i was really looking forward to this book because i loved falon's other two books. sadly this one i couldn't even get through. emmy acts like a petulant child who can't get over or communicate with the person she hates. i made it through 5 chapters before giving up because it's going to be a long way for a third act breakup

i had a lot of fun with this, some of the miscommunication felt unnecessary to the story but overall it was fun and i had a good time reading it

thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this in exchange for my honest feedback!

This romance was absolutely amazing. I have been on a roll lately with five star romances. This one was enemies to lovers, second chanceish. I loved the relationship between Emmy and Grayson. It was such a lovely thing to watch bloom. I loved her setting of the movie in the inn. I enjoyed this book SO much.

I love Falon Ballard's other books and this one was it!! So good, so cute, so well written. Very much enjoyed it!

Thank you NetGalley and Falon Ballard!

I received a free ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

ALL OF THE STARS!!!!! This book deserves so much more than five stars. This author is instantly on my to-read/buy list now. I knew it within the first 25% of the book and it just kept getting better. It was like a mini rom-com on its own. Emmy and Grayson are the best. Her mom and friend Liz are great additions. I also love the other side characters of Sam, Amanda, and Jenna. They added some laughs and aww moments. I cannot wait to read more of then. 10/10 recommend to read!

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of Right on Cue!

Emmy and Grayson made their acting debuts together as teenagers and it was a not well received. Emmy shifted her focus from acting to writing and has held a grudge against Grayson since she heard him badmouthing her as a teenager.

Emmy's main character in her newest romcom is the character she's written that most aligns with herself. Unfortunately, her costar breaks a leg and Grayson is the only actor available on short notice to continue filming.

Overall, the premise of this snowy, Hollywood romance is cute. The characters have deeper backstories with the loss of Emmy's dad and Grayson's lack of familial support due to his chosen career. It was a quick and easy read, but I was frustrated by the simple communication failure after Emmy and Grayson reunite as adults. And I wanted more of the backstories.

I loved this book! I devoured it in only a few sittings and wish there was more to read. The story line was paced very well and the characters were easy to love!

*Thank you NetGalley for this eArc*

This was a delightful story. In the day and age we live in there seems to be a concentration on the extreme even within contemporary literature, this was able to circumnavigate this. The story was fresh, gave depth to the characters that could have easily been superficial, and made a fun story throughout. Through the growth of characters to the pining that is all but needed in a rom-com such as this. I very much enjoyed each character, and that the antagonist for both were more internal than anything else.

Please if you are a fan of this genre I would highly recommend taking this book on. You will not be disappointed:)

BOOK REVIEW: Right on Cue by @falonballard
Pub Date: Feb 27th 2024.
Publisher: @Putnam Books
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I am obsessed with this book it was such a cute and fun read I really enjoyed it so much!! Emmy & Grayson’s Story is so adorable!!

I could not put this book down I loved it so much! Emmy and Grayson were such a fun couple to root for, and this was absolutely enemies to lovers done right. I ding the book VERY slightly because miscommunication can be a frustrating trope for me, but it didn’t diminish my love for these characters. Plus I love a celebrity element to the book. Loved this one as much as I loved Lease on Love!!

Two Hollywood stars - a writer and an actor - are thrown together to perform in this spicy enemies-to-lovers romance. Their costars with benefits arrangement starts out to help their acting, but how much of their acting is acting?

I absolutely love this romantic comedy full of tension that had you flipping the pages like a mad man. Over all a fun quick read.

What a fun read! I am always skeptical of Hollywood stories but this one did not make me want to stop reading. Was it predictable? Yes. Do I have a crush on the MMC? Also yes! The innuendos and witty comebacks made me cackle throughout the book.

I loved Grayson West, the MMC. There’s just something about cocky yet adorable and actually confident main characters. He always said what he felt, and asked the important questions. Emmy Harper, the FMC is self-aware nepo baby but it feels as though her character development was undid once things went a bit awry. All the supporting characters were truly lovable and would make you glad the main characters have them.

Initially I was intrigued by the premise of enemies having to work as love interests in a rom-com. I didn’t think it through though because usually the ideal trope for this is miscommunication which is probably my least favorite.

Emmy always runs away when things get tough for her. She doesn’t stick up for herself or even try to get to the root of the issue. She held onto a slight from Greyson from when she was 15. When they work on their second project together she holds onto this and decides she’s superior to him. While I understand why she holds a grudge she definitely could have handled the whole situation better. Thankfully Liz is the voice of reason and forces Emmy to realize she is part of the issue.

Greyson is preferable to Emmy but I’m still not a huge fan of this character either, especially at the end when the main characters have their huge fight. He gets mad about Emmy not communicating when he had moments when he wouldn’t talk either and hide in his room.

I will say that if you take away the miscommunication the characters are ok. Emmy does think about how Greyson might not want some of his personal stories to be shared with the press and avoids certain topics. She was willing to take a good look at her acting along side Greyson to realize he was not the only issue and genuinely tried to do better. Greyson seems like a nice guy. He helped Emmy learn to ice skate. He also would extend an olive branch on set when Emmy was clearly nervous.

Overall I’m giving three stars. Even though miscommunication is not my favorite I can agree it was the best path to avoid making either character too much of a villain so that readers are able to forgive a few missteps of main characters.

I received a copy of Right on Cue via NetGalley to read and review.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me access to the E-arc.

*4.5

I really enjoyed this romance arc. The enemies to lovers was so good. I loved the whole movie set concept. Em was a funny, strong and relatable main character. I liked the fact that there was more underneath the surface with the main characters. I drew me into their stories.

I highly recommend this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam's for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book.

This was a really fast read. The only reason this isn't 5 stars is the miscommunication towards the end and the fact that Emmy didn't even give Grayson a chance to explain. She acted like a child and I'm glad he didn't immediately forgive her for what she did. Other than that, I loved them as a couple and I loved the small town "Hallmark" setting. Sam the makeup artist was so funny.

𝚁𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝙾𝚗 𝙲𝚞𝚎
𝙱𝚢: 𝙵𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗 𝙱𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚍
𝙿𝚞𝚋 𝙳𝚊𝚝𝚎: 𝙵𝚎𝚋𝚛𝚞𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝟸𝟽, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

🎥 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒, 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐀, 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍!

Emmy & Grayson have been enemies since their first time they filmed together when they were teenagers. That experience left Emmy to quit acting and strictly just writing scripts and Grayson continued his acting career. Emmy now is the writer of her new rom-com movie No Reservations where she will also play lead female role. Lo and behold, the leading male role ends up being Grayson. Their chemistry is atrocious and their acting is terrible until they come up with a plan to hopefully save the movie and actually stand to be in the same room as one another. Will they be able to put their differences aside to convince the audience that they are the perfect Hollywood rom-com couple?

I devoured this book! The book was fun and packed with all the best tropes. Not to mention the other characters were also great. I loved Emmy’s best friend Liz and I even loved her mom. The banter between Emmy and Grayson was fantastic and the chemistry was perfect. Also the little bit of spice was perfectly placed and not over the top.

Tropes:
* Forced proximity
* Enemies to lovers
* Second chance romance
* Right person wrong time

This book definitely receives 5 stars from me and I would recommend it to anyone!Add it to your list and get ready to crawl up with the sweetest romance that will be hitting the shelves on February 27th!
🎬 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓’𝐒 𝐀 𝐖𝐑𝐀𝐏!

𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 @netgalley & @putnambooks 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠.

I absolutely love Falon Ballard’s writing. Just like her other two books, I devoured this one! It was the PERFECT enemies to enemies with benefits to lovers??! The banter was perfect! The setting was so good! Emmy and Grayson are filming a rom com, and Grayson is Emmy’s archenemy!! And it’s sort of their second chance?!

It took me a second to warm up to Emmy, she was a little bratty at the beginning…for sort of good reason?? But she was kind of the villain in her own story?? Even though SHE thought it was Grayson! I loved watching it all play out the way it did though. And that’s not to say I didn’t love her, because I really did. She was still very much hurting after the loss of her dad, and now she’s doing something different which is so scary. And she’s facing someone she’s written off a LONG time ago. She tried so hard to be so strong!! And she was! But she was also so so soft!

I was pretty much obsessed with Grayson right away. I KNEW there had to be something so good about him…and there WAS! Falon knows how to write a boy who has it BAD. I also loved watching him being so open and vulnerable with Emmy. They really became champions for each other in the ways they needed it the most. I would have LOVED some Grayson POVs. And as always, it was done so well just as a single POV. I just want to know how much he loves Emmy from his own thoughts!

I LOVED THEM TOGETHER. Their enemies to lovers banter mad everything SO GOOD, and then add in the BENEFITS! And the fact that they thought they could be sneaky on set for even a second?! I loved them so so much. They were so sweet with each other! And supportive! And made sure they knew they deserved good things!

It was painful watching Emmy second guess everything…again she was sort of the villain of her own story and it was hard to break free of what she thought it be true for so long.

Thank you so much to Penguin Group Putnam and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

What a fun, cute read! There was a lot of tension between the characters who were something else all in their own! I enjoyed this book and will be checking out others from them!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for this copy in exchange for an honest review.

I liked the angst throughout the book between Emmy and Grayson. There were some parts like them initially filming that I wish I got a little more substance but otherwise it was a cute and fun read. Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the ARC for my honest review!