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Abby's debut novel was fantastic. I love reading People Magazine and Watching Daily Pop so this book fit right into my favorite things. Abby keeps you guessing on who she is really speaking about. It is like a game you can play with yourself while reading the book.
 
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SweetHoneyandBrei | 2 andra recensioner | Nov 29, 2018 |
I’m not too sure how I first came across According to a Source, but I think it was Goodreads telling me I might like this book. So when I saw my library had it on order, I reserved it. It is a light story that is both coming of age and owning up to your mistakes.

I do love a book set in Hollywood, but Ella has a unique occupation that I haven’t really come across before. She’s a freelance writer for gossip magazine/website The Life, which means that she goes to the hottest clubs and celebrity hangouts in Hollywood to see what celebrities are up to and reports on it. She is the woman behind those ‘according to a source’ stories you see in magazines. Ella has a regular night at Chateau Marmont and a night at a club. It’s there she becomes Bella, who is way more outgoing and takes more than a few surreptitious trips to the bathroom (to record her observations in her phone). It means a lot of nights out, hanging around drinking and waiting, but Ella loves it…until the cracks start showing. First, there’s the split with her boyfriend that has her moving into It-girl and rising star Holiday Hall’s home. This gives Ella access to more parties and more celebs, as well as hot agent Nick. It’s just as well as the new editor of The Life is cracking down with a new points system – find quality gossip or lose your job. And there’s no way Ella is going to lose…

One of the fun things in According to a Source is trying to pick the celebrities. Nobody is mentioned by their name, only monikers like “Middle-Aged Self-Proclaimed Bachelor Actor” and “Boybander Turned Solo Artist Turned Actor”. Some are easy (if in fact they are based on real people), some are not. There is one star, “Not-So-Innocent Oversexualised Pop Star” who is easy to name by her public meltdown and name. It got me thinking as to why a real event (or as real as I know it through the gossip mags) was portrayed in a fictional novel. I found it a bit weird. But the star does reappear in Ella’s life in the most unexpected of places and it’s not what you were expecting… I wasn’t 100% sure what to make of this – would it have as big an impact if the star and events were totally fictional?

According to a Source is a bit predictable in Ella’s journey from self-absorbed gossip spy to becoming aware of the detrimental impact of her observations and nearly losing it, but it’s a fun ride. There are plenty of twists and turns in the story, as well as some serious moments as Ella deals with the fall out. There is always something happening as the plot jumps from Hollywood to Ella’s nearly as complex personal life. It’s light-hearted fun that would be a great weekend or holiday read. Abby Stern tells an engaging story and hey, if it isn’t rocket science, who cares? It’s more fun!

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birdsam0610 | 2 andra recensioner | Aug 19, 2017 |
This was a fun read set in the life of a Hollywood insider who almost destroys all her relationships in her quest to keep her job as a celebrity gossip columnist.
 
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Jane-Phillips | 2 andra recensioner | Jun 15, 2017 |

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Verk
1
Medlemmar
51
Popularitet
#311,767
Betyg
½ 3.6
Recensioner
3
ISBN
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