Romance Review: When in Rome

 

Rae Rose, the Princess of Pop, needs a break. She leaves for tour in a couple weeks. Her manager keeps pushing her; she has interviews lined up. But she really just needs a break. She's always been an Audrey Hepburn fan; she pulls up the nearest Rome. 

Rome as in Roman Holiday. When she arrives in the small town, her car dies. She accepts the help from a stranger until her car can be fixed. This small town turns out to be exactly what she needs to clear her mind and to get excited about singing again.

Here, the townspeople treat her like just a normal person. She's able to relax, let go, and take a long took at her life. 

My Thoughts: Noah's grumpy - she's sunshine and it just works. Amelia (Rae) is the biggest pop star on the planet - not unlike Taylor Swift. But she's not in charge of her life. She has people who want everything from her and she desperately needs a break. I love the small town of Rome. All the people in the town are charming. I love Noah and his sisters. I laughed a lot reading this one. I loved how everything turned out. I can't wait to read more about this charming town and the people it. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute but it doesn't make the book.

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: A fantastic romance novel - highly recommended for your romance section. 

Review: Road to You

 * Book 2 in the Wildflower trilogy * 

Bird's heading out on tour where she hopes to take the world by storm. While on tour, she's supposed to write songs for her next album, but nothing speaks to her. Plus Bird met a boy and now all she wants to do is spend time with him. He works on the tour and they talk about everything. She's falling hard for him.

When the tour closes, Bird must decide her future. Should she establish herself in L.A. as her team suggests? Should she acquire a real manager (not her father) as her team suggests? Should she try to write more mainstream songs like her team suggests?

Bird has to figure out her career and her love life under the spotlight. 

My Thoughts: I loved this second book in the trilogy. I loved watching Bird navigate through the waters and seeing more of the business side. I wasn't crazy about some of her choices in this novel - but of course they made her grow into herself. I liked watching Bird try to write her songs, struggling a little and then having the song click. I liked watching Bird grow up and take a little more control over her career. I really liked the ending of the book and I can't wait to see what happens in the final book. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute
Source: My Library
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Final Thoughts: If you like books about music, friendship, and romance - this trilogy is a must read!

Found on Twitter

Stephanie Burgis (who's book An Improper Magyk comes out next year - in April - which I've been dying to read, doesn't it look fabulous?)

She tweeted about this post of Fake E-mails of famous characters. There are three ranging from Elizabeth Bennet, to Voldemort, to Sauron, to Darth Vader to Julius Ceasar, to James Bond. They're inventive, funny, clever, and a genius idea. I hope there's more coming.