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Imogen Loveless, fan of the cult-classic show Starfield and its modern movie adaptation, has been told that she looks like actress Jessica before, but she never thought she looked close enough to actually be mistaken for her. But then exactly that happens, somebody mistakes her for Jessica, pushes her onto a panel at a fan con, and Imogen manages this interaction so that no one is the wiser that it wasn't the real Jessica on stage. No one, but the real Jessica, who is not happy about it and never wants it to happen again. All until somebody steals her script for the sequel and starts leaking it, and she really needs the anonymity of Imogen to search for the thief, and proposes for the two of them to switch lives for a few days. Imogen agrees, hoping to leverage Jessica's voice to bring her favorite character back from the dead, and the two of them proceed to try (and occasionally fail) to be each other, and through this learn a lot about each other, the Starfield fandom that links them, and themselves. I cannot handle second-hand embarrassment and this book was full of it due to its nature of two characters switching places and trying to imitate the other one, while other people interact with them as if they were someone else than they are. This was obviously needed for this premise and could not work any other way, but it still sometimes made it hard to go through for me. The rest of it was enjoyable, though, and I liked the journeys they went through, it was very satisfying to watch. While also being full of options for second-hand embarrassment, the focus on two characters trying to be the other one also allowed for a lot of possibilites of parallel and symmetric developments in their arc, which was sooooooooo satisfying. I just loved it so much. Great exploration of fandom, stardom and self-worth.
Apr 17, 2025
Imogen Loveless, fan of the cult-classic show Starfield and its modern movie adaptation, has been told that she looks like actress Jessica before, but she never thought she looked close enough to actually be mistaken for her. But then exactly that happens, somebody mistakes her for Jessica, pushes her onto a panel at a fan con, and Imogen manages this interaction so that no one is the wiser that it wasn't the real Jessica on stage. No one, but the real Jessica, who is not happy about it and never wants it to happen again. All until somebody steals her script for the sequel and starts leaking it, and she really needs the anonymity of Imogen to search for the thief, and proposes for the two of them to switch lives for a few days. Imogen agrees, hoping to leverage Jessica's voice to bring her favorite character back from the dead, and the two of them proceed to try (and occasionally fail) to be each other, and through this learn a lot about each other, the Starfield fandom that links them, and themselves. I cannot handle second-hand embarrassment and this book was full of it due to its nature of two characters switching places and trying to imitate the other one, while other people interact with them as if they were someone else than they are. This was obviously needed for this premise and could not work any other way, but it still sometimes made it hard to go through for me. The rest of it was enjoyable, though, and I liked the journeys they went through, it was very satisfying to watch. While also being full of options for second-hand embarrassment, the focus on two characters trying to be the other one also allowed for a lot of possibilites of parallel and symmetric developments in their arc, which was sooooooooo satisfying. I just loved it so much. Great exploration of fandom, stardom and self-worth.
Apr 17, 2025
