Lola Santis is back in action , a few years have passed between the introduction of Lola and her crazed family to the second book. In Beneath A Starlet Sky, we see Lola has finally sworn off dating actors and instead of dating a star from Grey's Anatomy she is dating a real life doctor named Lev. Her brother Chris has decided to give his hands a go at directing a film following in their father's footsteps , whereas their mother never one for going without a spotlight has landed herself in a new reality TV Series called "Wristwatch Wives". Our novel starts at the Cannes Festival and then in Chapter Two jumps back to the beginning of their tale which is the lead up to the Cannes Film Festival. Lola's GBF (gay best friend) quota is about to step up from one to three as two new stars come out of the closet and what happens when Julian's wedding dress line is squashed and targeted by new and upcoming star Chilli ? Is this the end of Julian's fifteen minutes of fame or does Lola and her friends Kate , Cricket and newfound friend Saffron have other plans up their sleeves ?. Beneath a Starlet Sky shows readers the nitty gritty of a Hollywood Family and the lengths people will go to , to get famous and be the top of their game. Sabotage, Tabloid rumours , Sex - you have it all in Beneath a Starlet Sky. Disclaimer: This is a sequel to their previous book, Celebutantes.After last year's whirlwind Oscars week, Lola Santisi had expected to have had a better year as the CEO of Julian Tennant Inc., her best gay friend's high-end fashion label. However, Lola is still sleeping on Julian's couch in New York City while trying to make ends meet and not get dumped by their financial backer. She struck big when she convinced her mega-star director father to use one of Julian's gowns in his new film and has been hoping to get Julian to design the wedding gowns for the new Baz Luhrmann musical opus. The only bright spot in her stress filled days is her doctor doctor, not actor cast as a doctor on TV, boyfriend that she flies home to LA to see.But even being the most buzzed about designer a year before means almost nothing now. Unless she can get Julian's gowns into that film and for the star to wear one on the most coveted fashion magazine cover, Vain, she wonders what she'll do to keep the company afloat. Lola decides to stage a fashion show at this year's Cannes Film Festival in the desperate hope to get every celebrity to see Julian's talent. Of course, Coz, the evil employee at Vain, is doing everything she possibly can to screw over both Lola and Julian Tennant Inc. Between Coz, her brother's secret movie going up for the Palme d'Or against their father's, her mother's constant camera rolling for her new reality show, her best actress friend being the tabloids new target, her doctor doctor boyfriend and everything else, Lola wonders how she's going to hold it altogether and succeed all at the same time.Like I said, this was the sequel to their previous book, Celebutantes. I bought that book on a whim and devoured it in about two days. It's a fun romp through all things fashion and Hollywood while still having something relatable to those not within that world. It's very funny and every other page is filled to the brim with well known names. However, it's not really that aspect that draws you in. You want Lola to succeed and you root for those around her and you want her to reach that happy ending that you feel she really deserves. I really loved this book. I don't care that it sounds like a girly throw away. It isn't and you would know that if you picked up both. Which I think you should!
What do You think about Vallende Sterren (2011)?
Couldn't get past the 2nd chapter. The overuse of name-dropping made it totally distracting.
—ZSmith16
Great light summer reading from Hollywood insiders. A perfect novel for the beach.
—Zuakge
Another fun read if you are into pop culture, especially the movie scene!
—Jtb1973
