Starkissed

by Brynna Gabrielson

[nitzan_schwarz]

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Starkissed is a fun, light, quick read. Great for when you just want something light to pass time with, something to warm your heart and make you smile.
I'm actually the most stupid person ever. I received this book months ago, back when I wasn't a blogger. The author opened a discussion on GR giving away copies, and I requested one; got it; saved it; forgot all about it.
I know - I'm horrible. I honestly think I should be hang for it, but at least I got to it in the end.

I liked this book a lot, as stated above. In fact, I finished it in one sitting. It was very easy to get lost in the pages of this book, and I looked forward to finding out how things would get resolved.

I liked Sydney's character; how she was so "normal" but was never swayed by apparent popularity and people disguising themselves as her friends only when it suited them. She was also rather unusual by her response both to being kissed by Grant and the spectacle it led to. Not a fame seeker, nor a girl who wealth and power appeals to, she likes her quiet and ordinary life.
I also liked how she was the average sister among five exceptional ones, a thing that promised she'll somehow turnout to be the most extraordinary of them all.
Sydney's five sisters first looked very bad; the kind of sisters Cinderella had, sort of. But by the ending of the story all turned out to be quite fabulous. It was one of those cases where you piss each other off, but in the end you still love one another greatly (*coughcough just like my brother and I *coughcough*)

We had two love interests in the story, as the summary well promises. While not being a fan of love triangles, I liked bother prospects and found this love triangle quite enjoyable, as it felt more like dealing with teenage crushes that being actually in love with both of them at the same time, which is what bothers me about love triangles in the first place.

The first option is Grant. He's a movie star, and I liked him and his surprisingly down-to-earth attitude. He did not seem like a movie star when he was with Sydney. He was also the one of the the two possibilities that actually chased after Sydney, declaring that he liked her.

Then there was Collin. He was fine until the moment [he kissed Sydney's sister, Eva.] That's when I started fully rooting for Grant. Collin wasn't bad; he was a nice and kind person, but also a person Sydney built an entire fantasy around--one he wasn't able to live up to, I think. In the end, for me, he wasn't enough of a man, [acting on his feelings only when Sydney was about to get snatched, not rejecting her sister's advances even though he liked Sydney].
I did feel as though the relationships in the book advanced rather quickly. While Grant/Sydney moments were very sweet in their nature... there weren't many of them.

The ending.
God, I loved that bit of Epilogue at the end! Her dad's hilarious, but aside for that it was really nice to know they were still going strong!

I definitely recommend the book.