Title: FIFTEEN MINUTES
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Howard Books
October 2013
ISBN: 978-1451647051
Genre: Contemporary
About the book:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury
comes a dramatic story about fame, true love, and the cost of having it
all.
Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family’s horse farm inKentucky
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 asAmerica 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?
Zack Dylan made a promise to God and his college sweetheart as he left his family’s horse farm in
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
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?
My Thoughts:
I have one word for FIFTEEN MINUTES. Wow! That’s all I can
say. I loved this story, I love Karen Kingsbury’s books, and I loved the
characters. Even the ones that have clearly lost their way became real to me on
the pages of this book and I felt their pain. I wanted Zach to stand up for his
beliefs, for his love for Reece, for his convictions. I wanted Chandra’s life
to have meaning again. She gave up so much for her career.
I thoroughly enjoyed FIFTEEN MINUTES. If you like
contemporary stories, love Karen Kingsbury, or wondered about the reality behind
a reality talent show, then FIFTEEN MINUTES is the book for you. 5 stars. 384
pages. $22.99 hardcover, $15.99 paperback, $9.99 kindle. Also available in
audio.
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