When Stars Align: A Novel

The author has written over seventy books in the young adult genre. She is published by Disney generally, but this book comes from Mindy Kaling’s publishing venture. The author is also active in television, creating romances with happy endings. This book seems to be thrown together in a gossipy girl talk method. It has no principal characters but floats along assuming that the reader can guess which high profile pop star is featured. Can you guess who Miranda Montana might be? The other characters in the girlie triad are Germaine St. Germaine-Chang and Sicily Bell. There are other characters; a boy named Zane Blue who is also trapped in the quandaries of the young and famous pop stars. The book is poorly written and so does not hold together enough to become interesting. It seems tired and worn after the daily pop culture which is always ascendent in the media. Perhaps this thrown together book will find a following in the media obsessed fan base.