Review: Surface read....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2013
I received this title through NetGalley as an ARC.  This story interested me because it was a YA book that did not have to do with vampires, werewolves, witches, etc.Reality Ends Here is a YA book about Estella who is a teen whose family members are all stars of a hit reality show about her sextuplet siblings, and her struggle to find the long-buried truth about her biological father.Estella does not enjoy the fame, and she points out when the meal is "brought to you by their sponsors" as she tells her story.  The snippets of behind the scene life were not surprising to me since I was never a believer that reality television is, in fact, real.  There are numerous mentions of today's stars such as Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, the Gosselin family, etc.  I understood that Estella wasn't pleased with her fame and that she "never asked to be famous", however, I also felt that she was a bit whiny and naive at times.The "mystery" surrounding Estella's father added a nice twist to the otherwise surface read, although I wasn't terribly surprised to find that my guess was correct.I did not dislike this book.  I didn't love it either.  I felt like if I was still reading my children's books to approve them before they read them, I would approve this book for them.  It's relatively clean - no sex, there is some reference to alcohol/drugs, and some reference to physical abuse of a child (minor reference), but nothing like some of the YA books have in them today.The story is easy to follow, and there weren't any major flaws or anything that I found problematic.  For me, it was definitely a YA novel that had YA type problems and characters.  I can't say that it's one of those books that crosses over into adult reads.