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‘Meeting the Star’ by Cait Marie combines crushes, frustration, love, manipulation, and misunderstandings to create an exciting exploration of the world of movies overlapping with real life. When Eliza learns that her best friend, Maya, is going to be in a movie with star Lucas Warner, she can hardly believe it. She’s had a crush on him forever. She never thought she’d meet him, let alone find out he’s a pretty down-to-earth guy. When they start spending more time together, they come to really like each other, but there are struggles along the line that get in the way. Struggles like Lucas’ on-again, off-again girlfriend, Tori, who doesn’t like to be shown up. Then there’s Maya’s overprotective nature as she worries that Lucas will hurt Eliza when he has to leave at the end of the summer, warning him to stay away to avoid the heartache that she figures is bound to happen.

Yet, Eliza and Lucas begin spending time together. He becomes a friend, and sometimes even more. However, life gets in the way, as it tends to do, and between Tori’s antics and Eliza’s date with another guy when she feels the need to prove herself to Maya and Lucas, their path to love isn’t easy. When they get there, though, the payoff is worth it. Despite the predictability of the storyline, the writing was spot on in leaving readers wanting more, making Lucas into the textbook definition of a book boyfriend who only wants to see his leading lady happy. Eliza’s naïve nature doesn’t make her too trusting, though, as she tries her utmost to guard her heart against any pain that might occur, but isn’t always successful.

Cait Marie has crafted another great addition to her Bennu Firebirds series, and readers will be eager to read the other books after investing themselves in this one.