Book Review: Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's

Julie Wright has a new book out called, Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's. I really enjoyed her last book, Lies Jane Austen Told Me, and was excited to read Silvia's story. It did not disappoint!

Julie Wright has such a witty and fun writing style. It's like I'm right there with the characters experiencing the twists and turns through life with them. In Lies, Love, and Breakfast at Tiffany's, Silvia is trying to make it as an editor in the film industry. She lands what was supposed to be a dream job, but her boss is a nightmare. In trying to save the film they're working on, she turns to her old colleague Ben, who gladly helps her out. And in that moment, she realizes that Ben might not be in the friend-zone anymore for her. But does he feel the same way? 

Silvia is such a rich character. She has a job that she's trying to maneuver, an opportunity to explore her feelings with Ben, but she also deals with prejudice against women in the workplace, a grandma who is hiding something, and some remnants of fear from her childhood cancer. Mingled with all of this is movie quotes and Audrey Hepburn moments because of Silvia's special connection to her. I love how the author was able to seamlessly pull together a character and truly breathe life into her--so much that she feels like a friend! All of the characters were so well done, from the hero to the boss to the assistant. But another real standout for me was how much I learned about what a film editor does. The research was incredible and so woven into the story that I closed the book with a new appreciation for what I see on the credits of a movie.

Of course this is a romance and if you don't fall in love with Ben, then you don't have a pulse. He's so swoony and quirky and everything you want in a romantic hero. Their journey to love is so bumpy in this story, and you'll want to see that happy ending so bad that you'll take the book everywhere with you and be turning the pages at every red light until someone honks at you. It's that good. I loved this one.

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Here's the back copy:

The Lie
Women in Hollywood are just pretty faces. But Silvia Bradshaw knows that’s a lie, and she’s ready to be treated as an equal and prove her worth as one of Hollywood’s newest film editors.

The Love
She and Ben Mason had worked together as editors before Silvia got her big break, so he’s the perfect person to ask for feedback on her first major film. But even as their friendship begins to blossom into something more, a lawsuit surfaces, jeopardizing both Ben and Silvia’s jobs—as well as their fledgling romance. Audrey Hepburn once said: “The most important thing is to enjoy your life—to be happy—it’s all that matters.” Silvia agrees. Or she used to. It’s one thing to risk her job and her heart, but can she really risk Ben’s, too? Does she have the right to make decisions for her own happiness when they affect so many other people?

The Breakfast
With everything to lose, Silvia meets Ben for breakfast at his favorite diner, Tiffany’s, for one last conversation before the credits roll on true love.