Book Review - Just Like In The Movies by Heidi Rice

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Title: Just Like in The Movies

Author: Heidi Rice

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: One More Chapter

Publication Date: 10th June 2021

Rating: 4 Stars

The late Matty Devlin was so much more than Ruby Graham’s boss. He was her best friend, her father-figure, and she is showcasing a series of his favourite classic movies at the independent cinema in Notting Hill which was his life’s work … and of which she is now part owner.

Matty left the other half of The Royale to his nephew, Luke,the elusive Manhattan property developer and rumoured son of a Hollywood icon.

It’s all beginning to sound like the plot of one of Ruby’s beloved films until it becomes clear Luke is no more interested in swooping in to save the crumbling Royale than he is in talking about his famous father. He’s bad-tempered, cynical, and he couldn’t care less about the cinema!

But saving The Royale is about far more than just Matty’s legacy. The Royale is the only place where Ruby gets to live in a world of dreams and happy endings, a place where there are no lost causes, and where falling in love is just like in the movies … or is Luke about to change all that?

This rom com featuring many movie references, would be perfect for the big screen itself, or at least some sort of Hallmark movie!  

It gave me warm fuzzy feelings towards the end, rather sexy ones at key points and I loved the all the movie references and the whole feel of the Notting Hill cinema that is at the heart of the story. 

For this cinema is a hub of the community and I loved the drag bar next door too. And Ruby is just one plucky character, trying to come to terms with her beloved Marty's lost and the fact that she has inherited half the cinema, along with the nephew that he had never met Luke Devlin. 

But Luke has grown up around the movie industry and is not a fan and certainly doesn't want anything to do with the cinema, nor does he really do emotions or feelings but yet somehow Ruby even on the first couple of meetings has affected him even if he won't quite admit it. 

There is a lot of family emotion to sort out from Luke over the course of the book and we discover why Marty fell out with his sister 30 years ago. 

I just really enjoyed everything about the book, it does exactly what it says in the title, and is another entertaining story from Heidi Rice.  Light hearted fun for a sunny escapist afternoon! 

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.