
Author: Nicole Pyland
Genre: Contemporary Romance 🌶️
Tropes: Celebrity, Angsty, Straight to Sapphic
Series: Celebrities Series #2
Pages: 297
Published: November 17th, 2017
Format: ebook (KU), audiobook (audible)
Started: 10-17-2024
Finished: 10-18-2024
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synopsis
Peyton Gloss is the world’s most famous and popular singer & songwriter, known for her chart-topping hits as well as her famous girl squad and July 4th events, inviting all of her famous friends to celebrate. This year, she did something even more extravagant than ever, and invited her friends to join her for a week-long adult summer camp experience.
Mackenzie Smyth was dared to audition for a TV show. Thinking she had no chance of getting the part, she went along with it. Five years later, she’s one of the most popular young actresses in Hollywood. She’s also socially awkward and struggles with getting to know new people and spending time with her peers.
Lennox Owen is Hollywood royalty and has been famous since birth. She’s remained in the business because she didn’t know what else, if anything, she could do, and because it was what was expected of her.
When Lennox and Kenzie meet, there’s electricity between them. And the camp is the perfect opportunity for them to explore what might be. But after the magic of their week away from the world dissipates, can they still find that spark and make their relationship work?
rant
- literally only read this again because the audiobook was free and I was bored
- This book is just so messy basically from the second these two girls meet
- I usually love a straight to sapphic book but this just wasn’t it for me
- The amount of miscommunication and running away that happens in this is crazy ‐ they can’t seem to ever just like talk to each other about their issues they immediately just avoid or run
- This book was long and way too fast paced ‐ Lennox telling Kenzie she loved her after like 4 days was not it for me especially bc she was like I know you / loved you from your tv shows / pictures / interviews like no u don’t though
- Lennox saying “I want someone who will fight for me” just for Kenzie to literally not fight for her even a little bit actually pmo so bad ‐ Lennox carried their whole relationship until like the last 20 pages and I felt so bad for her
- Kenzie honestly needed to go to therapy for her mommy and daddy issues
- Did a good job w/ their life outside of camp and the paparazzi & fan stuff ‐ it seemed realistic in a non cliche way and I can understand the frustration on that point
- Seemed very teen drama ish even though the characters were in their late twenties early 30’s
- Won’t read again
noted & quoted
- First meeting
- Cabana scenes