There's No Coming Back From This
There’s No Coming Back From This was just a cute and fun story full of heart and a spunky underdog MC, Poppy, who can hold her own. From the first chapter we learn that Poppy’s life and finances have become a train wreck, but with a new job in Hollywood on a tv series, she works her butt off to make things work while surrounded by pretentious a-holes while keeping her head held high.
Since Poppy is my age (I swear those of us in our 40s feel the need to cater to everyone), I enjoyed following her journey as she found herself along with her internal battle to please others while discovering that sometimes a line needs to be drawn.
If you are looking for a light read with a fun doggy sidekick than grab a copy!
Synopsis: It seems lately that Poppy Lively is invisible to everyone but the IRS.
After her accountant absconded with her life savings, newly bankrupt Poppy is on the verge of losing her home when an old flame, now a hotshot producer, gives her a surprising way out: a job in costumes on a Hollywood film set. It’s a bold move to pack her bags, keep secrets from her daughter, and head to Los Angeles, but Poppy's a capable person―how hard can a job in wardrobe be? It's not like she has a choice; her life couldn't get any worse. Even so, this midwesterner has a lot to learn about the fast and loose world of movie stars, iconic costumes, and back-lot intrigue.
As a single mom, she's rarely had time for watching movies, she doesn't sew, and she doesn't know a thing about dressing the biggest names in the business. Floundering and overlooked, Poppy has one ally: Allen Carol, an ill-tempered movie star taken with Poppy’s unfiltered candor and general indifference to stardom.
When Poppy stumbles upon corruption, she relies on everyone underestimating her to discover who’s at the center of it, a revelation that shakes her belief in humanity. What she thought was a way to secure a future for her daughter becomes a spotlight illuminating the facts: Poppy is out of her league among the divas of Tinseltown.
Poppy must decide whether to keep her mouth shut, as she's always done, or with the help of a scruffy dog, show the moviemakers that they need her unglamorous ways, whether the superstars like it or not.
