Wow. This was IMPOSSIBLE to put down and resulted in far too many late nights but with no regrets because it was a brilliant story. I loved Kate’s character, I loved Liv and their passionate sisterly relationship. I thought the premise was very clever and the best thing was that I was kept guessing the entire duration of the story. Triflegate was inspired and it was just such an entertaining and moving story- would absolutely recommend and will be telling everyone to read it!!

OMG I LOVED IT!!
As with all Josie Silver’s books this had me gripped from start to finish, taking the reader on an emotional ride, I cringed, laughed, cried and felt so frustrated for the character Kate in this truly fabulous novel.
As well as bringing all the characters to life it was a glimpse into the publishing world, which is tough and unpredictable.
I loved Kate and her family, hated Richard and the trolls on social media.
Without spoilers, my favourite scene involved a mass of book community supporters who showed up when really needed!
Charlie was indeed a wonderful character too, we all need a Charlie in our lives, to pick up the pieces and be out cheerleader.
Overall a feel good happy ever after ❤️

This was a very fresh and original read about a new book release being published with a unique twist - unbeknown to the readers. Kate desperately needs work and upon reading a manuscript and falling in love with the story she agrees to act the part of the author who is desperate to conceal their identity. Kate is a fantastic character and as the story progresses the impact the book has on her is really well related, I also liked the connection between her and the author which were told through email. Charlie was a nice addition to the story but this felt more like a love story about books than one between Kate and Charlie, not actually a criticism as the book side made for really strong reading.

Loved.

“I want to be part of your story.”
“You’re my whole book. “

Swoon!

I had tears running down my face into my Lush snowfairyinthused bath water. They were happy, delighted, younailedit tears.

I’ve been immersed in the book world for many years. I’ve seen the drama of it play out before my eyes. The scandals and the apoplectic rage from readers when they feel like they’ve been slighted. The, howdareyounot complete the series, the, why did you kill my favourite character, the, whyisyourswagshit. This book perfectly, perfectly portrays the drama.

Kate Elliott, newly divorced decides to try to resurrect her once promising acting career. Her agent Jojo Francisco, sadly passed away, but his gorgeous, aviator wearing son, Charlie is picking up where he left off. I love Charlie Francisco!

Kate gets sucked into the whirlwind of a successful author’s life, when she takes on the acting role of the writer of a romance book. I really want to read The Power of Love, it comes across as an absolute masterpiece.

I loved what happens at her first book signing event. You honestly can tell the newbie authors who turn up with a smile and a pen and have no clue what is going to hit them when the book universe descends on them.

I laughed out loud at things that happened to Kate and I felt her lows and cheered at her highs. T-Rex outfits and trifle will forever make me smile and remember this book.

I’ve read a very early copy of this book and one of the things I loved about it, is when words are rolled together to create new words. I have no idea if it’s a formatting issue, or whether they are intended. If they are intended, I think they are bloody genius, and if they weren’t intended, please keep them in! I mean, holdingonbyathreadhere tone, is something that we’ve all experienced, amIrite?

“He kissed her full of champagne-tomorrow promises and she kissed him back with youmakemeactuallyshiver wonder.”

Brilliant!

I had high expectations of this book, having been a fan of Josie Silver’s previous work.. and it totally delivered! It felt like a fresh angle that I’d not come across before, the characters felt realistic and well developed and the pacing felt just right - I devoured this in one sitting!

If I could give this book 6 stars, I would. I loved it!

Devoured it over 2 days, it was one of those ‘can’t put down’ book- don’t you just love that.

There’s nothing to criticise, it was pure genius.

Josie Silver, you have another best seller on your hands.
Huge recommendation from me.

I absolutely adore Josie Silver! Her books stay with me forever. I love the concept of “acting” I feel we are all actors in some way. Some of us get paid for it and some of us don’t. I love the idea of also starting fresh after turmoil and I think readers are going to love these themes in this beauties uplifting story by one of my favorite authors of all time

I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an honest review.

Overall, I did enjoy this book. An intriguing premise, great characters and a well plotted story, a wild ride which revealed the secrets of the publishing world and highlighted the hideous aspects of the phenomenon of social media. I liked Kate and Charlie and of course the relationship between the sisters was fabulous. The author writes really well, with flowing prose and fabulous dialogue. It was sharp, funny, moving and emotionally satisfying.

However there were several aspects of the book which niggled.
Firstly pre-nups are not legally binding in the UK although judges can take note of them in certain circumstances. Kate was so young when she married, it could be argued that the terms of the pre-nip were unfair - so the horrible husband would not have been able to cast her off so easily or without a fair division of goods and chattels. So the rationale for her being so short of funds and desperate for money didn’t ring true to me.
The ex-husband was so uniformly one-dimensionally villainous, he was unbelievable.
It was even more doubtful that the daughter wouldn’t have sided with Kate after he treated the mother so badly - then and later when his sued that dreadful statement.
Finally, - despite Kate warning Alice how important it was that the secret was not revealed, she happily shares with the awful boyfriend who immediately sells the email to the media - and Kate says nothing but comforting words to her daughter. No - that was so unreal. Of course she would have forgiven her, but to immediately segue into devoted mother mode struck me as utterly unbelievable.

I would have loved a longer resolution for Charlie and Kate. The author spend more page time on the meeting up with Harry in the bookshop than the resolution between Kate and Charlie and I was disappointed.

Because of these weaknesses, I rate this a three star read. Entertaining and enjoyable. And I would read more by this author.