Next Door to a Star (The Star Series) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

Next Door to a Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Next Door to a Star is the first book in The Star Series by Krysten Lindsay Hager. It is the first book I have read by her, and I enjoyed it. It is a somewhat of a coming of age book, and would be good for middle or high school kids (I am in my 30s and enjoyed it). This book follows Hadley through her awkward teen years, and finding herself. She has only one friend, who has moved away, and cannot fathom the thought of spending the summer alone. When her grandparents invite her to their home for the summer, she jumps on it. They live next door to another teen, who was a teen star actress. Hadley has dreams of becoming her friend, and in turn, increasing her popularity points. I loved seeing her transition and mature throughout the book. She learned the value of friendship, navigated her way through crushes/dating as well as how to handle backstabbing mean girls. This book has all the typical middle and high school drama, and we get to see it from the inside out. Hadley is stuck in the middle of the popular in crowd, and good friends that are not popular. I look forward to reading the second book to see what happens next.

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