Susannah Nix

Griffin Beach has it all. Smoking-hot bod? House in the Hollywood Hills? A film role that’s about to launch him into box office superstardom? Check, check, and check. When his dog sitter leaves him in the lurch, Griffin turns to Alice, the woman who’s never seemed to like him but LOVES his dog. Alice has her doubts about the womanizing actor, but with eviction imminent she can’t afford to reject Griffin’s offer to move in. Attraction was never supposed to be part of the arrangement, but the gravitational pull between them proves too strong to resist. Can Alice let her guard down and learn to trust again? Can Griffin stop trying to please everyone else long enough to show Alice how he feels? And when he’s forced to choose between Alice and his career, will he risk it all to keep her in his life? RISING STAR is a standalone story set in the same universe as FALLEN STAR, featuring a brand new couple with their own happy ending. The books in this series can be read in any order.

Rising Star

Melissa Moore

Such an adorable book! I love Susannah Nix's work. She has such a way of writing relatable and quirky characters. With this book she also was able to touch on a major topic that is running rampant in todays society. I cannot wait to read more from this series and hope she continues her style of including snippets of past characters in her books. I am not ready to let go of the story and romance between Alice and Griffin, and let us not forget about Taco. Keep the stories coming!


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Rising Star was the perfect read-in-one-sitting kind of romance. I mean that literally, too. I knocked it out in about two and a half hours and couldn’t think of doing anything else until I finished it. It was the perfect mash-up of the friends to lovers and famous person/regular person tropes. I smiled like a fool through a good portion of the book, enjoying the banter, swoons and feels.

Is it ok to say I just flat-out adored Alice and Griffin both? She was very relatable, with flaws and everything. Rising Star was just as much about her finding herself, moving past situations that held her back in the future and moving forward as it was about Griffin’s career. And Griffin? *swoony sigh* He wasn’t exactly perfect, but who is? I loved how much more real his imperfections made him. I also appreciated that while it was obvious he had a playboy/womanizing past, we never saw it. I’m pretty sure that made him a lot more likable to me.

Despite their differences, everything about Alice and Griffin just fit. It felt right. I wouldn’t exactly call their romance a slow burn, but it was one that built over time. In fact, I think I enjoyed their somewhat unlikely friendship just as much as I enjoyed the romance. They seemed to be just exactly what the other needed, which made their relationship that much more satisfying. Sure, there were some bumps along the way but that’s to be expected. Rising Star didn’t pummel my feels, but it did catch me off guard with emotions a couple times. I enjoy when that happens.

I’ve been a fan of Susannah Nix since I read the first two books in her Chemistry Lessons series earlier this year. I was excited to see this new book and I’m even happier that it’s actually the first book in a new series. I adore her writing, characters and storytelling, and I especially appreciate how she brings timely and important real life issues into the plot. She has a way of tackling them without being too overwhelming, while still making the reader think.

In short, Rising Star was fantastic. I can’t wait for more in this series. If regular person/famous person romances are your jam, look no further. This one has to be on your TBR.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Rising Star

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