PREMESSA
Quando ho visto questo libro su Netgalley, sapevo che mi sarebbe piaciuto. Okay, gli ho dato 4- stelle ma solo perché in certi punti l'ho trovato eccessivamente ripetitivo. Tuttavia è davvero un buon romanzo e, anche se prima ho detto che mi era piaciuto, io l'ho ADORATO!
TRAMA (da Goodreads)
L'autrice di contemporary romance Sarah Robinson trasporta i lettori in un nuovo romanzo stand alone ambientato nelle colline glamour di Hollywood, trattando temi difficili come la sessualità e il female empowerment.
Ben Lawson è pronto per fare il suo ritorno...
Dopo alcune pubblicazioni sui tabloid, pensando di conoscermi davvero. Non sanno un cazzo. Come CEO di una compagnia che produce film, mostrerò loro chi sono davvero quando faremo sold out al box office. La mia ex pensava di infangarmi con le sue vili tattiche, ma io sono indistruttibile. Rinascendo dalle mie ceneri, ho giurato che non avrei mai lasciato che una donna mi distraesse di nuovo così. Ma quando l'attrice principale ha varcato la soglia del set, tutto è cambiato.
Seduttiva, sexy e imperdonabile, Aria Rose potrebbe spezzarmi. Volevo aiutarla, proteggerla... Amarla. Invece, l'ho distrutta.
Aria Rose sta sopportando di tutto...
Aria Rose sta sopportando di tutto...
Lo sapevo. Dovevo aspettarmelo. Non dovevo fidarmi di un altro rubacuori con una reputazione come la sua. Lui era il mio capo ed è diventata la mia rovina. Avrei dovuto rimanere molto lontana da lui. Ben Lawson mi aveva promesso il mondo. Mi aveva perfino promesso il suo cuore.
Ma lui ha distrutto tutto - il mio cuore, la mia carriera. noi.
DISCLAIMER: QUESTO ROMANZO E' ADATTO SOLO AI 18+ PERCHE' CONTIENE CONTENUTI GRAFICI A SFONDO SESSUALE.
RECENSIONE
Aria Rose è una promettente star di Hollywood, lentamente si sta facendo strada nello showbiz con alcuni ruoli che le hanno garantito l'attenzione del pubblico... attenzione a cui lei non si abituerà mai e che le provoca continui attacchi di panico. E' appena uscita da una relazione con il suo regista di Scarlett's Letters, un uomo viscido e schifoso che è stato con lei solo per andarci a letto insieme, non perché fossa davvero interessato a lei. Aria non è un'attricetta da quattro soldi, sa quanto vale e sa il fatto suo, ecco perché fa di tutto per evitare Russell Rains e concentrarsi sulla sua carriera. Ma tutto cambia quando incontra il nuovo CEO della Sheperd Productions, Ben Lawson: alto, muscoloso, sexy. La tensione sessuale tra loro due è immediata. Ben Lawson è appena uscito da un matrimonio freddo con la algida e calcolatrice Marion, attrice che l'ha sfruttato solo per i suoi contatti con i registi e nient'altro. Tuttavia, non appena vede Aria sul set si sente subito attratto da lei. E così, di comune accordo, i due passeranno il week end insieme "free-agents" una sorta di "no strings attached", solo sesso e basta.
Man a mano che la storia si sviluppa, vediamo Aria e Ben non riuscire a fare a meno dell'altra, assistiamo alla crescita del loro amore. Un amore proibito. Loro sono attore e produttore e non possono stare insieme. Nonostante ciò, il forbidden romance tra loro avrò luogo, mettendo in evidenza i lati belli e brutti del carattere di entrambi. Vedremo una Aria Rose delicata, fragile e una Aria combattiva e coraggiosa. Un Ben spezzato e distrutto e un Ben che rinasce dalle ceneri del suo vecchio matrimonio per arrivare finalmente ad ammettere a sé stesso che prova qualcosa per Aria.
La loro simil-relazione viene interrotta di botto quando, poco prima del rilascio ufficiale del film, vengono leakate delle foto di Aria nuda che fa sesso con un uomo. Aria subito da' la colpa di ciò a Ben, ma Ben capisce chi è davvero stato. E qui non vi dirò nulla, perché sono a rischio spoiler e preferisco tacere.
Il POV alternato permette al lettore di conoscere le sensazioni e le emozioni di Ben e Aria, ridere e piangere con loro. Non è un romanzo sul sesso, è un romanzo sulla nascita di un amore tormentato tra le verdi colline di Hollywood. (OT: Chissà se hanno incontrato Selena e Tiago). Un romanzo che mostra quanto crudeli possano essere le persone, quanto facile sia criticare un attore e fargli slut shaming o body shaming stando dall'altra parte dello schermo.
Vi saluto consigliandovi questo romanzo, se amate i forbidden romance non convenzionali ma con un HEA garantito:
"She'd earned every moment of her career, and if she was going down, she was going down fighting."
(Aria Rose)
Hi, sweeties! This week has been full with american readings, and I can’t be more proud of myself for that! This is the only thing I can actually be proud of, because other things aren’t going very well for me and it broke my heart yesterday to know that I can’t get my degree even if I have done almost all my exams, actually… The only thing between me and the end of university career is that exam. Nevertheless, I found time to read this amazing book. Happy reading!
PREMISE
When I first saw this book on Netgalley, I knew it would be a perfect reading for me. I wasn’t disappointed, I like at lot it, actually, I gave it four stars minus. But why did I put the final rating a little down? You will discover it scrolling this post until you reach the review.
SYNOPSIS (FROM GOODREADS)
Contemporary romance author Sarah Robinson brings readers a new standalone novel set in the glamorous hills of Hollywood and tackling challenging themes like the intersection of sexuality and female empowerment.
Ben Lawson is making a comeback...
After a few tabloid headlines, they think they know me. They don't know a damn thing. As CEO of a movie production company, I'll show them who I really am when we hit it big at the box office. My ex thought her smear tactics would ruin me, but I'm unbreakable. Rising from the debris, I swore I'd never let a woman distract me like that again. But then, my leading actress walked on the set and changed everything.
Seductive, sexy, and unapologetic, Aria Rose could break me. I wanted to help her, protect her...love her. Instead, I destroyed her.
Aria Rose is baring it all....
I knew better. I knew not to trust another Hollywood heartthrob with a reputation like his. He was my boss and became my ruin. I should have stayed far away from him. Ben Lawson promised me the world. He even promised me his heart.
But he destroyed everything--my heart, my career, us.
Disclaimer: This novel is for 18+ years old as it contains graphic sexual content.
REVIEW
“Nudes” is a hot stand alone novel about a forbidden romance between a CEO of a Movie Production and an actress. Set in Hollywood, it describes the tumultuous relationship between Aria Rose and Ben Lawson, but not only them. Let’s start from the beginning: Aria Rose, whose real surname is Reynolds, is a rising star in the Hollywood stardom: she has new contracts for upcoming roles and she’s trying to get over her relationship with the producer of her movie, Scarlett’s Letter, Russell Rains. Aria isn’t an easy type, she doesn’t like to be the girl the guys only sleep with, and she learnt that hard in her past relationship with Russ; she wants to focus on her career and her acting roles putting everything that has to do with love or sex in a (metaphorical) box away from her. Meanwhile, we get know Ben Lawson, the new CEO: Ben is true hottie who has just divorced from his ex-wife, an actress interested only in his contacts with producers and nothing at all. One remarkable trait of her personality is the fact that she lies to impress strangers and she is the one who would sleep with producers or co-stars if that helps her career. Marion is this and much more. Marion is the dangerous type of actress that put Ben’s career in a difficult position and she is the main cause of Ben’s distrust about other actresses. Ben’s heart decides for him when he sees for the first time Aria Rose. Ben is captivated by Aria’s gentle manners and kindness. Aria feel drawn to him, although she tries to not pass the edge between actress and CEO. But their good intentions will fade almost instantly when they will decide to pass the weekend together “free-agents”. Sex couldn’t be more exciting for both.
“She didn’t want him to let go. He was fire. She wanted to leap into his flames.”
(Aria Rose)
When their weekend is over, they desperately try to go back to their normal lives, but it seems impossible to do, because they can’t stop thinking to each other. Russell is still trying to get into Aria’s pants, but she keeps pushing him away. Months and months pass, and one morning she finds photos of her naked online in all websites and personal sites, Facebook and Twitter. Aria receives terrible insults, body shaming and slut shaming from people all other the interne that judge her without even knowing her. Aria blames Ben for that, but she will receive a surprise almost at the end of the book and I won’t say a thing because I’m on the edge, I’m on the spoiler line so I stop here. Read the book and you will discover what will happen.
The story between Aria and Ben is a mix of passion, love and tenderness. Their story isn’t just about sex, their story, although it’s clearly complicated by their roles in the acting studio, is a true romance that will make your heart beating fast. Ben will fight for Aria and Aria will fight to remain the strong and sweet person she is, she will do whatever is in her power to not be influenced by media trolls.
The book, written with the alternate POV of Aria and Ben, will allow the reader to get in touch the character’s emotions, feelings and thoughts. As I said on Goodreads, I found the book a little repetitive, especially when Aria talked about her father’s health condition and then she said the same thing futher, only using different words. That’s the reason why I gave her 4- stars.“When he looked at her, it was limitless and anything she’s ever wanted was suddenly within reach. She hadn’t even known such a feeling was possible actually, or that she’d ever felt so limited before.
That’s the thing about building walls around one’s heart – it’s easy to forget they’re there until someone begins chipping away at them.”(Aria Rose)
I say goodbye to ya all and I advise this book to all of you who loves book about stars and starlettes:
“She’d earned every moment of her career, and if she was going down, she was going down fighting.”
(Aria Rose)
xoxo,
Giada
Thank you so much!!! :)
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