has become my new favorite kasie west book! i definitely liked it a lot better than life, love and the list see my review sitelinkhere because the mc, despite always worrying about not connecting enough with her colead in the movie she's starring in, actually has a lot of chemistry with her romantic interest.
Another Kasie West book, another good time,
I love Kasie's books because they are just so much fun and I can get fully lost in them.
They're the pinacle of having a good time, Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss was no different, We follow Lacey Barnes as she's set to start alongside a major Hollywood heartthrob in her breakout role.
There's an adorable romance, onset drama, and tentative friendships that develop organically, I do think I liked Love, Life, and the List a bit more, but this was still an enjoable enstalment in this companion universe.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review SUCH CUTENESS!
Honestly, if you want a quick, fluffy read especially considering what's going on at the moment, I highly recommend this!
Romance, friendship, mystery, showbusiness, family it's all here! And it's refreshing that the protagonist and the love interest don't have any stupid misunderstandings.
Young adult does this a lot and it puts me off, characters just don't communicate, Lacey and Donovan get on so well and it just takes off from there trust, support, care, It's nice and very sweet, A healthy relationship.
I took a star off because there are segments of the script for the film Lacey is in.
I just didn't care for it, I was more invested in the main story,
GAH! Read this everyone,
I'm on a Kasie West binge and loving it, On to the next one! Stars!!
I just adore Kasie West and her ability to tell a sweet, and heartwarming story! And this one did not disappoint!
In FFFK, we follow Lacey, ayear old, pursuing an acting career.
She gets her first big break staring in a lead roll for a zombie movie, She is staying with her dad while she works and is having to sort of homeschool while she works on set.
She isn't very enthusiastic about having to work on school stuff in her spare time because the movie is keeping her pretty busy.
In an effort to help keep his daughter on track, Lacey's dad hires a tutor named Donovan,
Lacey isn't sure what she thinks about having a tutor/babysitter, She just wants to work on her movie then worry about her senior year, But when someone starts trying to sabotage her roll on set she starts to take everything, including her school work a little more seriously.
I really enjoyed this book!! There was a little bit of everything in here romance, comedy, mystery, thriller, action etc.
It was an all in one, of sorts, I really love how all her characters just flow and you become fully invested in them,
Lacey had some major character growth from start to finish, And I really liked Donovan and all of the side characters, I was shocked when someone was trying to sabotage her, and I thought I knew who it was HA! I was wrong, which was nice because I usually end up figuring out things like that!
Overall, Kasie West is one of my favorite YA contemporary writers.
Her writing is so good and always clean cut without all the garbage, I love that the most about her!! Kudos! Another winner for West Totally recommend ! I feel like with every new book that I read from Kasie West, I like them less and less.
I'm not sure what changed, if it is my reading preference that's changed or the writing is not as good as it has been.
Not to say that I didn't enjoy the book I did, I just wasn't as amazed by this one as I was with my first couple of Kasie's books, like On the Fence and The Distance between us.
And I sooo wanted to finally love a book by Kasie again,
What bothered me the most with this book is that it is not rememberable, Yes, it's a cute book with a cute storyline and I breezed through it, but in a month I probably won't even remember the names of the characters.
Hell, even now I don't know them by heart, I didn't feel anything particular for the male leads, I liked Lacey's spunk though,
With all of that being said, I will still be waiting for next Kasie's book, and hope it's an amazing one.
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ARC kindly provided by Harper Teen in exchange for an honest review.
Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss follows Lacey, a new, seventeenyearold actress, as she in a zombie film opposite a renowned actor, named Grant.
Since signing onto this film, shes had a rift with her father, who wants her to focus on school and not get caught up in show business.
Her father ends up hiring a tutor from the local school, who happens to be an entertainment a.
k. a. film reviewer for his school paper, The book follows Lacey navigating her first time on a relatively large movie set while negative things begin to surface about her online.
My main issue with this book was that nothing really happens, Despite taking place on a movie setwhich should be exciting in itselfnothing of substance happens at the beginning of the book.
I understand that this is a contemporary novel and there isnt much room for action, but we cant stay inside the main characters head the entire time.
After finishing this, I could probably summarise everything that happened inminutes since nothing of note occurred, The main complication of the entire novel revolved around negative press that Lacey was beginning to get online something that is the norm for young actresses with a social media presence anyway.
Ive said this before, but I think Im too old for Wests books, Sometimes I wish she wouldnt add certain conflicts to her books without making it extremely obvious, I know these arent intended for someone my age in the first place, but it seems so blatant that Im sure ayearold could figure it out.
Not that a contemporary book needs to be shocking, but its frustrating when something is right in front of your eyes and the main character doesnt acknowledge it.
When the reveal of who was sabotaging Lacey occurred, it left more questions than answers, Its obvious the author tried to transfer the suspicion to other characters, but these were never properly answered and left more plot holes than solutions.
Also, a lot of her dilemmas could easily be fixed if she just changed the passcode to her phone.
The romance was also lacking, which is surprising for a West novel, I wasnt entirely convinced on Laceys chemistry with Donavan and there werent any sparks when they finally got together.
In fact, it felt rushed since it didnt happen until towards the ending, and then the question of whats in store for them isnt answered properly even in the epilogue.
Donavan also didnt have any qualities that stood out as different from any male character in the Young Adult genre.
Hes got dark, brown hair, hes broody, he has daddy issues, and he has a specific type of girl he likes to date.
I know most of the female main characters in Wests books have distinct interests and personalities, but Id like to see her branch out from the same old love story that she recycles in every novel.
Overall, Im going to surmise that West books arent written for my demographic anymore, I like reading her novels for a quick, short reprieve between some other books that require a lot of thought, so Ill probably still pick up her books, I just wont be expecting anything of substance.
Id recommend this if youre a fan of her previous books because it definitely has that atmosphere, but I wouldnt expect anything outstandingly different to other contemporary novels on the market.
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that was cute but i wasnt totally invested rip, but can we talk about Donavan! soft soft boy
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Kasie West is definitely one of my favorite authors, and her books are always super feelgood, soft, and fluffy.
As much as I love her books, this one wasn't up to par to her other releases like The FillIn Boyfriend or P.
S. I Like You. It was definitely still an enjoyable read, and I really grew to love the main characters, However, the writing and development of the story felt a bit muddled and messy, I wouldn't say that this is her best book, but it does satisfy my need for a cutesy contemporary.
Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss follows Lacey Barnes, ayearold actress and high school
student, who has been cast for her first bigscreen movie alongside Hollywood big shot, Grant James.
Laceys determined to prove herself as an actress , but her plans start to fall short when the director thinks Lacey and Grant have no chemistry on screen, which really cant be helped considering Lacey is playing a zombie and monster makeup doesnt really inspire butterflies.
Not only that, Laceys helicopter father is requiring her to improve her math grade and has hired a tutor, Donovan, to make sure of it.
With all thats going on, Lacey doesnt need another tutor let alone another boy added to the mix, but maybe, theres more for Donovan to help with other than just math homework.
Although this book followed the classic Kasie West romcom formula, the writing of this story felt underdeveloped which flowed into other aspects of the book.
Lacey was an easy character to loveshe was ambitious, sympathetic, and a fun POV to read from, On the other hand, the other side characters felt more onedimensional and could have been explored a bit further.
There were also a couple scenes that felt like filler and didnt help move the story along,
The climax of the book involves a mystery which added more suspense and excitement however, the end result was underwhelming.
Were left clues throughout the story about who the potential suspect could be, but I was disappointed when the real suspect was revealed because it just opened more plot holes and left me more confused.
Still, the romance was a fun slowburn to watch unfold, and I loved every interaction the two had together because my heart skipped a beat in classic Kasie West contemporary fashion.
Another aspect of the story that I think was done very well was the development of Lacey and her fathers relationship.
He plays a major part in the story, and I enjoyed seeing him slowly becoming more supportive of her career.
Overall, this book was an enjoyable read, but I expected more from one of my favorite contemporarywriting queens.
Hopefully, her next book will be more reminiscent of her classic love stories, so Im excited to see what she writes next!
Thank you to Edelweiss and HarperTeen for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
sitelinkBlog sitelinkInstagram sitelinkTumblr sitelinkTwitter sitelinkBloglovin Fame, Fate, and the First Kiss had the kind of Kasie West magic I've been missing in some of her recent books a little bit.
With this newest book, I feel like the magic is back,
I'm not going to lie, I didn't expect too much from this book, Especially since this book follows a character we first got to meet in sitelinkLove, Life, and the List Lacey was the former MC's friend.
I think I had this stigma in my head because sitelinkLove, Life, and the List is, alongside with sitelinkLucky in Love, my least favourite KW book ever.
Well, I ended up being very pleasantly surprised!
This book follows Lacey Barnes a teen actress and hopefully future break out star on her adventures filming a romanticish zombie horror movie.
I really liked both Lacey as a heroine she was quite spunky and brave and definitely personable and Donovan the straight laced film critic love interest.
I also came to like the group of characters and their dynamic overall,
All in all, recommended for fans of KW and for new readers looking for something light and bingeable.
My rating of all KW contemporaries:
sitelinkThe Distance Between Us/stars
sitelinkOn the Fence/stars
sitelinkThe FillIn Boyfriend/stars
sitelinkP.
S. I Like You/
sitelinkBy Your Side/stars
sitelinkLucky in Love/stars
sitelinkLove, Life, and the List/stars
sitelinkListen to Your Heart/stars
sitelinkFame, Fate, and the First Kiss/stars
sitelinkMoment of Truth/stars
sitelinkMaybe This Time/stars.
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