Playing Through Every Choices Book In Order (Part 66: Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2)

Hey! Today we step into the limelight and discover all the glitz and glamor of fresh stardom! Can we stay on the A-List, or will some sleazy director knock us off?

Next time, we deal with wedding planning, a fantastical movie adaptation, and a stalker, all while navigating the hectic nature of fame!

Link to previous reviews: https://www.reddit.com/user/stresseatingdog/comments/sj3s3m/all_choices_reviews_megapost/

SPOILER WARNING, AS ALWAYS!

Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2

M/C: Miranda

Final LI: Matt

Favorite Chapter: ?

Favorite Character(s): Matt, Seth, Teja, Victoria, Hunt, Addison, Chazz, Crash

Least Favorite Character(s): Victor Montmarte

Overall Rating: 7/10

Review:

This book follows up on the first one quite well in my opinion. All 4 LI’s are great once again in this book, and they all have distinct subplots throughout the book that really flesh them out beyond M/C. Also, a brand new LI gets added in this book: Thomas Hunt! I absolutely adored Hunt’s “dates” in the Hollywood U app, even if it was all about a forbidden teacher-student romance (Kingsley would be proud). Seeing him back as a LI was awesome! I do have a few gripes though. Firstly, he doesn’t really look like how I expected from his former design. That’s not to say that his design isn’t accurate or good-looking, but it just isn’t what I was expecting. I think the facial hair threw me off the most, considering Hunt is completely clean-shaven in the app. Secondly, I detest that he is a LI in this genderlocked book, when he was romanceable in the OG app which wasn’t genderlocked. It’s weird that I can romance Hunt as a dude in that game, but not this one. Especially when Choices are supposed to be far more interactive and fleshed out. These are minor, mainly selfish gripes though. Hunt’s inclusion as a character and LI were well done for the most part. There is also the main plot of sexual harrasment and blacklisting, which I thought was addressed well for the most part. I thought the ending, and Victor’s comeuppance, was a nice nod to the MeToo movement, and his character is obviously referencing Harvey Weinstein and all the other dirtbags like him. I’m really not sure what more I can say here. This was a solid book overall, but not one that I particularly adored or anything. I still loathe the genderlock, however. All in all, not a bad book, but not a particularly scintillating one either.