Ratings

Content Ratings based on a 0-5 scale where
0 = no objectionable content and
5 = an excessive or disturbing level of content

Guide to Rating System

LANGUAGE

VIOLENCE

SEXUAL CONTENT

ADULT THEMES

Ratings Explanation

Language: Reference is made to a “stream of swear words”.

Violence: There is yelling and face slapping.

Sexual Content: Discussion on making out and kissing. There is some kissing.

Adult Themes: Alexia is raised by a single mom and doesn’t know anything about her dad. Kari has gambling debts and is a shop-a-holic. She enters a rehab program.

Synopsis

Alexia lives with her mother and grandmother with no knowledge of her father. People are always telling her that she looks just like the pop star Kari Kingsley. Then when a random picture of Alexia finds its way to the internet, she is offered a job as a double for the famous singer. Alexia’s mother has always warned her away from celebrities and this is no exception. Going against her mother’s warnings, Alexia travels to California to work for Kari Kingsley. Alexia realizes that Kari is actually her half-sister and that they share the same father, a singing legend. Alexia’s biggest wish is to meet her father, but pretending to be something or someone you are not isn’t easy and can lead to problems.

This was a fun book to read. It was light, easy reading with some humor and wit that made me smile. I appreciated the way Alexia deals in kindness to people with her words and her actions, especially when put in positions where she could become greedy, demanding and rude. I would say this book is appropriate for ages 12 and up.