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Beyond the Stars
by Stacy Wise
Review posted on my blog, Audrey's Bookcase:
A huge thank you to Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy for reviewing.
Life doesn't always go as planned, so when Jessica Beckett's college dream of studying in France falls through, she's looking for help from her talent agent aunt and winds up being the personal assistant of Hollywood heartthrob, Jack McAlister.
In true "boss/assistant storyline" fashion, she seems to be the only girl in the vicinity who's not impressed by his good looks, and he's an ass. Along the way, they discover the other isn't all that bad and lo-and-behold, something blossoms between them. I'm all for this trope, so of course I was pretty stoked to read it. Jessica and Jack are lovely characters when it comes down to it, but there weren't any life-changing obstacles in their way, so their story was kind of... ordinary. Nice, but ordinary. But oh, this story has a pig -- I'm not talking about a disgusting male character; an actual pig. Let that sink in. It's actually a charming little storyline.
While I wasn't blown away by the book, I enjoyed the pacing of how things progressed. My only issue was that, while I appreciate a good "the journey is more important than the destination" story, the journey to their inevitable relationship took up a majority of the book and we didn't really get to witness any of the results. I guess that's me wishing that the book was longer, because I did enjoy their relationship and wanted to see more of it.
I feel like I'm so drawn to angsty love stories that I don't know when to stop and take a breather. I already knew, judging by the synopsis, Beyond the Stars was anything but. So I thought it'd be a nice change from my choice of gut-wrenching reads as of late. I definitely wasn't wrong. If you're looking for something nice, quick, and fluffy, pick up this debut novel from Stacy Wise.
A huge thank you to Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy for reviewing.
Life doesn't always go as planned, so when Jessica Beckett's college dream of studying in France falls through, she's looking for help from her talent agent aunt and winds up being the personal assistant of Hollywood heartthrob, Jack McAlister.
In true "boss/assistant storyline" fashion, she seems to be the only girl in the vicinity who's not impressed by his good looks, and he's an ass. Along the way, they discover the other isn't all that bad and lo-and-behold, something blossoms between them. I'm all for this trope, so of course I was pretty stoked to read it. Jessica and Jack are lovely characters when it comes down to it, but there weren't any life-changing obstacles in their way, so their story was kind of... ordinary. Nice, but ordinary. But oh, this story has a pig -- I'm not talking about a disgusting male character; an actual pig. Let that sink in. It's actually a charming little storyline.
While I wasn't blown away by the book, I enjoyed the pacing of how things progressed. My only issue was that, while I appreciate a good "the journey is more important than the destination" story, the journey to their inevitable relationship took up a majority of the book and we didn't really get to witness any of the results. I guess that's me wishing that the book was longer, because I did enjoy their relationship and wanted to see more of it.
I feel like I'm so drawn to angsty love stories that I don't know when to stop and take a breather. I already knew, judging by the synopsis, Beyond the Stars was anything but. So I thought it'd be a nice change from my choice of gut-wrenching reads as of late. I definitely wasn't wrong. If you're looking for something nice, quick, and fluffy, pick up this debut novel from Stacy Wise.