Let's Make A Scene is great for readers who enjoy:

- a true enemies to lovers story
- the glamour of Hollywood/acting
- Dual POV
- nods to regency era films
- "He falls first" stories
- Flashbacks
- Found family friendships

While I didn't love this one as much as Under Your Spell, I still many aspects (the prank wars and friendships) and read it in one sitting. Thank you Netgalley for the arc!

I am a complete sucker for a fake dating, enemies to lovers romance and this was no exception! I loved the tension and chemistry between the characters. Did not want to put it down!!

I loved UNDER YOUR SPELL by Laura Wood so when I received the arc for LETS MAKE A SCENE I was so excited to dive in!

What I loved:
-fake dating & celebrity romance
-past/present timeline
-dual POV between FMC and MMC
-getting an update on the couple from UNDER YOUR SPELL
-slow burn worked & made the relationship seem realistic

I highly recommend you pick up bot of these books by Laura Wood! She does such a good job of mixing depth and humor and her characters seem so relatable 🩷

Thank you Netgalley and Atria for the arc!

captivating tale of rekindled rivalry and hidden desires in this thrilling companion novel. Cynthie and Jack, once forced into a fake romance, are thrust back into the spotlight with a sequel and a documentary crew, forcing them to confront old tensions and the undeniable chemistry between them. A perfect blend of behind-the-scenes drama and heartfelt moments, this book explores the complexities of love, trust, and the blurred lines between reality and performance.

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me with an eARC.

I absolutely love a dual point of view, especially when it includes dual timelines! What a treat this book was. Jack and Cynthie are actors who might be right for each other but it’s definitely the wrong place and the wrong time. However, they reunite over a decade later to film a sequel to their hit movie. Add in a crew also filming a documentary and you have the classic making of enemies to lovers.

I really enjoyed the chemistry between the main characters as well as the secondary characters. Everyone felt well developed and it made for an interesting story. The chemistry was off the charts and had me kicking my feet with glee.

This book hit all the marks for me and I really had a blast reading it.

There is something about a dual timeline + POV that just hits. ✨️ The depth, the tension, the banter, the chemistry - I am here for it all, and I LOVED IT! 💖

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
↳ Second Chance Romance
↳ Rivals to Lovers
↳ Found Family
↳ Fake Dating
↳ Dual POV
↳ Dual Timeline

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for providing me with an eARC.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | A Charming Enemies-to-Lovers Rom-Com with Heart

If you love a good enemies-to-lovers trope, Let’s Make a Scene by Laura Wood is definitely for you! The chemistry between the leads is electric from the start, but what really made this story shine for me was the genuine character growth on both sides. It’s not just banter and bickering—there’s emotional depth that makes the romance feel earned.

I also adored the strong sense of found family that develops throughout the book. The supporting cast isn’t just background noise—they’re layered, lovable, and bring a real warmth to the story. Each character adds something unique, and together they create a world that feels full and alive.

A heartfelt, smart, and funny read that fans of rom-coms will devour. I’d happily recommend it to readers who enjoy contemporary romance with well-drawn characters and just the right mix of tension and tenderness.

I felt like this book was drawn out a bit longer than needed to be and I did not necessarily connect with the characters. I did enjoy their love and the very ending was cute!

If you love a good enemies to lovers trope, this book is for you!

Cynthie and Jack had great chemistry on-screen in the first film they made together, but IRL they despised each other. Now many years later, they are brought back together to film a sequel. Can they make it work? Will they stay enemies?

Fake dating romances are typically a mine field of tired tropes, but this book was able tap dance around it beautifully. While dialogue driven books can be difficult to fully sink into, it worked well here, especially as the story takes place in the film making industry. Jack is probably my new favorite, most well balanced, and emotionally intelligent leading man in a romance book to date.

3.5 stars
If you love serious enemies-to-lovers romances, this is one you need to read. This story starts off innocuously, and then things explode, and we witness a serious hate between two people for much of the book.

However, they are definitely in love with each other throughout the war, but are too stubborn to see it themselves. The author sprinkles in enough yearning, heated encounters, and passionate kisses to confuse them and to keep the reader begging for an end to the war.

This is the first book I have read by this author, and the art of drawing the reader in is in play here. Vivid descriptions and the push/pull of heartstrings and emotions are fully displayed. Each character has love/hate qualities that turn on and off throughout the story for the reader and each other.

The secondary characters are great and add an additional layer to the dynamics of the lead character’s relationship, good and bad. It does help break up the 13-year “romance” and adds much-needed respite to their stubbornness.

If a second chance and enemy-to-lover romance is calling your name, Let’s Make a Scene is loaded with simmering longing and a few amazing passionate scenes that will keep fanning your flames! I just got frustrated a few too many times!

I really enjoyed the rivals to lovers trope in this book! Loved the dual timeline following the Hollywood backdrop and the actors.

I loooved this book! The juxtaposing timelines that allowed us to see both the past and the present from Jack and Cynthie's perspectives was so well done, and really helped to keep the tension high and the reader invested in their chemistry and relationship, both then and now. I really loved the regency setting for the movies as the backdrop for their romance as well. A five-star romance!

Jack and Cynthie are reuniting after 13 years to film a sequel to the movie that jumpstarted Cynthie’s career. Told in dual timelines to connect the past with the present, there is fake dating, he fell first, found family, and enemies-to-lovers. This story felt like a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of a period drama like Pride & Prejudice. While it was slow-paced at times, I enjoyed this heartwarming tale of second chances and the enduring power of love.

Thank you to Laura Wood, Atria Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book!

Give me enemies-to-lovers, a man who hates with a passion and loves just as hard. Also, I'm not a huge fan of second-chance romance, but this was just perfect. There was actually growth between both leads.

This book was super cute! Thank you to #netgalley #atriabooks and #laurawood for the eARC copy of Let’s Make a Scene! I always love a good book with dual perspectives— there’s just something more interesting in getting both points of view. Let’s Make a Scene was a light-hearted, enemies to lovers romance in the midst of Hollywood fame. It follows Jack, born into the lime light with parents who are actors, and Cynthie, who is set out to work hard and make a name for herself. The two join each other on their first movie set… and then 13 years later their worlds collide again.

Check out this book if you’re fans of:

👩‍❤️‍👨 enemies to lovers
👥 dual perspectives
⏰ dual timelines
🎥 Hollywood setting
💕 second chance romance

3.5⭐️
This is an enemies to lovers told in dual POV and dual timelines. There were parts I really enjoyed, and other times, I just couldn't connect with what we were being told.

The enemies idea was barely believable but went on for 13 years. They were in love the whole time but never dealt with their feelings, either internally or with the other person.

The found family was great, and I when they decided to embrace their feelings, the relationship was great.

I will continue to read what Laura Wood writes!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC in an exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited to see that Laura Wood was releasing another book after reading Under Your Spell last year. And in that same vane I love when authors tie their books together in the same universe so the cameos of Theo and Clementine were so cute. BUT you totally don’t need to read Under Your Spell first.

Let’s Make a Scene is such a well balanced book, the tension developed in both timelines is amazing! In fact this is one of the romance book couples who I think is going to make it because of Jack’s willingness to listen and focus on communication.

I loved the sense of found family that is developed and the dimensional cast of characters.

Would recommend to fans of “State of Grace” by Taylor Swift or Christina Lauren’s Love and Other Words. Possibly even fans of Carly Fortune although I think the writing has a different feel.


Content warnings:
Sexual content

Moderate:
Infidelity, panic attacks/ disorders, references to verbal manipulation


Thank you to Atria Books for the digital galley via NetGalley!

I loved this book so much. I read the first in the series, and I loved that this has a cameo from some of those characters, but also stands alone so well. Once again, the characters, plot, and romance are so well crafted and heart warming, and Laura Wood is an autobuy author!

Thank you to netgalley, the publisher, and the author for a copy of this ARC in exchange for my review.

I think the book didn’t know what it wanted to be, if that makes sense. Between trying to tackle the romance, grief, and heavier topics around MeToo and harassment in cinema, it felt like it jumped all over the place. The romance was OK - the leads didn’t have much chemistry and it didn’t seem like there was much conflict in their fake dating second chance romance. I rolled my eyes at the final scenes.