Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is buzzing with the news. In the wake of that excitement, the producers acquire rights to a novel that has all the ingredients they want for their next project. At the same time they cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people, and suddenly every studio in town wants to talk to Chase and Keith. The producers' dreams are on the verge of coming true, but Chase's marriage is strained and Keith's daughter - Andi Ellison - is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers are gaining respect and are on the verge of truly changing culture through the power of film - but is the change worth the cost?
The second book in the Above the Line series finds independent filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison at the center of Hollywood wheeling and dealing. The two friends discover that all that glitters is not gold—and that success in Tinsel Town could cost them everything—their relationships as well as their ideals.
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4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Rissa (Mesa, AZ), October 24, 2009
In many ways this is like the 15th book in a series because they link together--which I love because Karen always leaves characters that I want to know about. The plot is not bad--a little redundant--but also realistic in it's challenges. Only a couple chapters dragged on (for me) and the rest left me wanting more. I got so into it that I read at work and spent a Friday night finishing it. : ) All together a good read! Now I have 5 months to wait till the next installment to see what goes on with Bailey, Andi, and the movie.
1.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Connie Fields (Billings, Montana), October 23, 2009
I'm tired of what seems like a rerun of Karen's story lines. She's a good author, but a change now and then would be good.
1 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Tod Cannery (Fillmore, NV), October 21, 2009
Karent is re-working the same theme with just a different set of names. The story was slow and cumbersome.
1.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Prentiss Abernathy (Longmont, CO), October 20, 2009
This just didn't work with all the Hollywood jazz. Karen needs to redirect her writing and thinking concerning what goes into a Christian work of fiction.
1 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Michelle Francis (Nazareth, PA), October 13, 2009
Okay, the story is well-written. But the message doesn't ring true. Karen is presenting a secular story with a dusting of God.
1 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Margott Trueman (Chicago, ILL), October 13, 2009
I'm less supportive of Karen with each installment of her strongly secular settings and wishy-washy character traits and choices. God is a bit player, not the center of her work anymore and her followers are getting blinders on.
1 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Karynn Thompson (Watertown, MI), October 13, 2009
I'm wondering if all Karen is going to write about revolves around glamour and glitz of the "beautiful people" because unfortunately it sells? God was powerfully absent in this tale and I'm wondering about the direction of her final book.
1.5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Edward Rameriz (Lexington, Kentucky), October 11, 2009
Really disappointed with this story. Seems like I've read the last several books by Karen before, only repackaged. Plus, is Hollywood glitz where it is?
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