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Family Affairs (Secrets of My Hollywood Life #3)
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Jen Calonita
The filming for sure-to-be-blockbuster movie Pretty Young Assassins has wrapped, and teen movie star Kaitlin Burke returns to life on the set of primetime drama Family Affair. After ten seasons filming, she would have thought that she could see it all coming, but with a plotting new actress on set, all bets are off. The new diva, Alexis, makes even Sky seem like a puppy in...more
Paperback, 314 pages
Published
February 1st 2009
by Megan Tingley
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I typically don't read "chick lit." I've never even read a Princess Diaries book. But, Calonita might visit my middle school in March, so I had to check out Secrets of My Hollywood Life. I chose the third book in the series (because that's the only one I had) and was pleasantly surprised. I think this will be a good fit for my Clique readers that are looking for another series. The storyline is tame enough and the main protagonist too much of a good girl to slump the series in the same...more
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Kaitlin is back in this third book of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. Also back, is mean-girl Skye. What’s different is that there’s a new rival on the set. Her name is Alexis, and she’s not going to back down quietly.
Cue the drama! Not only do the girls get into it behind the scenes, but on set too. Backstabbing, a cat fight, secrets revealed – it was a complete mess for these three. Seriously, there were times when I just wanted to slap some sense into them so they would ...more
Kaitlin is back in this third book of the Secrets of My Hollywood Life series. Also back, is mean-girl Skye. What’s different is that there’s a new rival on the set. Her name is Alexis, and she’s not going to back down quietly.
Cue the drama! Not only do the girls get into it behind the scenes, but on set too. Backstabbing, a cat fight, secrets revealed – it was a complete mess for these three. Seriously, there were times when I just wanted to slap some sense into them so they would ...more
I think this series is curing me of my sometimes overboard-interest in the entertainment business (hello, People magazine and Access Hollywood-- I'm talking to you), because I had a lightbulb moment about halfway through speedreading this book:
Everything about this industry is manufactured.
In an abstract sort of way, I already knew this. But watching this fairly predictable story play out, it occurred to me how Hollywood stars, famous people, celebrities, whatever you ca...more
Everything about this industry is manufactured.
In an abstract sort of way, I already knew this. But watching this fairly predictable story play out, it occurred to me how Hollywood stars, famous people, celebrities, whatever you ca...more
Product Details
* Pub. Date: February 2009
* Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
* Format: Paperback, 352pp
* Sales Rank: 35,226
* Age Range: Young Adult
* Series: Secrets of My Hollywood Life Series
* ISBN-13: 9780316118002
* ISBN: 0316118001
I have now caught up with this series. I really shouldn't read series out-of-order, but in this case it didn't threw off the entire read for me. I...more
* Pub. Date: February 2009
* Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
* Format: Paperback, 352pp
* Sales Rank: 35,226
* Age Range: Young Adult
* Series: Secrets of My Hollywood Life Series
* ISBN-13: 9780316118002
* ISBN: 0316118001
I have now caught up with this series. I really shouldn't read series out-of-order, but in this case it didn't threw off the entire read for me. I...more
Yes! Book Number three in this series! More Kaitlin, more drama. Oh boy, drama. There is chock full of drama in here. From Alexis. Alexis is the new girl on set and she keeps charming all of the writings into thinking she's so amazing. Her episode is stretch from let's say 1/4 of the season, to half! Everyone thinks Alexis is an angel, and so magical. But when everyone's gone, she's rude and horrible! She stops scenes, causing extra money for Tom, the film producer. Then she blames all of it on ...more
Buku ketiga ini bacanya agak lamaan berhubung terganggu sama kegiatan macem-macem. Tapi sumpah, setiap baca langsung superexcited! Kali ini, Kaitlin 'dikembalikan' di habitat asalnya: ke miniseri Family Affair yang membesarkan namanya. tapi apa itu lantas bikin hidupnya tenang-tenang aja? Nggak sama sekali--enter Colby, artis pendatang baru yang langsung mencuri perhatian publik.
Kaitlin yang di buku2 sebelumnya digambarkan sebagai karakter baik-baik, memperlihatkan sisi lain kali ini: ...more
Kaitlin yang di buku2 sebelumnya digambarkan sebagai karakter baik-baik, memperlihatkan sisi lain kali ini: ...more
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Another cute read. I liked how this one extended a bit more beyond Hollywood and introduced a new scheming character.
I'm curious as to how the series will shift now.
Still love Austin to pieces. I must say, I'm also glad the author made him a character that is genuinely cute and sweet. He's not dark, twisted and broody (which seems to be the popular thing these days) nor is he an arrogant scene-stealer eager to be in the lights. You just like him since he's so adorable.
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I'm curious as to how the series will shift now.
Still love Austin to pieces. I must say, I'm also glad the author made him a character that is genuinely cute and sweet. He's not dark, twisted and broody (which seems to be the popular thing these days) nor is he an arrogant scene-stealer eager to be in the lights. You just like him since he's so adorable.
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The stuff that happens between Kaitlin, Sky, and Alexis reminds me of the problems on that little show called 7th Heaven when one character wanted out and did whatever she could to get out of her contract and the writers made up stupid, annoying stories to get rid of her for most of the series..I personally wouldn't have wasted time coming up with a scheme, I would have carried around a tape recorder and caught the devious character that way. Questioning love and what it means to say it to someo...more
This book is terrifically awful. Monumentally terrible. It's so bad I can barely stand to write a review of it. This is book three of the Kaitlin Burke series, and I am astonished to know there are two more after this with a sixth in the works. I just... how does this happen? The writing is poor, the story is bland and predictable, the characters are caricatures. And the outfit descriptions. WHY does Jen Calonita feel the need to illustrate each character's outfit in detail in each scene? This k...more
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This book was really good. I wnjoyed seeing her go to a school in the first one, film a movie in the secn one, and now we get to see her on her show! I find this book a bit boring in the beginning, but as the story goes on, I really gt into it! I must say wathcing Skye and Kaitlin join forces was new, different, unexpected and I loved ever minute of it! Alexis was so terribly annoying, and I wanted her to go down like Charlie Brown! This book had me guessing, and probably one of my favorite book...more
“Being a celebrity princess…isn’t always a fairytale.”
Secret of my Hollywood life: Family Affair is the third book in this series. And I believe this is a must- read book. It’s the best one out of the two I just read! The Hutch Adam’s project just ended, Kailtin and Sky are going back to the set in Family Affair. But is that it? Is it going to be fighting all over again, like in the first book?!
Well, there's going to be some cat fight going on, but not between Kailtin an...more
Secret of my Hollywood life: Family Affair is the third book in this series. And I believe this is a must- read book. It’s the best one out of the two I just read! The Hutch Adam’s project just ended, Kailtin and Sky are going back to the set in Family Affair. But is that it? Is it going to be fighting all over again, like in the first book?!
Well, there's going to be some cat fight going on, but not between Kailtin an...more
Reviewed by Harmony for TeensReadToo.com
FAMILY AFFAIRS follows teen superstar, Kaitlin Burke, as she wraps up her new movie, Pretty Young Assassins, and returns to shooting Family Affairs, the hit TV show she's starred on since she was a little girl.
But all is not well on the set.
The new girl, Alexis, proves to be a plotting new actress. She was supposed to be on the show for only a few episodes but, with her magic ways, ends up convincing everyone to let he...more
FAMILY AFFAIRS follows teen superstar, Kaitlin Burke, as she wraps up her new movie, Pretty Young Assassins, and returns to shooting Family Affairs, the hit TV show she's starred on since she was a little girl.
But all is not well on the set.
The new girl, Alexis, proves to be a plotting new actress. She was supposed to be on the show for only a few episodes but, with her magic ways, ends up convincing everyone to let he...more
Kaitlin is back! She’s just finished her big movie with her career and her boyfriend still intact! Now she’s off to what she does best. Staring in the nighttime soap, Family Affair. Everything is going great! That is until newcomer Alexis starts stealing some of Kaitlin’s limelight. Is Kaitlin simply jealous or are there more forces at work
Like its two predecessors, Secrets of My Hollywood Life: Family Affairs, was a fun and fast read. These books are impeccably clean, so I wouldn’t ...more
Like its two predecessors, Secrets of My Hollywood Life: Family Affairs, was a fun and fast read. These books are impeccably clean, so I wouldn’t ...more
I thought this was a wonderful quick, fluffy read. I REALLY liked the character of Alexis. Well, not like her as a person, obviously, but I liked how she messed everything up on "Family Affair". I really liked getting to know Skye better, not as an antagonist, but as an innocent main character. Who would have thought we'd see the day when Skye turned good?!? Granted, it was to help her career but still. I can't WAIT to read the next book in the series!
This book made me anxious to read the fourth book in the series, due to be released this Spring. Kaitlyn winds up with a new, even more evil enemy, and learns to see the world differently. She grows up a lot in this book, in a variety of ways. Anyone who is already hooked on this series will appreciate that this book does not disappoint. It's even better than the original!
What I loved about this book is how Sky and Kaitlin become almost friends. This book really turned Sky into a good character, even if the author keeps mentioning how "some things would never change". Sky really showed character development.
I actually don't mind that Alexis got another acting chance in the end, because even though Kaitlin implied that it would never work out for her, it wasn't a cheesey ending!
What's great about this series, is that there is never a c...more
I actually don't mind that Alexis got another acting chance in the end, because even though Kaitlin implied that it would never work out for her, it wasn't a cheesey ending!
What's great about this series, is that there is never a c...more
So far in the book, nothing has happened of interest yet, but I'm only on page 37 so it could get better. wow. 0.0 This book has gotten so much better and interesting!!! Alexi is a real b**** and I'm glad she has finally been found out. Although Max was a real surprise, I'm glad they are both getting fired. I'm so sad though that its the last season of FA. What is K and Sky going to do now? YAY! This book was so ah-mazing, eventhough, it was slow in the beginning.
This is the kind of book to read when you're bored and need an easy read. This book is about the life of a girl who is on a popular TV show and it takes you inside the world of Hollywood. It's another interesting book in the way that it gives you a completely different perspective of fame.
A new girl call Alexis just came to the acting business. Most of the people adores her. But what is she really trying to do? Kaitlin is starting to find out what Alexis is up to. She and Sky,her enemy, teams up to take Alexis down. But will anyone believe them or America new sweetheart, Alexis.
I feel bad for Kaitlin. Her parent doesn't understand her. Her brother has a major crush on Alexis. Her friends get to do stuff that she can't. Like learn to drive a car, taking the SATs and ...more
I feel bad for Kaitlin. Her parent doesn't understand her. Her brother has a major crush on Alexis. Her friends get to do stuff that she can't. Like learn to drive a car, taking the SATs and ...more
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It surprises me how much I enjoy these books.
They're so well written (i.e.- good plot, characters, writing) and so FUN. I haven't read books that are just meant to be fluff and fun for a long time and so it's actually kind of nice. I enjoyed this third installment more than the second one for sure. They're very quick light reads that you can finish in little more than a sitting, which is bad when that sitting happens to be late at night! I'm very excited for the next one. I know thi...more
They're so well written (i.e.- good plot, characters, writing) and so FUN. I haven't read books that are just meant to be fluff and fun for a long time and so it's actually kind of nice. I enjoyed this third installment more than the second one for sure. They're very quick light reads that you can finish in little more than a sitting, which is bad when that sitting happens to be late at night! I'm very excited for the next one. I know thi...more
So alls well that ends well. Even though the hit tv show Family Affairs is ending Kates knows what she will do next. Alexis is gone and they still have have a season left to shoot. Then Katy will move on to her next plan. Shes still youn and their are more books to go in this funny chick-lit series.
I picked this up at a thrift store unaware it is a teen lit book. I read it because I'll try anything once. It actually isn't badly written, sure its predictable and over the top but it isn't painful.
It's a decent book for a pop culture crazy teen
It's a decent book for a pop culture crazy teen
This book was was awesome! I found myself loving this book and hanging on the edge of my seat for when Sky and Kaitlin encounter Alexa. The antagonist in this book was amazing and I loved all of the conflict and scheming on this book.
This is such a cute book! It's suspenseful, hilarious and cute all at the same time! I think it's a good book for anyone. Even though it's the 3rd book in the series, you can still start there. I didn't read the first two!
This was my favorite out of the three books. I loved the drama-catfights, backstabbing and Sky and Kaitlin forming a team. THe only thing I would change is to wait a little while longer to reveal Alexis' true colors.
Im not exactly sure why I like these books so much, there kind of out of normal range of likng-books, but what ever the case, this series is a guilty pleasure of mine. It isn't one of those books where I would die if I didn't read the next in the series, but if I see the next book I'll most likely pick it up, have some fun, and pleasure guiltily.
I especially liked this book because of it's catty Alexis drama, it was very entertaining. :) Though, I did think they may have stretched i...more
I especially liked this book because of it's catty Alexis drama, it was very entertaining. :) Though, I did think they may have stretched i...more
Oh this might be my favorite book from the series! All the drama and scandals made me want to slap the Diva Bit**! So have fun reading this ah-mazing story of Hollywood's Starlets wanting more than they cna get!
I loved all of Jen's books and I love Katlin. When i read what alexis was donig i just got so mad i hated her. But on the other hand this book was very good and i would recomend it to people.
I just finished this book. Now i'm going to run to the store & get "Secrets of My Hollywood Life: Papparazi Princess". This book shows from the point of view from a stars life & i liked that. (:
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It's no secret how Jen Calonita knows the inside scoop on young Hollywood. A former Senior Entertainment Editor at Teen People, Jen has interviewed everyone from Reese Witherspoon to Zac Efron. An entertainment journalist for the past ten years, Jen has written for TV Guide, Glamour and Marie Claire.
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