The Stand-In

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The Stand-In

Auteur(s): Lily Chu

Narrateur(s): Phillipa Soo

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How to upend your life:

Get fired by gross, handsy boss
Fail to do laundry (again)
Be mistaken for famous Chinese actress
Fall head-first into glitzy new world

Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly “friendly” boss, and yes, she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together.

But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: Due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam, the most attractive - and infuriating - man Gracie’s ever met.

If it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie’s in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined - especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs her help. In the end, all the lists in the world won’t be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself...and her heart.

Comédie romantique

Contemporaine

Romance

Romance contemporaine

Comédie

Drôle

Chine

Histoires réconfortantes

Sincère

Spirituel

Célébrité

Patron

Santé mentale

Santé

Chinese Fiction

About the Creator

Lily Chu loves ordering the second-cheapest wine, wearing perfume all the time, and staying up far too late with a good book. She writes romantic comedies set in Toronto with strong Asian characters.

About the Performer

Phillipa Soo is best known for originating the role of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton in Broadway’s critically acclaimed Hamilton, garnering her numerous industry awards and a Tony Award nomination. She currently can be seen in the film version of Hamilton on Disney+. Soo is currently voicing a lead role in Netflix’s animated film Over the Moon. She also can be seen in Sony’s The Broken Hearts Gallery and in Disney+’s The One and Only Ivan. She made her feature film debut in Here and Now.

On the small screen, she will next be seen in Hulu’s upcoming drama series Dopesick, based on the New York Times best-selling book of the same name by Beth Macy, and in Spectrum Originals’ upcoming series The Bite, opposite Audra McDonald, Taylor Schilling, and Steven Pasquale. She was previously a series regular on CBS's The Code and featured in NBC's Smash.

Soo co-starred on Broadway in The Parisian Woman, and played the title role in the Broadway musical Amelie. She also originated the role of Natasha Rostova in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. She is a graduate of the Juilliard School Drama Division.

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Phillipa Soo is so good with the voices, I actually fell in love with her male lead's voice. Lily Chu is a funny author, I had laugh out loud moments. Those that love the first Shopaholic book, it will kinda reminds you of it for the humour and the quirky aspects of the female lead. F bombs are dropped and that made the book more real and I actually like it's use. It's 10hrs, could not stop listening to it, and i'd listen to the first 7 hours again and again! Had real issues with the back half - the editor should have got their red marker out.

Love the fact all core characters of the book are Mixed Race, Chinese, and Indian. So refreshing! She also has great real-world commentary about white people's racism, workplace harassment, and mixed-race people's feelings of isolation in a nation that is still new with having mixed races kids. oh and it discusses depression and anxiety! (yah, all of that in a chick-lit book!) But it all works and makes this book richer for the real issues that are wrapped in this over the top romance.

Reviews with Mild spoilers...

Drake has done a lot to make Toronto proud of itself. Usually, books or shows written by Canadians are placed in an undisclosed American city. This book tells you, again and again, it's in Canada. Awesome! The weird thing though is that on July 1st - there is no mention of Canada Day events in T.Dot, even if you chose to protest it, it's still a weird omit, esp since it's the big day where one character is intro'd to the city.

The Romance is earned, however, the lead is really really obsessed with the male's body. This leads to fantastic descriptions, but it's hard to believe that she falls in love with him for who he actually is, rather than him being rich, famous, and hot. The last half of the book really needed an edit. It goes on and on with her never learning, and making the same mistakes over and over again. And repeating over and over her anxieties. Which in real life we can all appreciate, but when it leads to 50 stupid decisions and in a chick-lit it just gets a bit long. This also lead to a very disappointing reunion where she didn't have the balls to do the right thing, so you kinda feel, why why is he in love with her? But everything else with the ending is great.

This book can end as it is, but it seems like if it's successful it can be opened for a series, since you got the family in China still to deal with, if it stays with the 2 leads or it can refocus on 2 other amazing women - one with the potential beau name-dropped several times. Either way, I'll def listen to it. Just hope for better editing for book 2.