grayson were hot and steamy and I was here for it!
The idea of starting from enemies to lovers, to friends with benefits to falling in love. It gave exactly what I wanted. My heart sank at the mini plot twist but so happy when the course corrected itself.
Emmy & Grayson deserve all the love in the world. Graysons my new favorite book boyfriend 😍
Can’t wait to get the physical book of this!
I am a big fan of Falon Ballard, and her latest book does NOT disappoint! It tells the story of Emmy and Grayson, two actors with a history. These two definitely start out as enemies, but they agree to become lovers for the sake of the movie. Neither one plans on truly falling for the other though. The ending was adorable if predictable.
Just to give you a heads-up: this one is definitely SPICY! I laughed when I read that she told her child not to read the book in the Acknowledgements section ;) Her previous books have not been nearly as spicy, but I didn't find it over the top.
I truly recommend this book.
This was cute-ish. If you like a friends-to-lovers trope, this is it. As with many of these books, though, much of the drama could be solved through a simple conversation which can feel infuriating as a reader.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.
This book was so cute! Grayson and Emmy had excellent chemistry. I loved their witty banter. The spice was top notch!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!
I am really growing to love Falon Ballard’s books. This one was so cute, despite the lack of communication by the MCs. Loved both their characters and all the tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, second chance romance. All leading to a sweet and satisfying HEA.
Thank you to NetGalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for this complimentary ARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
This was such a fun and cute book. Easy to read with characters that are also easy to love. The flow of the book was smooth which I loved. It's my first book by Falon Ballard but it won't be my last. I would easily recommend this book to romance readers.
I L-O-V-E-D this book!
To be candid, after the first 4 chapters, I thought I was not going to like it at all...it seemed to develop a bit slowly for me, was a bit cliche with the *enemy* trope in the start, but as it developed and dug deeper, I couldn't read it fast enough!
I really enjoyed the fact Emmy was a real, down-to-earth, sassy lady, although she grew up with the golden spoon, if you will. She is smart, snarky, and witty, and I loved that it made her relatable. Grayson...jeesh, I just adore him. Even when he was stubborn in the beginning, it didn't take long to warm up to him at all! {Although, I have to be honest here and say that I think the name Grayson is overdone at this point. It fits him, it's a great name, don't get me wrong, but it's also ev-er-y-where.}
Also, supporting characters: Liz, Sam, and Mama Harper are everything! What a support system this gal has. Love them all!
This was such an enjoyable, moderately spicy, humorous, and quick read. I loved it, and would definitely recommend for a light-hearted, super-fun read!
Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. Fallon Ballard does not disappoint. I love her writing style. A very fast read that I didn’t want to put down. Emmy and Grayson are perfect in the enemies-to-lovers troupe.
I got pulled into this one fast and I was really feeling it. I couldn’t stop reading, it was checking all the boxes and then the drama happened…and it was a total buzzkill. I was like where is this childish behavior coming from? There was communication! Adulting! Next thing I know we are not adulting. I had to deduct a star for that. It left me jaded. That all said, this book was an enjoyable read. I’m not unhappy I spent time with it. I would recommend and look forward to this author’s next book. Thanks Netgalley and publisher for the chance to read and review this ARC. I had fun and lost a little sleep.