{"id":20776,"date":"2022-09-15T21:49:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T01:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=20776"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:33:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T21:33:18","slug":"lucky-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/20776","title":{"rendered":"Lucky Charm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucky Charm<\/a><\/em> (2019) Chace Verity<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Lucky<\/a>Set in Hollywood in 1928.<\/p>\n

Gilbert’s director and lover takes him out to dinner–and dumps him.<\/p>\n

“I need an actor who can go to the future with me. You can talk, but it doesn\u2019t sound right.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I got tossed because there\u2019s no longer any place in Hollywood for a deaf actor. And if I\u2019m not famous, I\u2019m not worthy of being loved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think I had once read about deaf actors (and those unusually high and odd voices) losing their jobs once sound was added to movies. But I never learned anything more.<\/p>\n

Now, damnit, I’m curious.<\/p>\n

To get back at his ex for firing him AND dumping him, Gil decides to steal his lucky charm. And the unexpected appearances of his childhood best friend is perfect timing.<\/p>\n

As far as Georgia and Thomas know, Quill is my childhood friend visiting California for a few weeks. He\u2019s definitely not a crook. We\u2019re definitely not plotting anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lucky Charm (2019) Chace Verity Set in Hollywood in 1928. Gilbert’s director and lover takes him out to dinner–and dumps him. “I need an actor who can go to the future with me. You can talk, but it doesn\u2019t sound right.\u201d I got tossed because there\u2019s no longer any place in Hollywood for a deaf […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[292,33,196,148,26],"tags":[611,544,629],"class_list":["post-20776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ebook","category-historical","category-novella","category-queer","category-romance","tag-deaf","tag-mm","tag-roaring-20s"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/piQkW-5p6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10830,"url":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/10830","url_meta":{"origin":20776,"position":0},"title":"A Case of Possession","author":"Michelle","date":"April 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"A Case of Possession (2014) K.J. 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