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A review by theresidentbookworm
Starring Me by Krista McGee
4.0
I absolutely loved Krista McGee's First Date. It was fun, heartfelt, and didn't stray away from some tough spiritual questions. A lot of times, I can't fully love romances because there's just something missing: God. In First Date, God was a moving force in the novel, and thankfully that was also the case in Starring Me.
I was reunited with Kara, Addy's best friend from The Book of Love, on the brink of landing a gig that could help her career take off. She auditions for a teen variety show starring pop star Chad Beacon with a bunch of other girls, living with them and an eccentric house mom, Flora. Kara is so busy with her life and what she wants she doesn't think she needs God. Of course, God knows better, and he wants Kara's heart. He pursues her relentlessly through the people around her: Addy, Flora, and even Chad. It was a wonderful reminder to me how much God wants us, how he pursues us. I needed that reminder because lately I've felt like he doesn't care anymore. Kara doesn't instantly believe in God. No one does. It's a process, and it's never finished. Being a Christian is a marathon, not a sprint. It's perseverance and faith and knowledge.
I didn't realize until after I finished the novel that this was loosely based off the story of Issac and Rebekah. It was a very clever tie-in by Krista McGee. I would've just been happy with the sequel and another appearance from Addy and Jonathan, which I did get, but no, she also makes it have a biblical origin. Rock on!
As a novel, Starring Me is good. The writing is good, the dialogue funny, and the characters dimensional. Tiny plot twists (ex. Jillian) lost it a star, but everything else was awesome. I definitely recommend!
I was reunited with Kara, Addy's best friend from The Book of Love, on the brink of landing a gig that could help her career take off. She auditions for a teen variety show starring pop star Chad Beacon with a bunch of other girls, living with them and an eccentric house mom, Flora. Kara is so busy with her life and what she wants she doesn't think she needs God. Of course, God knows better, and he wants Kara's heart. He pursues her relentlessly through the people around her: Addy, Flora, and even Chad. It was a wonderful reminder to me how much God wants us, how he pursues us. I needed that reminder because lately I've felt like he doesn't care anymore. Kara doesn't instantly believe in God. No one does. It's a process, and it's never finished. Being a Christian is a marathon, not a sprint. It's perseverance and faith and knowledge.
I didn't realize until after I finished the novel that this was loosely based off the story of Issac and Rebekah. It was a very clever tie-in by Krista McGee. I would've just been happy with the sequel and another appearance from Addy and Jonathan, which I did get, but no, she also makes it have a biblical origin. Rock on!
As a novel, Starring Me is good. The writing is good, the dialogue funny, and the characters dimensional. Tiny plot twists (ex. Jillian) lost it a star, but everything else was awesome. I definitely recommend!