Miranda, Germaine, and Sicily met as teens on the set of a popular kids show. They basked in the attention they received, though their outward success and wild times captured by paparazzi hid the challenges they went through in their private lives. As they aged their troubles only grew.

Miranda struggled with alcohol, drugs, and superficial relationships. Germaine’s every movement and all of her money was controlled by her conservative parents. Sicily’s extended family pressured her to provide an upscale lifestyle for everyone until the pressure upended her life. One thing remained the same: their commitment as friends to each other.

Where Stars Align by Melissa de la Cruz tells the story of how these friends navigate personal and professional setbacks on the road to becoming the people they want to be. Fans of pop culture will recognize similarities between their situations and those of some real-life child stars. It also provides a look at how fame can shine a particularly harsh light on female performers, criticizing them for behaviors that male performers get a pass for, which should make for good discussion in a book club.

The author provided a copy of this title in exchange for my honest review.