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'an original book, by a highly original author... there's no one out there quite like Jane!' --Russell Walker, BBC Radio York
~~Jane Lovering's UK debut, Please Don't Stop the Music, is shortlisted for the 2012 RoNAs (Romantic Novelists' Association's Awards) for Romantic Comedy Novel category. --The Romantic Novelists' Association
~~Jane Lovering's UK debut, Please Don't Stop the Music, is shortlisted for the 2012 RoNAs (Romantic Novelists' Association's Awards) for Romantic Comedy Novel category. --The Romantic Novelists' Association
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Our memories define us don't they? And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiancé. It's left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence. Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious Sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He's a handsome contradiction cool and intense, with a wild past. Jack has enough problems already. He isn t looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he's drawn to Skye. An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction, but Jack fears they can t have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past ... Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Unusual setting but the intensity works well,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Paperback)
Our introduction to Star Struck is with a prologue on the set of sci-fi TV programme `Fallen Skies'. The prologue ends with writer Jack berating himself in his thoughts for being a drunk and a waster.The story begins as best friend Felix is playfully presenting tickets of the convention of television serial `Fallen Skies' to Skye. Straight away we know that Skye is not in a good place psychologically or emotionally. We get to learn that she has been involved in a road traffic accident that has left her brain damaged with only fuzzy memories of her childhood and no memories of the year leading up to the accident. Everything she knows is from photographs and information Felix has told her. Felix gets Skye to Nevada in the hotel where the convention is taking place and it is in this setting that we journey with Skye as she tries to push herself out of her comfort/safety zone and learn more about who she really is. I thought it was quite heart-rending watching the fear and confusion she feels. As Skye and Jack spend more time together, we get to know that his emotions are blunted by something that has happened in the past and as the story builds, we get to know that Skye's past isn't all that she's been told it is. I was wary of Felix from the beginning of the story. His mask slips quite often, which left me wondering what part he played in the past and what his role would be as we progressed further into the story. There is also intrigue from the way the star of the TV show, Gethryn, interacts with Jack. My question I wanted answering was `What had Jack done to Gethryn in the past to engender such strong feelings?' I had to keep reading to find out! The bond between Skye and Jack is there from the very beginning. The way Skye and Jack's relationship shimmers and builds was quite entrancing. I loved all the introspection! This relationship felt innocent while at the same time sizzling! Not an easy feat to achieve. I really enjoyed the figurative language that author Jane Lovering uses ie; sometimes the shadow cast by what had gone before hung long and low over his life like a sundial at evening. How beautiful! I also liked the descriptive words ... saturnine for me, conjures images of a face and bearing that is weighed down with responsibility and obligations. I thought it was very unusual to set a story at a convention in a hotel. Despite the majority of the story being played out in one place, it worked really well and only adds to the intensity of the feelings. Star Struck is a psychological and emotional healing journey for more characters than just Skye and Jack. The emotions at times are deep and dark - the author has her characters delving into their shadow selves and bringing them out into the light so that they can move on to a future they can live with - a future that includes their scars. It is more than a love story! It might even prompt you to look at your own life and accept who you are.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Couldn't stop reading...,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Kindle Edition)
What a great read - likeable characters, good storyline, escapism at its best - all for the bargain price of £1.97! Some of the more popular writers cannot supply this much drama so I thoroughly recommend this book. This is second Jane Lovering book that I have read and loved - 'Please don't stop the music' is just as addictive and as highly recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An enthralling read!,
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This review is from: Star Struck (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this author's other Choc Lit novel, Please Don't Stop the Music, so I had high hopes of this one - I wasn't disappointed. Although the writing is full of humour and there are some fabulous one-liners that had me chuckling out loud, the underlying theme of the book is quite dark and truly gripping. The hero and heroine, Jack and Skye, both have issues with memories - he with bad ones that won't go away, she with the fact that she can't remember even though she wants to. They share common ground in that they've both been in a car crash and they have scars, both internal and external, which helps them to understand each other much better than other people can. Yet they hide things, stuff they think would make the other hate them.I empathised with Skye right from the beginning and the tortured Jack instantly eclipsed the other men in the story, despite his dark and brooding (not to say downright grumpy) behaviour. They were both very believable characters and I cared what happened to them - so much so that I lost valuable sleep in order to find out how the story would end! This is an enthralling read and if you want a story told with humour, but real emotional issues underneath, I can't recommend it highly enough. I absolutely loved it!
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