Ryan Field is the king of M/M novelized adaptations of popular films. A Starr Is Born is no exception. I really enjoyed Field's take on this classic story. Pushing the boundaries with the gender-bending MC Morton. His backstory really colors his journey towards stardom and his relationship with rock star, Harrison.

Plenty of steamy moments and a great inclusion message compliments the main plot. It would be really hard not to like this one.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Sadly, this book was not for me. While I found the description intriguing, I had a hard time buying into the plot and characters. I found the writing and dialogue amateurish which was ultimately why I had to put it down.

Did not finish at about fifty percent. I just couldn't get into the story. Morton was an interesting character, but I just didn't see any reason for him to like Harrison at all. It's an over the top kind of story but just too much so for me.

I have loved every book by this author before. The blurb however left me thinking is it going to be so over the top? Whilst I didn’t love it, I’m glad I read it. The tittle made a bit campy to me. I hoped to see more from the author.

Again, thank you for an advanced copy of this book. It's an entertaining story of a young artist falling in love with another guy who's successful but struggling in showbiz.

First of all, I should say I'm not part of the target audience for this book as I'm not a gay man. That being said, this book definitely has a more authentic voice to it than a lot of "M/M romance" books that are written from the perspective of a gay male character (and clearly targetted at women). This is an #ownvoice book.

I struggled a bit with a retelling of this particular story because it's so well=known. It's difficult to write anything in under 200 pages that is going to have enough character development to carry such a dysfunction relationship and make it believable. I feel like this plot line is one that needs much more room to grow on the pages.

I really liked MC, Morton. I loved his background ... he was raised by two drag Queen Dads, and he had a lovely gender-fluid way of dressing. He was full of pride and comfortable within himself which great to see. It was a little difficult to believe that he would fall in love with Harrison as quickly as he did - especially when it was clear from the first moment that Harrison was struggling under the weight of multiple addictions.

I haven't read any of Field's other writing so I don't have a sense of his writing style other than in this book. It's certainly well-written,