The name Hilary Duff immediately triggers childhood memories of the beloved Lizzie McGuire, but now this multitalented actress has tackled another goal; her book Elixir.
Clea Raymond has never had the chance to escape the paparazzi her entire life, mainly because she is the daughter of a renowned surgeon and a powerful political figure. But Clea is not one to hide in her parents shadows, she aspires to become a talented photojournalist. Her career goals abruptly halt when Clea's father goes missing. To top that off her photos are being haunted by a beautiful young man, a man that she has only seen in her dreams. When fate pushes this mysterious figure into her life she is forced to dig the truth about her father, and her own self.
As a first novel I think Hilary Duff did a good job. Truth be told I had such high expectations from her, due to the fact I adored her as an actress. So while reading this book, I was disappointed. Throughout the novel I had many dramatic flashbacks to the books Fallen by Lauren Kate and Evermore by Alyson Noel. Not only was the plot shockingly similar to another novel, but I felt that the book included many irrelevant details. I'm hoping that the second novel will be better, because as the saying goes "Practice makes Perfect!" In total I am going to be generous and give the novel a two out of five stars.
