Received this as an ARC from Netgalley in return for an honest review. 

Sorry, I normally like this author’s books but this one was just totally underwhelming.  It started off  quite well, setting the scene, introducing what sounded like interesting characters and I liked the idea of setting it in a writers’ room - but then - I just lost interest. 

You could see where it was going and sadly the journey wasn’t worth it.   The  Main characters just never came to life for me and the ending?  Well that was the fastest denouement I think I have ever read and lacked any kind of emotional resolution or satisfaction. I actually turned the page to see if there was an epilogue - but no, that was it. 

I couldn’t engage with any of the subsidiary characters who seemed  to be one dimensional stereotypes.  I would add that the poor quality of the downloaded copy I received made it hard work reading - so that probably hasn’t helped.  
Sorry 2 stars - a good try at something different but it just didn’t work for me..  

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Normally I enjoy Miranda Dickinson's books, but this one lacked something, I felt.
It's set in a cutthroat world of screen writers. Ottilie  has a screenplay accepted and is invited to work with the team, which she is ecstatic about. Suddenly the night before she is due to start, her landlord gives her notice....well, no notice actually as he wants the flat the next day. Could this really happen today? I would have expected Otty to be straight on to her solicitor, but  off she goes, and finds herself sharing a house with Joe, another of the team.
I felt it was all a bit predictable, we knew what was going to happen even though it was at the  last minute. 
Thanks to NetGalley for the chance to review this book.

A good start with this book. as it seems different to others.    Set in an office writing as script writers for TV shows, this is the story of Joe and Ottilie..
I felt this book didn't really go anywhere, it is very predicable and didn't enjoy it as much as others I have read.
Due to the setting of the book, I felt it could have expanded so much more and had the reader far more engaged with it's characters.  Though it is set up to date, time wise,  it felt much more like a book written about life in the 50's or 60's.