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A review by scaluba
Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper by Hilary Liftin
4.0
Listen, I understood the metaphor to the Church of Scientology almost the second One Cell was introduced, but I didn't figure out that this is essentially the story of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise until I read some other Goodreads reviews. That being said, I know about two things regarding their relationship, so it's really no surprise that I didn't get the references.
Regardless, this book was pretty good. In my opinion, a lot of the characters didn't have a ton of depth or development apart from a random name thrown out. This goes for Lizzie as well. She seemed to 'tell' rather than 'show' what she was talking about and who she was as a person, but I really wasn't expecting a literary masterpiece from this. It was a cheesy, celebrity read for someone who just wants to lose themselves in the drama of Hollywood. I had a good time.
(Plus, Cap is one of my new favorite literary characters. Five going on sixty? Relatable. Loving a random animal a weirdly large amount? Relatable. Falling in love with Matilda? Hella relatable.)
Regardless, this book was pretty good. In my opinion, a lot of the characters didn't have a ton of depth or development apart from a random name thrown out. This goes for Lizzie as well. She seemed to 'tell' rather than 'show' what she was talking about and who she was as a person, but I really wasn't expecting a literary masterpiece from this. It was a cheesy, celebrity read for someone who just wants to lose themselves in the drama of Hollywood. I had a good time.
(Plus, Cap is one of my new favorite literary characters. Five going on sixty? Relatable. Loving a random animal a weirdly large amount? Relatable. Falling in love with Matilda? Hella relatable.)