Eyes Like Those

3.5 stars This novel has everything I enjoy in books: queer ladies, a good plot with amazing side characters and a dash of nerdiness, yet it took me a while (65% through) to really get into it and to start caring about the romance. I think it didn't help that the first sex scene was seriously CRINGY. It kinda threw me ha, and I had a hard time taking anything seriously after that, sorry. As a (TV) fangirl, I liked that Taylor was an EP and Isabel a writer for a popular, primetime show. I'm not giving up on this series though! The writing was decent and I know if I hadn't been in a slumpy reading mood, I would have liked it a lot better. I intend to pick up the second book soonish.

I was really enjoying the book and then the author had to go an include a fake sexual harassment claim. I've never been a fan of that storyline and I'm even less of a fan now with everything that's happening in Hollywood these days. I feel like after that it all went downhill.
I don't see how Isabel went from giving up her job as a writer and being ok with going back to waitressing if needed because she couldn't work there without Taylor to accepting a job as a show runner that she wasn't ready for at all. It makes zero sense to me (her relationship with Taylor having nothing to do with the decision). She knew she'd have a job as a writer and she would have gotten to showrunner soon enough so I really don't get it.
So yeah, the last bit of the book was a huge letdown to me. Specially because I was enjoying it a lot until that point.