Something to Talk About

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 2,746 ratings

Price: 13.78

Last update: 11-14-2024


About this item

A showrunner and her assistant give the world something to talk about when they accidentally fuel a ridiculous rumor in this debut romance.

Hollywood powerhouse Jo is photographed making her assistant Emma laugh on the red carpet, and just like that, the tabloids declare them a couple. The so-called scandal couldn't come at a worse time - threatening Emma's promotion and Jo's new movie.

As the gossip spreads, it starts to affect all areas of their lives. Paparazzi are following them outside the office, coworkers are treating them differently, and a “source” is feeding information to the media. But their only comment is "no comment".

With the launch of Jo’s film project fast approaching, the two women begin to spend even more time together, getting along famously. Emma seems to have a sixth sense for knowing what Jo needs. And Jo, known for being aloof and outwardly cold, opens up to Emma in a way neither of them expects. They begin to realize the rumor might not be so off base after all...but is acting on the spark between them worth fanning the gossip flames?


Top reviews from the United States

Loe
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read!
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2024
Good book! Her book Mistakes were made was even better!
abby r.
4.0 out of 5 stars Captivating, Somewhat Mindless Romance
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021
Okay, so first things first: I started this before bed and I literally did not stop reading it until I finished it. I only stoped to sleep, and then woke up and went right back to it. So, no matter how critical I am below, clearly I liked it enough to not want to put it down.

Overall, I really enjoyed this as a nice, slow-burn, modern sapphic romance. I would say it's well written in the way a good rom com is well written. Funny, charming, and titillating, but not a book that was necessarily enriching on a literary sense. Which is fine with me! This was a good, easy turn-your-brain-off kind of book that didn't make me constantly roll my eyes with contrived plot points or cheesy dialogue like true pulp romance tends to do.

Aside from some quibbles with a few plot points, my main complaint about this book is that the love interests spend more time fighting than they do falling in love. Don't get me wrong, I love angsty yearning just as much as the next sapphic, but a lot of the conflict seemed to mostly be caused by misinterpretation and a lack of communication. And when we are hopping back and forth between the perspectives of the two protagonists, I just felt like I was reliving easy-to-solve conflicts twice. So by the time I got to the payoff, it was satisfying, yes, but I was also a bit exhausted.

Overall, I think this is a nice, breezy sapphic romance that's great for anyone who loves a good slow-burn, friends to lovers plot. I had fun!
Sarah Sanders
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED THIS.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2024
Such a cute storyline. Highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about purchasing it. And I've already recommended it to many friends!
Grace Battles
3.0 out of 5 stars My Review
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
Photographers snapped a photo of Emma, Jo's assistant making her laugh on the red carpet, and the very next day they were being shipped as a couple. Jo is a celebrity actress now working behind the scenes as a show-runner. Jo is a private person who never gives the press any comments about her love life and wasn't going to start. She is a woman who's been in this business for a long time and as a Chinese American she wants her work to be respected by her peers in any lane she decides to take. She wants to challenge herself with this new project. She doesn't want her work to be overshadowed by scandal or rumors. Paparazzi started to follow them outside of work, co-workers were starting to treat them differently and they're was a leak within the production team giving media information. Emma is young, she worked her way from the props department to be Jo's assistant. She’s worked with her closely for 2 years now and also has dreams of her own. Jo and Emma began spending more time together as the launch of Jo's new film project approaches. Emma seemed to know her every need before Jo did. Jo, who most people know to be outwardly cold and aloof, opens up to Emma in ways neither expected. They began to think that maybe the rumors about them weren't so off base after all.

My Pros:

I have to start by saying I did enjoy reading this book. It was a quick and easy read for me. Simple to follow the story. I read it in one day.
I enjoyed reading the internal POVs of the women. I like to read how someone is processing things and events happening to understand the character and their actions better.
The conflicts that had to be overcome were written well and understandable to reality. I like the topics of conversation in this book as well.

My Cons:

The book is a slow burn, the slowest burn I've ever read. This is the reason for my rating. I'm a lover of not only good storytelling but of intimacy which doesn't always have to be sex but this book lacks it completely. I wish we couldn't gotten a little more affection between them. There wasn't any sexual tension to me. I understand the thin line of a coworker / kinda friend relationship and being the boss doesn't help when you want to provide a safe environment for your co-workers but it really felt like a very good friendship.

I do recommend it as a summer or vacation quick read.
barkat
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2020
“They say hindsight is twenty-twenty, and looking back, it seemed like it was always going to lead to this: Jo’s fingers on Emma’s skin an inevitability. Not like fate—not like they didn’t have a choice, but like in a thousand different universes they would always make the choices that led them here.”

I’ve been waiting (I’m)patiently for this book to come out since I read about it in December. The plot intrigued me and ice lady boss/ sweet assistant is one of my favorite tropes. And I’ve got to say that this lived up to my expectations and then some.
I really loved it.

I started reading it before bed time and suddenly it was 1am and I didn’t want to put it down. I just had to continue reading it before work the next morning, and I had to talk about it at work. I loved the story, the build up, the teasing between characters, the angst, the relationships between the characters, I loved that we were getting to really know Jo and Emma before jumping into any romantic.
I loved the way it touched upon the sexually harassment in the film industry. I loved that there wasn’t any gay panic. I loved the writing. I loved that we were getting both sides of the story. I loved the way they were standing up for themselves and each other.

I just loved the book, period.

The book is mostly build up and getting to know the characters with a sweet moments here and there. So if you’re hoping for a mostly romance book this isn’t it. But it’s still amazing. The build up makes up for there barely being any romance. And I will admit that the set up to their first kiss was so sweet that I shed a few tears when it happened.

I did not want this to end... Not at all. I fear that there will be a book shaped hole in my chest and I will struggle to find anything I’ll love as much as this

I’m excited to see what Meryl Wilsner will write next!

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