Stars in the City (Stars in the City Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

Stars in the City by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stars in the City is the first book of the series, by the same name. The book is definitely geared toward a teen audience. It is full of teen drama- jealousy, self doubt, back stabbing, social media trolling, etc. While it did contain immature characters, it was nice to see them evolve over the course of the book. Valeria is an actress, on a soap opera. She has some friends on the show, as well as frenemies. I really loved her relationship with Gloria, who is a bit of a role model for her. She is struggling with self doubt on the show, while having to navigate working alongside a co-star ex boyfriend. She is reconnecting with her high school boyfriend, who is a bit of a celebrity himself. He is a college basketball up and coming. They have a lot of unresolved feelings, and must learn to communicate effectively and trust each other, if they want to have another go at their relationship. The ending was a little abrupt, but the author stated their story will continue in book 2. This book wasn’t one of my favorites, but I did enjoy it, and would read the 2nd book to see how it all wraps up. I think teen girl readers would love the book.

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