February 2011, Corgi Yearling
410 pages, Paperback
Review copy
Themes;
celebrity lifestyle, being new at school, having few friends, talent
competition, one parent family, pretending your happy when you aren't,
photoshoots, finding someone who 'gets' you, perils of living in an
estate, delusional mother, bratty sister, confused little brother,
embarassing moments, somgwriting & singing, raw talent,
dysfunctional families, parents rowing, flings, love, sisterhood, a
little humour, nostalgia
Summary from Random House Children's Publishing
Sunset lives a life of luxury with her beautiful ex-model mum, her
world-famous rock star dad and her two little celebrity siblings. But
life on the red carpet is no compensation for parents who constantly
argue, intensive scrutiny from the media, and and having no real
friends.
Destiny, on the other hand, is an only child living on a
rundown estate with a sickly but devoted mum who constantly tells her
that she's really the daughter of a famous rock star . . .
When
the two girls meet in unlikely circumstances, they are surprised to find
in each other something they've been missing all their lives . . .
Nayuleska's thoughts
I'm
still relatively new to Jacqueline's work, and I love how normal
Destiny & Sunset seem. Their lives are crazy but parental conflict
happens no matter how rich you are. Illness is also indiscriminating.
Sunset and Destiny both have to grow up in different ways. My heart
cried out as they passed the line from childhood innocence and accepted
how ugly life can be. Accepted isn't the right word as no one likes
accepting conflict, but it got to the stage where I really couldn't see
The sisters' lives getting better. The end was a supremely wonderful
surprise, a much needed reward for all the girlw had gone through in
this 10/10 read.
You can find out more on Jacqueline's website.
Suggested read
I agree with the back cover's recommendation that readers who liked Jacqueline's Cookie will like Little Darlings.
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