Along for the Ride
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Summary
Imagine if your brother was a Justin Bieber-like pop star？ And your parents forced you to go on tour？
Connor Jackson。 These two words make every girl go crazy， screaming and begging for a chance to meet him。 He's the world's biggest pop star， but for seventeen-year-old Katelyn Jackson: he’s just her older brother。 When she’s forced to put her competitive soccer dreams on hold to go along on his US summer tour， she’s unimpressed。 But when she meets the lead singer of his opening act， everything changes and life on the road takes a whole different turn。
Connor Jackson。 These two words make every girl go crazy， screaming and begging for a chance to meet him。 He's the world's biggest pop star， but for seventeen-year-old Katelyn Jackson: he’s just her older brother。 When she’s forced to put her competitive soccer dreams on hold to go along on his US summer tour， she’s unimpressed。 But when she meets the lead singer of his opening act， everything changes and life on the road takes a whole different turn。
Reviews
Sarah
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I love this book so much， I read it first a couple of years ago on wattpad and have been so excited to finally be able to have a physical copy of the story。 It was also super interesting to see all the changes between it’s time on wattpad and the stories publication。
maya ella
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one of my favourite wattpad authors is finally published！！ this wasnt my favourite book of hers but it was still super cute and sweet。 3。75
Yade Maesfrancx
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This book will always have a special place in my heart， from reading it on wattpad for the first time all these years ago to now finishing the version is just incredible。The storyline never gets boring， the characters always get to me and it’s just beautifully written。 Can’t wait to see what rachels future holds for her and i hope more of her books get published eventually
Mattie
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Felt like the story was a little rushed。 That also could be because I had read the original version on Wattpad。 Loved the general plot line but wished there was some more details incorporated into this version from the original version。
Victoria
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “Along for the Ride” had always been one of my favorite wattpad books。 I loved the relationship between Katelyn and Connor and between the brothers in skyline。 There were a lot of changes from wattpad to the published book， which is to be expected， but I missed a lot of the things that were included in the wattpad series， like seeing more of Zach’s illness and seeing more of that sibling bond between Katelyn and Connor。 However， it is a sweet and fast read。 Every 13 year old girl’s fantasy is to “Along for the Ride” had always been one of my favorite wattpad books。 I loved the relationship between Katelyn and Connor and between the brothers in skyline。 There were a lot of changes from wattpad to the published book， which is to be expected， but I missed a lot of the things that were included in the wattpad series， like seeing more of Zach’s illness and seeing more of that sibling bond between Katelyn and Connor。 However， it is a sweet and fast read。 Every 13 year old girl’s fantasy is to date her favorite band member and we live that vicariously through Katelyn Jackson。 I hope she publishes the second book cause this series is rather a guilty pleasure of mine。 。。。more
Shiloh
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Total stars: 5/5！Along for the ride is a book that I really enjoyed and completely devoured once I started it！ It tells the story of Katelyn Jackson， an upcoming soccer star， who is stuck on tour with her pop star brother and her all-time favorite band。 A tour that once felt like a punishment becomes something she doesn't want to end after connecting with Zack， the youngest member of her favorite band， Skyline。 This book screams YA romance and will without a doubt become a book that is well know Total stars: 5/5！Along for the ride is a book that I really enjoyed and completely devoured once I started it！ It tells the story of Katelyn Jackson， an upcoming soccer star， who is stuck on tour with her pop star brother and her all-time favorite band。 A tour that once felt like a punishment becomes something she doesn't want to end after connecting with Zack， the youngest member of her favorite band， Skyline。 This book screams YA romance and will without a doubt become a book that is well known and sets a standard for many others to come！ Plot:The plotline was well thought out and fast-paced in this book。 Often times the plotline in a YA romance can fall flat when the author focuses too much on the budding love story and not enough on the goal of the characters and the lives that they live outside of each other。 Along for the ride was completely devoid of these issues as the goals set at the beginning were not derailed or set aside for the love story。 I would love to see a sequel！！！！Characters: My favorite part of this book was the effortless character development and interactions between the characters that felt soooo real without having it forced on the reader。 Besides the romantic relationships， it was great to see how Katelyn's friendships with her teammates and rivals in soccer felt natural and not like filler scenes for when Zack was not involved。 I loved every single character in this book as they were all very well developed， even if they were semi-minor characters。 I also loved that Katelyn and Zack's relationship had the awkward aspect that every teen relationship has and how the author didn't push it farther than I needed to go because of the plotline。 The characters made the book for me as I found myself laughing with them and swooning at the same time！Find more of my reviews on Instagram @3am_bookmarks ！ 。。。more
John Clark
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tTake a girl who’s a very good high school soccer player。 Have her overshadowed by her brother’s early success as a singer。 Force her to accompany her family while said brother goes on a summer long tour。 However， there’s a secret （for her） perk to having to go on the tour， Skyline， a four brother band is opening for her brother and Zach， the youngest is Katelyn’s secret crush。 While the general plot outline isn’t unique， several story elements are and they’re woven deftly and intelligently into tTake a girl who’s a very good high school soccer player。 Have her overshadowed by her brother’s early success as a singer。 Force her to accompany her family while said brother goes on a summer long tour。 However， there’s a secret （for her） perk to having to go on the tour， Skyline， a four brother band is opening for her brother and Zach， the youngest is Katelyn’s secret crush。 While the general plot outline isn’t unique， several story elements are and they’re woven deftly and intelligently into the plot。 Characters who could have easily become stereotypes， namely her brother and mother， are anything but and Zach’s brothers are fully fleshed and very likable。 I hope the author continues writing good stuff like this。 。。。more
MyriadofPages
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I guess it was fine。 Not great but not bad， cute but also sickening。 I don’t think I will remember much of it and it was very anticlimactic。 Don’t waste your time， or do。 Either way it was definitely a book。
Patty
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Along for the Ride by Rachel Meinke is a sweet and fun young adult romance。 Kately is seventeen-years-old， and loves soccer。 Unfortunately Kately has to give up soccer for the summer to tour with her brother。 Kately's favorite band is opening for her brother， so she is excited about that。 I really enjoyed this book， and I will be reading more books by this author。 If you enjoy young adult romances， I highly recommend this book。 I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in Along for the Ride by Rachel Meinke is a sweet and fun young adult romance。 Kately is seventeen-years-old， and loves soccer。 Unfortunately Kately has to give up soccer for the summer to tour with her brother。 Kately's favorite band is opening for her brother， so she is excited about that。 I really enjoyed this book， and I will be reading more books by this author。 If you enjoy young adult romances， I highly recommend this book。 I received a complimentary copy of this book。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
E。J。 Powell
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So I stopped about page 160。 The beginning started out pretty good， but eventually felt like I was reading repeated chapters。 We never really got anything more about Katelyn besides her love of soccer and Skyline。 Honestly it probably could've been made shorter。 But I honestly wasn't even excited about the chemistry between her and Zach。 It seemed too。。。boring， dull， as if they had been friends for years。 We know next to nothing about Zach。 To be fair， plot had potential but it wasn't as excitin So I stopped about page 160。 The beginning started out pretty good， but eventually felt like I was reading repeated chapters。 We never really got anything more about Katelyn besides her love of soccer and Skyline。 Honestly it probably could've been made shorter。 But I honestly wasn't even excited about the chemistry between her and Zach。 It seemed too。。。boring， dull， as if they had been friends for years。 We know next to nothing about Zach。 To be fair， plot had potential but it wasn't as exciting as I thought it was going to be。 So it was okay。 。。。more
Samantha Danes
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I just I love katelyn and zack
xxejwxx
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Such a cute， quick and easy read， Loved itttt :）
Janet Holt
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rating: 4。5
Palmer
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I first read this as it was coming out on Wattpad and I was beyond excited once I found out it was getting published！ It was so much fun falling in love with the characters all over again。 Kateyln is so relatable to me in many ways and I absolutely loved getting to know her。 Such a fun summer read ☺️
Annie
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Wattpad to nowI fell in love with this story years ago on wattpad and I love it just as much now。 10/10
Gabby Porter
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4。5/5 stars！ I first read this book on Wattpad when I was probably 13 and since then it was always the book that I would go back to because I loved it so much！ There were a lot of changes from the original Wattpad book but I cannot say that I was disappointed！ Katelyn Jackson is a soccer mad teenage girl who feels as through her dreams aren’t as important as her brothers- this resulting in her having to give up her summer to follow him around the US as he goes on tour。 I love this character so m 4。5/5 stars！ I first read this book on Wattpad when I was probably 13 and since then it was always the book that I would go back to because I loved it so much！ There were a lot of changes from the original Wattpad book but I cannot say that I was disappointed！ Katelyn Jackson is a soccer mad teenage girl who feels as through her dreams aren’t as important as her brothers- this resulting in her having to give up her summer to follow him around the US as he goes on tour。 I love this character so much because she is so relatable。 She has insecurities and she builds walls to try and prevent her from getting hurt。 She cares for things with her whole heart and is vulnerable。 She also makes mistakes and admits to herself and others that this is the case。 She was a huge role model for me as I was moving through my early teenage years and I am so grateful that I get to carry her strength through to my late teenage years too！ Zach Matthews is the brooding， mysterious lead singer of Skyline， who was diagnosed with Epilepsy。 This fact alone makes his incredibly inspirational as he is still able to carry out his passion for singing and performing as well as keeping on track with his health。 He is the perfect love interest and just general person- he is strong and fights for what he believes in。 He is charming， moody， loving and you always know that he is going to have your best interest at heart。 There isn’t a single characters- with the exception of Lana- that you won’t love in this book。 Connor is exciting， Jesse is protective， Aaron is kind of clueless， Ross is the life of the party！ The only reason why I’m not rating this 5 stars is because I personally found it quite fast paced。 I love every aspect of this sort other than I wish there were more of the little moments between Katelyn and Connor like in the original book。 Their relationship was always my favourite because of how close they were and I wish that more of their moments would have been included- like when Connor asked for Katelyn’s opinion on a song and immediately took the song chosen to their parents to show them。 These characters along with Rachel Meinke’s phenomenal writing is what makes this book so special and I am keeping all of my fingers crossed that we also see ‘You Belong With Me’ as a physical novel as there are so many more things that need to be explored in the book that weren’t in the original book！ 。。。more
Molly G
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I had read the original edition so many times before it became a paid story on Wattpad。 Now that I have this version， I really wish she didn't change the story。 She took out a lot。 I had read the original edition so many times before it became a paid story on Wattpad。 Now that I have this version， I really wish she didn't change the story。 She took out a lot。 。。。more
Ariel
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Not my favorite， but also not the worst。 RTC
Debra George
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It was better then I remember it when I read it on Wattpad a few years ago！ I’m so proud of Rachel for finally getting one of her books published！！ I forgot how much I loved Katelyn and Zach being together！
♥Booknerdswift♥
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It was interesting to see the changes from the Wattpad version to the published。
Maeve
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Verryyy different than the Wattpad version especially the ending but still pretty good
Nyla
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I loved the book！！！😍
Sara Ellison
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I have to be honest: I did not initially realize that this was a WattPad Book。 If I had known， I would not have chosen this book。 There's absolutely nothing wrong with publishing books like this， books that obviously have an audience but probably are not up to the expected standards of traditional publishing， but I am just not the correct audience for this book。This book is pure wish-fulfillment about a teen soccer star with a famous musician brother， who also ends up dating the lead singer of h I have to be honest: I did not initially realize that this was a WattPad Book。 If I had known， I would not have chosen this book。 There's absolutely nothing wrong with publishing books like this， books that obviously have an audience but probably are not up to the expected standards of traditional publishing， but I am just not the correct audience for this book。This book is pure wish-fulfillment about a teen soccer star with a famous musician brother， who also ends up dating the lead singer of her favorite band。 Yeah， it's a lot。 And it is not offensively bad， just very dull and there is zero depth to it。 Our main character， Katelyn， is being forced to go on tour with her brother for no specific reason whatsoever （both her parents are going， but it is mentioned that usually only her dad goes with her brother， so she and her mother could have stayed home， she also has a very close relationship with her best friend/teammate and her mother， who she theoretically could have stayed with as well）。 Normally this wouldn't seem so ridiculous， except Katelyn is an elite soccer player that is being taken away from summer training。 Your main character can be either a top-two-in-the-country teen soccer player that is invited to train with the US National Women's Team OR a nobody afterthought that is dragged across the country for convenience， not both。 I do appreciate that the author gave Katelyn her own talent/hobby， but it directly conflicts with the main plot of the book， and it could have been easily fixed by toning down Katelyn's soccer prowess a few levels。 She could have just been worried about making the soccer team for her preferred college instead of literally the US NATIONAL WOMEN'S TEAM。 Like， damn。Zach， the love interest， is the lead singer and songwriter （and also youngest member） of an all-brothers band called Skyline。 He has epilepsy， and I think he and his brothers are a direct nod to the Jonas Brothers （isn't one of them diabetic？）。 He is completely bland and perfect with nothing else to describe about him。 I find it reasonable that the younger sister of a musician could end up in a romantic relationship with a member of another band on the same tour， but where this gets over-the-top again is Katelyn's relationship with the entire band。 All three of Zach's generic， indistinguishable brothers love Katelyn and constantly invite her to do things with just the four of them。 Of course， none of them ever have girlfriends or other women hanging around， so it is just her and the four members of her favorite band doing fun things together。 They even fly five hours （in the middle of being on a national tour） to see her play soccer。Also， despite this being a WattPad book about teen/early 20's characters on a national band tour， I would give it a soft PG rating for some mild bad language。 No drugs， no sex， no alcohol， nothing--not even real mentions of these things being a temptation。 Sure， Katelyn and her brother have their parents on the tour， but the members of Skyline are completely on their own， but are perfectly content playing video games and hanging out with their youngest brother's girlfriend。 Sometimes there are also squirt guns。It's just too much for me。 Katelyn and Zach are way too perfect， the pacing is off， the soccer portions drag on for someone that doesn't watch or have any interest in soccer， and nothing interesting， exciting， or unexpected happens。 It's just BLAND。 *eARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Katie | niftyreads
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ALONG FOR THE RIDE was all my boyband fantasy’s coming true。 I feel like Rachel Meinke was literally like “let me see how I can check off another box in Katie’s fantasy of dating a boyband member？” The even more fantastical part is the main character is named Katelynn and her nickname is Katie 😳 so it felt like the hunky Zach was talking to me at times and I was hanging out with the band。 #GroupieGoals 🙌🏻Katelynn Jackson is stuck going on tour with her famous popstar brother and giving up her so ALONG FOR THE RIDE was all my boyband fantasy’s coming true。 I feel like Rachel Meinke was literally like “let me see how I can check off another box in Katie’s fantasy of dating a boyband member？” The even more fantastical part is the main character is named Katelynn and her nickname is Katie 😳 so it felt like the hunky Zach was talking to me at times and I was hanging out with the band。 #GroupieGoals 🙌🏻Katelynn Jackson is stuck going on tour with her famous popstar brother and giving up her soccer team， her friends， and her entire summer goodbye。 The only good news is Conner’s opening act is her favorite band with the hottest lead singer。 Serious chemistry develops between Katelyn and Zach and she has to decide if she willing to take the risk or just along for the ride。This is must-read if you ever crushed on anyone in a band， but here are some highlights to further convince you:⚽️Strong female lead。🎤Fantastic disability rep: epilepsy。 Educational and realistic。⚽️Excellent slow-burn friends to lovers。🎤Pretty much every fantasy you have dreamed about happening if you have ever crushed on anyone famous， but done so well and it’s so much fun！⚽️Katelynn plays soccer， which I don’t know much about， but it was so much fun learning the sport and getting to love it through her passion for it。🎤This book really made me miss live music！ Ready for concert season again asap！This book was my dream！ Scratch， that it still is。 😂 I read this book in one sitting。 （Hi！ Turning into @a。rogue。librarian over here 💁🏻♀️） ALONG FOR THE RIDE will forever be a happy book for me return to and read again！Thanks to Wattpad Books for the gifted copy！ 。。。more
Sara B
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This was such an amazing YA romance book！I don't tend to read YA books but lately I've been reading so many amazing books that are YA and I'm converting to this genre because it is so good！ It's hard to believe that this is Rachel Meinke's debut because wow！！ I got all the boyband feels1 Who doesn't want to date their boy band crush？？？ Love it。Zach， one of the MC's and the cutest in the band， has epilepsy and the book goes into that condition and shows Zach and how he deals with it and the strug This was such an amazing YA romance book！I don't tend to read YA books but lately I've been reading so many amazing books that are YA and I'm converting to this genre because it is so good！ It's hard to believe that this is Rachel Meinke's debut because wow！！ I got all the boyband feels1 Who doesn't want to date their boy band crush？？？ Love it。Zach， one of the MC's and the cutest in the band， has epilepsy and the book goes into that condition and shows Zach and how he deals with it and the struggles that arise from the illness。 And I think it was written so beautifully， showcasing someone who lives with epilepsy and how important it is to have a support system。 As a whole， this book is about the love of family and friends and their importance in our lives， how we can do anything we put our minds to as long as we have people there who love and support us along the way。Thank you to NetGalley and Wattpad books for the earc in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Thindbooks
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*This book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*I enjoyed reading this book。 It's about Katelyn who is a young soccer player but must go on a tour for her pop star brother where she meets the lead singer of her favorite band。 I always love these traveling/ pop star love stories。 They are always cute and bring in some background knowledge of the music industry。 I love how detailed the author went with the soccer and music information as I learned so much。 I think the *This book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*I enjoyed reading this book。 It's about Katelyn who is a young soccer player but must go on a tour for her pop star brother where she meets the lead singer of her favorite band。 I always love these traveling/ pop star love stories。 They are always cute and bring in some background knowledge of the music industry。 I love how detailed the author went with the soccer and music information as I learned so much。 I think the author did a wonderful job with the story structure， setting， and pacing。 It was amazing to see Rachel go from a Wattpad author to a published author which I think is amazing to see the changes and everything。 I had no problems with the writing of the book and I think the author did an amazing job。 The main character， Katelyn， is addicted to soccer which I love as I haven't read any books with an athletic female。 Though I have to say that Katelyn was annoying and didn't act maturely at times。 She was a fun character to read about but didn't have much character development。 I also enjoyed the amount of side characters that were mentioned in the book。 I had so many favorite side characters because they were wonderfully written and were funny plus very supporting to the main character。 I have to say that the side characters also didn't have any character development which I was disappointed with。 Also， there is romance in this book which is instant love which was amazingly done as I'm not a huge fan of this trope but the author nailed it！ The ending was well done and to be honest， I want a second book just to see what happens next。 There is one on Wattpad which I read and enjoyed but I hope to see one on paper。 This story was wonderfully done with a great story and side characters but there were some minor problems。 This book was super close to getting 5/5 stars but I would most likely to be reading this book again。 I recommend this book to fans of Far from Normal and Jenn Bennett。 。。。more
Alicia
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Thank you to Wattpad Books for sending me an ARC via netgalley for an honest review 4/5 starsI was so excited to read this one because I remember reading the original that had been posted on Wattpad years ago。 This book did not disappoint。 It’s a super cute， fun， hilarious， and exciting YA contemporary read。 I found the writing flowed well and it was easy to follow。 Even when it didn’t seem like a lot was happening， I was still eagerly turning the pages and I flew through this book。 The book fol Thank you to Wattpad Books for sending me an ARC via netgalley for an honest review 4/5 starsI was so excited to read this one because I remember reading the original that had been posted on Wattpad years ago。 This book did not disappoint。 It’s a super cute， fun， hilarious， and exciting YA contemporary read。 I found the writing flowed well and it was easy to follow。 Even when it didn’t seem like a lot was happening， I was still eagerly turning the pages and I flew through this book。 The book follows Katelyn Jackson as she joins her family for her brother’s summer tour。 Her brother， Connor Jackson， is a famous pop star， and Katelyn isn’t as close with him as she used to be。 She feels like her family only cares about Connor and his achievements， and her soccer playing doesn’t get recognized by her dad or brother。 Her mom was awesome and so supportive the whole book！ And I liked seeing the relationship change and develop between Katelyn and Connor as they spent more time together。 The fun that came from the scenes of being on tour and exploring the different places they visited was contrasted by the energy and excitement that came from the times when Katelyn was playing soccer。 The romance in the book is adorable and it develops in a slow and sweet way。 Katelyn is a fangirl of the band Skyline who happen to be one of the opening acts for her brother’s tour。 The band dynamic was a lot of fun， and I loved Zach’s character。 His relationship with Katelyn was sweet and felt genuine。 I also liked that Zach has epilepsy， and that there’s discussion of him having seizures and what to do if it happens。 I was smiling and laughing for most of the book， and I was rooting for the characters in everything they did。 This book has such a great balance and dynamic between the characters and the different atmospheres， and I had a blast reading it！ 。。。more
cass
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I first read Katelyn’s story when I was in high school， young and still reading on wattpad。 I’ve read all of Rachel’s books over and over， and so when I saw the physical copy in Barnes and Noble I immediately picked it up。 As a 20 year old the story still holds up！ This new polished version still has all the magic I felt when I was younger and it got me out of my reading slump for how quick but still full of depth it is。 I’ve always admired Rachel’s habit of putting things like epilepsy （or diab I first read Katelyn’s story when I was in high school， young and still reading on wattpad。 I’ve read all of Rachel’s books over and over， and so when I saw the physical copy in Barnes and Noble I immediately picked it up。 As a 20 year old the story still holds up！ This new polished version still has all the magic I felt when I was younger and it got me out of my reading slump for how quick but still full of depth it is。 I’ve always admired Rachel’s habit of putting things like epilepsy （or diabetes， eating disorders， depression， adhd， etc） into her stories in a way that doesn’t romanticize them but humanizes them and shows how these characters are living with them but it’s not their identity。 I love this book！ 。。。more
Kat
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ACTUAL: 4。35 stars* Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review *- rtc -
Caroline David
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If this book had been written back in 2007 when I was obsessed with the Hollywood scene and celebrities， I would've loved it。 However， I'm 27 now and so this， for obvious reasons， felt more juvenile。 That being said， I know I'm not the target audience。 I think for celebrity or pop culture obsessed teens will love it。 If this book had been written back in 2007 when I was obsessed with the Hollywood scene and celebrities， I would've loved it。 However， I'm 27 now and so this， for obvious reasons， felt more juvenile。 That being said， I know I'm not the target audience。 I think for celebrity or pop culture obsessed teens will love it。 。。。more
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