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Starstruck
Starstruck | Rachel Shukert
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A new series set in the golden age of glam . . . Wit, pluck, darkness, pitch perfect period details, juicy twists, and big heart. This book is one to savor.--Anna Godbersen, New York Times bestselling author of the Luxe and Bright Young Things series Every week they arrive in Los Angeles--beautiful and talented young hopefuls who dream of becoming stars. It's all Margaret Frobisher has ever wantedand when she's discovered by a powerful agent, she can barely believe her luck. She's more than ready to escape her snobby private school and conservative Pasadena family for a chance to light up the silver screen. The competition is fierce at Olympus Studios and Margaretnow Margois chasing her Hollywood dreams alongside girls like Gabby Preston, who at 16 is already a grizzled show-biz veteran caught between the studio and the ravenous ambition of her ruthless mother, and sultry Amanda Farraday, who seems to have it all--ambition, glamour . . . and dirty secrets. Missing from the pack is Diana Chesterfield, the beautiful actress who mysteriously disappeared, and there are whispers that Diana's boyfriendMargo's new co-starmay have had something to do with it. Margo quickly learns that fame comes with a price, and that nothing is what it seems. Set in Old Hollywood, Starstruck follows the lives of three teen girls as they live, love, and claw their way to the top in a world where being a star is all that matters. Valley of the Dolls for a new generation.a TeenVogue.com Read During Spring Break selection If you're into T.V. dramas like Smash, or love the over-the-top fashion of The Great Gatsby, Starstruck will have you hooked!a Seventeen.com What to Read This Summer selection From the Hardcover edition.
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xicanti
Starstruck | Rachel Shukert
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My star ratings. I had Goodreads for maybe a week before I deleted it in disgust because I need more degrees of love than it allows. 5-star reads are rare and special, not any old thing I happened to love.

I‘m also interested in hearing what people‘s Litsy ratings mean. For me, it‘s:

Pick = worth reading
So-So = barely worth reading
Pan = not worth reading
Bail = didn‘t bother reading to completion

#allthestars

Megabooks I also love your five star description! It‘s so interesting to see what makes books extraordinary for readers. I most frequently use 3.5⭐️ for a soft pick or a pick with reservations, but I like your gradient of half stars. 😁👍🏻 5y
kristenm Our star ratings totally match up. I rarely give five stars but have a lot of 4.5s in my library! As for Litsy, I‘m a little higher on the so-so than you ... for me that means “alright but I probably wouldn‘t ever reread it”. 5y
jenniferw88 My picks are 5⭐ & high 4⭐, so-so's are low 4⭐ & 3⭐, pans are 2⭐ & 1⭐, bails don't involve ⭐! 5y
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xicanti @Megabooks I got SO GRUMPY when I tried Goodreads and discovered they didn‘t allow half-star ratings like LibraryThing. I need my gradient! 5y
xicanti @kristenm I think most people rate So-So books higher than I do. I‘m continually stymied over So-So reviews that sound positive to me, aside from the rating bar telling me otherwise. 5y
xicanti @jenniferw88 I never rate bails either. I‘ll count them on my reading list if I made it more than 100 pages in, but the stars stay blank. 5y
Butterfinger I love this. I hope you don't mind that I take a screenshot of it. 5y
xicanti @Butterfinger not at all! ❤️ 5y
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EadieB
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Cinfhen Kiki Dee!!!!! 🎶Don‘t go breaking my heart 🎶 5y
SW-T @Cinfhen Love that song 😊 5y
squirrelbrain Too many ear worms 🐛! 5y
EadieB @squirrelbrain Can‘t believe she‘s 72. 5y
Cinfhen It‘s a real 👂🏼🐛 @SW-T 😎🙌🏻🎶 5y
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Tiyas7
Starstruck | Rachel Shukert
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And for once,
In a long cycle of
Failed starts and
Bitter coincidences.
It was that damn easy.

_______________________

(Just trying to share some of my writeups with the fam )

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monalyisha
Starstruck | Rachel Shukert
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My sun sign is Capricorn (on the cusp of Aquarius). My moon sign is Aries, & my rising sign is Sagittarius. The descriptions never seem to match my temperament, though!

I‘m not ambitious or pragmatic; business-like or practical. I‘m not bold, energetic or action-oriented. I wouldn‘t say I‘m fiery or reckless. I do enjoy the search for meaning, however. And I definitely need a creative outlet!

What does it all mean?
#WitchPleaseSwap #StarChart

BethM What's a rising sign? (edited) 6y
monalyisha @BethM your rising = “the energies you project into the world. It‘s often the way you look and how you present yourself.” “The moon, conversely, is all about your emotional feels. It‘s how you process and digest information internally. It‘s your past and your memories and parts of your childhood.” “Meanwhile, the sun is your identity—your more “egoic” sense of self.” (edited) 6y
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Billypar I'm 1/18, and I don't think I'm many of those traits either ☺️ Even though I don't believe in astrology, I just finished The Luminaries and it made me more interested in learning about it 🌌 6y
monalyisha @Billypar I can‘t say I really believe in it, either... but I think it‘s a ton of fun! If you‘re 1/18, you‘re closer to the cusp than I am, & from what I‘ve read about the cusp, it seems to work a little better for me. 🌚 Moon & rising signs both rely upon the year/time of your birth. Are you ‘86, too? 6y
KristinaRay @Billypar When you are looking at your sun sign only (which most mass market horoscope are based on) it almost will never seem very accurate. An astrological chart figures all the planets at time of birth which gives a fuller picture. I‘m fascinated with how spot on a chart can be after years of reading horoscopes. 6y
BethM @monalyisha thanks! It's a tad creepy how close mine are to my personality traits. My moon sign fits the least, but even there it hits a few points. 6y
KristinaRay One of the things I feel “hurts” the image of both astrology and tarot is the focus on foretelling the future. ( that isn‘t necessarily what it‘s for, though it can be used that way) And also the idea that we are bound by our “fate”. These things should bring us insight not make us feel trapped or pigeonholed. 6y
Billypar @monalyisha @KristinaRay Ah yes, the year...I seem to be leaving that out of birthday discussions more and more 😂 I'm 1982. And I think around 10 pm. 6y
monalyisha @KristinaRay I think my default tends to be, “I don‘t believe in xyz (where x is aliens, y is ghosts, & z is astrology - for instance 😉) — but it‘s probably because I don‘t know enough.” 🙃 Always so much more to learn! (edited) 6y
KristinaRay @monalyisha Being the eternal optimist that I am, my default tends to be: I seriously entertain the idea unless it can be disproven one way or the other. Hence, why I‘m still on the fence about Santa Claus. 😉. ( I‘m really not as gullible as I just made myself sound 😂) 6y
monalyisha @KristinaRay Sometimes I decide to “believe” in something because it sounds more beautiful than not believing. I feel you, girl! 6y
monalyisha @KristinaRay Agnostics unite! Maybe... 😅 6y
monalyisha @KristinaRay #ProbablyNotButMaybe vs #ProbablyButMaybeNot = the new “Is the glass half empty or half full?” 😆 (edited) 6y
Clare-Dragonfly Oh, this is interesting! I have no idea if it means anything, but my sun is in Libra (which I knew), moon is in Virgo (my sister is a Virgo), ascendant is Cancer (my best friend is a Cancer), and MC is Pisces (my husband and son are both Pisces). 6y
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