Let's Make a Scene

A Novel

De: Laura Wood

Narrado por: Heather Long, Sam Stafford

The companion novel to Laura Wood’s “excellent, unputdownable adult debut” (Library Journal, starred review) Under Your Spell follows Theo Eliott’s best friend Cynthie Taylor as she’s pulled back into a fake PR relationship with Jack Turner-Jones, the one costar she swore she’d never work with again.

When Cynthie Taylor gets her first real acting job, starring in a small British movie, she is over the moon. There is only one problem…Cynthie’s arrogant and annoyingly handsome costar Jack hates her, and the feeling is definitely mutual. While they may be at war behind the scenes, their on-screen chemistry is palpable, and the studio sees an opportunity—have the two young stars fake a romance that will charm fans and draw crowds.

Thirteen years later, Cynthie and Jack have successfully kept their promise to stay far away from one another, until a surprising offer comes to make a sequel to the cult classic that launched their careers. But there’s a catch: they must also rekindle their pretend relationship…and this time there’s a documentary crew following their every move.

Cynthie and Jack both desperately need this film to work, but can two ex-rivals ever really trust each other? And what happens when the roles they’re playing start to feel all too real?

©2025 Laura Wood (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

One of the best romcoms I’ve read in a long while

I don’t give a lot of 5 star reviews, but this is one of the best books. I’ve listened to in a long time. It was charming and deeply romantic.. It weaved the past and present together really well - it was a slow burn, but the payoff was worth it. And the author definitely did a lot of research on set life of a movie production. The chemistry between the. MMC and the FMC was off the charts. But beyond the romance, (which was excellent) all of the characters were well developed. There were many side characters and each of them had such distinct personalities and they were all really fun. I have to give credit to the narrators who did such an excellent job for portraying each of these characters distinctly. Honestly, this was a near perfect romcom, but with a good amount of gravitas thrown in. And I loved all the rom-com movie references - the Bill Pullman leaning scene was perfection. it was one of those books that I simultaneously wanted to finish and never wanted it to end. I would love to see this developed into a Netflix movie.

I don’t know how to feel about this one…

I don’t know how to feel about this one.. I really really loved the first book in this series and enjoyed the cameo but I didn’t buy the romance in this one. The plot and story were there but I just didn’t connect and I don’t know why. I still enjoyed it but I’m not obsessed or felt !! after it ended.