Another amazing story by Abigail Taylor! Fashioning a Star is a wonderful, quick read that will make you smile! This book is a little different than some of Abby’s other books. It’s a little more lighthearted and fun, but the characters and the story are just as emotionally deep as always. I love the emotional complexity that Abby gives to the characters in her stories. Her characters are real and vulnerable and it is easy to connect with them and get pulled into the story.

FAS is written with a dual POV and switches back and forth between high school and present day (15 years later). Abby did a great job with the time switching and I think it really added to the story. We get these little glimpses into the past that make the character growth even more powerful.

Jade and Monica could not have been more different in high school. But they both longed to break free from that experience and who they were during that part of their lives. Jade reinvented herself, leaving Mystique well in her past. Monica left the drama of high school popularity behind her, but the limelight followed her, and so did the overwhelming burden of other people’s expectations.

The two are forced together when Jade is hired to design a dress for Monica for an upcoming event. And while the recognition is only one sided, the sparks and desire are most definitely not. And try as they might, this unlikely pair can’t split the seam that had them sewn together from the start.