Title: Burning Bright
Author: Michele Kwasniewski
ISBN: 9781950544349
Publisher: Randy Smith LLC
Pages: 294
Source: Review copy from the Publisher
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Fresh off the debut of her EP, sixteen-year-old Dani Truehart is flying high on a string of number one hits. After locking down her first full-length album in record time and furiously preparing for her world tour, Dani is torn between leaving her loved ones behind and embracing her burgeoning stardom. Dani’s fame and fortune explode as her tour moves across the globe. Elated when two of Hollywood’s hottest young actors, Kayla Spencer and Trey Connors, befriend her, Dani finds herself living life in the fast lane and recording her second album as she tours. Constantly dogged by the paparazzi, Dani basks in the adoration of The Truehart Nation, her loyal super-fans who are ready to follow her around the world and go to war with anyone who dares dis their favourite pop star, whom they’ve dubbed “The Queen of Harts.”With her ego growing as fast as her fame and fortune, a string of platinum hits and her jealous mother desperate for a piece of her wealth, sixteen-year-old pop sensation Dani Truehart navigates the glamour and perils of stardom as scandal threatens to ruin her and everyone who helped make her a star.
Official Summary
07 March 2022
This book is about Dani, a girl who has recently achieved fame and fortune. It shows everything that Dani goes through and how fame can change a person.
This book was very interesting, I found myself thinking about it a lot. I think it is because it is a world I know nothing about. I also think of how many teenagers are in the entertainment industry today who probably have similar experiences to Dani.
I will say, I did feel bad for Dani throughout this whole book, even though I couldn’t stand a thing this girl did. Every time she would say or do something arrogant or stupid I wanted to murder her. Especially towards the end… I mean this girl really knows how to be a bad person. However, I found myself feeling bad for her because most of the people around her were even worse than she was. Not to mention how many people took advantage of her and exploited her for their gain.
Trey and Kayla were terrible characters and I didn’t like them, however, nothing compares to how much I disliked Martin. The worst part is I don’t know why I don’t like his character…I know he is supposed to be the only one who is looking out for Dani but I just didn’t click with his character. I also found it so annoying how every two seconds he reminded everyone (Dani included) how he was Dani’s legal guardian.
I will say I do think I was a little too old for this book but I could see my thirteen-year-old self loving this book
Overall it was a great book and once I got into it. I would definitely recommend this one. I look forward to reading the next book.
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About The Author
Author bio from the publisher
The author, Michele Kwasniewski, is an entertainment industry insider who has seen what the Hollywood machine can do to people – having worked for many years in film and television production on such films and TV shows as Primal Fear, Independence Day, Evita, Face/Off, Big Brother, and many TLC, HGTV, and Discovery series including Meet the Pandas, Adoption Story, Wedding Story, and Extra Yardage.
With her book, she shares the glamour and excitement of fame as well as the hard work it takes to achieve success and the price of living life in the public eye. Everyone wants to be famous, but most people have no idea what that really means. Michele has seen it firsthand. She is an active member of the Producers Guild of America.
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Great review!
Thank you
Loved your review, Alicia. Thanks for taking the time to read BURNING BRIGHT! Dani definitely takes a negative turn in this book and that visceral reaction to her choices / the people around here is just what I was trying to get across. Just finished the final book in the series. Hope you’ll think it is a good ending to Dani’s journey. I’d be happy to send you a copy when it comes out if you’re interested. Thanks again for your time & energy. Happy reading.
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