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Star Crossed #3
Gemini Night
Starting her junior year, Logan McRae is excited about her internship at CRUSH magazine. But she is not so excited about her new boyfriend Jeremy's travel abroad in Ireland. Logan's in over her head trying to balance school, love, and friends, while trying to solve an astrological mystery—the fate of a Gemini is star-crossed . Will Logan find out who is in danger before the CRUSH Halloween costume party? Can she prove to the publisher she deserves her own astrology column? And will her relationship with Jeremy survive the distance? Only time will tell as Logan continues to reach for the stars!
229 pages, Paperback
First published September 28, 2010
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Bonnie Hearn Hill
38 books113 followersBonnie Hearn Hill's latest novel of suspense, THE RIVER BELOW, was described by Publishers Weekly as, a "poignant standalone (that) is as much a story about friendship and loss as it is a mystery."
Hill is the author of six thrillers from MIRA Books, the Star Crossed young adult series, and the Kit Doyle series, IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN (2015), GOODBYE FOREVER (2016), and I WISH YOU MISSED ME (2016). With Christopher Allan Poe, she wrote DIGITAL INK: WRITING KILLER FICTION IN THE E-BOOK AGE, a guide for novelists.
Her thrillers INTERN, KILLER BODY, MISTRESS, OFF THE RECORD, LAST WORDS, TIL MORNING, and CUTLINE are now available as e-books.
A national conference speaker and contest judge, she has is proud of the many published authors she has mentored.
Hill is the author of six thrillers from MIRA Books, the Star Crossed young adult series, and the Kit Doyle series, IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN (2015), GOODBYE FOREVER (2016), and I WISH YOU MISSED ME (2016). With Christopher Allan Poe, she wrote DIGITAL INK: WRITING KILLER FICTION IN THE E-BOOK AGE, a guide for novelists.
Her thrillers INTERN, KILLER BODY, MISTRESS, OFF THE RECORD, LAST WORDS, TIL MORNING, and CUTLINE are now available as e-books.
A national conference speaker and contest judge, she has is proud of the many published authors she has mentored.
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December 15, 2020
I'll be honest — I wouldn't have finished this if not for a) its years-long presence on my TBR and b) its perfect fulfillment of a 2019 PopSugar prompt. I can't remember when or why I got it into my head that I wanted to read this series, but I suspect that it started with middle school me, who may or may not have enjoyed this more.
Anyway. The maturity of the characters and writing style is more MG/lower YA, which isn't inherently bad but doesn't work with the story being told. Logan continually jumps to conclusions, only to be proven wrong but learn nothing so the cycle repeats; it was exhausting to read and the "twists" really weren't all that exciting.The morality is very black-and-white, even when the she's bullying a classmate or slut-shaming her own friends. I feel like there's supposed to be some kind of moral portrayed, about astrology and/or trust and/or something, but I can't pin it down.
I was also genuinely confused, because for some reason I thought I was reading the first book in the series — so the constant references to a past incident (and Logan's main romantic storyline being ) just baffled me. Maybe I would've cared more if I'd started with the actual first book and been invested in the characters, but if it's anything like this one I don't think it would've worked out any better.
content warnings:
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CONVERSION : 5.3 / 15 = 2 stars
Prose: 4 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 3 / 10
Emotional Impact: 1 / 10
Development / Flow: 6 / 10
Setting: 5 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: N/A
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 1 / 5
Anyway. The maturity of the characters and writing style is more MG/lower YA, which isn't inherently bad but doesn't work with the story being told. Logan continually jumps to conclusions, only to be proven wrong but learn nothing so the cycle repeats; it was exhausting to read and the "twists" really weren't all that exciting.The morality is very black-and-white, even when the she's bullying a classmate or slut-shaming her own friends. I feel like there's supposed to be some kind of moral portrayed, about astrology and/or trust and/or something, but I can't pin it down.
I was also genuinely confused, because for some reason I thought I was reading the first book in the series — so the constant references to a past incident (and Logan's main romantic storyline being ) just baffled me. Maybe I would've cared more if I'd started with the actual first book and been invested in the characters, but if it's anything like this one I don't think it would've worked out any better.
content warnings:
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CONVERSION : 5.3 / 15 = 2 stars
Prose: 4 / 10
Characters & Relationships: 3 / 10
Emotional Impact: 1 / 10
Development / Flow: 6 / 10
Setting: 5 / 10
Diversity & Social Themes: N/A
Intellectual Engagement: N/A
Originality / Trope Execution: 2 / 5
Rereadability: N/A
Memorability: 1 / 5
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November 5, 2010Gemini Night by Bonnie Hill, has me wanting to learn more about astrology! It's an excellent book, and even though I didn't read the first two in the series I still understood it. The books is easy to read and gets exciting as Logan starts her internship at CRUSH magazine and has to start working her astrology magic.
Logan McRae, an Aquarius, is home from her Writers Camp, and her boyfriend Jeremy is away at his home in Ireland. As Logan begins to start her Junior year of high school, her new mentor Jaffa helps her land a magazine internship at CRUSH (an up and coming magazine). Logan has no clue that along with this magazine will come trouble. And the fact she has to abandon her favorite book Fearless Astrology so she can get the internship will cause even more trouble. When cheerleader Kat and her best friend begin to get up on her case about the soon to be swim suit model shoot at their home town Tera Bella Beach hosted by CRUSH, even more astrological events begin to occur.
Gemini Night the third book in Logan McRae's series Star Crossed has a great plot, and is really smoothly written. Plus it doesn't hurt that the cover gets the readers attention too, I'm pretty sure it's Logan's Pisces friend Paige. Altogether I would recommend this series once I got into Gemini Night it was easy to read, and great for a rainy day.
Logan McRae, an Aquarius, is home from her Writers Camp, and her boyfriend Jeremy is away at his home in Ireland. As Logan begins to start her Junior year of high school, her new mentor Jaffa helps her land a magazine internship at CRUSH (an up and coming magazine). Logan has no clue that along with this magazine will come trouble. And the fact she has to abandon her favorite book Fearless Astrology so she can get the internship will cause even more trouble. When cheerleader Kat and her best friend begin to get up on her case about the soon to be swim suit model shoot at their home town Tera Bella Beach hosted by CRUSH, even more astrological events begin to occur.
Gemini Night the third book in Logan McRae's series Star Crossed has a great plot, and is really smoothly written. Plus it doesn't hurt that the cover gets the readers attention too, I'm pretty sure it's Logan's Pisces friend Paige. Altogether I would recommend this series once I got into Gemini Night it was easy to read, and great for a rainy day.
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September 8, 2016I's still pretty disappointed that I never got the book. I got all hyped up because I won but I never ended up getting it.
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December 30, 2020Cross-posted from my blog where there's more information on where I got my copy and everything.
Oddly, I think I liked this one best. The setting of celebrities and a fashion magazine and all that stuff fits the more fluffy tone of the book way more than other things. Even with the drama/somewhat series mystery at the end, it seemed to fit better. It reminded me more of that book I read a while ago… Killer Cruise. I actually wish this had been more like that, and embraced the fluff a little more.
I honestly wish I had liked this more, because it had a lot of potentional. It’s an interesting premise. But it frustrated me too much. There’s just as much girl hate in this, and again, it’s incredibly white, not queer, and basically not diverse at all.
Series wrap-up: The thing is, these are not overwhelmingly terrible books. They aren’t. A few years ago, I probably would have thought they were really cute. But they are very much a product of their times, and I don’t much like that time in books. The constant girl hate and slut shaming gets so old, the celebrity references kind of date it, and the complete lack of any form of diversity whatsoever besides a few token attempts is exhausting. They are so average that I was very frustrated, and the times when the books seemed unrealistic or not the best researched, only added to the frustration.
Last to address the astrology stuff – I know that some people believe very fiercely in astrology, and all the more power to them. But the way it’s handled in the book did not really work for me. Logan reads two books about astrology and is suddenly an astrology expert, to the point of solving mysteries and it being considered that she would get an astrology column in a magazine. Every single person fits their astrological stuff so well that Logan can guess peoples’ Star signs upon meeting them and she’s always right. It is incredibly improbable.
Astrology in the book is almost borderline treated like magical – unless people are freaking out and treating it like Logan has started doing drugs. I think in real life people would treat it more like a strange hobby, not in the extreme ways they do in the book. I find it very odd. And there was a little too much of it. I started skimming heavily towards the end.
I think there is definitely an audience for these books. I just do not think I am that audience. How young the voice seemed compared to the actual age of the characters didn’t work to me, and it did a lot of things I didn’t love. I could break it down and give ratings to each of the books, and one might squeak out a little higher, but on average? I think two roses sums things up well enough.
Other notes:
– Making toast makes you a foodie now? Is it supposed to be a joke when her dad says Logan inherited his “foodie genes” when she puts peanut butter on toast?
– Fun fact, since they live in California and the age of consent is eighteen, if any of them have sex, a bunch of these relationships are technically illegal. I did not have enough suspension of belief from enjoying these to ignore that I knew that.
– The first book accidentally implied a student/teacher relationship twice and I got so grossed out.
– There were some typoes, and I’m not sure if it’s because I wasn’t enjoying the books very much that I noticed them more, or if there were just more? One particularly bad example from the second book.
(A photo of a section where a line is repeated twice, but I didn't type out an image description of the photo. I probably should do that.)
– Seriously, these covers confuse me so much. WHO are these girls? I literally have no idea. It’s like random stock photos.
– Okay, I know 2010 was a while ago, but it was not impossible to find a record player then, was it?? In California. Near San Francisco. I THINK EVEN IN 2010 YOU COULD HAVE FOUND A HIPSTER WITH A RECORD PLAYER. Also they never actually played it so.
Oddly, I think I liked this one best. The setting of celebrities and a fashion magazine and all that stuff fits the more fluffy tone of the book way more than other things. Even with the drama/somewhat series mystery at the end, it seemed to fit better. It reminded me more of that book I read a while ago… Killer Cruise. I actually wish this had been more like that, and embraced the fluff a little more.
I honestly wish I had liked this more, because it had a lot of potentional. It’s an interesting premise. But it frustrated me too much. There’s just as much girl hate in this, and again, it’s incredibly white, not queer, and basically not diverse at all.
Series wrap-up: The thing is, these are not overwhelmingly terrible books. They aren’t. A few years ago, I probably would have thought they were really cute. But they are very much a product of their times, and I don’t much like that time in books. The constant girl hate and slut shaming gets so old, the celebrity references kind of date it, and the complete lack of any form of diversity whatsoever besides a few token attempts is exhausting. They are so average that I was very frustrated, and the times when the books seemed unrealistic or not the best researched, only added to the frustration.
Last to address the astrology stuff – I know that some people believe very fiercely in astrology, and all the more power to them. But the way it’s handled in the book did not really work for me. Logan reads two books about astrology and is suddenly an astrology expert, to the point of solving mysteries and it being considered that she would get an astrology column in a magazine. Every single person fits their astrological stuff so well that Logan can guess peoples’ Star signs upon meeting them and she’s always right. It is incredibly improbable.
Astrology in the book is almost borderline treated like magical – unless people are freaking out and treating it like Logan has started doing drugs. I think in real life people would treat it more like a strange hobby, not in the extreme ways they do in the book. I find it very odd. And there was a little too much of it. I started skimming heavily towards the end.
I think there is definitely an audience for these books. I just do not think I am that audience. How young the voice seemed compared to the actual age of the characters didn’t work to me, and it did a lot of things I didn’t love. I could break it down and give ratings to each of the books, and one might squeak out a little higher, but on average? I think two roses sums things up well enough.
Other notes:
– Making toast makes you a foodie now? Is it supposed to be a joke when her dad says Logan inherited his “foodie genes” when she puts peanut butter on toast?
– Fun fact, since they live in California and the age of consent is eighteen, if any of them have sex, a bunch of these relationships are technically illegal. I did not have enough suspension of belief from enjoying these to ignore that I knew that.
– The first book accidentally implied a student/teacher relationship twice and I got so grossed out.
– There were some typoes, and I’m not sure if it’s because I wasn’t enjoying the books very much that I noticed them more, or if there were just more? One particularly bad example from the second book.
(A photo of a section where a line is repeated twice, but I didn't type out an image description of the photo. I probably should do that.)
– Seriously, these covers confuse me so much. WHO are these girls? I literally have no idea. It’s like random stock photos.
– Okay, I know 2010 was a while ago, but it was not impossible to find a record player then, was it?? In California. Near San Francisco. I THINK EVEN IN 2010 YOU COULD HAVE FOUND A HIPSTER WITH A RECORD PLAYER. Also they never actually played it so.
September 24, 2019
Logan McRae has landed a dream internship at CRUSH Magazine thanks to her well connected mentor Henry Jaffa. Logan is deferment to prove herself to the editor in chief Stacey and maybe even land a astrology column, but first she has to keep Arianna Woods, the cover model and over all train wreck, from complete disaster the night of the big costume launch party. On top of that Logan's relationship with cute Taurus Jeremy seems to have come to a sudden halt, much like her parents relationship. Can Logan astrology once more to save the launch party and win back her wayward boyfriend or is this Gemini Night going to end in disaster and disappointment? I have got to say that reading this book has be a struggle to say the absolute least. I'm amazed I forced myself to finish it. To me the books get steadily worse as you go through them. This once just felt forced. I didn't care about any of the characters. All of the characters are pretty flat and one dimensional except for Logan, who even as the main character is only like 2D at best. There was even a point in the book where the antagonist (if we can even call her that she was mainly just a bitch who did nothing for the plot) was spreading a rumor that Logan was a witch who practiced witchcraft and the school was just like sounds right. All the adults were really apprehensive about astrology but never gave an explanation as to why. The plot was at time nonsensical and there were plot points that literally didn't matter. Honestly there are quite a bit of plot holes throughout the trilogy. Another thing that really bothered me is that there was adults literally acting like children and even hitting on children (the celebrity chef is supposedly 21 and is hitting on a 17 year old). The climax wasn't very climatic and really the whole thing to me was just dull and I'm a pretty easy to please reader. I think I would have liked this a lot more 10 years ago when I was 13 but as a 23 year old it was just disappointing. I love the premise as a whole, but in my opinion the writing was poorly executed throughout the trilogy. It lacked detail and cohesion and it lacked that special something that just makes a reader connected to a book. Over all I rate the trilogy a 5/10 and I rate book 3 a 3/10.
August 15, 2015
Another series I'm finally finishing XD I didn't like the first book as much as I did when I was younger, so I didn't enjoy the other two books as much as I could have. The zodiac spin was appealing to me. A big message in the third book especially is not letting your sign rule you, that your birth chart is a guide and not a life sentence. You are always going to be changing and evolving, so just go with the flow and let yourself grow: this is an important message for teens.
I feel, however, that the author was stereotyping some signs: Aries especially was the big culprit. This was probably excusable in the first book, as Logan herself didn't know a whole lot about astrology, but as the series went on and Logan learned more aspects of the chart, it became more and more annoying. "The sign is not the sum," as the series frequently said. The author should have taken some of her own advice in this regard. Another thing I didn't like was the romance that started in the second book and continued into the third: it moved too fast and felt really fake to me. Logan is a strong enough character on her own to not have to wait for a guy who's really ambiguous about his feelings for her.
Other than that, it's a cute little series that's a blend of romance and mystery. They were really easy to breeze through. Logan becomes more confident and self-assured as the series goes on (except in the field of romance). The mysteries in each book were enough to keep me going, though I think the zodiac is used as an excuse to stereotype some characters. I like them, but I'm not sure if I like them enough to buy the other two books for my collection. I'd recommend these books to teens who have an interest in astrology.
I feel, however, that the author was stereotyping some signs: Aries especially was the big culprit. This was probably excusable in the first book, as Logan herself didn't know a whole lot about astrology, but as the series went on and Logan learned more aspects of the chart, it became more and more annoying. "The sign is not the sum," as the series frequently said. The author should have taken some of her own advice in this regard. Another thing I didn't like was the romance that started in the second book and continued into the third: it moved too fast and felt really fake to me. Logan is a strong enough character on her own to not have to wait for a guy who's really ambiguous about his feelings for her.
Other than that, it's a cute little series that's a blend of romance and mystery. They were really easy to breeze through. Logan becomes more confident and self-assured as the series goes on (except in the field of romance). The mysteries in each book were enough to keep me going, though I think the zodiac is used as an excuse to stereotype some characters. I like them, but I'm not sure if I like them enough to buy the other two books for my collection. I'd recommend these books to teens who have an interest in astrology.
December 13, 2010
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The Astro Girl is back in this third book of the Star Crossed series. And might I say, back she is and traipsing around San Francisco (always wanted to go there!). I think that this third book in the series was my very favorite. I'm sure it's because I knew all the characters better than in book one *duh* and the plot was fun and suspenseful. I always like a good turn of events and Hill has given me just that.
In this book, we get to see Logan in all her writing glory, but we also get to see some more of her friends Chilli and Paige. It was interesting to see their character development take off, especially for Paige. Plus, there was a whole new mystery for Logan to solve with the stars. It's funny how 3 little books could pull me in so much and actually interest me in astrology. Because I'm dead serious when I say I've never been into it.
But, Hill has done an amazing job of presenting it in a way that intrigues the reader. Plus, with all the new characters and plot twists, you won't expect what awaits on the path of the cosmos. Because with high maintenance singers, kidnappings, costume parties and maybe some love at last for our dear Logan, you'll want to pick up this book. If you haven't read the first 2 and you like YA contemporary fiction, I recommend the series for a light fun read that will make you laugh and maybe even remember what good friends are for!
The Astro Girl is back in this third book of the Star Crossed series. And might I say, back she is and traipsing around San Francisco (always wanted to go there!). I think that this third book in the series was my very favorite. I'm sure it's because I knew all the characters better than in book one *duh* and the plot was fun and suspenseful. I always like a good turn of events and Hill has given me just that.
In this book, we get to see Logan in all her writing glory, but we also get to see some more of her friends Chilli and Paige. It was interesting to see their character development take off, especially for Paige. Plus, there was a whole new mystery for Logan to solve with the stars. It's funny how 3 little books could pull me in so much and actually interest me in astrology. Because I'm dead serious when I say I've never been into it.
But, Hill has done an amazing job of presenting it in a way that intrigues the reader. Plus, with all the new characters and plot twists, you won't expect what awaits on the path of the cosmos. Because with high maintenance singers, kidnappings, costume parties and maybe some love at last for our dear Logan, you'll want to pick up this book. If you haven't read the first 2 and you like YA contemporary fiction, I recommend the series for a light fun read that will make you laugh and maybe even remember what good friends are for!
December 17, 2010
Gemini Night was definitely my favorite book in the Star Crossed series. I thought this story was so adorable! I could not put it down. Like with the previous books, I learned more about astrology than I could have ever thought to want to know. It was interesting to see how much of astrology applied to me through my sign.
In this book, Logan has earned an internship at a magazine. Using her astrology skills, she discovers that someone will be in trouble on the night of the huge costume party! The mystery in this book was so much fun to read. It had me guessing right until the end.
My favorite part of this book was the ending. It was so cute! Such a happy ending that I really enjoyed. I also liked how the characters continued to grow. Logan learns more about astrology and how to apply it to her life. She learns not to jump to conclusions, and she overcomes some boyfriend problems. Paige probably grows the most. She is not the quiet girl from the first book. She comes out of her shell in a great way!
Gemini Night is a fun book. I loved the story full of excitement and mystery. I really enjoy how Bonnie Hearn Hill writes. Her writing pace is just perfect. I am looking forward to reading her other books.
In this book, Logan has earned an internship at a magazine. Using her astrology skills, she discovers that someone will be in trouble on the night of the huge costume party! The mystery in this book was so much fun to read. It had me guessing right until the end.
My favorite part of this book was the ending. It was so cute! Such a happy ending that I really enjoyed. I also liked how the characters continued to grow. Logan learns more about astrology and how to apply it to her life. She learns not to jump to conclusions, and she overcomes some boyfriend problems. Paige probably grows the most. She is not the quiet girl from the first book. She comes out of her shell in a great way!
Gemini Night is a fun book. I loved the story full of excitement and mystery. I really enjoy how Bonnie Hearn Hill writes. Her writing pace is just perfect. I am looking forward to reading her other books.
March 22, 2013
There's some good astrological stuff in here and I enjoyed the story, but, speaking as an astrologer, there are are a few mistakes in there too, which I will try to alert the author to (as I did with the Zodiac Girls series by Cathy Hopkins). I am awaiting books one and two and hope she continues the series.
Having now corresponded with the author and found out that mistakes were left in due to a tight deadline, I am disappointed to hear she lost interest and jumped to thrillers (typical Gemini, ha ha) but I see they have good reviews, so will try them too.
Having now corresponded with the author and found out that mistakes were left in due to a tight deadline, I am disappointed to hear she lost interest and jumped to thrillers (typical Gemini, ha ha) but I see they have good reviews, so will try them too.
March 11, 2015
The third book in the Star Crossed series. Logan is getting ready to start her internship at CRUSH magazine. Using her interest in astrology, she discovers that someone at the CRUSH Halloween party is in danger. Can she find out who, what the danger will be, and warn them in time? Fans of this series will enjoy this installment.
May 9, 2014
By far my favorite of the series! I love Bonnie's writing style. She's so good at keeping her reader guessing. I have turned a few of my friends on to her novels, and I will absolutely recommend this series.
January 25, 2016
The storyline was interesting and I liked the interspersed pages specifically devoted to astrology. What I had trouble with was the constant descriptions of people by their astrological signs. It was actually distracting for me.
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May 18, 2011i rly loved it n da astrology is amazin cant wait for da nxt book
February 12, 2011
I'm Excited to Read this.
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December 21, 2011I won this book on Goodreads and i never received it and neither did anyone else who won ...weird much?
September 11, 2014
Very surprised where this one ended up.
July 20, 2014
Alos loved it!
November 14, 2015
This series was a good one. I am very into astrology and it was interesting to learn and read Logan's story. I could rant about a few things but I won't do that. It was a nice cute read.
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