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Shooting Stars Allison Rushby Books

This is one of those fun, charming, light hearted books that swept me off my feet with it's feel good story line, wonderful characters, and emotionally engaging plot. Shooting Stars is one of those books that makes you smile after you've finished it. It's fast paced, enjoyable and while reading it I couldn't help thinking this should be a made for TV movie on Disney, as it has all the right elements a Disney movie has: well grounded characters, a character journey, redemption, light heartedness, romance, and a great message. Allison Rushby created a story that's adorable, relatable and one I thoroughly enjoyed!

I love a story with well written characters who become stronger as the story goes on, which each of the character in this book do. The story's teen protagonist, Jo is a character who grew the most for me and is someone I enjoyed getting to read about. Jo has an unusual job, she's a paparazzi in training and very good at what she does. She does this for the money to get into college, and it was interesting for me to see what it was like for a teen to have a job like this. Jo for me was a fun character to get to know and I admire the character she became. She's funny, snarky (which I love), she made me laugh out loud with her inner monologues and what I admired the most about her is the person she became.

I understood Jo's desire to earn money for college, and with her line of business she's offered a job that will not only get her money she needs fast, but it will also put what she's knows is right on the line with what will be a quick pay out. I also want to point out that Jo's line of business runs in her family and I felt like the support group she had around her was realistic. Back to Jo, I really admired Jo and what she does when she listens to that little voice inside her head and of course to her heart. The romance in this story is sweet and refreshing. I loved getting to know more about Jack, Ned and the other characters who are apart of Jo's life. The best part of this book is the surprising twist that Allison threw into this story. I honestly did not see that one coming, and what a fabulous surprise it is!!

Allison Rushby has created an original story that is packed full of humor, heart warming moments, a sweet romance, deals with real life problems, and lacks the drama you'd except to find in a book like this. Her characters are richly layered, realistic and relatable in some/many ways. Shooting Stars is truly a fun book to spend the afternoon with and one that will have you grinning ear to ear when you're done with it. If you're looking for a book that delivers a fulfilling story line and a satisfying ending, go pick this delightful read up!


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Shooting Stars Allison Rushby Books Reviews

~2/5

[More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.]

I’m a little disappointed with this book, honestly. It was just a lot more immature, or Disney, than I thought it would be.

It had a lot of potential, I thought. Jo is a paparazzi, and she ends up going under cover to follow this famous guy into rehab. There’s a lot of potential there. Some darker stuff could happen, but instead the rehab ended up just being a get-away where the people get through their problems, but none of them have ever really done anything bad. And then there’s a surprise with Ned, the famous guy, which I wasn’t expecting but did like.

I didn’t particularly care for Jo. I was even majorly embarrassed for her at one point, when she made a scene. Ned was nice. Jo makes a friend at rehab, and I liked the girl. But there wasn’t that much development for the characters, in my opinion. Not enough to really get my emotions going.

The problems with Ned, and with Jo’s father, were handled rather easily, almost in a Disney-like fashion, in their simplistically unrealistic way.

The writing was the worst part for me, though. It was just too simple. The descriptions weren’t that great, the words used were all extremely simple. The overuse of paparazzi/paparazzo got on my nerves really fast. It didn’t pull me in even slightly.

Overall, this was a really simple book, and I didn’t really get anything out of it. The only thing that sticks out to me is the surprise with Ned.
This was good. Nothing spectacular or fantastic. A quick and easy read. If you're looking for something to read on a trip by car or airplane, this is it.
Shooting Stars is truely inspired! I loved this book. It was written brilliantly and believably. I felt like I was Jo despising myself for what I was doing. It brought me back to highschool in a querky fun way!
There wasn't essentially anything wrong with this book. The writing was good, the plot was interesting enough, the characters were likeable. I just didn't love it. The premise seems like a good idea, but the surprise twist at the end made me shake my head. The big secret feels like a grasping attempt at conflict.
This is one of those fun, charming, light hearted books that swept me off my feet with it's feel good story line, wonderful characters, and emotionally engaging plot. Shooting Stars is one of those books that makes you smile after you've finished it. It's fast paced, enjoyable and while reading it I couldn't help thinking this should be a made for TV movie on Disney, as it has all the right elements a Disney movie has well grounded characters, a character journey, redemption, light heartedness, romance, and a great message. Allison Rushby created a story that's adorable, relatable and one I thoroughly enjoyed!

I love a story with well written characters who become stronger as the story goes on, which each of the character in this book do. The story's teen protagonist, Jo is a character who grew the most for me and is someone I enjoyed getting to read about. Jo has an unusual job, she's a paparazzi in training and very good at what she does. She does this for the money to get into college, and it was interesting for me to see what it was like for a teen to have a job like this. Jo for me was a fun character to get to know and I admire the character she became. She's funny, snarky (which I love), she made me laugh out loud with her inner monologues and what I admired the most about her is the person she became.

I understood Jo's desire to earn money for college, and with her line of business she's offered a job that will not only get her money she needs fast, but it will also put what she's knows is right on the line with what will be a quick pay out. I also want to point out that Jo's line of business runs in her family and I felt like the support group she had around her was realistic. Back to Jo, I really admired Jo and what she does when she listens to that little voice inside her head and of course to her heart. The romance in this story is sweet and refreshing. I loved getting to know more about Jack, Ned and the other characters who are apart of Jo's life. The best part of this book is the surprising twist that Allison threw into this story. I honestly did not see that one coming, and what a fabulous surprise it is!!

Allison Rushby has created an original story that is packed full of humor, heart warming moments, a sweet romance, deals with real life problems, and lacks the drama you'd except to find in a book like this. Her characters are richly layered, realistic and relatable in some/many ways. Shooting Stars is truly a fun book to spend the afternoon with and one that will have you grinning ear to ear when you're done with it. If you're looking for a book that delivers a fulfilling story line and a satisfying ending, go pick this delightful read up!