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Jennifer knows how to write, how to express character emotion so that one can actually feel this people around you or become part of you. The more I read of Olivia and her struggles to find herself while filming a movie in a foreign country the more I could literally think and see through Olivia's eyes. I learned that I too have lost my sense of me as a person. Olivia has opened my eyes and my mind to reach out and finally be me! Hated for it to end, but now I have a new path to check into for myself. Great job!!


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Olivia Hammond has grown up in the limelight of the big screen. She’s the quintessential Hollywood diva moody, self-absorbed, temperamental and snotty. She and long time beau, Trent Macklemore, have the perfect relationship. At least it appears that way to those who are looking in from the outside. In truth, she is detached and he is holding on as if his career, and thus his life, depend on it.

She longs to get out of the box her career has put her in, when the chance of a lifetime emerges. This new role will challenge her, not only as an actress, but also as a human being. He co-star is the complete opposite of everything she’s pegged him to be. What she sees is a handsome man, who must be brainless since he uses his body to earn a living as a porn star. In truth, he is a very talented actor and educated free spirit, who has much to teach this judgmental diva.

Unable to understand why she is drawn to this man she has judged so harshly, and more importantly, why he continues to deal with her in love, everything she’s learned about love, about life, about herself, is challenged. And she is all the better for it. Every so often, we are given a glimpse of something so real, so profound that we leave the experience forever changed. The circumstances surrounding the filming of this movie does that for her.

Jennifer Ott has such a beautifully subtle way of infusing her stories with life altering truths, if one is bold enough to receive them. Her way is not fussy or demanding, instead it’s like offering a tray of cookies to visitors to partake or not. What each person receives is at the reader’s own discretion. Her words are eloquent, skillful. She is not afraid to challenge stereotypes and taboo subjects, but does so gently. This is not the first book I’ve read by Jennifer and her words never fail to move me. Her characters have many layers and her stories are well-developed. Her gift of writing leaves no question. She is a master at the craft.
In A Soul to Shine, Olivia Hammond seemingly has it all. Her latest movie, another blockbuster, was just released. Her boyfriend, Trent, is head over heels for her, wants to marry her and even start a family. But despite looking happy on the outside, inside she’s a wreck. She doubts herself, is anxious over what the critics think, and struggles with thoughts of the future, and what she wants her life to turn out like. She tries to escape these troubling thoughts by diving into the role of a young woman trapped in the horrors of postwar Berlin, a role she plays in a new, Oscar-worthy movie she’s shooting.

Dimitri Malakhov is a Russian porn star. Despite his profession, he’s actually quite loyal to his girlfriend – only sleeping with others when the job demands it. He’s been struggling to start a career in the United States, so when he gets a call by a director to play in an actual movie, not just a porn movie, he’s a little shocked. But he accepts the job anyway, even if it means he has to help his co-star, famous Olivia Hammond, ‘open up a little’, as the director calls it.

Olivia and Dimitri start shooting the film on location in Berlin, reliving the lives of the characters they play during postwar Berlin. Meanwhile, Olivia starts to open up and expose the parts of herself she’d wanted to keep hidden. The closer Olivia and Dimitri get, the more her view on the world, on herself, on what she wants in life, changes. Dimitri too starts struggling, wondering if he still loves his girlfriend, Daniella, wondering if he made the right choices, and if he truly is the person he wanted to be. As they both struggle to find their true selves, they come to quite a few startling realizations.

Whereas the plot is all right and interesting enough, it’s the characters that truly make this book shine, which I guess was the author’s intention all along. Dimitri and Olivia have little in common at first glance, until they realize they’re actually going through a similar inner turmoil, and they help each other find the strength to turn their lives around. It was easy to connect with both characters, particularly Olivia, and to sympathize with their struggles. The setting of Berlin worked well too, and gave the book an extra dimension.

This was an engaging read with tons of character development. By the end of the book, I cared about the characters so much I was reluctant to let them go. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A great book, couldn't put it down. Loved the journey of the main character's realization of who she is or aspires to be.
"A Soul to Shine" is a solid piece of writing that draws the reader into the story and away from their day to day life. The story carries along at a nice clip without any spots that drag like a lot of historical fiction/romance/whatever else you might want to call it that I've read in the past. The book has characters that ring true like real people and a very believable plot.

I believe this book would make a great escape from spring fever at home or the dog days of summer at the beach.
Jennifer knows how to write, how to express character emotion so that one can actually feel this people around you or become part of you. The more I read of Olivia and her struggles to find herself while filming a movie in a foreign country the more I could literally think and see through Olivia's eyes. I learned that I too have lost my sense of me as a person. Olivia has opened my eyes and my mind to reach out and finally be me! Hated for it to end, but now I have a new path to check into for myself. Great job!!