Review: Unique and Refreshing Take on Your Typical Musician Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."Collaboration is a unique and refreshing take on your typical musician love story. Taryn and Trace are at the top of the charts - one country and the other rap. At the beginning of the story, the only thing these two have in common is their success, but when Backlash Records wants their top two artists to collaborate on a song, Taryn and Trace soon realize they have much more in common - one being a past that has deeply changed their lives. Their first connection comes through music, but their attraction continues to build because they can each be themselves around one another. Societal perceptions don't matter to them as they text back and forth and talk on the phone, easily getting to know each other on a deeper level. The demands of the business offer them little time to be physically together, but when they are, there is no doubt the feelings they have for each other are intense.Through music, Taryn and Trace are able to express their deepest feelings, and the words they sing to each other during their collaboration resonate how they truly feel about one another:You gonna break me, remake meOpen me up for all the world to seeBut I'll give you what you wantCause I can't say noTake all that I haveBut baby, never let me goThey are literally remade by each other and for each other - despite their differences, despite the pressures and constant scrutiny that come with being in the public eye. Taryn and Trace shatter perceptions and destroy prejudices because they are IT for one another - careers, fame, money - it doesn't matter if at the end of the day, you have to be a character playing a role in the life that is supposed to be yours.Taryn and Trace's story transcends boundaries of race, music, and past mistakes. Michelle Lynn and Nevaeh Lee's writing allows readers to experience a love story of epic proportions. The characters and plot are well developed and the alternating point of views take us behind the scenes of Taryn and Trace's lives; it helps their back stories come to life, and it offers a multilayered look at the complications they face both individually and as a couple.Such an amazing read! You don't want to miss this one!Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.4.5 poison apples! (The Fairest of All Book Reviews)