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Star Struck
Our memories define us – don’t they?
And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence.
Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada – and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises – will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction – cool and intense, with a wild past.
Jack has enough problems already. He isn’t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he’s drawn to Skye.
An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can’t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past ...
Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
*
Predominantly set in the Nevada desert, this is a novel which will have the readers crying with laughter!
And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence.
Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada – and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises – will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction – cool and intense, with a wild past.
Jack has enough problems already. He isn’t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he’s drawn to Skye.
An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can’t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past ...
Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
*
Predominantly set in the Nevada desert, this is a novel which will have the readers crying with laughter!
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Jane Lovering
38 books231 followersJane Lovering was born in Devon, England but, following extradition procedures, now lives in Yorkshire. She has five children, four cats, two dogs and doesn't believe in housework so the bacteria and dust are approaching sentience and now rank among the pets. Incidentally, she doesn’t believe in ironing either, and the children all learned self-defensive cookery at early ages. She works in a local school and also teaches creative writing, which are extreme ways of avoiding the washing up.
Published since 2008, she writes romantic comedies which are often described as ‘quirky’. One day she's going to find out what that means. Jane is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and has a first class honours degree in creative writing. In 2012, her novel Please Don't Stop the Music won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the RNA.
Published since 2008, she writes romantic comedies which are often described as ‘quirky’. One day she's going to find out what that means. Jane is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and has a first class honours degree in creative writing. In 2012, her novel Please Don't Stop the Music won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the RNA.
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August 22, 2011
Earlier this year I read Jane Lovering’s debut novel with Choc Lit called Please Don’t Stop The Music. I absolutely loved it. It was such a refreshing read and I loved the fact the characters weren’t perfect, that they had their flaws, and their troubles and I loved the plot and loved the entire book. I was over the moon when I read Jane would be releasing a second novel this year titled Starstruck. I thought it sounded like quite a unique read and I adored the cover – showing the vast Nevada desert, and a pink convertible. I couldn’t wait to get stuck in and, thankfully, Starstruck was just as enjoyable as Please Don’t Stop The Music.
I love books set in Nevada. Well, actually, I love books set in Vegas. I’ve never actually read a book set anywhere else in Nevada, but I found it a welcome relief that Starstruck shied away from the glitz and glamour of Vegas and instead focused on the wide landscapes of Nevada itself. It made more sense, actually, and the subtle setting helped alleviate the characters more. I must admit, when I heard the book was set around a TV convention for Fallen Skies (I almost typed ‘Falling Skies’, for the new US show!) I was a bit worried it would be all Doctor Who-y, with everyone there being all kinds of nerds and geeks and the like. (I am nothing, if not, a big sterotypical person.) Thankfully that isn’t the case and although there are costumes involved(!), it’s nothing as bad as I expected it to be. That sounds awful, actually, expecting a convention to be bad, but… I think you know what I mean. Right? Either way, the convention wasn’t a big coming together of geeks and nerds. Not in the Doctor Who sense, anyway.
Much like Please Don’t Stop The Music, Starstruck’s two main characters – three main characters, in fact, are incredibly flawed. There’s Skye, who lost her best friend and her fiance in a car crash that also wiped her memories and left her with a horrible scar on her face; there’s Felix, her bed-hopping best friend and other sole survivor of the horror smash; and then there’s Jack, TV writer for Fallen Skies with his own demons to battle and face. A lot if kept secret from the reader, sadly. As is the case, all secrets about the main characters must be kept until 20 pages from the end. With numerous hints through-out, that all was not as it seemed, that they had these big massive things to keep hidden, etc. etc. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why the secrets must be kept, but I think the novel could have opened up a lot more than it did. A lot was left unsaid, if you will, as once it all came out, there were only a few pages left to wrap it all up. I didn’t necessarily feel as if the full weight of all of these massive secrets was dealt with, particularly everything Felix came out with. It was a brilliant book, but I think it could have been even better if it had dealt with the secrets a bit sooner, to allow a bit more fall-out.
Despite the screwed-up nature of Skye, Felix and Jack, I found myself riveted by them; by their secrets. (Despite my complaints, a good secret does rather keep you reading and it wasn’t the secrets I had a problem with, more the fall-out.) In most Chick Lit novels the heroines do have some flaws, but it’s never anything terrible, never anything that would make me gasp. It’s usually pretty basic stuff, really. But Jane Lovering isn’t afraid to make Skye, Felix and Jack real, proper people, with the kind of problems and issues you only usually read about in Take a Break (or Pick Me Up/Chat/That’s Life, whatever your magazine of choice is!). Jane truly brings all of her characters to life and despite all their hesitancy to be honest, I liked Skye, Felix and Jack. Wanted to know more about them, wanted to follow their lives forever and I found myself entranced by them. Sure, they’re screwed up. Sure they’re not Chick-Lit-cookie-cutter perfect, but they’re very, very real.
Starstruck was a brilliant novel and despite my wanting more of a fall-out, I still think the novel was brilliant. I felt that once I got going and once the novel really kicked in that I struggled to put it down. I just wanted to read one more chapter, one more chapter, one more chapter. It was highly addictive and it was a thoroughly enjoyable read, with tons of drama (proper drama) and action and emotion. I could feel all the characters’ pain, and as the novel hurtled to its conclusion, I did wonder just what big secret was going to be unveiled next! What hit our characters would take, but despite all the secrets, it didn’t seem outlandish in any way, it was all very natural. Jane Lovering is an excellent new Chick Lit author. She’s found herself a nice niche and I can’t wait for her third Choc Lit novel, and hopefully one will be forthcoming because Jane Lovering is a brilliant author and to not have a new novel from her soon would be a crying shame!
I love books set in Nevada. Well, actually, I love books set in Vegas. I’ve never actually read a book set anywhere else in Nevada, but I found it a welcome relief that Starstruck shied away from the glitz and glamour of Vegas and instead focused on the wide landscapes of Nevada itself. It made more sense, actually, and the subtle setting helped alleviate the characters more. I must admit, when I heard the book was set around a TV convention for Fallen Skies (I almost typed ‘Falling Skies’, for the new US show!) I was a bit worried it would be all Doctor Who-y, with everyone there being all kinds of nerds and geeks and the like. (I am nothing, if not, a big sterotypical person.) Thankfully that isn’t the case and although there are costumes involved(!), it’s nothing as bad as I expected it to be. That sounds awful, actually, expecting a convention to be bad, but… I think you know what I mean. Right? Either way, the convention wasn’t a big coming together of geeks and nerds. Not in the Doctor Who sense, anyway.
Much like Please Don’t Stop The Music, Starstruck’s two main characters – three main characters, in fact, are incredibly flawed. There’s Skye, who lost her best friend and her fiance in a car crash that also wiped her memories and left her with a horrible scar on her face; there’s Felix, her bed-hopping best friend and other sole survivor of the horror smash; and then there’s Jack, TV writer for Fallen Skies with his own demons to battle and face. A lot if kept secret from the reader, sadly. As is the case, all secrets about the main characters must be kept until 20 pages from the end. With numerous hints through-out, that all was not as it seemed, that they had these big massive things to keep hidden, etc. etc. Don’t get me wrong, I understand why the secrets must be kept, but I think the novel could have opened up a lot more than it did. A lot was left unsaid, if you will, as once it all came out, there were only a few pages left to wrap it all up. I didn’t necessarily feel as if the full weight of all of these massive secrets was dealt with, particularly everything Felix came out with. It was a brilliant book, but I think it could have been even better if it had dealt with the secrets a bit sooner, to allow a bit more fall-out.
Despite the screwed-up nature of Skye, Felix and Jack, I found myself riveted by them; by their secrets. (Despite my complaints, a good secret does rather keep you reading and it wasn’t the secrets I had a problem with, more the fall-out.) In most Chick Lit novels the heroines do have some flaws, but it’s never anything terrible, never anything that would make me gasp. It’s usually pretty basic stuff, really. But Jane Lovering isn’t afraid to make Skye, Felix and Jack real, proper people, with the kind of problems and issues you only usually read about in Take a Break (or Pick Me Up/Chat/That’s Life, whatever your magazine of choice is!). Jane truly brings all of her characters to life and despite all their hesitancy to be honest, I liked Skye, Felix and Jack. Wanted to know more about them, wanted to follow their lives forever and I found myself entranced by them. Sure, they’re screwed up. Sure they’re not Chick-Lit-cookie-cutter perfect, but they’re very, very real.
Starstruck was a brilliant novel and despite my wanting more of a fall-out, I still think the novel was brilliant. I felt that once I got going and once the novel really kicked in that I struggled to put it down. I just wanted to read one more chapter, one more chapter, one more chapter. It was highly addictive and it was a thoroughly enjoyable read, with tons of drama (proper drama) and action and emotion. I could feel all the characters’ pain, and as the novel hurtled to its conclusion, I did wonder just what big secret was going to be unveiled next! What hit our characters would take, but despite all the secrets, it didn’t seem outlandish in any way, it was all very natural. Jane Lovering is an excellent new Chick Lit author. She’s found herself a nice niche and I can’t wait for her third Choc Lit novel, and hopefully one will be forthcoming because Jane Lovering is a brilliant author and to not have a new novel from her soon would be a crying shame!
July 16, 2012
Not only does this book have a story centred around a Sci-fi TV show convention - something I am fascinated by - but it is also by Jane Lovering, who's last book I read I really enjoyed.
The story starts off very dark, and doesn't really change from there throughout, but the author still manages to inject some very honest and funny moments. There is something about her style that is very appealing - it flows naturally, is chock-full of dry humour, as well as very emotional.
Both the hero and heroine have stories that are deep and tragic, and their personalities are richly portrayed - I found myself equally frustrated and cheered by them. Their love-story weaved into an already full story feels real and beautiful.
Jane Lovering isn't afraid to write about some of the more unpleasant aspects of life, but does it all with wit and aplomb that makes this book sparkle.
Hard hitting but it will also make you laugh, definitely worth a read.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
The story starts off very dark, and doesn't really change from there throughout, but the author still manages to inject some very honest and funny moments. There is something about her style that is very appealing - it flows naturally, is chock-full of dry humour, as well as very emotional.
Both the hero and heroine have stories that are deep and tragic, and their personalities are richly portrayed - I found myself equally frustrated and cheered by them. Their love-story weaved into an already full story feels real and beautiful.
Jane Lovering isn't afraid to write about some of the more unpleasant aspects of life, but does it all with wit and aplomb that makes this book sparkle.
Hard hitting but it will also make you laugh, definitely worth a read.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot....
September 7, 2016
We have all had a massive crush on a celebrity we all wish we could meet them and they would find us drop dead gorgeous. Skye is lucky enough for this to happen to her. She also has every other guy falling for her too. I quite liked this book. Most of the time lived all the characters. But sometimes u was like oh come on this never happens I. Real life. But it was an enjoyable read none the less
January 3, 2020
This book is very fluidly written; I hardly stopped for breath before reading the first 100 pages, which was a third of this book.
The main character has panic attacks which I found pretty niche. It is a book version of a chick flick but with substance, providing the reader with an insight into what it is like to have such a condition.
With a bit of mystery as well as two hunky males to imagine, this is a book I would definitely recommend. However, although I read this in 3 days and the story is well written, the story has not got me busting to read another Lovering novel and therefore I cannot warrant a perfect rating. So it's a 4 out of 5 for Star Struck.
The main character has panic attacks which I found pretty niche. It is a book version of a chick flick but with substance, providing the reader with an insight into what it is like to have such a condition.
With a bit of mystery as well as two hunky males to imagine, this is a book I would definitely recommend. However, although I read this in 3 days and the story is well written, the story has not got me busting to read another Lovering novel and therefore I cannot warrant a perfect rating. So it's a 4 out of 5 for Star Struck.
September 16, 2020
I've read a lot of this author's books and have enjoyed them, especially the Yorkshire based ones. This one however didn't really cut it for me. The characters weren't particularly well written in my opinion and the story was farcical. 8ts not a book I would read again neither would I recommend it to others. I guess this one is from an earlier time in this authors career, so I would certainly not dismiss her work on the strength (or weakness) of this one.
January 3, 2022
I’m glad I read ‘Don’t stop the music’ before this one. I enjoyed that book so much that it made me persevere with this one. I found the first few chapters hard going and nearly gave up on the book until Jack came into the story. I did find some parts a bit far fetched, and after reading the previous book mentioned, these two stories evolve round people with emotional problems. She is a good story teller but only 4stars from me for this one
April 24, 2026
A strange story. This is the second in the boxed set and so far the impression I have is this author likes to write about people with serious mental and/or physical issues. Although there is the hint of romance this is not the light read I was looking for. Instead it is rather dark and heavy. I shall not read the rest of the set.
June 26, 2017
Jane Lovering did it again; made me just fall in love with her characters, just like before! I just love her way to build up the atmosphere slowly and so beautifully, and make us see the complexity of the human lives in all its forms! Pls, Jane, never stop writing these stories!
February 26, 2018
3.5.
Enjoyed the book and it was easy to read. Particularly enjoyed the romantic interest. However, found the protagonist's short coming over the top/annoying/repetitive at times.
Really easy, chick lit type novel.
Enjoyed the book and it was easy to read. Particularly enjoyed the romantic interest. However, found the protagonist's short coming over the top/annoying/repetitive at times.
Really easy, chick lit type novel.
November 15, 2018
Oh my - what a story!
Incredible interesting characters who make sense as they struggle with how they manage past painful experiences. Wow! This was such a satisfying story. Yorkshire meets Hollywood. Highly recommended!
Incredible interesting characters who make sense as they struggle with how they manage past painful experiences. Wow! This was such a satisfying story. Yorkshire meets Hollywood. Highly recommended!
August 31, 2018
Good story, plenty of guilt from most people, a few secrets (some you can guess at, some not).
Well written, easy read.
Believable, real characters with good back stories.
Well written, easy read.
Believable, real characters with good back stories.
October 28, 2019
3.5 stars Worth the read because it was so fast but nothing that absolutely blew me away. It was a lot (and I mean a lot) darker than I thought it was going to be
September 28, 2011
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While never having read any of Jane Lovering’s previous novels, I had seen a large amount of other great reviews for Star Struck. I knew that if all of my friends and fellow chick lit bloggers were enjoying the novel it was highly likely that I would too. Therefore I was excited to read the novel and form my own opinions.
Skye is a recluse, scared to be away from her daily routine, not even wanting to leave the house. Why? Well Skye was in a car accident that left her with scars on the inside and out. The car accident also took her memories as well as her best friend and fiancé. When offered a trip to Nevada for a sci-fi convention, Skye hopes that this will be the trip that will help her to heal. Skye wants to go in order to meet the actor she idolises, Gethryn Tudor-Morgan, but she ends up bumping into Jack first. Jack is a sci-fi writer with lots of secrets in his past. With all his problems Jack is not looking for a woman he has enough problems without adding a relationship to the mix. Even so Jack seems drawn to Skye and cannot help the friendship that develops between them. Jack, however, fears that if Skye finds out about his past, they will never have a chance at a future.
I have to admit that before I picked up this book, I was a little put off by the concept of Skye heading to a sci-fi convention for Falling Skies. I felt that it would become too much like a sci-fi novel or else I would be bored by the novel being focuses around this. That was so far from the truth! The way in which Jane Lovering adds the concept of the sci-fi convention actually makes the novel unique and provides a setting that I have never seen in a chick lit novel before. Jane’s writing style also made this aspect entertaining and humorous, whereas it could have become nerdy! The pace from the first chapter was fast and meant that I was instantly swept away with the novel. Almost as soon as I was done with the first few pages I knew that my initial worries were not needed. While I do not want to give anything away about the book; there is a lot of drama that I did not in any way see coming around the middle of the novel onwards. I love it when a novel surprises me with twists and turns that shock me and I had no hint that they were coming.
I really enjoyed reading about the characters within Star Struck, in particular Skye, Felix and Jack, due to them being so flawed. The imperfections made each of the characters extremely interesting and added a large amount of depth and layers to each character. I felt that this made each character seem more realistic, as most people have their flaws. While at times I did not like all of the characters, in particular Felix, who treats Skye in ways that made me doubt his friendship at times, I found myself wanting to find out more about them. All of the characters have secrets and I was riveted throughout, wondering what each of their secrets could be. Even though I have never been in the same situations as any of the characters I found myself relating to all of them especially Skye. I was routing for Skye throughout the novel to gain more confidence and realise what she is really capable of.
I did find however that even though some aspects of the novel surprised me, others such as the romance elements did not. Again I do not want to give too much away if you have not read this novel, however it is extremely easy to see exactly how the relationships in the novel will pan out. I would have liked there to be a little more mystery surrounded what would happen in terms of the relationships in order to make the storyline a little more interesting. Additionally, while I actually enjoyed the novel being set at a sci-fi convention, I feel as though this concept will put some readers off. All I can say about this is, please don’t let it.
Overall, after putting aside my initial worry over this novel, I really found this an enjoyable novel. I was gripped from the first page onwards, finding myself not wanting to put Star Struck down. It was fast paced, emotional, entertaining and I did not want this novel to end. I cannot wait to read more from Jane Lovering, and will defiantly be picking up Please Don’t Stop The Music, her previous novel with publishers Choc Lit, in order to read more from this sensational author. Go out and buy this one, you won’t regret it!
While never having read any of Jane Lovering’s previous novels, I had seen a large amount of other great reviews for Star Struck. I knew that if all of my friends and fellow chick lit bloggers were enjoying the novel it was highly likely that I would too. Therefore I was excited to read the novel and form my own opinions.
Skye is a recluse, scared to be away from her daily routine, not even wanting to leave the house. Why? Well Skye was in a car accident that left her with scars on the inside and out. The car accident also took her memories as well as her best friend and fiancé. When offered a trip to Nevada for a sci-fi convention, Skye hopes that this will be the trip that will help her to heal. Skye wants to go in order to meet the actor she idolises, Gethryn Tudor-Morgan, but she ends up bumping into Jack first. Jack is a sci-fi writer with lots of secrets in his past. With all his problems Jack is not looking for a woman he has enough problems without adding a relationship to the mix. Even so Jack seems drawn to Skye and cannot help the friendship that develops between them. Jack, however, fears that if Skye finds out about his past, they will never have a chance at a future.
I have to admit that before I picked up this book, I was a little put off by the concept of Skye heading to a sci-fi convention for Falling Skies. I felt that it would become too much like a sci-fi novel or else I would be bored by the novel being focuses around this. That was so far from the truth! The way in which Jane Lovering adds the concept of the sci-fi convention actually makes the novel unique and provides a setting that I have never seen in a chick lit novel before. Jane’s writing style also made this aspect entertaining and humorous, whereas it could have become nerdy! The pace from the first chapter was fast and meant that I was instantly swept away with the novel. Almost as soon as I was done with the first few pages I knew that my initial worries were not needed. While I do not want to give anything away about the book; there is a lot of drama that I did not in any way see coming around the middle of the novel onwards. I love it when a novel surprises me with twists and turns that shock me and I had no hint that they were coming.
I really enjoyed reading about the characters within Star Struck, in particular Skye, Felix and Jack, due to them being so flawed. The imperfections made each of the characters extremely interesting and added a large amount of depth and layers to each character. I felt that this made each character seem more realistic, as most people have their flaws. While at times I did not like all of the characters, in particular Felix, who treats Skye in ways that made me doubt his friendship at times, I found myself wanting to find out more about them. All of the characters have secrets and I was riveted throughout, wondering what each of their secrets could be. Even though I have never been in the same situations as any of the characters I found myself relating to all of them especially Skye. I was routing for Skye throughout the novel to gain more confidence and realise what she is really capable of.
I did find however that even though some aspects of the novel surprised me, others such as the romance elements did not. Again I do not want to give too much away if you have not read this novel, however it is extremely easy to see exactly how the relationships in the novel will pan out. I would have liked there to be a little more mystery surrounded what would happen in terms of the relationships in order to make the storyline a little more interesting. Additionally, while I actually enjoyed the novel being set at a sci-fi convention, I feel as though this concept will put some readers off. All I can say about this is, please don’t let it.
Overall, after putting aside my initial worry over this novel, I really found this an enjoyable novel. I was gripped from the first page onwards, finding myself not wanting to put Star Struck down. It was fast paced, emotional, entertaining and I did not want this novel to end. I cannot wait to read more from Jane Lovering, and will defiantly be picking up Please Don’t Stop The Music, her previous novel with publishers Choc Lit, in order to read more from this sensational author. Go out and buy this one, you won’t regret it!
August 18, 2011
This is Jane Lovering’s second Choc Lit novel (the first being ‘Please Don’t Stop the Music’ published February 2011).
Our introduction to Star Struck is with a prologue on the set of sci-fi TV programme ‘Fallen Skies’. The prologue ends with writer Jack berating himself in his thoughts for being a drunk and a waster.
The story begins as best friend Felix is playfully presenting tickets of the convention of television serial ‘Fallen Skies’ to Skye. Straight away we know that Skye is not in a good place psychologically or emotionally. We get to learn that she has been involved in a road traffic accident that has left her brain damaged with only fuzzy memories of her childhood and no memories of the year leading up to the accident. Everything she knows is from photographs and information Felix has told her.
Felix gets Skye to Nevada in the hotel where the convention is taking place and it is in this setting that we journey with Skye as she tries to push herself out of her comfort/safety zone and learn more about who she really is. I thought it was quite heart-rending watching the fear and confusion she feels.
As Skye and Jack spend more time together, we get to know that his emotions are blunted by something that has happened in the past and as the story builds, we get to know that Skye’s past isn’t all that she’s been told it is.
I was wary of Felix from the beginning of the story. His mask slips quite often, which left me wondering what part he played in the past and what his role would be as we progressed further into the story.
There is also intrigue from the way the star of the TV show, Gethryn, interacts with Jack. My question I wanted answering was ‘What had Jack done to Gethryn in the past to engender such strong feelings?’ I had to keep reading to find out!
The bond between Skye and Jack is there from the very beginning. The way Skye and Jack’s relationship shimmers and builds was quite entrancing. I loved all the introspection! This relationship felt innocent while at the same time sizzling! Not an easy feat to achieve.
I really enjoyed the figurative language that author Jane Lovering uses ie; sometimes the shadow cast by what had gone before hung long and low over his life like a sundial at evening. How beautiful! I also liked the descriptive words … saturnine for me, conjures images of a face and bearing that is weighed down with responsibility and obligations.
I thought it was very unusual to set a story at a convention in a hotel. Despite the majority of the story being played out in one place, it worked really well and only adds to the intensity of the feelings.
Star Struck is a psychological and emotional healing journey for more characters than just Skye and Jack. The emotions at times are deep and dark – the author has her characters delving into their shadow selves and bringing them out into the light so that they can move on to a future they can live with – a future that includes their scars. It is more than a love story! It might even prompt you to look at your own life and accept who you are.
Even though the writing is beautiful I am giving Star Struck my three fairy rating because I more-or-less guessed where the story was headed and what would happen.
I would like to thank the publishers Choc Lit for sending me a copy to review.
Our introduction to Star Struck is with a prologue on the set of sci-fi TV programme ‘Fallen Skies’. The prologue ends with writer Jack berating himself in his thoughts for being a drunk and a waster.
The story begins as best friend Felix is playfully presenting tickets of the convention of television serial ‘Fallen Skies’ to Skye. Straight away we know that Skye is not in a good place psychologically or emotionally. We get to learn that she has been involved in a road traffic accident that has left her brain damaged with only fuzzy memories of her childhood and no memories of the year leading up to the accident. Everything she knows is from photographs and information Felix has told her.
Felix gets Skye to Nevada in the hotel where the convention is taking place and it is in this setting that we journey with Skye as she tries to push herself out of her comfort/safety zone and learn more about who she really is. I thought it was quite heart-rending watching the fear and confusion she feels.
As Skye and Jack spend more time together, we get to know that his emotions are blunted by something that has happened in the past and as the story builds, we get to know that Skye’s past isn’t all that she’s been told it is.
I was wary of Felix from the beginning of the story. His mask slips quite often, which left me wondering what part he played in the past and what his role would be as we progressed further into the story.
There is also intrigue from the way the star of the TV show, Gethryn, interacts with Jack. My question I wanted answering was ‘What had Jack done to Gethryn in the past to engender such strong feelings?’ I had to keep reading to find out!
The bond between Skye and Jack is there from the very beginning. The way Skye and Jack’s relationship shimmers and builds was quite entrancing. I loved all the introspection! This relationship felt innocent while at the same time sizzling! Not an easy feat to achieve.
I really enjoyed the figurative language that author Jane Lovering uses ie; sometimes the shadow cast by what had gone before hung long and low over his life like a sundial at evening. How beautiful! I also liked the descriptive words … saturnine for me, conjures images of a face and bearing that is weighed down with responsibility and obligations.
I thought it was very unusual to set a story at a convention in a hotel. Despite the majority of the story being played out in one place, it worked really well and only adds to the intensity of the feelings.
Star Struck is a psychological and emotional healing journey for more characters than just Skye and Jack. The emotions at times are deep and dark – the author has her characters delving into their shadow selves and bringing them out into the light so that they can move on to a future they can live with – a future that includes their scars. It is more than a love story! It might even prompt you to look at your own life and accept who you are.
Even though the writing is beautiful I am giving Star Struck my three fairy rating because I more-or-less guessed where the story was headed and what would happen.
I would like to thank the publishers Choc Lit for sending me a copy to review.
August 14, 2011
I have just finished Star Struck by Jane Lovering. This is the first book by Jane Lovering which I have read and also the first book published by Choc Lit and I have to say after reading this book I will definitely be keeping my eyes open for more books published by Choc-lit if this book is anything to go by. I also hope to now read some of Jane Lovering’s other books.
Plot
Our Memories define us don’t they?
And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars inside and outside, which have destroyed her career and her confidence.
Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada- and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises- will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction- cool and intense, with a wild past.
Jack has enough problems already. He isn’t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he is drawn to Skye.
An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can’t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past.....
Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
My Opinion
The day this book arrived on my doorstep I had mixed feelings. The cover was very eye catching and would defiantly be one that I would pick up in a store. I then read the Prologue as I do with all my books when they come through and after reading the Prologue I was a little hesitant about starting this book as it really didn’t sound like my kind of read! The prologue instantly felt like I was reading some kind of Star Wars book which I do not enjoy (sorry to any Star Wars fans!)
There was no need to worry as straight from the off of the first chapter the book got off to a great pace and had my full attention. Although the story is based around the convention of Fallen Skies we are not bombarded by information about the actual series it is more to do with the actors and screen writer’s personal lives that we see.
Our heroine in this book is Skye Threppel and Skye is very easy to read and we warm instantly to her from the first chapter. Having had an accident and losing her memory and confidence Skye doesn’t leave the house if it can be helped. Her nervousness about leaving familiar and safe surroundings, and getting into awkward situations become clear with her panic attacks. It is all the little details like these that gives Skye’s character a sense of vulnerability.
I loved the suspense we feel around Jacks character, there is a secret about himself he is hiding and Jane Lovering manages to keep this under wraps all the way to the end and it is this along with the great storyline which kept me gripped all the way through this book.
The ending to this book is wrapped up nicely without feeling, rushed but not leaving us on a cliff hanger.
This is a must for your To Be Read piles. A great storyline with a mixture of interesting characters, and a splash of suspense thrown in to top it off. The recipe for a great book!
Review also on my book blog http://reabookreview.blogspot.com
Plot
Our Memories define us don’t they?
And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It’s left scars inside and outside, which have destroyed her career and her confidence.
Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada- and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises- will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi Jack Whitaker first. He’s a handsome contradiction- cool and intense, with a wild past.
Jack has enough problems already. He isn’t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he is drawn to Skye.
An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can’t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past.....
Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
My Opinion
The day this book arrived on my doorstep I had mixed feelings. The cover was very eye catching and would defiantly be one that I would pick up in a store. I then read the Prologue as I do with all my books when they come through and after reading the Prologue I was a little hesitant about starting this book as it really didn’t sound like my kind of read! The prologue instantly felt like I was reading some kind of Star Wars book which I do not enjoy (sorry to any Star Wars fans!)
There was no need to worry as straight from the off of the first chapter the book got off to a great pace and had my full attention. Although the story is based around the convention of Fallen Skies we are not bombarded by information about the actual series it is more to do with the actors and screen writer’s personal lives that we see.
Our heroine in this book is Skye Threppel and Skye is very easy to read and we warm instantly to her from the first chapter. Having had an accident and losing her memory and confidence Skye doesn’t leave the house if it can be helped. Her nervousness about leaving familiar and safe surroundings, and getting into awkward situations become clear with her panic attacks. It is all the little details like these that gives Skye’s character a sense of vulnerability.
I loved the suspense we feel around Jacks character, there is a secret about himself he is hiding and Jane Lovering manages to keep this under wraps all the way to the end and it is this along with the great storyline which kept me gripped all the way through this book.
The ending to this book is wrapped up nicely without feeling, rushed but not leaving us on a cliff hanger.
This is a must for your To Be Read piles. A great storyline with a mixture of interesting characters, and a splash of suspense thrown in to top it off. The recipe for a great book!
Review also on my book blog http://reabookreview.blogspot.com
December 30, 2011
Skye Threppel was in a horrific car accident that took the lives of her fiancé and best friend, and left Skye without all her memory. Skye has more than physical scars to remind her of the accident – she has the internal ones that haunt her as well. The memories that have been lost, the confidence that was stolen, and a new life that she is trying to adjust to. Felix, her best friend’s brother who is also still trying to deal with the accident and death of his sister, suggest the two of them head to Nevada where a TV convention is being held. Skye has the chance to meet her favorite actor, and possibly the trip could help the both of them move on. But once there, Skye meets sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker, and a possible romance blooms. But will Skye be able to overcome Jack’s past? And when Skye is suddenly filled in on her own past and the way she was before the accident, everything changes.
As I was reading Star Struck by Jane Lovering, I didn’t quite know what to think. I really liked Skye as a main character, I thought she was nice girl that went through something terrible and I thought she was brave and relatable on some level. Felix I wasn’t quite sure what to make of. A raging sexpot ready to jump in bed with either man or woman, and sometimes I wasn’t sure how good of a friend he was to Skye. The romance between Skye and Jack was pretty hot, but when the big plot twist came, I again just didn’t know what to think. When Felix confronts Skye about her past, it’s actually very dark and downright depressing. I was a little put off with Felix and the whole revelation, not sure which direction I was about to be taken in. But in the end, Lovering did a great job at pulling me back in, keeping the suspense up, and giving a proper resolution to all the characters. This book was a bit of a roller-coaster to me, but overall the story stuck with me and I would recommend.
As I was reading Star Struck by Jane Lovering, I didn’t quite know what to think. I really liked Skye as a main character, I thought she was nice girl that went through something terrible and I thought she was brave and relatable on some level. Felix I wasn’t quite sure what to make of. A raging sexpot ready to jump in bed with either man or woman, and sometimes I wasn’t sure how good of a friend he was to Skye. The romance between Skye and Jack was pretty hot, but when the big plot twist came, I again just didn’t know what to think. When Felix confronts Skye about her past, it’s actually very dark and downright depressing. I was a little put off with Felix and the whole revelation, not sure which direction I was about to be taken in. But in the end, Lovering did a great job at pulling me back in, keeping the suspense up, and giving a proper resolution to all the characters. This book was a bit of a roller-coaster to me, but overall the story stuck with me and I would recommend.
September 8, 2011
This book is not straight out contemporary romance, instead as I wrote it's more romantic fiction. The feeling of the book is darker, there are a lot of issues and people struggle. The tone is this mix of serious and more.
Skye is really messed up. She is afraid of crowds and wants to stay inside. She was in a horrible accident which killed her fiancé and best friend and the trauma is still with her. Poor Skye, so broken, and not remembering one bit about her life before. I did like her, because she was nice, I felt her pain. I understood that she could not brave the real world. But she is not in that dark hole long because she will learn to cope in this book. Her friend is taking her to this convention for a sci-fi series. Oh yes Felix, her friend, I did not know what to make of him. He was so bossy and cheerful, but he is dealing with sadness too and we will learn more.
While in Nevada she meets Jack who helps her since she was scared during the car trip. Mysterious Jack, we got a lot of hints that he was hiding something and he sure was. Everyone is a bit broken in this book. Even Gethryn who is the sexy lead actor of the show, the guy Skye has been lusting after.
But I liked that, broken people, trying to move on, trying to move past it, to cope and to survive. Some hiding it better than the rest. It made it real and the romance, well no one is falling in love at once. Skye has to deal with herself before letting someone in. But yes there is a HEA, or the road to one. There is a romantic feeling over the book after all.
Conclusion:
A different sort of romantic book. I really liked the setting since I am a nerd after all, good characters and excellent secrets.
Skye is really messed up. She is afraid of crowds and wants to stay inside. She was in a horrible accident which killed her fiancé and best friend and the trauma is still with her. Poor Skye, so broken, and not remembering one bit about her life before. I did like her, because she was nice, I felt her pain. I understood that she could not brave the real world. But she is not in that dark hole long because she will learn to cope in this book. Her friend is taking her to this convention for a sci-fi series. Oh yes Felix, her friend, I did not know what to make of him. He was so bossy and cheerful, but he is dealing with sadness too and we will learn more.
While in Nevada she meets Jack who helps her since she was scared during the car trip. Mysterious Jack, we got a lot of hints that he was hiding something and he sure was. Everyone is a bit broken in this book. Even Gethryn who is the sexy lead actor of the show, the guy Skye has been lusting after.
But I liked that, broken people, trying to move on, trying to move past it, to cope and to survive. Some hiding it better than the rest. It made it real and the romance, well no one is falling in love at once. Skye has to deal with herself before letting someone in. But yes there is a HEA, or the road to one. There is a romantic feeling over the book after all.
Conclusion:
A different sort of romantic book. I really liked the setting since I am a nerd after all, good characters and excellent secrets.
August 17, 2011
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Skye needs this trip to America. She's been in hiding and mourning ever since a devastating accident that stole much of her memory, confidence, and two of the most important people in her life. But time has passed, and she needs to live again, to move on. So she ventures across the globe with her friend Felix to a convention. It's a chance to see a place she'd been wanting to go to for years, and to meet some famous people. There she meets mysterious Jack.
Jack's a writer, and he's got his own drama. He's a bit dark and unknown, which drew me to him in the first place. I knew instantly he had a past, and secrets. What were they? Well I had to read on to uncover them. He seems withdrawn, sometimes unfocused. But meeting Skye opened up a part of him he must not have had open for quite some time now. They don't hit it off immediately, but when they do...well, it goes up from there.
The beginning of the story started out slow. Not for a few chapters did the pace start picking up. I was interested enough in Skye's journey to keep reading. Her friend Felix is a riot. He's witty and smart mouthed, but he keeps Skye grounded and knows how to help her. He's been there for her since the accident. Sometimes the point of view switches are hard to catch on to, as Skye's is in the first person, but Jack's is third. I'm glad that I was able to read the story from both points of view, but the switch from first to third didn't always flow well.
All in all, I enjoyed the story. It had plenty of conflict and action. The characters are memorable and believable. If you enjoy contemporary romance with a splash of wit, then Star Struck might be what you're looking for.
Skye needs this trip to America. She's been in hiding and mourning ever since a devastating accident that stole much of her memory, confidence, and two of the most important people in her life. But time has passed, and she needs to live again, to move on. So she ventures across the globe with her friend Felix to a convention. It's a chance to see a place she'd been wanting to go to for years, and to meet some famous people. There she meets mysterious Jack.
Jack's a writer, and he's got his own drama. He's a bit dark and unknown, which drew me to him in the first place. I knew instantly he had a past, and secrets. What were they? Well I had to read on to uncover them. He seems withdrawn, sometimes unfocused. But meeting Skye opened up a part of him he must not have had open for quite some time now. They don't hit it off immediately, but when they do...well, it goes up from there.
The beginning of the story started out slow. Not for a few chapters did the pace start picking up. I was interested enough in Skye's journey to keep reading. Her friend Felix is a riot. He's witty and smart mouthed, but he keeps Skye grounded and knows how to help her. He's been there for her since the accident. Sometimes the point of view switches are hard to catch on to, as Skye's is in the first person, but Jack's is third. I'm glad that I was able to read the story from both points of view, but the switch from first to third didn't always flow well.
All in all, I enjoyed the story. It had plenty of conflict and action. The characters are memorable and believable. If you enjoy contemporary romance with a splash of wit, then Star Struck might be what you're looking for.
June 25, 2012
Having read (and loved) Please Don’t Stop the Music, I decided to read some more of Jane Lovering’s work and downloaded Star Struck.
Skye Threppel is an actress disfigured by a car accident. Not only did the accident take away her career, but it also took her best friend, her fiancé and huge chunks of her memory. Since then, the two main stays of her life are her best friend (and brother of her late friend) Felix and the TV series Fallen Skies. When Skye goes to a Fallen Skies convention hoping to meet her idols, it leads to a slow revealing of her past.
Jay Whitaker is a man with secrets. His scars are less obvious than Skye’s, but no less distruptive. He has taken the emotional scars from his past and used it to power his writing. Meeting Skye he senses a connection that runs deeper than he ever expected.
Skye is flaky and drug addled for the first part of the book, but there is enough mystery to keep you reading until her valium wears off and her character starts to grow. Jay is dark and brooding. He has an annoying tendency to deliberately not tell people stuff – thereby making an easily solved problem a crisis. Eventually, Skye points this out to him and he blames the fact that he writes drawn out conflict for a living. I'm not sure that excuses it, but it's a neat get out.
Felix is a fantastically bonkers character – I loved him. There are a number of twists and turns in the plot where your feelings towards the characters swing from one extreme to the other. The characters are realistic and the setting is wonderfully evoked (Okay, I’ve never been to a Sci-Fi convention – but I can easily believe the setting in the book, which is what matters).
Overall I really enjoyed the book. Although... it’s left me with a strange hankering to watch Firefly.
Skye Threppel is an actress disfigured by a car accident. Not only did the accident take away her career, but it also took her best friend, her fiancé and huge chunks of her memory. Since then, the two main stays of her life are her best friend (and brother of her late friend) Felix and the TV series Fallen Skies. When Skye goes to a Fallen Skies convention hoping to meet her idols, it leads to a slow revealing of her past.
Jay Whitaker is a man with secrets. His scars are less obvious than Skye’s, but no less distruptive. He has taken the emotional scars from his past and used it to power his writing. Meeting Skye he senses a connection that runs deeper than he ever expected.
Skye is flaky and drug addled for the first part of the book, but there is enough mystery to keep you reading until her valium wears off and her character starts to grow. Jay is dark and brooding. He has an annoying tendency to deliberately not tell people stuff – thereby making an easily solved problem a crisis. Eventually, Skye points this out to him and he blames the fact that he writes drawn out conflict for a living. I'm not sure that excuses it, but it's a neat get out.
Felix is a fantastically bonkers character – I loved him. There are a number of twists and turns in the plot where your feelings towards the characters swing from one extreme to the other. The characters are realistic and the setting is wonderfully evoked (Okay, I’ve never been to a Sci-Fi convention – but I can easily believe the setting in the book, which is what matters).
Overall I really enjoyed the book. Although... it’s left me with a strange hankering to watch Firefly.
August 31, 2011
After reading Jane Lovering's last novel Please don't stop the music, and seeing the cover and blurb for Star Struck I was looking forward to reading this latest novel.
Skye Threppal is a messed up girl. She was involved in a car crash that no only left her shattered and grieving for the loss of her friend and fiance, who she cannot remember, but also a recluse.
She has her friend's brother Felix as an emotional crutch and her only link to her past before the accident. More about him later.
Jack Whitaker is a writer for a popular sci-fi series and has ghosts and demons of his own to deal with.
The meeting of Skye and Jack,at the sci-fi convention seems to be a bad idea, as they do not need the complications of each other's issues.
This is a dark romantic comedy and there are some shocks along the way. I enjoyed the storyline and discovering the secrets these characters had. Fast paced and action packed, just like the sci-fi series, there are some strong emotions from these characters.
There is a but! Felix to be precise. I was uncomfortable with his behaviour involving Skye. I don't want to spoil the story for you, all I can say is that I would not call someone a friend if they put me in those situations. Saying that the author portrayed these characters well enough to stir some strong emotions in me to dislike this character. Great writing.
Looking forward to more from Jane Lovering.
If you like your chick-lit to have an edge you will love this one!
Thank you to ChocLit for sending me a review copy. This did not influence my review in any way
Skye Threppal is a messed up girl. She was involved in a car crash that no only left her shattered and grieving for the loss of her friend and fiance, who she cannot remember, but also a recluse.
She has her friend's brother Felix as an emotional crutch and her only link to her past before the accident. More about him later.
Jack Whitaker is a writer for a popular sci-fi series and has ghosts and demons of his own to deal with.
The meeting of Skye and Jack,at the sci-fi convention seems to be a bad idea, as they do not need the complications of each other's issues.
This is a dark romantic comedy and there are some shocks along the way. I enjoyed the storyline and discovering the secrets these characters had. Fast paced and action packed, just like the sci-fi series, there are some strong emotions from these characters.
There is a but! Felix to be precise. I was uncomfortable with his behaviour involving Skye. I don't want to spoil the story for you, all I can say is that I would not call someone a friend if they put me in those situations. Saying that the author portrayed these characters well enough to stir some strong emotions in me to dislike this character. Great writing.
Looking forward to more from Jane Lovering.
If you like your chick-lit to have an edge you will love this one!
Thank you to ChocLit for sending me a review copy. This did not influence my review in any way
April 8, 2014
From the first line, I thought – this is classic Jane Lovering. Her trademark wit leaps off the page and starts the book off with a smile.
Jack Whitaker is a jaded script writer who is dark, brooding, disobliging and a tiny bit curmudgeonly. He isn’t your first pick for a Romantic hero. As Jane Lovering often extols the virtues of the Beta-male; I agree. Gethryn is the Alpha-male of the story, but he is so slick and full of himself- my money would be on Jack any day of the week.
Skye in many ways is like a blank page and since her accident, she has become a new person. Skye has a wicked crush on greasy Gethryn, and takes her time to figure out who she should be with.
Jack is such a contradictions- on the outside her is stern and enigmatic; but on the inside he is full of insecurities and doubt. That is Jack's appeal, he is cerebral, creative and very delicious.
Jack understands Skye- and they compliment each other like bookends. Their scars are both physical and emotional; and it is that combined empathy that draws them together. It is very touching how they deal with each other.
Underneath all the sarky comedy- there is a serious under current about loss and learning to forgive yourself. No one or nothing is as it seems- it is all about how you perceive things.
There is rather a few earth shattering twists towards the end that you will not see coming. I have to admit I was a bit shocked by them.
Star Struck is full of complex emotions. The genius of Jane Lovering is that one minute she can make you laugh and the next make you cry. This book is going on my list of favourite books of all times. I loved this book!
October 16, 2011
Jane is a fellow Choc Lit author and I really enjoyed her other novel, Please Don’t Stop the Music, so I had high hopes of this one – I wasn’t disappointed. Although the writing is full of humour and there are some fabulous one-liners that had me chuckling out loud, the underlying theme of the book is quite dark and truly gripping. The hero and heroine, Jack and Skye, both have issues with memories – he with bad ones that won’t go away, she with the fact that she can’t remember even though she wants to. They share common ground in that they’ve both been in a car crash and they have scars, both internal and external, which helps them to understand each other much better than other people can. Yet they hide things, stuff they think would make the other hate them.
I empathised with Skye right from the beginning and the tortured Jack instantly eclipsed the other men in the story, despite his dark and brooding (not to say downright grumpy) behaviour. They were both very believable characters and I cared what happened to them – so much so that I lost valuable sleep in order to find out how the story would end! This is an enthralling read and if you want a story told with humour, but real emotional issues underneath, I can’t recommend it highly enough. I absolutely loved it!
I empathised with Skye right from the beginning and the tortured Jack instantly eclipsed the other men in the story, despite his dark and brooding (not to say downright grumpy) behaviour. They were both very believable characters and I cared what happened to them – so much so that I lost valuable sleep in order to find out how the story would end! This is an enthralling read and if you want a story told with humour, but real emotional issues underneath, I can’t recommend it highly enough. I absolutely loved it!
July 29, 2012
It was a bit different this book and that's why it gets four stars from me. A well written chicklitty type story but with more depth. There were some great moments of humor in this that made me laugh out loud - and they were balanced with -oh my God - moments when certain back story issues were revealed. My issues with it were lack of pace at times. I seemed to get bogged down in stuff that didn't take the story forward. It almost felt like a book of two halves. First part fairly light - though the accident and subsequent issues were never far away- but then it turned a lot darker and lost me to some extent. Felix is an enigma I didn't really get. The twist felt a bit too contrived and I actually didn't think it needed to be so tied in. Don't want to spoil it by saying what it was. But another issue would have worked fine.
I'd certainly read more by this author.
I'd certainly read more by this author.
December 22, 2013
I agree that a sci-if convention is a wonderfully unique premise, but a few things got in my way of enjoying this book. Most of all, I've read and loved Jane Lovering's other books, and this just doesn't hold up. It's not funny, and the characters are all (all!) more deeply troubling than endearing. I thought the heroine a shallow twit and even as I ft deeply sorry for her loss of identity, I wanted a character with personality and if at all possible a sense of humor. The hero, while sweet, was utterly mired in his own dark and troubled soul. And don't even get me started on the movie star. This is a book without a compass, moral or otherwise, and I would have appreciated it a lot more if it were indeed a psychology textbook.
December 30, 2011
This is Jane Lovering's latest release. She once again takes two people who have been given second chances due to disastrous events in their lives. The characters are well written and the story is a little darker than one would expect. It's the same in her previous book as well. The darkness adds a new depth to the book. You are never really quite sure what Skye was like before her accident and whether or not Felix has her best interests at heart. In fact all of the characters have gray shades. It makes for a great and intriguing story. It took me a little while to get into, but after about 75 pages I was hooked.
May 12, 2017
I thought it was a terrible book with terrible characters that were all just idiots. Cant say much else without getting angry that i wasted time reading this book
Writing style: 2 stars
Story: 2 stars
Flow of the story: 2 stars
Character development: 2 stars
Heroine: 1 stars
Hero: 1 stars
Secondary characters: 1 stars
Tone/mood of the book: 1 stars
Emotion evoking: 1 stars
Originality: 1 stars
Enjoyment: 1 stars
Effect on me: 1 stars
Writing style: 2 stars
Story: 2 stars
Flow of the story: 2 stars
Character development: 2 stars
Heroine: 1 stars
Hero: 1 stars
Secondary characters: 1 stars
Tone/mood of the book: 1 stars
Emotion evoking: 1 stars
Originality: 1 stars
Enjoyment: 1 stars
Effect on me: 1 stars
January 11, 2013
Tried really hard to get into this book. The story line was good but it was just the characters, there seemed to be nothing to them I felt. I usually enjoy Jane Lovering books but this was not one of the best. Sorry for leaving a negative review but if you decide to read this, then you may enjoy it, you may not.
November 13, 2013
This was a freebie and the story is a bit different from what I usually read, it being set at a sci fi convention. The writing and storyline was good but I got so irritable with the characters, who were so woolly and dim. Not good at all!
If you like a quick and easy read then this book will give you that. I just found it wasn't to my taste at all.
If you like a quick and easy read then this book will give you that. I just found it wasn't to my taste at all.
September 20, 2016
Gosh I love the way jane writes! In every book there is a feeling of mystery and magic. She is one great writer! The story is ingaging, believable and lovebly quircky. The characters are a in a lovable way weird, but it is also very believable that somebody is the way her characters are. Every character has a past that influences them and made them the way they are. Very, very good!!!
November 8, 2013
I read this book after reading Please Don't Stop the Music; as a result I had high expectations. Star Struck did not disappoint, although some of the concepts were predictable and others far fetched, I do recommend it as an enjoyable read.
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