HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Act Like It by Lucy Parker
Loading...

Act Like It (edition 2015)

by Lucy Parker (Author)

Series: London Celebrities (1)

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
2721996,834 (3.92)20
This just in: romance takes center stage as West End theatre's Richard Troy steps out with none other than castmate Lainie Graham Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard's antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city. Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man? Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance. Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?… (more)
Member:greeneyed_ives
Title:Act Like It
Authors:Lucy Parker (Author)
Info:Carina Press (2015), 199 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:England, Theatre, Actors, Fake relationship, Contemporary romance

Work Information

Act Like It by Lucy Parker

Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 20 mentions

Showing 1-5 of 18 (next | show all)
I'd heard this was a good series but I found this book a complete snooze.

Two stars since I did finish it, but honestly, I shouldn't have. ( )
  hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |
3.5 stars ( )
  DramPan | Sep 6, 2023 |
soooo gooooood ( )
  aeryn0 | Jul 23, 2023 |
Act Like It has been on my watchlist for the longest time now, especially when I read so many raving reviews so I definitely had some high hopes for this book and I wish that I could say that I loved this book, that it swept me away and I couldn't put it down....sadly though that wasn't the case with Act Like It. I KNOW I am in the minority here, I definitely know that many won't agree with what I thought but you know....that is okay. So what issues did I have with this book? Well, there isn't too many, but one of the most important factors in reading (at least for myself) is that I am able to be fully engaged in a story. I almost reached 50% of the story before I started liking it. I really struggled with the first half, it just started so slow for me and even though I am a lover of dry humor (which was great by the way) there was just something off in the first half that I couldn't put my finger on. It was enough though that I almost put this away. But I just pushed my way through the story until half way and then the story started to really improve for me.

Act Like It is a story about two involved actors in the London West End. Richard Troy is really rough around the edges, he says exactly what he thinks and isn't shy about it and is not a "People Person" and needs some positive feedback and soon. So this is where we bring in our heroine, Lainie Graham. Lainie is ordered to pose as his girlfriend, to show the world that he has turned a "new leaf". But the job they are asking her to do is much more difficult than she even thought it would be. Soon these two go from enemies who don't really like each other, to really liking each other and this fake relationship starts to turn very real for them.

I will admit that the whole fake relationship set up is one of my favorite tropes to read and rarely do I ever see it in a contemporary setting. And I really enjoyed how the romance played out in the end even if the first half was a bumpy road for me. But once Richard and Lainie started connecting, the story just explodes. I did feel like the drama though was a bit overdone at times, however, the romance that develops between Richard and Lainie was refreshing. They don't have the most conventional of relationships and I liked that a ton. The hidden depths we see from both Richard and Lainie is heartwarming and tangible.

Overall....even though Act Like It wasn't an explosive romance that I was expecting, it was entertaining and an endearing read. ( )
  addictofromance | Feb 2, 2023 |
I did really enjoy this, but it needed to be another couple of chapters long. Or to have been only told from Lainie's viewpoint. Richard's scenes didn't quite convince me, mainly because there were so few of them. I did get why he was into Lainie (she was pretty cool) but he went from total indifference to kisses real fast. ( )
  wonderlande | Jan 1, 2023 |
Showing 1-5 of 18 (next | show all)
YOU GUYS I LIKED THIS BOOK SO MUCH I READ IT TWICE.
 

» Add other authors

Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Lucy Parkerprimary authorall editionscalculated
Fulford-Brown, BillieReadermain authorsome editionsconfirmed
Audio, HarlequinPublishersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
For my parents and my nana, for their unfailing love and support.
First words
London Celebrity@LondCelebrity. 10h
West End actor Richard Troy throw scene (and a plate) at the Ivy. . .go.gl/Pr2Hax

Almost every night, between nine and ten past, Lainie Graham passionately kissed her ex-boyfriend.
Quotations
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English

None

This just in: romance takes center stage as West End theatre's Richard Troy steps out with none other than castmate Lainie Graham Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard's antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city. Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man? Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance. Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?

No library descriptions found.

Book description
This just in: romance takes center stage as West End theatre's Richard Troy steps out with none other than castmate Elaine Graham

Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard's antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city.

Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man?

Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance.

Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (3.92)
0.5
1
1.5
2 7
2.5 2
3 24
3.5 11
4 32
4.5 10
5 32

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 203,239,823 books! | Top bar: Always visible