Marisol Acts the Part
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A teen actress lands a role on the same high-profile show as her ex-boyfriend—only for things to get messy when she falls for his cute scene partner—in a dazzling sapphic rom-com from the author of Caught in a Bad Fauxmance.
“A swoony celebrity romance sure to steal your heart.” —Jennifer Dugan, author of Some Girls Do
Actress Marisol Polly-Rodriguez might be entering her flop era. After wrapping up a hit show, she’s neither booked nor busy. Not to mention, her former costar turned boyfriend, Miles, recently dumped her for being an “unserious” performer. Can you imagine?
To prove to Miles—and online trolls—that she takes her craft very seriously, Marisol lands a role on the same upcoming drama series he does. But with the eccentric director constantly rewriting her lines and a snobby castmate trying to upstage her, Marisol quickly realizes that her hope of nabbing an award nomination might be a pipe dream.
The only person she doesn’t have to put on a performance for is the show’s leading lady, Jamila. Marisol hasn’t been able to look away from her since their first audition. Falling for Jamila wasn’t part of Marisol’s plan, but even the most dedicated actors go off script sometimes, right?
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Eighteen-year-old actor Marisol is known for her effervescent persona and similarly bubbly roles, a fact that her costar boyfriend, Miles, cites as a reason for their breakup. Determined to prove him (and the many tabloids covering her heartbreak) wrong, Marisol auditions for—and is cast in—The Limit, a teen TV drama in which Miles is the star. She moves to New York City to stay with her estranged father during filming; there, she learns more about her Puerto Rican heritage through her abuela and connects with her cousin, Kevin, who dreams of becoming a drag performer. On set, Marisol navigates more challenges than she anticipated, including a director who doesn't like her and an unexpected crush on Miles's on-screen love interest, Jamila. All the while, Marisol contends with a complicated home life, ponders her sexual identity, and dodges the paparazzi. The upbeat and flirty push-and-pull of Marisol and Jamila's developing romance drives the bulk of the narrative, throughout which Rose (The Girl You Know) alternates moments from Marisol's IRL experiences with acting sequences from The Limit in an art-imitates-life approach that sheds light on the dark side of Hollywood glitz and glamour. Ages 12–up.
