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    You Had Me at Hola: A Novel
    You Had Me at Hola: A Novel
    You Had Me at Hola: A Novel
    Audiobook10 hours

    You Had Me at Hola: A Novel

    Written by Alexis Daria

    Narrated by Seraphine Valentine

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    About this audiobook

    ""I could not get enough of Jasmine and Ashton! I adored Jasmine--her ambition, her confidence, her attacks of self-doubt, and especially her hilarious, snarky, and loving cousins. She and Ashton have such a steamy, swoony, love story that I didn't want the book to end!""--Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author

    RITA® Award Winning author Alexis Daria brings readers an unforgettable, hilarious rom-com set in the drama-filled world of telenovelas—perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin and The Kiss Quotient.

    Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers. 

    After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez. 

    Leading Ladies don’t need a man to be happy. 

    After his last telenovela character was killed off, Ashton is worried his career is dead as well. Joining this new cast as a last-minute addition will give him the chance to show off his acting chops to American audiences and ping the radar of Hollywood casting agents. To make it work, he’ll need to generate smoking-hot on-screen chemistry with Jasmine. Easier said than done, especially when a disastrous first impression smothers the embers of whatever sexual heat they might have had. 

    Leading Ladies do not rebound with their new costars. 

    With their careers on the line, Jasmine and Ashton agree to rehearse in private. But rehearsal leads to kissing, and kissing leads to a behind-the-scenes romance worthy of a soap opera. While their on-screen performance improves, the media spotlight on Jasmine soon threatens to destroy her new image and expose Ashton’s most closely guarded secret.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateAug 4, 2020
    ISBN9780062959959
    You Had Me at Hola: A Novel
    Author

    Alexis Daria

    Alexis Daria writes stories about successful Latinx characters and their (occasionally messy) familias. Her debut Take the Lead won the 2018 RITA® Award for “Best First Book” and You Had Me at Hola is a national bestseller, Target Diverse Book Club Pick, and New York Times Editor’s Choice Pick. Alexis is a lifelong New Yorker who loves Broadway musicals and pizza.  

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title to be a mixed bag. Some reviewers absolutely loved the narration, story, and Latinx representation, considering it their favorite book of the year. Others found the book average, with predictable and superficial elements. The characters and their chemistry received mixed reviews, with some finding them relatable and enjoyable, while others found them bland. The inclusion of Spanish and English dialogue was appreciated by some readers. Overall, the book is described as cute, fun, and a feel-good story, although it may not be everyone's cup of tea.

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    • 4/5
      Really enjoyed the romance. The book itself felt like a warm hug from the latinx community and I loved the diversity throughout the story. Although I have to say that the man's hiding thingy was so ridiculous

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The book is very great and keeps you at the history in a incredible way. The narrative is amazing and the way she spells and tells the story is super easy to understand.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Loved this! Giving it an extra star for highlighting the work of intimacy choreographers, a profession I would like to enter someday. Loved the families, our H/h, the show they are working on. This is a beautiful story.
    • 4/5
      So cute! I absolutely loved Ashton and Jasmine. I don’t normally care for the celebrity romances but this one totally changed my mind!
    • 3/5
      I could not care at all for Ashton and his drama. Jasmine was pretty cool though. I also didn't like the snippets of the telenovela, they kept disrupting the story line and taking me out of the narrative. 3 stars. ?
    • 5/5
      Amazing! I absolutely loved the narration and the story! This is by far my favorite book that I've read in 2021!
    • 1/5
      Latinx is not a real world. It’s a degrading insult.
    • 1/5
      Felt all over the place as if it was written by two different authors. While romantic books are not my cup of tea, I suffered through this one. Couldn’t wait for it to be over. Sex scenes… weird and cringy.
    • 5/5
      Absolutely loved it! So many laugh out aloud and relatable moments! A definite must read!
    • 5/5
      4.5 stars. I loved this book! I loved the characters, even the ones they played on the show, and the working actor roles instead of just being about famous people. The progressive set was awesome to see and the way they handled consent on set. My only drawback was a little bit of unnecessary drama in regards to “co-stars dating” being such a terrible concept when that happens all the time, or the rumors anyway. But otherwise, a cute, fun read with some steamy romance!
    • 3/5
      First of all, I'm all in for the Latinx representation. Well done! And on that note, I really appreciated the mix of Spanish and English, since our characters are bilingual.
      I thought I'd be a fan of Ashton, seeing him all clumsy and nervous with the coffee scene. But I wasn't that big of a fan. For the most part, it was OK. But towards the end, especially when they argue, not a fan at all. I'm not saying Jasmine was in the right with how she reacted, but he crossed some lines for me, which ruined my enjoyment.
      I must say, I'm not super into the movies/series world, so I thought I couldn't care less about the scenes that were included in the episodes. BUT I actually enjoyed them a lot. For me, they showed the conflict between Jasmine and Ashton when playing their roles together and being inside the scenes.
    • 2/5
      It was an average romance with predictable miscommunication third act trope & a nicely wrapped happy ending.
    • 4/5
      Worderful. Love the representation of latinx comunity. Very good writing
    • 3/5
      I didn't love it as much as I wanted too but I still enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      The whole movie set thing added a certain zest to the story that I liked. Only issue I had with it was that the upbeat tempo that dropped considerably towards the end.
    • 3/5
      This was a good story about learning to trust and finding joy in family and where you are in life. I enjoyed the bilingual aspects of the story.
      ?️?️ Two spicy scenes earning two hot peppers. ?
    • 5/5
      Hi! I know this is a five star listen but I’ve only been able to get through three chapters before the audiobook starts glitching. Stopping and restarting from the beginning... can someone fix it? I’d love to listen to it without any technical issues :) thanks!!
    • 5/5
      SO SO GOOD! Perfect romance with Latinx representation, tons of drama and family dynamics as well
    • 1/5
      I really tried to like this book, kept coming back to it (not because I was enjoying it) so I could find something to love about it. Unfortunately it wasn’t my cup of cafe con leche.
    • 5/5
      This is a great novel! Heartfelt story, with relatable characters, and an incredible narration!
    • 3/5
      3.5 stars
      Very cute, falls apart a little in the final third but the characters are all super loveable and enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      I love Carmen and Victor on set and Ashton and Jasmine off set.
    • 3/5
      Cute romcom that was well written. I couldn’t relate to the characters, and found the main female lead annoying and frustrating. But loved the plot and story line
    • 5/5
      Not the typical cheesy love story but a bit steamier than expected. A mix between work, play and culture.
    • 1/5
      Aside from the LatinX representation and the dialogue being in English and Spanish, I didn't enjoy anything else in this book.
    • 3/5
      Very average book, the steamy parts don’t make up for the boring, predictable story. It’s well written and very woke but it felt so superficial.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed more than I thought I would after reading some reviews. The only thing that mede me not give this book 5 ⭐was the ridiculous easy way the female character forgives the hero, like in all romance books there's a misunderstanding, it was pretty obvious almost since the beginning what would this misunderstanding would be, and thet she forgives this after thinking about it is undertandable but he dismissed her in such di#×$sh way that at least for me is unrealistic.
    • 4/5
      This is such a feel good story. Loved it so much!
    • 5/5
      Rating 4.5 stars
      I understand that theremare things in life that everyone believes that they have to do to protect the ones you love or yourself for that matter but if you don't live life and let people in then how is that living?
      I get that both Jasmine and Ashton were trying to get their lives in order but when they became costars in the show Carmen in Charge, everything changed but I think it was for the better. I enjoyed Jasmines' family are so much fun and supportive. I always loved that about my family but due to family moving away and with the younger generation nto wanting to follow old traditions, things change. Reading the parts when Jasmine got together with her family was my favorite parts. Then adding Ashton to the mix was epic since he saw what he he has been missing. Plus his son was such a sweet too.
    • 4/5
      Loved it. It was part steamy celebrity-gossip and part just-a-girl-meeting-a-boy wanting him to love me.