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devonforest's review against another edition
3.0
This book jumped around too much for me- both in time and in narrators. Jumping from character to character made it hard to get into a groove while reading and at times it was hard to care about all the different storylines that had vague impacts on the main story. But I wasn’t expecting too much from this so it was a easy and fairly quick read.
lisawhelpley's review against another edition
4.0
This was better than I expected. I'd love to see it as a movie. Crazy characters.
librarystax's review against another edition
3.0
do you think they are happy?
Lots of people you want to cheer for, then you don’t want to cheer for, then you still don’t really want to cheer for. Fun enough read! Sometimes at the start the author doubled down on details like she forgot she already told the reader, but by the end the rhythm was working.
Lots of people you want to cheer for, then you don’t want to cheer for, then you still don’t really want to cheer for. Fun enough read! Sometimes at the start the author doubled down on details like she forgot she already told the reader, but by the end the rhythm was working.
juliardye's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars but I'm rounding down. The writing was good, but the characters were all despicable. I'm slightly embarrassed that I finished the book due to its overall trashiness.
kdurham2's review against another edition
3.0
Check out the full review at Kritters Ramblings
Drama, Drama, Drama! This book was slam packed full of drama. Taking place in probably the most dramatic of towns, Los Angeles, this family is caught up in the movie business in all sorts of ways and this book doesn't make it look all nice and pretty!
Centered mostly around the youngest of the family, Lorelei has been trying to get into the acting business one way or another and after a very public dramatic event, she runs to Reno, Nevada to hide. At times, this book was hard to read because there was quite a bit of drug use and cheating spouses, but it all felt real. So often a book takes you behind the scenes of Hollywood, but only shows the positive happy times, while this book took you through the rough parts that can happen when a family is trying to make it in this business.
Drama, Drama, Drama! This book was slam packed full of drama. Taking place in probably the most dramatic of towns, Los Angeles, this family is caught up in the movie business in all sorts of ways and this book doesn't make it look all nice and pretty!
Centered mostly around the youngest of the family, Lorelei has been trying to get into the acting business one way or another and after a very public dramatic event, she runs to Reno, Nevada to hide. At times, this book was hard to read because there was quite a bit of drug use and cheating spouses, but it all felt real. So often a book takes you behind the scenes of Hollywood, but only shows the positive happy times, while this book took you through the rough parts that can happen when a family is trying to make it in this business.
stephg231's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
lscottie's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, good first novel. I'm impressed by many of her storytelling skills. While the overall plot went along quickly and the pace never slackened, I found the main two characters of the book annoying and hard to root for. But, well-fleshed out characters and plot.
thisistrashpsyd's review against another edition
3.0
Pleasantly surprised by this one. It was a lot better than I thought it would be given the fact that I got it free as a part of the Amazon First promotion. There was a lot of heart and dysfunction in this book. Very reminiscent of the type of people I encounter every day.
shaezreads's review
4.0
Well written!
A mother's enabling her daughter because she wanted to be her friend; lead the daughter to a downward spiral.
A mother's enabling her daughter because she wanted to be her friend; lead the daughter to a downward spiral.