It’s finally here . . . the much-anticipated sequel to See You Soon Broadway! Maris is back!Decisions, decisions, decisions . . .Maris Forrester’s exciting new life is not everything she was hoping it would be. Although she’s happy in her new career, she’s plagued with the feeling that something is still missing. Imagine her surprise when an old friend presents her with an unbelievable … an unbelievable opportunity that could change everything. This new career sounds almost too good to be true, including the upcoming trip to London. She quickly learns that even the most perfect scenarios have their drawbacks, and when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is . . .
In addition to making a life-changing career choice, Maris realizes she has other decisions to make–whom to love and where to find happiness. What if neither is what she thought they should be?
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Melissa Baldwin, ‘See you Later Broadway’, Broadway series book 2.
As an ARC reader I received this book for free. And promised an honest review. Here it is. English isn’t my first language. Sorry for errors.
Rating: 4 stars (of 5).
In general: Young heroine looking for real love and a promising career.
Leading character:
– Maris Forrester.
Born and raised in Virginia. Talented singer. Her great ambition: to perform on Broadway. So she moved from Virginia lo live and work in NY. First as a music teacher at a music studio, but she keeps dreaming about Broadway.
Her love life is complicated. She has three admirers and choosing is difficult for her, because all three men are gorgeous: Kyle, an old boyfriend she broke up with when she moved from Virginia, but meeting him again in NY not all of her feelings for him seemed to be gone. Or Trevor the grandson of her beloved old Virginian friend Beatrice (90 years old and a very dear substitute for her diseased granny). Trevor is the favorite of her family and she becomes close with him when Beatrice is in hospital. And the third admirer is Zack, the brother of her roommate Layla. He’s a restaurant owner looking for a second location of his company in NY.
The author, Melissa Baldwin, describes how Maris, advised by family and friends, tries to make good choices for her love life and her career. That’s a complicated process. It results in many interesting scenes about family life, starting entertainment companies, loosing old friends and finding new ones. Perhaps is the change in behaviour of old rivals a bit too sweet or illogical for me, but – all in all – I enjoyed reading about a lot of lovely characters with interesting ideas about art, relationships and choosing with your head or heart.
R. Huiszoon.
Is Maris ready for even more change around the corner? Who’s the fella at her side?
July 23, 2019
Format: Kindle Edition
Heroine Maris is a realistic figure who has so many decisions to make, in love and career. Despite her selfish side, I like this heroine and found this a quick and easy story to read. But, maybe because it’s told rather prosaically in the present tense and first person only from Maris’s point of view, I felt some of the emotion and excitement just did not come through. I wish I got Trevor’s perspective, for example. He’s in and out of the story as one of Maris’s romantic interests but I just could not get a handle on what’s going on with him. And Maris is not very good at communicating with him.
Maris’s family and friends add a lot of warmth to the story and her mother seems the comic relief. It’s a sweet story, no steam, and has its sad moments with men and friends passing in and out of the nation’s life as she pursues her musical dreams. I enjoyed the story overall but it did not totally win me emotionally.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review.