Jersey Diner by Lisa Diane Kastner
Lauren has a dead end job as a waitress at the Oaklyn Diner.
She becomes ecstatic when the diner is chosen to be the focal point of an upcoming movie, *Jersey Diner,* starring Jonathan Pearce.
When filming ends she moves to California to start a new life with him. Lauren quickly discovers that all that she thought was real and true
are in question
Jersey Diner
by Lisa Diane Kastner
GENRE: romance
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“Here’s a copy of the script, read through it and then go
over the scenes with the girl.”
“I can try. I never acted so I don’t know how much of a help
I’ll be.”
He plopped it into my arms. The script weighed more than a
stacked tray.
“This isn’t about acting. It’s about realism. That’s why we
need your help. You’re a real waitress and this one just doesn’t get it.” He
smirked. “If I could get ten cents for every time one of these actresses
thought they could feel their way through a part. I’d be a zillionaire. Then
give me a dime for every time they were wrong. Oh. I’d be …” He stopped. “Start
reading.”
I had opened the cover and started flipping through the
pages.
“Good. I knew you’d be the right person for the job. We’ll
pay you for your time. You can be our ‘Resident Expert on Serving.’ Ya know,
like a martial arts expert.”
“Fun.”
This book caught me by surprise. I don't know what I was expecting, but this was unexpected. It is edgy yet sweet. Parts are scary because they are written so real.
Characters you like quickly, a situation that could go so many directions, and Lauren...what can I say about Lauren. I liked her but she is the scariest of them all. She seems so normal.
If you like to be kept on your toes and can accept fast switches in emotions, I mean how YOU feel about a character, you will enjoy this read. Fan Fiction taken in a different direction.
This book caught me by surprise. I don't know what I was expecting, but this was unexpected. It is edgy yet sweet. Parts are scary because they are written so real.
Characters you like quickly, a situation that could go so many directions, and Lauren...what can I say about Lauren. I liked her but she is the scariest of them all. She seems so normal.
If you like to be kept on your toes and can accept fast switches in emotions, I mean how YOU feel about a character, you will enjoy this read. Fan Fiction taken in a different direction.
Lisa is
a former correspondent for the Philadelphia Theatre Review and Features Editor
for the Picolata Review, her short stories have appeared in magazines and
journals such as StraightJackets Magazine and HESA Inprint. In 2007 Kastner was
featured in the Fresh Lines @ Fresh Nine, a public reading hosted by Gross
McCleaf Art Gallery.
She
founded Running Wild Writers and is the former president of Pennwriters, Inc.
(www.pennwriters.com). She received her MFA in Creative Writing from Fairfield
University, her MBA from Pennsylvania State and her BS from Drexel University
(She’s definitely full of it). Her novel THE KEEPER OF LOST THINGS was
shortlisted in the fiction category of the William Faulkner Words and Wisdom
Award and her memoir BREATHE was a semi-finalist in the nonfiction category of
the same award.
Lisa
presented at a TEDx in Seattle on The Power of Connecting. And presented at the
Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) on the “You Sent Us What?”
panel.
Born
and raised in Camden, New Jersey The Redness migrated to Philadelphia in her
twenties and eventually transported to Los Angeles, California with her
partner-in-crime and ever-talented husband. They nurture two felonious felines
who anxiously encourage and engage in little sparks of anarchy.
Twitter:
@lisadkastner
Instagram:
60shadesofred
Website:
lisadianekastner.com
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteI like a book that keeps me on my toes. Sounds like another one for the TBR pile.
ReplyDeleteAnn
Hi Ann,
DeleteI hope you love it. Would love to hear your thoughts when you're done.
Lisa
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteThank you for having me. So glad you liked it and I love the play on "Fan Fiction". ;)
Lisa
Great review.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I hope you enjoy it.
DeleteHi from one Jersey girl to another :) Thanks for the chance to win what sounds like a great book
ReplyDeleteThank you. Hope you love it. Looking forward to hearing what you think of it.
DeleteThis sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing your review!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review!
ReplyDelete--Trix
Sounds like a great read.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rita. Looking forward to hearing what you think about it.
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