Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: LOL: Laugh Out Loud 
SERIES: After Oscar #2
AUTHOR: Lucy Lennox & Molly Maddox
NARRATOR: Michael Pauley
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2019
LENGTH: 9 hours, 22 minutes
BLURB:
Scotty:
When a gorgeous cop comes racing out of a building on Fifth Avenue, hops in your horse-drawn carriage, and screams, “Go!” – you go.
You don’t stop and ask for paperwork. Or a badge. Or an explanation of who you’re chasing. You simply follow his shouted orders and try not to kill anyone in the process.
At least, that’s what I did when it happened to me.
But then it turns out that the “cop” is none other than Roman Burke, Hollywood’s hottest star, and our little joyride gets me fired. Now I’m broke, my horse has been evicted from her barn, and I’ve got nowhere to turn.
Roman:
When you accidentally hijack a Central Park carriage to escape the paparazzi, get pulled over by the police, and your crisis manager insists you lay low for a while, you nod your head and go.
And when the cute carriage driver shows up on your front step, horse in tow, blaming you for losing his job, you agree to fix it. Even if that means hauling both him and his horse along with you on your Vermont getaway.
At least that’s what I did when it happened to me.
Unfortunately, trouble seems to stick to the sexy carriage driver like hot syrup on a hotter waffle, making my Vermont retreat anything but quiet.
Now the carriage driver is in my bed, unexpected guests are crawling out of the woodwork, and the paparazzi is on my tail. With chaos and scandal swarming around me, suddenly, it isn’t just my career on the line.
It’s my heart.
REVIEW:
Once upon a time there was a poor but happy carriage driver in New York City. He didn’t have much, but he had a place to stay, a job that he enjoyed, but most of all he had his horse and best friend Nugget. One day a man, Roman, jumps into his carriage and shouts for him “Go”. The driver, Scotty goes. Navigating the streets of NYC in a hurry. A ride that won’t only cost him his job and place to stay, but also Nugget’s place at the stables. So naturally Scotty and Nugget turns up at Roman’s home in need of help.
Roman, not a cop but a famous Hollywood actor, has caused one too many scandals lately. And hijacking a horse and carriage to escape the paparazzi was the latest straw for his agent who orders him to go out of town and lay low. Only he didn’t count on bringing Scotty and Nugget with him…
Both Scotty and Roman were very likable characters, maybe a little too likable, too perfect for me. There were no flaws in sight. I was looking for some kind flaw, but didn’t really find any. Not wanting picture perfect characters in my books is a personal preference and I’m aware that many don’t share that. Sure Scotty had his mum and everything that entailed, the conflict. But still a bit too picture perfect.
I loved the first half or so of this book. It was fun, cute and made me smile. The second half didn’t work for me as much. Not because it was bad, it was just that nothing really happened. They were “stuck” in the cabin without much to do. Well, besides the bedroom gymnastics. Sure there were a surprising amount of people coming and going from the supposedly out of the way cabin, some more insane and entertaining than others. But it didn’t really feel like the story was moving forward.
There were many likable and adorable characters in this story. They kept the entertainment factor on high, well bordering on ridiculous, but it all depends on your mind set while listening. Don’t listen to this story for something believable, listen to it because you want to dream away for a while, to a faraway land where anything is possible and the Hollywood actor falls for the carriage driver.
Michael Pauley did wonders narrating this book. Capturing the essence of the setting, but more importantly Scotty and Roman. My favourite moment in this book probably is the carriage ride in the beginning that started it all. It set the tone and mood of the book and Pauley narrated it brilliantly. It felt like you were in the middle of New York City navigating the insane traffic, feeling the rush and thrill of that ride. I love how Pauley’s intensity changes with the situation, it makes you connect with the story like nothing else can.
LOL: Laugh Out Loud was a beautiful love story with a Cinderfella touch and the perfect listen for those days when you want something sweet and mostly uncomplicated in your life.
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