4.5 stars

I haven’t been in a big romance mood lately, but I devoured this. The build up was so good and this short book packed a lot into it. I loved the characters, MCs and more.
I really liked CJ and Jack. I wouldn’t necessarily say it is a celebrity and normal person romance as CJ worked on set, but I had a great time.
The audio was super fun and enjoyable. The two narrators brought the characters to life so well.


*thank you so much 831 stories for the ARC and ALC and physical copy in exchange for an honest review.

I can't get enough of 831 Stories, and this one did not disappoint! I LOVED Set Piece - it's one of my favorite romance tropes and it was a great balance of sweet and spice. I enjoyed the characters and story and wouldn't be mad if they ever decided to do a sequel ;) Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!

Thank you to NetGalley & the publisher for this e-ARC.

I enjoyed how both characters were professionals and lived their lives pretty much together. I thought the spin on the famous/not-famous person part was great. Every character was incredibly well-developed, and I admired the personal development they experienced to reconcile and maintain their relationship.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book. I love this east short romances! So wonderful

This book was capital H hot from page one until the end. Love how the fmc is a real whole adult not just pining for the boy .

I loved the synopsis but the book itself was just okay. There is nothing wrong with it but there is also nothing special about it.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I love reading the 831 stories, especially as palette cleansers between longer or more serious books. This one might be my fave! I really liked that both characters were professional and had their lives pretty much together. Loved the twist on the element of famous/non-famous person, Definitely recommend!

Another banger from 831 stories!! I lovedddddd Cj and Jack - they were so cute. I loved that there was little-to-no miscommunication between the characters, and when there was, it was handled in a way that normal adults handle things. The romance and relationship between CJ and Jack felt realistic. I need a Tom and Molly spin-off, please!

I really want to like the books coming out of this publisher but they leave much to be desired and this is the same for this book as well. It’s cute but that’s about it.

I loved this story! Each of the characters was so well developed and I loved the personal growth they had to do in order to come together and make their relationship work. I'd love to see this Gatsby adaptation come to life!

This was the second book in the 831 Stories series I read and I loved it so much! I would have happily read a longer book with these characters but also felt like a lot was accomplished in this short format and it worked well. I felt a real connection with the characters and there was quite a bit of plot and tension.

I love books that give you a glimpse in to Hollywood and really enjoyed the production design aspect -- that felt very unique to me and not a perspective we often get to read.

I loved both CJ and Jack, and Jack was so swoony. I loved the side characters, especially CJ's father and daughter.

I'm excited to read more by Lana Schwartz and the others in the 831 Stories series -- I love the idea of it!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book!

A funny, loving and real love story that had me giggling and crying at the same time. Loved how the relationship between the characters grew and evolved and the amazing glimpses the author gave us of movie making and hollywood. Also very much enjoeyd the real life aspects that were included like real name actors, movies and moments.

My biggest complaint about some romance books is that they are too long and there is not alot of romantic development. "Set Piece" packs itself to the brim with romantic interactions and tension with less than 200 pages. I had a lot of fun with this. Both Jack and CJ have chemistry that doesn't feel forced and were both very mature. They both needed to grow and re-realize their priorities when they come into each others lives again and it was so satisfying to watch. I'm personally not a big fan of celebrity romances but here Jack is a real person who knows he's flawed. I look forward to re-reading this either on a Friday night in or when I need a rom-com I can read.

I so loved the idea of this book! Set designer CJ meets hot new heartthrob Jack and they have an unforgettable one night stand, only to find out that they’re working on the same Great Gatsby remake four years later. He’s now our fav leading man, and she’s a badass single mom. I loved the plot of this book, loved the writing, the spice was soooo good, and the characters were fantastic. 831 Stories has continued to put out consistently solid novellas (this one is my second fav), and the writers are so talented at fitting so much into so few pages.

The only place where this book lost me was the niche movie industry and film history aspects. It’s clear that Lana Schwartz is knowledgeable, passionate, and so smart about the industry. I am none of those things, and I found myself getting bogged down in it a little bit. I took quite a few Wikipedia breaks, so on the plus side, I learned a lot! But it made the story feel clunkier and slower for me.

I would absolutely recommend reading this book, and I am so excited for the fanfic about Jack and CJ!!

Thanks to NetGalley and 831 Stories for the eARC!!

I'm going to eat up an 831 Stories book every single time. Mix in some second chance romance and celebrity/normal person? Made for me.

While I felt at times that the story was moving or jumping really fast, I had to tell myself that that was simply the nature of this book. All in all, I had a lot of fun reading this and am excited to dig into the epilogue!

831 Stories just know exactly how to do it

This is my second read from them and one I knew I was instantly going to love from the synopsis ! After reading the arc for 'Exit Lanes' a couple months ago, I was straight to buying the first three books they had dropped - their social media presence is just 10/10 and it's so much more than just the books ! I want to be immersed in the 831 world

The characters of CJ and Jack are so realistic and mature. I love books that are dialogue heavy and this one had so much rich dialogue between the two main characters that their relationship just feels so real. Even being set within the film industry, the storylines don't feel out of reach or unrealistic, and the problems the characters face are very human.

Very heavy 'Romantic Comedy' by Curtis Sittenfeld vibes which was one of my favourite reads from last year !

Thank you to 831 Stories and NetGalley for this arc !!

*All opinions are my own !!*

Absolutely loved this! The characters and story sucked me in right away and this was the perfect book to get me out of a reading slump. I could not recommend this more for a great summer read.

4.5 ⭐️
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher 831 Stories Romance for the e-book version of this book in exchange of an honesty review!
This was such a good book!! I was a little scary of the pacing the book would have as it is a fairly short, around 160 pages, but I have to say that in my opinion it was done so well.
In this book we are following CJ and Jack's love story. Jack is a British actor who lunched to fame unexpectedly and just got an important role in yet another Gatsby adaptation. While CJ is a production designer in the same film and a single mom. They met once before years ago, yet neither forgot each other and the night they shared.
I loved the story and the characters, and if you are a cinephile especially of older movies, then you will definitely enjoy all those little discussions between the character sprinkle throughout the book :)

thank you to netgalley for the e-arc. I WANT A SERIES!! this book was a quick yet satisfying and hot story. if this was the author's debut, i can't wait for the next one. i appreciated CJ and Jack coming back together despite the years between and the literal distance between them. CJ having a child didn't take away from the story, it enhanced the vibe of them needing to be a family together. jack was multi-dimensional and not just a dumb man of an actor.

4.5⭐️ Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an e-arc of this book. This book follows Jack and CJ as a second-chance romance with a twist. I enjoyed this book! I have never read an 831 story before, but I definitely will be reading more. This was fast paced and such a good palate cleanser. One of my niche things that I like in books is when characters are passionate about something, and in this book it was movies, and I love movies. So hearing all the movie talk was fun! I wish this were longer so we could have seen the relationship grow and expand. I really could just read 200 more pages of the two of them. Their journey was really fun and just made me really happy to read! Overall, I highly recommend this book not only for people who love second chance romance but also for people who love a good celebrity/normal person read. Thank you again to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review!