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Starstruck - Cyn Balog
Starstruck
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Gwendolyn "Dough" Reilly doesn't think she has much going for her--she carries a few extra pounds, her family struggles with their small bakery in a town full of millionaires, and the other kids at her New Jersey high school don't seem to know that she exists. Thank the stars for her longtime... show more
Gwendolyn "Dough" Reilly doesn't think she has much going for her--she carries a few extra pounds, her family struggles with their small bakery in a town full of millionaires, and the other kids at her New Jersey high school don't seem to know that she exists. Thank the stars for her longtime boyfriend, Philip P. Wishman--or "Wish." He moved away to California three years ago, when they were 13, but then professed his love for her via e-mail, and he's been her long-distance BF ever since. At the beginning of her junior year, though, Wish e-mails that he's moving back to Jersey. Great, right? Well, except that Dough has gained about 70 pounds since the last time Wish saw her, while Wish--according to his Facebook photos--has morphed into a blonde god. Convinced that she'll be headed for Dumpsville the minute Wish lays eyes on her, Dough delays their meeting as long as she possibly can.But when she sees Wish at school, something amazing happens. He looks at Dough like she's just as gorgeous as he is. But Wish is acting a little weird, obsessed with the sun and freaked out by rain. And the creepy new guy working at the bakery, Christian, is convinced that there's more to Wish's good looks than just healthy eating and lots of sun. He tells Dough that a mark on Wish's neck marks him as a member of the Luminati--an ancient cult of astrologers who can manipulate the stars to improve their lives. Is Wish and Dough's love meant to be--or are they star-crossed?
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780385738507 (0385738501)
ASIN: 0385738501
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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Community Reviews
Oliviate
Oliviate rated it
A wildly improbable book, in all the best ways -- teen high school angst plus mystical astrology cult with supernatural powers. Great stuff, though I wish the paranormal aspect had been brought forward a little more -- I wanted to know the rules and the risks in much more concrete ways -- but it's h...
A Soul Unsung
A Soul Unsung rated it
3.0 Starstruck
I was excited and eager to read this book, when I found out about it. The synopsis intrigued me and I was hoping that the book would shine a little more background knowledge on the Illuminati, which is the cult-like group that uses astrology to better themselves materialistically. They're able to ab...
Anncleire
Anncleire rated it
3.0 Starstruck
“Starstruck” è uscito a luglio, ma è rimasto per diverso tempo semplicemente a poltrire nelle cose da leggere, e ho deciso di dargli una chance.Gwendolyn Reilly aka Dough sta per iniziare il suo junior year e dopo un’assenza di tre anni sta per tornare da Los Angeles Philip P. Wishman o semplicemen...
eschewed
eschewed rated it
The premise was interesting, but the execution wasn't up to par. I didn't really feel any emotional investment in the characters. Christian was okay, and I wish the chemistry between him and Dough was explored further.
kindleaholic
kindleaholic rated it
3.75 starsA YA romance with a paranormal element.I liked that this was the first book I've read with an overweight heroine where she doesn't have to lose weight or change herself to win the guy - she starts out the book already winning him just as she is. She just has to realize it. Gwendolyn, "Doug...
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