Reel by Kennedy Ryan
A Review By: SQ
Award-winning, Wall Street Journal best-selling author Kennedy Ryan launches a brand-new series with a Hollywood tale of wild ambition, artistic obsession, and unrelenting love.
One moment in the spotlight....
For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings, preparing for my time to shine. I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night.
Canon Holt. Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. Fine.
Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from backstage Broadway to centerstage Hollywood. From being unknown to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone’s lips.
Canon casts me in a star-studded Harlem Renaissance biopic, catapulting me into another stratosphere.
But stars shine brightest in the dead of night. Forbidden attraction, scandal, and circumstances beyond my control jeopardize my dream.
Could this one shot - the role of a lifetime, the love of a lifetime - cost me everything?
Review Notes:
Audio Book Publication Year: 2021
An installment in a Series? Yes
Narrator (s): Eboni Flowers, Jakobi Diem, Nicole Small, April Christina
It’s easier to place in general fiction because, while it definitely has romance elements, it also has deep historical roots. Kennedy Ryan draws much of her inspiration for the story from the lives of those who lived during the set time of the story to be told.
I honestly loved the book. The narration and the added vocals from April really glazed the perfect doughnut. I loved how we float between the here and now and yesteryear. I loved how we get to see how both stories come to conclusion. We see the main characters draw strength from the work they believe in for their lives! The narration was just genius! I especially loved that southern twang that Nicole brings to our historical characters! Eboni and Jakobi? Perfection as always!
I wouldn’t change a thing about this book or its execution. I left this Audible experience feeling like they owed me nothing!
Reading Recommendation? Yes!
Rating: NORTH STAR RATING
Content Warnings? None
