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Book Review By fran laniado
Lucky Stars by Jane Heller

Struggling Actress, Stacey Reiser, loves her mother, Helen, but she wishes that her mother would stop trying to control her life. Helen constantly criticizes Stacey, disapproves of her career, and pressures her daughter to get married and start a family. Stacey is horrified when her mother moves out to Hollywood the be near her. One day, while making a tuna sandwich Helen discovers a bone in her can of tuna. She drags Stacey to come with her to see the president of the tuna company to complain. The next thing Stacey realizes, her mother has been "discovered", and overnight she becomes the voice of consumer america. But with Helen's new fame comes a new boyfriend, Victor, a wealthy entrepeneur with a shadey past. Stacey is suspicious of Victor but the start, but Helen thinks that she's just jealous. So Stacey, her boyfriend, Jack, and her best friend Maura decide to investigate Victor. As they learn about his illegal business dealings and blackmail tactics, they stumble onto the fact that Victor may have already murdered one wife. With her mother's wedding to Victor drawing closer, Stacey must find a way to save her.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Life of a profession:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes
Lover is

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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