1984: Against All Odds by Rebecca Yarros, Crystal Bryant Series: Love in the 80s,
Published by WaWa Productions Publication Date: May 27, 2016
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Love the music--never the man.
At twenty years-old, Sabrina Caroline was America's sweetheart pop star, until she took a year off to treat her social phobia. Don't worry, her cut-throat-manager/mom paid top dollar to keep it quiet. Now as part of her comeback, she's forced into collaboration with one of the hottest rock bands topping the charts--Birds of Prey--whose lead guitarist happens to be her biggest mistake...and her biggest regret.
Hawke Owens never imagined Birds of Prey would surpass the basement of the Duncan High School for Performing Arts, let alone score them a European tour. But success has its price, and for him, it's being forced to work with the only girl who shattered his heart--Sabrina Caroline. She's everything that he remembers and more, every memory and fantasy come to life. At first touch, their connection is electric, but it's also as strong as her determination to follow her number one rule--she doesn't date rock stars...even though she's become one.
Loving her again is as natural as holding his guitar, but she's destroyed him once, and this time the stakes are higher, more public, and the consequences life-altering. Against the backdrop of the birth of MTV, they'll have to choose between the demands of their label, and the demands of the heart.
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I often times get a little giddy when I find a book that goes back to a time of big hair, guys with tight pants and eyeliner and my youth. So when I saw this Rebecca Yarros novella, I knew I had to pick it up.
Sabrina Caroline is 1984’s reluctant pop princess. She loves music, but she doesn’t like the attention or the crowds. But with her manager/mother pushing her forward and warning her away from hard rock stars, she’s trying to move forward even though she’s not happy. Then at the MTV studios, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, Hawke Owen, lead guitarist for the very hot up and coming rock band Birds of Prey.
Sabrina and Hawke have history, but what’s very clear from the very start is they still have feelings for each other. Decisions they made in the past (or even the immediate future) were made with the other person and their career in mind. It’s hard to hate someone when you realize what they did, they did for you. That’s what these two have to face, along with rules Sabrina has lived by because of her mother.
The crux of this story comes down to Sabrina and Hawke deciding what’s better for them: being with the person they love or having a career.
I’m generally not a novella fan, but this one had all the elements I love in a good romance. It’s was full of angst and character chemistry. Rebecca Yarros did a great job of putting what I love about her full-length novels into a hundred pages, but not feeling like I was missing anything or needed more.
If you haven’t yet been introduced to Rebecca Yarros, pick up this novella. It’s a great way to introduce yourself to a fantastic author.
Shannon
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