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Title details for Take Two, Birdie Maxwell by Allison Winn Scotch - Available

Take Two, Birdie Maxwell

by Allison Winn Scotch
Helen Laser
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!
Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost love.
 
Birdie Robinson thought she’d gotten everything she wanted out of life: fame, adoration, and an A-list Hollywood career. But after an on-set feud goes viral, she leaves L.A. for the one place where no one would think to find her: her hometown. She’s startled to stumble upon a love letter from a former boyfriend asking for a second chance. And there’s just one issue: the letter was unsigned and she’s not sure which ex sent it. Still, a public reunion with an ex-boyfriend could turn the wave of public opinion back in her favor. Life imitating art. What could go wrong? 
 
Elliot O’Brien, star reporter, knows that life isn’t an actual rom-com. Case in point, he’s spent two decades repressing his long-simmering feelings for his twin sister’s best friend, Birdie. But with his journalism career cratering and Birdie back in their hometown at the same time he is, he realizes that chronicling her search for her long-ago ex may be his opportunity to right some wrongs.
 
As they hit the road in an ancient RV, Birdie and Elliot retrace her romantic history for clues to who wrote the letter and come face to face with their own romantic missteps, all while grappling with whether happy endings are found only on the big screen—or whether their own happier ever after could be closer than they both ever imagined. 

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    March 5, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593747926
      • File size: 267600 KB
      • Duration: 09:17:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 30, 2023
      Childhood friends team up to revitalize both their careers in this memorable rom-com from Scotch (The Rewind). After an on-set meltdown sends erstwhile America’s sweetheart Birdie Maxwell’s movie career into a downward spiral, she retreats to her family home in Barton, Calif. While pleased to see her best friend, Mona O’Brien, Birdie is less than enthused to see Mona’s twin, Elliot, who ran out on her seven years ago after their one night together. Elliot is now a Pulitzer-nominated journalist who travels the world for his job—which might soon implode if he doesn’t stop skating the ethical line when acquiring sources. After Birdie discovers a love letter sent to her by an anonymous ex, Mona proposes that Birdie and Elliot solve their professional problems by working together to find the letter writer. Elliot will document their journey and in doing so will drum up some good PR for them both. A reluctant road trip is launched. As Birdie reunites with her exes—sparking some serious drama—Elliot struggles to remain objective when all he really wants is to restart the relationship he snipped in the bud years before. Scotch balances wit and introspection beautifully throughout, peeling back her characters’ emotional layers. Readers will have no trouble hopping aboard the Elliot and Birdie bandwagon. Agent: Elisabeth Weed, Book Group.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrators Helen Laser and Dan Bittner delight listeners with this celebrity second-chance romance. Rom-com actress Birdie Maxwell wants to clean up her damaged reputation by taking a chance on her own real-life love story. So she decides to follow up on a love letter from a mysterious former boyfriend. Elliot O'Brien, a star reporter, has a long history with Birdie and wants to chronicle her journey. Laser's admirable tone makes Birdie's mishaps and vulnerabilities relatable and lovable, while Bittner's warm, charismatic voice suggests Elliot's attractiveness. Both narrators' delivery of swoony dialogue makes this a heartwarming and enjoyable listen. Andrew Eiden adds an animated and expressive performance of gossipy newsreels between chapters. J.J.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      May 31, 2024

      Actor Birdie Maxwell was once America's sweetheart, with seemingly unending fame, fortune, and A-list perks. But when a video of an on-set squabble goes viral, she flees Hollywood to her hometown. There she stumbles upon an unsigned love letter from one of her exes, asking for a second chance--but which ex is it? Elliot O'Brien is a star reporter with a longtime crush on Birdie who jumps at the chance to write about her being back home. The two set out on an RV trip to uncover the author of the mysterious love letter. Along the way, they learn that love may be closer than they think. Scotch (The Rewind) takes listeners on a romantic road trip between friends who haven't spoken in years. Helen Laser (Birdie), Dan Bittner (Elliot), and Andrew Eiden (newsreel announcer) narrate this witty romance with heart. Listeners will enjoy the banter between Birdie and Elliot as they road trip in a rickety old RV, facing physical, mental, and emotional obstacles in their quest to find the letter writer. What they discover is that love is closer to home than they imagined. VERDICT An engagingly narrated road-trip romance for fans of Jessica Joyce's You, with a View and Sarah Adler's Mrs. Nash's Ashes.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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