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A review by kayaks
Limelight by Amy Poeppel
5.0
AH. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. JJAFAHFAJFAKFKAKFJKA AHHHHHH
Okay. I need to calm down. But "ahhhhh *hitting the keyboard* ahhh" sums up how I feel. This book is my child. There I said it. I love it with all my heart.
I adored the characters. So. Freaking. Much. Carter? What a little shit. But what a little shit who underwent character development and became less of a little shit. Allison? My C H I L D. I mean she's probably like 12-15 years older than me but whatever she's my child no one else can tell my other wise. Howard? Charlotte? Owen? Sara? Megan? Jack? I love them. I could list the reasons why but I mean. I'm still internally freaking out.
Also, adult fiction is not really my favorite genre. But since I won the book in a Goodreads giveaway (THANK YOU SIMON & SCHUSTER) I decided to give it a chance. And boy am I glad I did.
Another thing I loved was the setting and plot. I've never been to New York (or to a Broadway show) but it made me want to pack my things and leave my little town behind. The fact that the book had so many theatre references made me happy. Like Allison, I could too relate to never being able to see Hamilton in real life. Or Dear Evan Hansen. Also for a moment there I thought the Breakfast Club musical was real. I was seriously looking all over the internet but sadly it doesn't exist. Which makes Limelight an even better book. IT WAS BELIEVABLE. I also l o v e d that there were fictional stars and real ones. It made it so much more real to me.
You know when you read a book and it just stays with you? Years can go by and it still stays with you. That is how I feel about this book. I already want to reread the book and I just finished it a few hours ago. Am I being excessive? Yeah. Maybe. But do I regret getting sucked into the whimsical world of Carter Reid and Allison? No. Not at all. I just really love everything about Limelight.
I didn't want to the finish the book because I didn't want it to be over. Did I cry at the end? Whattttttt? Nooooo. I totally didn't cry. Pfft. Why would I cry.
Okay I cried. But in my defense I fell in love with these characters and things were going so well so like...I had to.
Do you like humor? Broadway? New York? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M NOT EVEN GONNA GO ON JUST GO PICK UP THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING. MY ALLTIME FAVORITE. MY CHILD.
I need to stop referring to fictional characters and books are my children. I'm twenty years old. Half of these characters are like three years younger than me and the other half are twice my age.
P.S. THE FACT THAT POEPPEL HAS THE LYRICS TO WORK BITCH AND FANCY MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM. You would think they wouldn't fit the mood but...it does.
Anyways, please make The Breakfast Club into a musical thanks. And also Limelight. And while you're at it what about making Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen tickets not cost a fortune? Because at this point I can barely afford my book habit. If I lived in New York I would probably have to sell a few organs to keep up with my addiction.
Okay. I need to calm down. But "ahhhhh *hitting the keyboard* ahhh" sums up how I feel. This book is my child. There I said it. I love it with all my heart.
I adored the characters. So. Freaking. Much. Carter? What a little shit. But what a little shit who underwent character development and became less of a little shit. Allison? My C H I L D. I mean she's probably like 12-15 years older than me but whatever she's my child no one else can tell my other wise. Howard? Charlotte? Owen? Sara? Megan? Jack? I love them. I could list the reasons why but I mean. I'm still internally freaking out.
Also, adult fiction is not really my favorite genre. But since I won the book in a Goodreads giveaway (THANK YOU SIMON & SCHUSTER) I decided to give it a chance. And boy am I glad I did.
Another thing I loved was the setting and plot. I've never been to New York (or to a Broadway show) but it made me want to pack my things and leave my little town behind. The fact that the book had so many theatre references made me happy. Like Allison, I could too relate to never being able to see Hamilton in real life. Or Dear Evan Hansen. Also for a moment there I thought the Breakfast Club musical was real. I was seriously looking all over the internet but sadly it doesn't exist. Which makes Limelight an even better book. IT WAS BELIEVABLE. I also l o v e d that there were fictional stars and real ones. It made it so much more real to me.
You know when you read a book and it just stays with you? Years can go by and it still stays with you. That is how I feel about this book. I already want to reread the book and I just finished it a few hours ago. Am I being excessive? Yeah. Maybe. But do I regret getting sucked into the whimsical world of Carter Reid and Allison? No. Not at all. I just really love everything about Limelight.
I didn't want to the finish the book because I didn't want it to be over. Did I cry at the end? Whattttttt? Nooooo. I totally didn't cry. Pfft. Why would I cry.
Okay I cried. But in my defense I fell in love with these characters and things were going so well so like...I had to.
Do you like humor? Broadway? New York? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M NOT EVEN GONNA GO ON JUST GO PICK UP THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING. MY ALLTIME FAVORITE. MY CHILD.
I need to stop referring to fictional characters and books are my children. I'm twenty years old. Half of these characters are like three years younger than me and the other half are twice my age.
P.S. THE FACT THAT POEPPEL HAS THE LYRICS TO WORK BITCH AND FANCY MAKES ME WANT TO SCREAM. You would think they wouldn't fit the mood but...it does.
Anyways, please make The Breakfast Club into a musical thanks. And also Limelight. And while you're at it what about making Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen tickets not cost a fortune? Because at this point I can barely afford my book habit. If I lived in New York I would probably have to sell a few organs to keep up with my addiction.