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The Makeup Artist

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A friends to lovers rockstar romance! What more could you want? The characters in this book held my attention and I felt like I connected with them well. This book was sweet, entertaining, loveable, and hilarious!
It had the right amount of angst and love and I highly recommend this read!

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I had a difficult time with this one, as I did the previous book in this series. It just didn’t work for me. However, a lot of my friends absolutely adore this series!

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REVIEW: The Makeup Artist by @sophiesinclairauthor 💄🎤🎸

Ok y’all, it’s official: I am team Sexy Lexy! 😍😍😍 I couldn’t get enough of his bad boy rocker ways. Plus that accent I could imagine him saying as I read! Talk about swoon 🥰

This was the second book in the Coffee series, and this time we get Sarah & Lex’s story. But not to worry, if you are a huge fan of Kiki & Tatum, they play a big role in this book too. I loved learning more about Sarah and Lex’s individual backstories, and the fact that most of the book took place in Ireland during the band’s European tour was a fun touch as well. Plus TJ, Kiki’s gay best friend? He had me LOLing the entire time!

The only thing I didn’t love was a part of the plot in the last quarter of the book. I don’t want to give anything away, so dm me if you want to know which part it was 😊

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

💬 Are you Team Tater Tot or Team Sexy Lexy? Let me know in the comments 👇🏻

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Sophie Sinclair's previous novel, Coffee Girl was on my TBR pile, and I did start that one, but for my disappointment couldn't finish it. Something felt off.
this was a sweet, funny, steramy read, that Chloe Liese recommended countless times, so I do the same right now.

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The Makeup Artist was my first book by Sophie Sinclair and definitely won't be my last! Only after I read this did I realize it was the second book in the series but it didn't take away from my enjoyment at all, and I felt it worked well as a stand alone too.
It was a fun, angst filled romance with the perfect mix of steam and drama and some great chemistry between the main characters, Sarah and Lex.
This was a quick, easy read that left me wanting more. Looking forward to reading the author's other books and of course, going back to read Coffee Girl, the first in this series.

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Another super cute story by Sophie Sinclair that I really enjoyed. She writes such likeable characters who you immediately want to root for. Big fan and can't wait to read more by her!

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Liked the first in the series better but overall still a good book. Enjoyable characters that I was invested in and of course a lot of chemistry.

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Super fun read. I loved the banter between all the characters and the relationships that developed. Lex and Sarah are adorable and frustrating yet still endearing. I think the series would make a great TV show and definitely one I would watch.

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I didn't hesitate to start reading The Makeup Artist after finishing the first in the series, Coffee Girl. I love these characters and enjoyed the second book just as much if not more than the first. I loved that most of the book took place in Ireland, and Lex's Irish accent is adorable. I was laughing out loud at times from the things he says! This is a quick, steamy read for those who love romances involving musicians.

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Sophie Sinclair returns in The Makeup Artist to deliver the much anticipated follow-up novel to Coffee Girl. These are adorable, light-hearted romance stories that will leave you laughing and feeling joyful. In this story, we follow Sarah Bowen, the make-up artist who works for one of country music's hottest bands and feels like her life is nowhere near how she wanted it to be.
As was set up in Coffee Girl, she begins to fall for Lex Ryan the guitarist of the band who she has had a crush on forever. You will definitely enjoy this one more if you start with Coffee Girl because the characters are the same in both, and this novel builds on Coffee Girl in certain parts.

Lex and Sarah had amazing chemistry and it was truly super enjoyable to read!

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I loved Coffee Girl, and always wondered about the story surrounding Sarah, the make-up artist, now I know.
Another amazing story, based around the band, its fans and entourage, with another love story that had been going on for two years.
The path to true love was never going to run smoothly with Lex, but when you hear what happened, all the lies and deceit, you understand his character better.
So pleased that this story went past them finally getting together and entered the future of the main characters

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3.75 stars
I really liked the writing and the chemistry between Sarah and Lex. Lex really frustrated me at times and he could be wishy washy. He wasn't completely bad, but it was frustrating to read. This book had a lot of OW drama and it was almost too much. Kiki and TJ were comedic relief and had a lot of funny moments.

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I had read the previous book in the series, Coffee Girl, and liked the characters and plot in this universe where famous musicians fall for the regular girls around them. Lex and Sarah are even more likeable than Tatum and Kiki, and the supporting characters are mostly charming. I am only deducting a star because of how many evil females there are--Kiki's sister, Tatum's famous ex Savannah, the many groupies who throw themselves at the guys, now Sonja the reality star and of course Alana, Lex's ex-fiancee. Not to mention the boring females like Kiki's supervisor in CG (who barely appears here) whose name I can't remember, and Amelia in this book. It's like Friends where the main characters only really like each other.

Thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for a digital ARC for the purpose of an unbiased review.

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Thank you to the author Sophie Sinclair and NetGalley for a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.

I sat down and read Sophie Sinclair's first book, Coffee Girl, in one sitting. I devoured it and really enjoyed it, so I knew that I had to read this one. Oh man, I liked this one even MORE!

I loved the continuation of the story started in Coffee Girl, but now with Kiki and Tatum as the friends, and the focus now on Sarah and Lex. Oh goodness their chemistry is steamy, and I'm a sucker for some Irish hotness. I feel that the rapport and snarky banter between the friends was even funnier in this book, and it really made it an enjoyable read.

While I don't love the huge misunderstanding/estrangement/hoodwinking, I enjoyed how the story was resolved. Overall, a fantastic and fun story full of steam, friendship, music, and hope.

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This is the second book in the coffee book series. & it is everything I wanted and more. I finished this book in a day I couldn't put it down.

this follows Lex & Sarah. I was rooting for this romance back in coffee girl. Sarah is the make up artist on tour and has been in love with Lex for years but has always thought he didn't even notice her in that way but really Lex didn't think he was good enough for Sarah. (swoon)

lets get straight to it the things I loved about this book:
- Sexy Lexy - I love getting duel Pov's and Lex was a character I loved in coffee girl and wanted to know more about him who doesn't love a broody tatted Irishman his parts were my favourite
- The friendships - you get to see more of Lex & Tatum's friendship which I loved but for me the friendship between Sarah, Kiki & Tj did it for me and was what made me give this book 5 stars they are hilarious and they bounce off each other in such a great way.
- being set in Ireland - most romance's I've read are set in America so its nice to get one set somewhere else and Ireland is such a beautiful place and meant that we got to see Lex's family & more of his backstory too

I felt the conflict was handled really well and tied up nicely overall I loved this book and will definitely be reading book 3

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I did enjoy this book and read it to the end, but I didn't love it.

It's a mash up of cliches from other rock star romances, which I don't mind at all if the author puts their own spin on it, the predictability is part of the fun plus the wondering how we'll get to the HEA in this case.

But I didn't like Lex, the hero. His drug problems stemming from being cheated on - it seemed a huge leap into a downward spiral for someone with a very supportive family around them. And why didn't that large supportive family have an inkling of what was going on right in front of their noses? And then when she reappears, Lex falls for whatever Alana says, every time - which I found implausibly gullible from a rock star. Doesn't he have a manager or lawyer, or have read about these things happening to others in gossip magazines and question this??

Sarah though I liked, she's overcome a less than ideal childhood by working hard and getting a lucky break and she makes the most of it. I can see why Lex calls her his Sunshine and she's great. Just not sure why she was so taken with Lex after his years long manwhore phase.

So all in all, while the writing flows nicely, it didn't have anything special plotwise that really grabbed me and not liking the leading man spoilt it for me.

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Sarah has been harboring an intense crush on Lex for 2 years.
Lex is a country band member who is the definition of a bad boy.
Can they make it work or will Lex's past get in the way?
Fantastic follow up go the 1st book in this series. I am looking forward to the 3rd!

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I volunteered to read this book, through netgalley in exchange, for a honest review. The book is well written and the characters are described well. The pacing of this story is so good. This author's writing style is incredibly entertaining. This is the second book in the coffee series. The romance is very steamy and sexy. Who doesn't love a irish musician romance book. I really enjoyed when the author added irish language in this book. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. I can't wait to read more books by this author in the future. This book is in stores now for $3.99 (USD).

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Although it can be read as a standalone you will get a better reading experience if you read Coffee Girl first.

This story follows on from Coffee Girl and is told by Sarah, the make-up artist and Lex, the guitarist.

This time the band and their team head off for a European tour starting in Lex's home country of Ireland. There is less focus on the band this time and more about the relationships off stage.

NEGATIVE
I did get frustrated with Lex calling Sarah Love and Princess all the time, but that's just a pet hate of mine.

LOVED
I love the character of TJ. He is so funny, especially when he gets together with Sarah and Kiki. I do hope there will be a follow on book in this series that will focus on him as a main character.


The book is made up of lots of short snappy chapters that makes for another easy, fun and sexy read with several laugh out loud moments. I look forward to reading the third part, The Social Hour.

All three parts of the Coffee Girl series are available on Kindle Unlimited.

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This is the sequel to Coffee Girl and follows makeup artist Sara and guitarist Lex. Lex is a womanizer after having his heart broken years ago. Sara has been in love with Lex since she laid eyes on him. Lex keeps pushing her away. I enjoyed this but the last 30 percent was a little over the top with the drama. Overall a solid read and I’d give it ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️.

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