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Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury
Reviewed by Books for Christian Girls
Fiction Addict Blog Tours
Genre: Drama
Publisher: Howard Books
Pub Date: October 29, 2013
Karen Kingsbury’s new book asks the question: What Would You Sacrifice For Fame?
(Synopsis
from Amazon.com) "Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college
sweetheart as he left his family’s horse farm in Kentucky to compete on
the popular reality television show Fifteen Minutes: If he makes it, the
fame won’t change him.
Overnight,
Zack is the nation’s most popular contestant, a country singer with the
looks and voice of a young Elvis. As his star rises, Zack is asked to
compromise and quiet his beliefs, and also something more. Something
Zack could never have imagined. Just as America is falling in love with
Zack, just as he’s on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him
to the brink of personal disaster.
At
the same time, Reese Weatherly, a therapeutic horse instructor, is no
longer sure about her relationship with Zack, or the wedding they had
dreamed about. While Zack advances from one round of the competition to
the next, an offer comes to Reese—one that will take her to a home
halfway around the world.
Then
Chandra Olson—reigning diva pop star and one of the Fifteen Minutes
judges—intervenes. Chandra has suffered so much public pain and private
agony since her days as a Fifteen Minutes contestant. Now she wants just
one thing: meaning.
Can
Chandra’s private losses help Zack find his way, or will his fifteen
minutes of fame cause him to lose the life he once loved? Fifteen
Minutes is a story of character, compromise, and the cost of having it
all. A story that raises the question: Who are the real winners?"
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Series: As of now, no.
Spiritual Content- Ecclesiastes 2:17, Philippians 4:13; All three main characters pray; Scriptures are quoted.
Negative Content- Kelly’s boyfriend smokes weed; a ‘crap’ said by Chandra.
Sexual Content- Kelly says she used
to be “America’s Sexist Sweetheart”; Kelly says “Hey Sexy” to her boyfriend; Zach
shares some kisses and then lusts after that girl; A (random) girl tweets Zach
saying the spot in her bed is his.
-Zach Dylan
-Reese Weatherly
-Chandra Olson
P.O.V. switches between Zach, Reese, Chandra & Kelly
353 pages
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I truly enjoyed this book, but
because of the sexual content, I had to lower it. “Fifteen Minutes” by Karen
Kingsbury really got me thinking; fame isn’t what it’s cracked up to be.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Fifteen Minutes is available to purchase from Amazon.com & is in stores now!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author.
It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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