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conpierre's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Read this book in one day! A beautiful love story between an actress and a production assistant. Love how realistic the characters were. I was rooting for this couple to make it despite all the obstacles.
cafeyre's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t read any adult romances for a long time. I forgot already how simple and relaxing it is. Even if it’s filled with drama, break-ups, and again more drama it’s still nothing compared to my heartbreaks while reading fantasy books.
This book is about a fabulous actress Julia Harris, who’s tired of her life as a celebrity. As much as she is thankful for having a dream job, she cannot handle having zero privacy. She’s working on the new movie in London where she meets Aiden Morrisey, a production assistant who is also a very talented scriptwriter. The story is very predictable, but it doesn’t make the story bad. The writing is very good and the story very interesting. It makes you read it in one sitting.
Julia is a sweet, down-to-earth girl who acts 80% of her time. She can be only herself when she is with her family and assistant Ava. When she meets Aiden, she feels a weird connection that pushes her into him. Their first meeting wasn’t a love from the first sight. Everything went wrong when Aiden accidentally offended her. He was working with many celebrities for a long time and when he meets her, he thought that she is the same as all of them. However, with the time she gives him another chance and invites him to her secret world of the real Julia Harris.
Aiden is very tired of his life. He wants to do something more with his life not only be a production assistant. He wants to write scripts and make movies. Meeting Julia turns his life upside down. The price for dating her is very high and as much as he wants her in his life, sometimes he cannot handle the pressure. However, he does everything to make her safe and happy. His character is one of my favorites, even if in the beginning he was a jerk. I hated how he was treated by one of Julia’s co-stars. He made him feel like he’s nothing, while he was the only one on set who should be kicked out on the first day of work. I’ve never read about a jerk like he is. Every time he opened his mouth I wanted to through up. He was full of shit and didn’t respect anyone. He thought he’s better than anyone there and that he deserves having everything he wanted. He made Julia’s life a nightmare by threatening her on a daily basis and sexually harassed her.
This book is a perfect example of many stories that illustrate how the life of female celebrities looks like. It’s not a living dream, it has so many disadvantages that make your life miserable. No privacy is one of the biggest prices that they need to pay. As cool as it looks in reality shows or movies, it’s much harder than people usually think. Besides the drama, the romance in this book is taken to another level. It’s getting spicier with each page so, if you like the hot stories, this one is just for you.
This copy was provided to me by the team of NetGalley.
This book is about a fabulous actress Julia Harris, who’s tired of her life as a celebrity. As much as she is thankful for having a dream job, she cannot handle having zero privacy. She’s working on the new movie in London where she meets Aiden Morrisey, a production assistant who is also a very talented scriptwriter. The story is very predictable, but it doesn’t make the story bad. The writing is very good and the story very interesting. It makes you read it in one sitting.
Julia is a sweet, down-to-earth girl who acts 80% of her time. She can be only herself when she is with her family and assistant Ava. When she meets Aiden, she feels a weird connection that pushes her into him. Their first meeting wasn’t a love from the first sight. Everything went wrong when Aiden accidentally offended her. He was working with many celebrities for a long time and when he meets her, he thought that she is the same as all of them. However, with the time she gives him another chance and invites him to her secret world of the real Julia Harris.
Aiden is very tired of his life. He wants to do something more with his life not only be a production assistant. He wants to write scripts and make movies. Meeting Julia turns his life upside down. The price for dating her is very high and as much as he wants her in his life, sometimes he cannot handle the pressure. However, he does everything to make her safe and happy. His character is one of my favorites, even if in the beginning he was a jerk. I hated how he was treated by one of Julia’s co-stars. He made him feel like he’s nothing, while he was the only one on set who should be kicked out on the first day of work. I’ve never read about a jerk like he is. Every time he opened his mouth I wanted to through up. He was full of shit and didn’t respect anyone. He thought he’s better than anyone there and that he deserves having everything he wanted. He made Julia’s life a nightmare by threatening her on a daily basis and sexually harassed her.
This book is a perfect example of many stories that illustrate how the life of female celebrities looks like. It’s not a living dream, it has so many disadvantages that make your life miserable. No privacy is one of the biggest prices that they need to pay. As cool as it looks in reality shows or movies, it’s much harder than people usually think. Besides the drama, the romance in this book is taken to another level. It’s getting spicier with each page so, if you like the hot stories, this one is just for you.
This copy was provided to me by the team of NetGalley.
books_and_chatt's review against another edition
4.0
I seriously smiled almost the whole time I read this book!
Aiden and Julia are so sweet together!
This book has it all!
Love, angst, swoon worthy moments, hot sizzling scenes and a jerk you want to throat punch!!
This is the first time I’ve read Claire Raye and I will definitely be back for more! Their writing sucked me in!
If you like anything I described above then you should definitely give Beautiful Secret a read!
-Recieved an arc for my honest review.
Aiden and Julia are so sweet together!
This book has it all!
Love, angst, swoon worthy moments, hot sizzling scenes and a jerk you want to throat punch!!
This is the first time I’ve read Claire Raye and I will definitely be back for more! Their writing sucked me in!
If you like anything I described above then you should definitely give Beautiful Secret a read!
-Recieved an arc for my honest review.
bookaddictreviews's review against another edition
5.0
If I could rate this more than 5 stars I would, Beautiful Secret deserves a million stars.
Beautiful Secret provides insight into the not some glamorous life that comes with being under the eye of Hollywood and the downsides to fame. Julia is Hollywood’s current it girl, but that means that her every move is on public display. The good, the bad and the ugly. Aiden is behind the scenes, a production assistant, not use to the fame. Will he be able to handle the pressure of Hollywood to make things work with Julia?
I LOVED this book form the very start. It was easy to fall for the characters from the start and connect with them on a personal level, but also this story is truly beautiful. There is a powerful message in this story. Both Julia and Aiden discover their self-worth throughout this story. It is all about empowerment.
Julie and Aiden are nothing like I expected, it was a breath of fresh air. Julia is down to earth and sometimes forgets about her fame. Aiden is laid back, down to earth. He is sweet and protective. In my mind before starting the book I just pictured him to be the alpha type, but he was far from it and that is what made me love his character so much more.
This isn’t my first book from Claire Raye, it definitely won’t be my last. It had elements I have come to expect with their books, but Beautiful Secret was also different from their other books. It was sweet, romantic and powerful with plenty of heat with an insta love story that will make your heart swoon.
A MUST READ and I can’t wait to see more of these characters and the secondary characters in the next couple of books in this series.
*** ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review***
Beautiful Secret provides insight into the not some glamorous life that comes with being under the eye of Hollywood and the downsides to fame. Julia is Hollywood’s current it girl, but that means that her every move is on public display. The good, the bad and the ugly. Aiden is behind the scenes, a production assistant, not use to the fame. Will he be able to handle the pressure of Hollywood to make things work with Julia?
I LOVED this book form the very start. It was easy to fall for the characters from the start and connect with them on a personal level, but also this story is truly beautiful. There is a powerful message in this story. Both Julia and Aiden discover their self-worth throughout this story. It is all about empowerment.
Julie and Aiden are nothing like I expected, it was a breath of fresh air. Julia is down to earth and sometimes forgets about her fame. Aiden is laid back, down to earth. He is sweet and protective. In my mind before starting the book I just pictured him to be the alpha type, but he was far from it and that is what made me love his character so much more.
This isn’t my first book from Claire Raye, it definitely won’t be my last. It had elements I have come to expect with their books, but Beautiful Secret was also different from their other books. It was sweet, romantic and powerful with plenty of heat with an insta love story that will make your heart swoon.
A MUST READ and I can’t wait to see more of these characters and the secondary characters in the next couple of books in this series.
*** ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review***
amz101's review against another edition
5.0
So I went into this book blind. It's the first book by these authors, and I have to say, I didn't expect what I got. It was full of drama, raw emotion and angst... Which if you know me, it is what I look for in a good romance, so I was disappointed. As the title states, it is a Hollywood romance, and that's not normally a trope I read. This book, however, wasn't like most Hollywood romance I have read before and I am glad it wasn't...
Julia Harris is a famous Hollywood star, she is in the eye of the public and she is their golden girl. She has it all and more, but the way the author wrote this character was refreshing. She was snobby, she didn't act as though she was above other people. She stayed true to herself and stayed grounded even though she lived a life most people only dreamed about. I loved that the authors didn't write this character as some over the top wench. I felt she was the type of woman I could kind of relate to, and that's what held my attention the most. Sometimes with these types of romances, I find myself rolling myself at how the heroine acts, but not this one. She was such a lovable character and I adored her!
Aiden is an aspiring screenwriter, but working as an assistant producer in his hometown London working on a blockbuster movie. He is at the bottom of the ladder when it comes to the Hollywood industry but although he may attend these Hollywood parties, it most definitely isn't his scene, but he does want to work his way to being a screenwriter, something he has dreamed of for a long time.
Aiden and Julia were the most unlikely couple ever. She was at the top and he was at the bottom. Aiden automatically thought Julia would be some stuck up Hollywood actress but when they cross paths, he is shocked to realize just how normal Julia is, that she is nothing like he expected. Julia found herself drawn by Aiden the moment they did mean, but as it goes, she had an image to uphold and things were expected of her, and being with Aiden wasn't one of those things. Her c0-star and he had an image to uphold, well more to the point her co-star thinks them as a couple would be good for publicity, but when things don't go the way he wants them to and he isn't pleased with it at all.
Aiden and Julia can't help but be drawn to one another and after a secret kiss, that only got my intense. They are trying to keep what they have under the radar and out of the public eye but it's seeming harder than expected... and the moment the public is alerted. Everything between these two is put on the line... Aiden starts to question the way he feels, and everything they started to build starts to crumble.
I would dive in deeper but I honestly think this book is best jumped into blind, I know I am glad I did... I expected one thing and got another and I love it when that happens. This was full of emotion, angst, and grab at my attention from the beginning, that authors wrote these characters flawlessly and made me fall in love with them from the start.
I can't wait to read what is next!
5 Stars!
Julia Harris is a famous Hollywood star, she is in the eye of the public and she is their golden girl. She has it all and more, but the way the author wrote this character was refreshing. She was snobby, she didn't act as though she was above other people. She stayed true to herself and stayed grounded even though she lived a life most people only dreamed about. I loved that the authors didn't write this character as some over the top wench. I felt she was the type of woman I could kind of relate to, and that's what held my attention the most. Sometimes with these types of romances, I find myself rolling myself at how the heroine acts, but not this one. She was such a lovable character and I adored her!
Aiden is an aspiring screenwriter, but working as an assistant producer in his hometown London working on a blockbuster movie. He is at the bottom of the ladder when it comes to the Hollywood industry but although he may attend these Hollywood parties, it most definitely isn't his scene, but he does want to work his way to being a screenwriter, something he has dreamed of for a long time.
Aiden and Julia were the most unlikely couple ever. She was at the top and he was at the bottom. Aiden automatically thought Julia would be some stuck up Hollywood actress but when they cross paths, he is shocked to realize just how normal Julia is, that she is nothing like he expected. Julia found herself drawn by Aiden the moment they did mean, but as it goes, she had an image to uphold and things were expected of her, and being with Aiden wasn't one of those things. Her c0-star and he had an image to uphold, well more to the point her co-star thinks them as a couple would be good for publicity, but when things don't go the way he wants them to and he isn't pleased with it at all.
Aiden and Julia can't help but be drawn to one another and after a secret kiss, that only got my intense. They are trying to keep what they have under the radar and out of the public eye but it's seeming harder than expected... and the moment the public is alerted. Everything between these two is put on the line... Aiden starts to question the way he feels, and everything they started to build starts to crumble.
I would dive in deeper but I honestly think this book is best jumped into blind, I know I am glad I did... I expected one thing and got another and I love it when that happens. This was full of emotion, angst, and grab at my attention from the beginning, that authors wrote these characters flawlessly and made me fall in love with them from the start.
I can't wait to read what is next!
5 Stars!
avistew's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked the main characters, they were both very relatable, and their story was engaging. I did feel like the story could have ended sooner. There was extra drama at the end that didn't seem quite needed and should have been either expanded upon or left out, in my opinion. I'm taking a star out because of that, the story seemed to both drag on and conclude abruptly somehow.
This being said, I really enjoyed the story overall, and the secondary characters made me want to read their stories, too, so I'm giving it four stars. It's a very good romance.
This being said, I really enjoyed the story overall, and the secondary characters made me want to read their stories, too, so I'm giving it four stars. It's a very good romance.
ooohshereads's review against another edition
4.0
After a misunderstanding with both Aiden and Julia, they start developing a friendship that moves into a relationship. It was cute and I enjoyed the banter and playful manner between the two. It’s a nice change to have the heroine as the star and the hero as the “normal person”
Instant chemistry between the two, both had feelings for each other but because of their work relationship and positions all was made harder. They both made mistakes and it was hard for them to work through the early stages of a relationship in secret.
We get to see the life of a movie star through a heroine who loves acting but not the celebrity aspect. The press hounding her and not having any privacy. Being away from home and being surrounded by people who only care what you can do for them.
We see the life of a production assistant, the good and the bad. Wanting to be respected and how because of your role you may not be treated seriously. Someone with big dreams and amazing script writing talent, learning to believe in themselves.
The relationship felt real and natural. They are both an escape for each other. This was a beautiful and raw look into how hard it is to build a relationship when you have no privacy at all. It was a beautiful story that had me in tears.
This really did surprise me as I’m not a fan of insta love but I liked it here.
This still had angst and it really shines alight on Hollywood and it’s horrible practices. I liked the writing style and the flow of the duel POV. To see the story from both sides really elevated the story.
Even though there was not chapter title ‘ epilogue’ the last chapter still nicely tied the story together.
I really did enjoy this.
Instant chemistry between the two, both had feelings for each other but because of their work relationship and positions all was made harder. They both made mistakes and it was hard for them to work through the early stages of a relationship in secret.
We get to see the life of a movie star through a heroine who loves acting but not the celebrity aspect. The press hounding her and not having any privacy. Being away from home and being surrounded by people who only care what you can do for them.
We see the life of a production assistant, the good and the bad. Wanting to be respected and how because of your role you may not be treated seriously. Someone with big dreams and amazing script writing talent, learning to believe in themselves.
The relationship felt real and natural. They are both an escape for each other. This was a beautiful and raw look into how hard it is to build a relationship when you have no privacy at all. It was a beautiful story that had me in tears.
This really did surprise me as I’m not a fan of insta love but I liked it here.
This still had angst and it really shines alight on Hollywood and it’s horrible practices. I liked the writing style and the flow of the duel POV. To see the story from both sides really elevated the story.
Even though there was not chapter title ‘ epilogue’ the last chapter still nicely tied the story together.
I really did enjoy this.
halle_reads's review against another edition
4.0
4/5 Stars
Julia is working on a new movie as the lead actress while also trying to live a life as normally as possible while being in such a public and hectic industry. Aiden is a production assistant who aspires to one day have a bigger role working in film with screen writing, what he is not expecting is for Hollywood's latest IT girl to capture his heart and bring him into a lifestyle he may not be ready for
Julia and Aiden's story was a raw, real and heartbreaking look into what it must be like for someone in the public eye to try to build and maintain a healthy relationship. The celebrity life may look glamorous from the outside but it is most definitely not all it's cracked up to be
Julia was such a strong, kind, humble and level headed character and so mature for someone in a profession where stress can take it's toll. Aiden was patient, stoic, protective, vulnerable and very swoon worthy. Their story had angst, heat, passion and was full of sweet and beautiful moments
This was my first book by this author duo and I really enjoyed the writing style as well as the story and can't wait to read more from them in the future
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
《I was kindly provided with an ARC i exchange for my honest opinion and review》
Julia is working on a new movie as the lead actress while also trying to live a life as normally as possible while being in such a public and hectic industry. Aiden is a production assistant who aspires to one day have a bigger role working in film with screen writing, what he is not expecting is for Hollywood's latest IT girl to capture his heart and bring him into a lifestyle he may not be ready for
Julia and Aiden's story was a raw, real and heartbreaking look into what it must be like for someone in the public eye to try to build and maintain a healthy relationship. The celebrity life may look glamorous from the outside but it is most definitely not all it's cracked up to be
Julia was such a strong, kind, humble and level headed character and so mature for someone in a profession where stress can take it's toll. Aiden was patient, stoic, protective, vulnerable and very swoon worthy. Their story had angst, heat, passion and was full of sweet and beautiful moments
This was my first book by this author duo and I really enjoyed the writing style as well as the story and can't wait to read more from them in the future
《book aesthetic made by me. I do not own the pictures, all found via pinterest》
《I was kindly provided with an ARC i exchange for my honest opinion and review》
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