This book is so fluffy, but it was what I needed right now, book wise. 17 year old Paige Townsen is VERY similar to a teenage me - dramatic, aspirational, and loyal. She has a core group of friends, a job at an eclectic local shop, and a dedication to the stage (or camera). So naturally, when a movie studio has an open casting call in her town for a blockbuster movie based on a bestselling novel, Paige is there. This one leap of faith shows changes her life. Before long, she is on the set in Hawaii, flirting with heart throb Rainer Devon, and feels like she's in a dream.

I really enjoyed escaping from my life and entering Paige's. Recently, I've been reading some pretty heavy books and this fluffball was exactly what I needed. I actually listened to this on audioboo, and the narrator was just stellar. I love YA, I love fluffy chick lit, and I really enjoyed this. I bumped the sequel up on my TBR list and will be devouring it as soon as I can get my hands on it.

That being said, I did decide to take a shot on the new Freeform show based on this novel. I made it only a few minutes in when I found that Rainer is a dark haired, brooding bad boy, I was out. Sorry, Freeform, that is not Rainer Devon. Good try, though. ( )

Basically the epitome of everything I loathe about young adult fiction. ( )

Quiero máaaaaaaaaaaas de Paige y Rainer y Jordan.
Aunque PG ha sido tonta, tonta, tonta y tonta; tiene un chico que esta loco por ella desde el principio y aun así quiere al otro, al mismo con el que un simple roce de meñiques le vale. Hm... no, tan cliché... no. ( )

I didn’t know about this book when I started watching the tv series and I’m glad. Because things happen very differently between the book and the tv show. I will post spoilers only of the show, not the book.

In the prologue of the book, Paige says she chose the wrong guy. Now, that’s the kind of comment that’s going to have me wondering all the way through the book.

Paige is an actress but has never gotten her big break until now. The book begins with Paige getting cast in a potentially huge Hollywood film. The film is based on a best selling book trilogy.

Paige leaves behind her family and best friends Cassandra and Jake in Portland and goes to Hawaii to film.
Rainer Devon is one of her love interests in the movie and she feels instantly connected to him, despite the fact that he’s a huge celebrity.
Then Jordan Wilder is cast as her other love interest. Rainer and Devon have history and drama.

In the tv show, Paige is deciding between Jake and Rainer.
In the book, she is deciding between Rainer and Jordan.
I actually really appreciate how this differs because it means you can start with either the book or tv show and not spoil the love triangle.

I enjoyed this and I’m looking forward to starting the next book in the series...I’m watching for the delivery truck :)
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If I'm being completely honest, I only picked up the book to read before the show premieres this month. I didn't expect much from it but I was so wrong. This a very addicting read. Once I picked it up, I never put it down and read it in one setting. Looking forward to both the sequel and the television adaption! ( )