A review by d_ho16
Movie Star by Lizzie Pepper by Hilary Liftin

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

In my "thinly veiled celebrity fanfiction" era, I guess. This was a fun, quick read about a girl next door type actress falling in love with a mega movie star who’s involved in a questionable cult… definitely not hard to figure out who it was inspired by. This book was mostly fluff reading but had a few moments of really resounding emotion as Lizzie took stock of her life and how she ended up where she was. It had the potential to get really horrifying a few times but just never quite hit the emotional beats it felt like it was aiming for. A solid beach read, and while it focuses more on the celebrity gossip than the culty parts, as someone who enjoys books about both those things it was definitely worth the few hours I spent reading.