A lovely dive back into 1930s Hollywood, I’d been eagerly awaiting book two since the first and I wasn't disappointed. I really like the chemistry between Vivian and Preston as well as the supporting characters. There were also a few backstory secrets about both of them revealed which I'd been wondering about.

At times I think the story dragged and I didn't understand the motivation for the staged deaths at the awards. I think these books really could do with a line editor as there's so many clunky descriptions and extraneous detail that didn't serve the story. For instance, I had to re-read the opening sentence a few times as it felt like it started in the middle of a chapter 'Preston paid the taxi driver extra to wait for them at the curb...' Preston who? It later made a reference to 'they' without telling me upfront Preston and Nick both went to the tavern'. Also, I really don't like that the author used a real-life celebrity as a character. Surely she could've just created 'Caroline Lomay' as a Carole Lombard stand in?

That said I enjoy these books for some fun escapism, but my rating reflects some issues I had with the writing.

Another instalment of what is a fun, cozy Hollywood mystery series. I'm looking forward to book three where more answers will hopefully be revealed.

Thanks to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for the ARC.