Into the Blue by Emma Brodie: My Book Review

Check out my book review of Into the Blue by Emma Brodie to see what I think of this new romance between soulmates who connect while doing improv.

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Into the Blue Summary:

In the summer of 2000, AJ Graves dreams of writing for Saturday Night Live; instead, she’s stuck working in a video rental store, with slim odds of escaping her small Massachusetts town. Then in walks Noah Drew, the enigmatic and intense scion of the Drew acting dynasty, and her life changes forever. Despite wildly different upbringings, the two forge a deep, cosmic bond, first as friends, then as acting partners—until one day, Noah disappears without a word.

Seven years later, in New York City, AJ is shocked to find herself cast in the same intergalactic TV production as Noah, by then a well-known Hollywood heartthrob. As their on-screen characters grow closer every day, the lines between reality and acting begin to blur. Unable to stay away from each other, AJ and Noah are forced to confront the truth of what happened years ago—and the devastating secret that will send their lives careening apart, even as fate continues to draw them together.

Blending unforgettable characters, explosive chemistry and yearning, and profound emotion, Into the Blue is a journey unlike any other—one that asks: What does it mean to diverge from the script to forge your own story?

Into the Blue: My Review

This book had a chokehold on my heart from the word go. I’m so impressed with Emma’s writing and feel like she must have a background in Hollywood because she wrote it so perfectly.

She was so smart to start the book in the present time but then move to the past to show us how it all began. I felt the connection and chemistry between AJ and Noah the entire time and yet at the same time my heart hurt so badly for them as well. By the time I got halfway through the book, I wasn’t sure I could take anymore. How as there still half a story left to tell? Amazing.

Nothing showed their connection more intensely than when they did improv. I loved this aspect of the story and found it to be such an interesting hook to their relationship and how Emma used it throughout the story.

I would have rated this higher if it weren’t for the sci-fi show they were on together. Nothing against sci-fi but the show was so confusing making it hard to keep all the actors and the storyline straight which detracted from what it was meant to do for AJ and Noah’s relationship. Maybe it was just my brain, but if the show was easier to follow I think it would have helped because I was almost ready to throw in the towel but I’m so glad I didn’t and nor should other readers. The last few chapters were everything for this book, seeing them in the present and how they worked through their predicament.

I didn’t understand fully why Noah made the decision he did because it just robbed them of precious time, but the days when they acted out the play at the end really made both of their arguments crystal clear for me and the writing was superb.

If you are looking for a book that is so fresh and unique in its premise, with writing that will draw you in and rip your heart out then this is the book for you.

*I received an advance reader copy. All opinions are my own.

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