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michellebookaddict 's review for:
Falling Stars
by Fern Michaels, Fern Michaels
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This song goes to these two posers - Emily and Kylie (29 years old going on 19),
“Goody goody, two shoes,
Don’t drink, don’t smoke,
What do you do?
You don’t drink, don’t smoke,
What do you do?
Subtle innuendos follow,
There must be something inside”
- Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant
At the beginning of the first 50 pages I was sort of liking this. The plot seemed interesting with Emily training a big movie celebrity how to ski a dangerous course at her family’s s sky place (has the slopes, lounge, b&b, and everything).
But then page 100 came and went and no romance. Barely any Christmas too despite that Christmassy cover. I was expecting a short Christmas romance with some skiing… nope.
This had an insta-love with SO MUCH drama it was pathetic, boring and worth it to be 100% SKIPPED. And none of the characters were likable too. While I was reading this I kept singing in my head that song by Adam Ant. I’d continue my rant but I’ll just add my notes…
“Goody goody, two shoes,
Don’t drink, don’t smoke,
What do you do?
You don’t drink, don’t smoke,
What do you do?
Subtle innuendos follow,
There must be something inside”
- Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant
At the beginning of the first 50 pages I was sort of liking this. The plot seemed interesting with Emily training a big movie celebrity how to ski a dangerous course at her family’s s sky place (has the slopes, lounge, b&b, and everything).
But then page 100 came and went and no romance. Barely any Christmas too despite that Christmassy cover. I was expecting a short Christmas romance with some skiing… nope.
This had an insta-love with SO MUCH drama it was pathetic, boring and worth it to be 100% SKIPPED. And none of the characters were likable too. While I was reading this I kept singing in my head that song by Adam Ant. I’d continue my rant but I’ll just add my notes…
- Way to much drama that I skipped through all of them.
- Supposed to be a book about skiing but after 200 pages, NOBODY is skiing
- body shaming
- “Tom Boy” shaming
- Emily keeps apologizing for being “childish” or a “spoiled brat” whenever she speaks up about her opinions or tries to take control of her life choices.
- Homophobia and racism undertones
- Shaming people who like movies (main character has to hide her “DVDs” in her closet! Who does this?! And DVDs? Try either Blu-Rays… or if they’re guilty pleasures… try a streaming movie system)
- Seriously what is with these people at the Colorado resort? They don’t watch movies or such “nonsense” so what do they do when they’re not skiing? And there’s supposed to be hundreds of people at this resort and yet it feels more like a small town place because everyone is so nosy 🧐
- This is supposed to be 2022 but everyone acts like it’s still the 1990s (main character almost crying when she traded her older car for an upgrade with all the new technology. I doubt she even has a cellphone from 2020s. Also it’s the female characters first time using an InstaPot. And it’s strange that Emily’s grandma is more interested in social media & InstaPots, romance book clubs, etc)
- Emily and Kylie are supposed to be best friends and yet Emily can’t even tell her bff what movies she seen