You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
Leading ladies do not end up on tabloid covers. Rising star Jasmine Rodriquez finds out she's all over the news after her breakup with a famous rockstar. After this; she has a new plan to keep going in her career. But all of that goes out the window when she meets her new co-star Ashton Suarez. Ashton is worried that his career is dying and hopes to work his magic with Hollywood casting agents. But when Jasmine and Ashton’s rehearsals grow more and more intense; there might be some behind the scene action that catches up with them.
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I should’ve listened to my friend Crystal when she first told me to listen to this book the first time. Holy crap this book was amazing! I usually take about two to five days to finish a book. I finished You Had Me at Hola in one day. I mean for the love of God; I had to have more.
The romance was on another level! That was out of this world, it was hot! I literally lost my train of thought while I was listening to it. I retrace my steps to figure out what I was doing; and the thing was, I was at work while I did this.
Jasmine’s character is a freaking killer. I loved her ability to be able to separate herself from her on screen character, but then after a while she let that personality get to her in certain situations. I could not get enough of her and I just wanted her to be on top of the world all the time. The detailing about her and all of her actions were just so well done. I love it when I don’t have to struggle to imagine a person; everything is “drawn” out in a way for me. Jasmine’s character was just perfect and then the show that she was casted in was perfect for her personality.
When it comes to Ashton, oh lord my God. The description that he had, and the way the narrator was able to do his voice. I just can’t get over him. Ashton is the absolute package; he knows what he has to do to provide for his family. He also knows that he has to try and play his cards right to protect his son. But his characteristics are absolutely amazing and I loved his role in the on screen portion and obviously in the book itself.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 Stars🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 4/5 Steam RatingJasmine & Ashton are about to begin filming a brand new show with a crew of predominantly Latinx individuals. The sparks start to rise for these costars from the very second they stumble into each other; the only problem is that neither of them feel like this attraction is the smart move. Sometimes though, our hearts have other ideas...First off, I loved that this book gave representation to cultures that are not widely seen in Hollywood. All of the characters in this book were Latinx, including one trans character. From the beginning, I really liked Jasmine’s character. She loved her family, she had real insecurities even though she was a “soap star”, and she showed her kind personality when she didn’t throw Ashton under the bus for the blunder of their first meeting. You can tell that there’s some sizzling chemistry between Jasmine & Ashton all throughout the book, which leads to some pretty steamy scenes. I also really loved experiencing some of the “behind the scenes” parts of filming a show. I enjoyed that not only were Jasmin & Ashton characters in this book, but so were their own characters of Carmen & Victor.Here were two main things that prevented me from giving this book a 5⭐️. First, I wish that there was a little more build up in the attraction between Jasmine & Ashton. Yes, there was sexual attraction from the very beginning but I wanted there to be a bit more build up in the genuine connection. Second, I found Jasmine’s reaction at the end to be extremely immature and selfish on her part; it honestly felt unfitting of the character she had been throughout the book. In the end though, I thought that these two things weren’t enough to dampen my overall enjoyment of the story.
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kim_reads_and_ramblesReviewed in Germany on April 24, 2022
Zwei Schauspieler, eine Seifenoper und ganz viel Anziehungskraft
Nach einer heftigen Trennung inklusive PR-Drama will die Seriendarstellerin Jasmine die mit ihrer Hauptrolle in einer neuen Serie verbundene Chance nutzen, um ihren Ruf reinzuwaschen. Zwar hat sie den Männern abgeschworen, aber ihr Co-Star Ashton lässt dennoch die Schmetterlinge in ihrem Bauch verrückt spielen. Doch Ashton verbirgt ein Geheimnis und will auf gar keinen Fall etwas mit dem Medientrubel um Jasmine zu tun haben ...kim_reads_and_ramblesZwei Schauspieler, eine Seifenoper und ganz viel Anziehungskraft
Reviewed in Germany on April 24, 2022
"You had me at Hola" von Alexis Daria kommt mit einem großartigen Setting à la Netflix-Studios daher. Ich habe es sehr gemocht, den ganzen Background einer Serie mitzuverfolgen und finde, dass die Autorin da ein sehr überzeugendes Bild erschaffen hat. Besonders die Begleitung der intimeren Szenen durch eine sogenannte "intimicy coordinator" hat mir bewusst gemacht, wie fortgeschritten eine Film- oder TV-Produktion sein kann.
Die Show "Carmen in Charge" bringt nicht nur Latinx Figuren in den Vordergrund, sondern kommt auch mit ein paar queeren Figuren daher. Das Cover, das von Bo Feng Lin illustriert wurde, passt dementsprechend genau wie der Titel perfekt zur Geschichte.
Die Protagonist*innen Jasmine und Ashton waren glaubwürdig und sympathisch. Jasmines Entschlossenheit, an ihrem "Leading Ladies"-Plan festzuhalten, war süß, weil doch schnell klar war, dass sie Ashtons Reizen nicht lange widerstehen können würde. Ashton war attraktiv, humorvoll, der perfekte Love Interest, dessen Geheimnis mich berührt hat.
Zum Ende hin wurde die Geschichte leider recht vorhersehbar, was einfach an der Ausgangslage der Figuren lag. Mediendrama, eine Geheimnis ... ihr könnt es euch vermutlich denken, was geschieht. Das hat dem Buch aber keinen Abbruch getan. Ich habe mich aufgrund des Humors und der Chemie der Figuren trotzdem gut unterhalten gefühlt und zähle die Geschichte zu einem Highlight meines Jahres.
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- Elaine FairfieldReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2021
Good characters, interesting events and Spanglish thrown in
