For Her Consideration is a romance set in Hollywood. It’s about taking a chance and believing in ourselves. While there were a few elements that dragged a bit, overall it’s a solid romance read. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts.
Summary
Since a crushing breakup three years ago, Nina Rice has written romance, friends, her dreams of scriptwriting for TV, and even LA proper out of her life. Instead, she’s safely out in the suburbs in her aunt’s condo working her talent agency job from home, managing celebrity email accounts, and certain that’s plenty of writing—and plot—for her life. But a surprise meeting called by Ari Fox, a young actress on everyone’s radar, stirs up all kinds of feelings Nina thought she’d deleted for good . . .
Ari is sexy, out and proud, and a serious control freak, according to Nina’s boss. She has her own ideas about how Nina should handle her emails—and about getting to know her ghostwriter. When she tells Nina she should be writing again, Nina suddenly finds it less scary to revisit her abandoned life than seriously consider that Ari is flirting with her. Between reconnecting with her old crew and working on a new script, a relationship with a movie star seems like something she’ll definitely mess up—but what could be more worth the risk?
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Immediately I was drawn to the characters in For Her Consideration. What resonated with me the most was how Nina feels she isn’t made for relationships. A bad breakup means that Nina has a list – literally – of the things that she is convinced caused her breakup. She feels like a self-destructive time bomb and if that isn’t relatable than I’m not sure what is. The whole time, we’re wondering if there’s any truth to the list?
The self-destructive tendencies of Nina like self-isolation struck a chord. But while my feelings towards her were immediate, I wanted them to keep developing. And while, in some ways, they did, there was just something holding me back from fully falling in love with Nina. I was rooting for her and Ari as well, but there was an element where certain things or qualities rang hollow? Like for example, we keep hearing that Ari is difficult to deal with, but there aren’t many instances to support that?
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This is just an example of things where you hear them or know them on an intellectual level, but fail to feel them. Do you know what I mean? While Nina’s character journey was relatable – needing to believe in our own worthiness in life and also love – there were just a few instances holding back my obsession. All in all, it’s a solid romance book and definitely for fans of Hollywood and show business. It just wasn’t one of those books which haunted me or caused me to rave about them to all my friends.
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