Worldwide Crush by Kristin Nilsen | Book Review

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A girl with a celebrity crush will do anything to be the love of his life.

Milicent Jackson, or Millie, a 7th grader, has always admired her popstar crush, Rory Calhoun. After a rocky first day of school, Rory admits in an interview that his newest hit song is that he wishes to find a girlfriend. In his latest concerts, he tries to find the perfect girl, so Millie sets out to become his true love. Will Millie achieve her goal beyond her wildest dreams?

This book is very relatable to anyone who has a crush on a celebrity and fictional characters (I am one of these people, I have multiple crushes on fictional characters, to say the least, but my emotions are genuine). Mrs. Nilsen made this story to tell the world that it’s okay to have crushes on people you can’t reach. Also, she based this book on her story with her real-life celebrity crush, Shaun Cassidy.

All the characters are exceptional. Millie is a very loyal and kindhearted character. When it comes to Rory Calhoun, she would do anything to meet him. Rory and Shauna (Millie’s best friend) are excellent and humorous. I also like Millie’s funny and heartwarming relationship with her parents and little brother.

A true rollercoaster of emotions, I alternated between laughing hard, feeling sorry for Millie, or getting so excited. This book is a page-turner; I have found myself unable to put it down once I started!
And one more thing, I listened to the playlist Mrs. Nilsen provided me. I enjoyed the music of artists I knew and some I didn’t know.

This book is crushing it; Please give Worldwide Crush to anyone who has or had a crush on someone unreachable and needs a sweet, lovely story with hope.

Thanks, Mrs. Nilsen, for sharing this book and the lovely playlist.

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