Dear Rockstar

Amazing book by Selena Kitt! I've been a huge fan of her work for awhile but had never read anything like this. While it is a slow burn, she definitely makes it worth the wait! So much chemistry jumping off these pages, it should've melted my kindle! The story of two young people falling in love for the first time was so well written, the rock star twist making it super fun. You have these flawed characters coming together, learning to trust, open up and reveal their closest kept secrets. I thought I had it all figured out early on but the ending literally blew my mind! Loved it so much I'm sure I'll be reading it again! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

If you're a teenager looking for a new book about teen angst and relationships, don't bother with this one. Yes, I know the description reads like a really cool YA novel that is set in the 1980s. But it's not. Trust me. There's a warning that I found at the very end of the book that should have been at the beginning - this book is for purchase/reading by adults only. There's a very good reason for that. For one thing, although it does take a bit to get to it, there are some explicit sex scenes in the book. Not enough to make me say the novel is exactly erotica - most erotica novels I've read don't have a plot other than having sex - but enough to know that this book isn't for anyone who isn't an adult. Another thing that made me realize this book was not for teens but for adults were the themes of domestic violence, marital infidelity, and even eating disorders that come up in the book. This book has a plot and "smut" isn't it. I found Sara to be a sweet, lovable character who is simply caught in a horrible situation. Because of this, she's become obsessed with Tyler Vincent, a rock star and actor. She writes him "letters" which are never sent, just kept in a notebook because they are more or less her diary. Sara's best friend Aimee is also sweet, lovable, and has her own issues to work through - some of which we see in the book. After seeing a glimpse of Aimee's story in the book, I'd actually like to see a sequel of sorts to this one that explores more of Aimee's story, just because. Dale is the kind of guy I'd love to have around. He cares more for Sara than you'd think he would and given what you'll find out as the book goes on, he's extremely tolerant of Sara's obsession with Tyler Vincent. This book was extremely well written. I had to look up a few things to make sure they'd have been in use in the 80s because there were a couple of things I thought were too modern - but I was wrong, they were in use back then, I just didn't remember them. If there were any spelling or grammar errors, I missed them because I was too busy paying attention to the story itself. I gave this one 4 stars because it's a very well written book, but I wasn't expecting the type of book I got based on the description and synopsis. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Take a trip back to the '80s in this wonderful young love story! Sara's got a crush on a famous rock star - who didn't in high school? - and when a new student just happens to resemble the star, who can blame her for being attracted to him? Dale is more than attracted to Sara, but he's got to make sure it's him that she's interested in, and not just as a stand-in for her idol. Dale and Sara's romance is the stuff of legends - rock legends - and this story was all-consuming as it charted their romance, their friends, his bands, her family, all the nuances of teen angst set against a backdrop of rock and roll in the MTV era. It was smoking hot in all the right places, heartbreaking and full of surprises, and the choice at the end? It was no contest, really! This is a terrific book, well-written and thoroughly engaging. I loved every bit. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.