Written in the Stars

by Sarah Ball, Sarah Harris

When Gemma Sinclair was fourteen, she and her friends created a time capsule – filling it full of keepsakes and letters containing their hopes and dreams for the future. Thirteen years later, Gemma stumbles upon the unopened box… Only, along with the crumbling packet of Lovehearts and a dog-eared photo of Jason Donovan, she finds their long lost friend Miranda’s uncannily accurate predictions of what fate had in store for them. Is it just a coincidence or could Miranda somehow see their destinies? Gemma isn’t sure what to believe. Having recently accepted her boyfriend Adam’s surprise proposal, she should be on top of the world. But Miranda’s letter hits a nerve and doubts about the previously commitment-phobic Adam rise worryingly to the surface. Especially since Miranda’s letter also contains a warning for Gemma not to marry the first person who asks her…

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance, Contemporary

325 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Also writes under Sarah Harris

Sarah is a British writer living in Cambridge with her husband and two teenagers. In her twenties she had three ‘chicklit’ novels published under her maiden name, Sarah Ball; Nine Months, Marry Me and Written in the Stars. These were published by Piatkus and relaunched as e-books by Piatkus Entice in 2012.
Her books have been published in Australia, Russia, Norway, the Czech Republic, Portugal and Serbia.

Sarah now writes YA and contemporary fiction under the name Sarah Harris. Her first YA novel, The Definition of Us is due to be published by Piatkus in July 2018.

For more information please visit www.sarahharriswriter.co.uk
or follow Sarah on Twitter @sarahharris_uk

Reviews

[Imogen Solace · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok. This book was so good! This book actually gave me a headstart to start writing my stories, so thank you Sarah-thank you very much. I really loved Gemma the main character and her two besties (can't remember their names as I read this in 2021) The same goes for the two men, though personally I wished Gem ended up with Jamie (the man who offered her a bike ride, i suppose?) I totally recommend it

[Jo K Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good nonsense book that’s ideal for holiday reading only.

[Karschtl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do you believe in fate? That your life is already "written in the stars"?
I don't. Although I once had a boyfriend who said, that our 'love was written in the stars, we were always meant to be together'. I did find that very romantic at that time, but, well, we're not together anymore. Just like the starry sky above us changes constantly, apparently love changes as well. Or opinions about love.
Anyway, Gemma isn't so sure herself when she finds an old box she filled with little memorablia years ago on New Years Eve with her best friends. In it there is also a little piece of paper where one of the girls wrote down predictions for the future lifes for all of them. Even though this girl was only the daughter of friends of her parents and didn't know either Gemma nor her best friends that much. Still, there are some uncanny similarities to what really became of the three girls now! Unfortunately it also states, that Gemma should not marry the first guy who ask her. And this when her long-time boyfriend Adam finally und unexpectedly proposed!! Now, of course Gemma isn't about to simply dump Adam because of this stupid little piece of paper. But she looks more closely now at little things here and there that probably wouldn't have raised her suspicion otherwise.

I liked that this book has some twists and turns before it comes to a satisfying end. Enjoyable chick-lit!

[Kirsty Hoggons · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I found it very good and entertaining. I really liked that it was not predictable. A lot of books in this genre tend to be extremely predictable but there were several moments throughout this book where I would think that something would happen and the opposite would end up happening. It is an easy read and I would definitely recommend it to others.

[Robyn Drummond · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel that this book actually changed my life, love predictions and childhood memories :D

[Ebony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light and fluffy...... A little to light for my liking