of course loved the character development and had to finish reading to see what happened. The only thing that kept it from 5 stars was it was just too similar to American Idol, that I was trying to match people with the real people - distracting. My first Karen Kingsbury books. I will read more - this is one of her lowest rated books - but I saw it in Goodwill and it looked interesting! ( )

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I haven't watched "American Idol" in a while and never got into any of the similar ones, but I thought this would be interesting. It really showed what the power of social media can do to a potential star. I hope this book reaches Christians that may consider this road to stardom. ( )

Karen Kingsbury has a gift of making her stories seem so very real! Although it took me awhile to really get into this story, by the end I couldn't put it down until I finished. It seemed very true to life and made me look differently at all the shows out there like 'American Idol', and the impact it can have on the people who are trying to make it in the music industry. Can reality TV and a person's faith in the Lord Jesus Christ truly ever work together??

Zack Dylan and his college sweetheart work on a horse farm in Kentucky. Zack signs up to compete on a popular reality television show 'Fifteen Minutes'. He won't let the fame change him, if he wins, but will use his fame as a platform to share the message of Christ (or so he thinks). Overnight, literally, his fame and popularity will quickly change and all of Zack's great plans if he wins, are slowly taking a back seat to his quest to be the best performer he can be.

Reese Weatherly, a therapeutic horse instructor, loves Zack with all her heart and doesn't feel comfortable with his going on 'Fifteen Minutes', but stands by him none the less and encourages him whenever she can. But the things she starts to see and read about Zack, and his new "girlfriend", cause her to re-evaluate their relationship.

This is not a happy ever after story, but shows an inside look at what fame can do to a person. The judges on this show are also part of this story, of how their lives where affected by fame also. My heart breaks to see how easy it is for people to get caught up in the glitter and forget about their God. A story I would gladly give out to young people today who even think about becoming a "star" for Jesus. Well done Karen Kingsbury!! ( )

I made a mistake with this book, but scan/read it anyway. A heavy handed Christian message book about a contestant on "15 Minutes", an American Idol type show in which the judges and the competitor who has the talent to win it all realize that he has lost his faith and old fashioned stay at home on the farm values and is therefore thankful when the audience votes him off - of course in part because he has sung a song about drinking which is out of character. Only for the very religious. ( )