A Bibliophile's Thoughts on Books: Tour: Starring in the Movie of My Life by Laurel Osterkamp (Review+Giveaway)

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Tour: Starring in the Movie of My Life by Laurel Osterkamp (Review+Giveaway)

I'd like to thank Heather @ SupaGurl Books for giving me this opportunity to participate in the STARRING IN THE MOVIE OF MY LIFE Blog Tour and providing me a copy of the book to review. There's also a GIVEAWAY at the end of the post for an E-COPY of Starring in the Movie of My Life! Be sure to thank Laurel!

Title: Starring in the Movie of My Life
Author: Laurel Osterkamp
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Preventive Measures
Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN: 9781933826677
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Source: Tour Host {SupaGurl Books}
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Summary: I'll admit it: occasionally I like to pretend that my life is a movie, and that I'm the star…

Samantha acts without thinking. Her heart is huge while her sense of purpose is small; she's willing to fight for those she loves, but she's never learned to fight for herself. Eighteen-year-old Melody is cold and calculating, and she's driven by the desire to better herself. As these compelling yet deeply flawed women battle for the affections of 25-year-old Nathan, he becomes increasingly confused and torn between them.

Nathan is Melody's English teacher, and after he saves her from being raped, she becomes attached. Melody longs for the affection she's never felt, so she involves people in her self-invented drama, making sure she is at once the star and the director. Meanwhile, Samantha is newly married to Nathan. But Samantha has hang-ups about motherhood and lingering feelings for her ex. To make sense of the world, Sam relates her life to the themes of her favorite movies, while she independently makes a documentary to jump-start her non-existent film career.

Stylistically influenced by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Weiner, Starring in the Movie of my Life is told old alternately from both Samantha's and Melody's points-of-view and relates two complete yet combined stories about love, acceptance, and redemption. It speaks to our universal desire to be saved by the ones we love, and the monumental effort required to save ourselves.

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DUE TO THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY AND LIBRARY CLOSURES, MY REVIEW WILL BE POSTED LATE. I'M SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.

About this Author:

Laurel Osterkamp’s first novel, Following My Toes, (PMI Books) won the 2008 National Indie Book Award for Excellence (Chick Lit category). She drew on her on her experiences as a high school teacher and creative writing teacher as she wrote Starring in the Movie of My Life. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, son, and daughter, and is working on her third novel.

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