Star Struck by Meredith Michelle
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Star Struck is a book with a bit of a twist that let’s the reader control what happens in the story. For anyone that may remember the choose your own adventure type of books for children this story is done much the same way that while you get to the end of a section you are given a choice as to what your character will do next in the story. This leads the book to have several different scenarios that could potentially take place based on the readers choices so even having read through once you could go back and make different choices and read a completely different story.
In Star Struck the reader is Anna Chambliss, a beautiful Hollywood actress engaged to a gorgeous Hollywood star but things are not quite perfect in Anna’s world. Everything in the story depends on the choices the reader makes for Anna and her future happiness all depend on what is chosen and who is chosen to do it with.
I have to admit that my main attraction to this book was a fond remembrance of the choose your own adventure books as a child. This story is definitely not for children though and if judging simply on the story within the book I may not have been a huge fan but with the picking the action as I went along it became a fun read in that regard. The story on it’s own however is a bit simple as far as what is going on, Hollywood star living a scandalous type of life but changing things here and there made it a fun read.
Overall, a naughty way to remember your childhood reading adventures with a simple story line but fun to pick and choose what the character would do.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
Nice review I must say.
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Thanks Vinnie 🙂
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I need to find a new book to read. Finished Gone Girl last month and what a book it was.
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I’ve never actually read Gone Girl…. I tend to steer clear of the oh my gosh this is amazing really huge books because I feel like I end up disappointed expecting too much from them. Will admit I’ve never read the Harry Potter books either and afraid of all the years of hype with those now too. LOL
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I can get where you are coming from Carrie. Though I found that Gone Girl more than lived up to the hype.
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I may try it someday but my darn Netgalley addiction keeps me from picking up too many that are a just want to read and not needing to review them books. I look at it this way though, hopefully when the next Gone Girl comes along I’ll have already read it before the crowd. 🙂
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It’s well worth reading.
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