GRR Reviews Big Willy (Hollywood Dreams) by C.J. Thomas

William Wade, aka "Big Willy" is not only wealthy, but he's also former Hollywood star. He enjoys bonking his current partner Rita quite a bit, but Rita is a bit on the needy side. Chelsea and Willy should have never met, but Chelsea had a crush on William since she was young. She knew his debut movie better than he did (practically memorized it line by line). Chelsea was also in a relationship with the nice (but boring) Richard who did not support her choice of career (screenwriter). When Willy did a commencement speech at UCLA (Chelsea just graduated from screenwriting program, but no job) and later, decided to offer up a date with himself as a prize, Chelsea pooled her life savings and made a bid. Then Chelsea's BFF cheated to make sure Chelsea won. The night was everything Chelsea dreamed of... but when the time came for Willy to tempt her into bed, Chelsea refused. That only got Willy excited for a challenge... Thus begin their torrid relationship. However, with the now-jilted Rita in the background threatening to ruin everything, and Willy disappeared off the face of the earth for days, is the whole thing over? Had her Hollywood dreams came to an end?

Surprisingly deeper and more emotional than the meet-cute first suggested, there was a couple of twists and turns that made it enjoyable. The book seems to be written almost like a serial so the things didn't quite feel as dark as it could be, by the end, and the plot points were a bit forced to come up with the darkest hour.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can a screenwriting student fall for a former Hollywood star and hot rich guy, even though her friend cheated to win her the date that put them together? Or is she just flavor of the week?

Overall Rating: 4/5

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