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Carl Hiaasen: Star Island (Hardcover, 2010, Knopf) 4 stars

"Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye, a pop star since she was fourteen - and about to …

Review of 'Star Island' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

Cherry Pye is a famous/infamous pop tartlet who has absolutely no talent, except possibly with the number of drugs she can imbibe at once. She's on a fast track to OD'ing (with an interesting commentary on celebrities and drug use-do they REALLY all have emotional issues, or do some of them party simply because they want to?) when her body double (used to make public appearances when Cherry is "indisposed") is kidnapped. This definitely wasn't one of Hiaasen's strongest books, but it was entertaining in how scathing he was of the entertainment industry.