{"id":2743,"date":"2018-05-27T22:30:46","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T05:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=2743"},"modified":"2018-05-27T22:24:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T05:24:51","slug":"review-making-up-lucy-parker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/05\/27\/review-making-up-lucy-parker\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Making Up &#8211; Lucy Parker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/36533218.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: Making Up &#8211; Lucy Parker\" title=\"Review: Making Up &#8211; Lucy Parker\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>Making Up<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/lucy-parker\/\">Lucy Parker<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/london-celebrities\/\">London Celebrities #3<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/04\/23\/review-the-austen-playbook-lucy-parker\/\">The Austen Playbook (London Celebrities, #4)<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/carina-press\/\">Carina Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> May 28, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 245 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b>Author of <i>Act Like It<\/i> and <i>Pretty Face<\/i> Lucy Parker returns readers to the West End, where it\u2019s fireworks onstage and off in a sexy enemies-to-lovers showdown.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Once upon a time, circus artist Trix Lane was the best around. Her spark vanished with her confidence, though, and reclaiming either has proved\u2026difficult. So when the star of The Festival of Masks is nixed and Trix is unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight, it\u2019s exactly the push she needs. But the joy over her sudden elevation in status is cut short by a new hire on the makeup team.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Magasiva: disgraced wizard of special effects. He of the beautiful voice and impressive beard. Complete dickhead and\u2014in an unexpected twist\u2014an enragingly good kisser. <\/p>\n<p>To Leo, something about Trix is\u2026different. Lovely. Beautiful, even though the pint-size, pink-haired former bane of his existence still spends most of her waking hours working to annoy him. They\u2019ve barely been able to spend two minutes together for years, and now he can\u2019t get enough of her. On stage. At home. In his bed.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to commitment, Trix has been there, done that, never wants to do it again. Leo\u2019s this close to the job of a lifetime, which would take him away from London\u2014and from Trix. Their past is a constant barrier between them.<\/p>\n<p>It seems hopeless.<\/p>\n<p>Utterly impossible. <\/p>\n<p>And yet\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Making-London-Celebrities-Lucy-Parker-ebook\/dp\/B078TK1FQ8\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/making-up-lucy-parker\/1127770300?ean=9781335007056\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/making-up-6\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/37859751-making-up\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2018-05-28T05:30:46+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nTrigger warning: panic attacks, retelling of emotional abuse\\r\\n\\r\\nIf you're looking for hilariously British contemporary rom-com, you can't do better than Lucy Parker's London Celebrities serie\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/27\\\/review-making-up-lucy-parker\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Making Up\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Lucy Parker\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<hr \/>\n<div>Trigger warning: panic attacks, retelling of emotional abuse<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>If you&#8217;re looking for hilariously British contemporary rom-com, you can&#8217;t do better than Lucy Parker&#8217;s London Celebrities series. Besides the sarcastic (and very British) banter, it&#8217;s a trope fest of enemies-to-lovers with a dash of roommate thrown in. \u00a0I&#8217;ve very much enjoyed the first two books, and this one was no exception. \u00a0While it is the third in a series, you could possibly read it as a standalone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDon\u2019t even.\u201d Trix was goaded, against her better judgment. \u201cThis is not a \u2018we-bicker-because-we-want- to-bang\u2019 situation. It\u2019s a \u2018he\u2019s-a-tosspot-and-I\u2019ve-learned-my-lesson\u2019 situation.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cI don\u2019t believe I mentioned sex,\u201d Lily said sweetly.\u00a0\u201cWhat an interesting direction your mind took.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ms. Parker excels at wonderful characters and witty banter, and Trix and Leo are no exception. \u00a0They&#8217;ve been enemies since attending the same drama high school, and while they&#8217;re not exactly in the same orbit (Trix is a circus aerialist and Leo is a makeup artist), they end up working together &#8211; and rooming together &#8211; on the same production. \u00a0The sarcastic banter between the two of them is absolutely hilarious, and it just serves to ratchet up the sexual tension. \u00a0Thankfully, they get to the bottom of the source of their enmity rather quickly in the book, though they still need to deal with angry bitchy sisters, hedgehogs, a reality TV show crew, and a cosplay convention. \u00a0One of the cutest parts of the book is that they&#8217;re both huge nerds for a particular TV show and it was just so spectacular to watch them bond over it.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m getting in character. Channelling Doralina and her incredibly useful ability to make men disappear.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cSomething you have in common lately, from what I\u2019ve heard.\u201d His voice was light, but there was a note in it that made her look up.<br \/>\n\u201cExcuse me?\u201d she said dangerously.<br \/>\nHis firm lips tilted at one corner. \u201cPeople keep assuming I\u2019m avidly interested in your love life. Three-date rule, is it? Before you apparently kick them so hard into the friend-zone that Manchester United\u2019s talent scout comes knocking on the door.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Trix is still recovering from an emotionally abusive relationship that has badly affected her self-confidence. \u00a0While, quite obviously, it&#8217;s made her prickly about any new relationships, it&#8217;s also affected her professionally. \u00a0Due to another performer&#8217;s injury, Trix has to take over one of the main parts, one that is much more technically difficult than her current role. \u00a0While it&#8217;s something she certainly would have been capable of in the past, her ex has her second-guessing her talent, to the point where she even questions whether she wants what was once her dream role. \u00a0Leo&#8217;s also struggling professionally after a client didn&#8217;t disclose an allergy and had a pretty bad reaction to his makeup. \u00a0He&#8217;s pinning his hopes of a Hollywood career on winning an SFX competition. \u00a0Unfortunately, he&#8217;s distracted by his sister who, since her return from school in America, has been angry and dismissive, and suffering his own anxiety about his future.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cExes, anxiety, bad days at work, pain-in-the-arse sisters, awful bosses. It\u2019s all part of the package, isn\u2019t it? Life, in all its occasional shittiness. There\u2019s nothing that needs to be magically fixed before it\u2019s somehow okay for us to be together.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>I was very pleased with how the aftermath of Trix&#8217;s relationship was dealt with. \u00a0Both Trix and Leo suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, and one of the first signs of the change in their relationship is when Leo helps Trix through a panic attack at work. \u00a0One of the threads running through the story is that, contrary to some self-help magazines, you don&#8217;t need to have all your ducks in a row before you start a relationship. \u00a0Failing at a relationship &#8211; or getting involved with a complete jerk &#8211; doesn&#8217;t mean that there&#8217;s something intrinsically wrong with you that you have to fix before you deserve love. \u00a0Life is messy, and it&#8217;s ok to hold on to the good things in the midst of everything else.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As for the rest, the secondary characters were also well done, though I think there were too many unlikeable ones. \u00a0Leo&#8217;s sister Cat was just absolutely awful, and honestly I cringed a bit every time I realized a scene would have her in it. \u00a0Add in Trix&#8217;s extremely negative boss and Leo&#8217;s competitor in the makeup competition, and there were just so many people to dislike. \u00a0Also, I&#8217;m not usually a huge fan of epilogues, but this one made me squee a bit.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Overall, this was absolutely delightful, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a hilarious and angsty romance! \u00a0I cannot wait for Ms. Parker&#8217;s next book!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trigger warning: panic attacks, retelling of emotional abuse If you&#8217;re looking for hilariously British contemporary rom-com, you can&#8217;t do better than Lucy Parker&#8217;s London Celebrities series. 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