Review: A Million Miles Away: Need more Strange Angels!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
4 Strange Angels StarsA Million Miles Away (Angel Interceptors #1) is the debut book of Elizabeth Corva and I must applaud her since this book took me by surprised on how much I was consumed with Jonathan and Jasmine's story. I must warn readers there is a cliffhanger and no HEA. What I think makes this book stands out from other rocker books is that Ms. Corva took time in developing the storyline between Jonathan and Jasmine. She did not rush into a typical storyline of a lead singer falling in love with his die-hard fangirl, Jasmine. What Ms. Corva did was something else? She allowed readers to "feel" and get a perspective of what a naive shy teenage girl is thinking when it comes to "love" and "crushes." As an added bonus, the way Ms. Corva described a rockstar lifestyle is as close to "real" that I would think it would be whether it be from drugs, strippers, groupies, sex, alcohol, money, love and jealousy.Posters plastered on the bedroom walls, every album and music articles written collected, and of course every song lyrics memorized.. oh yeah, a poster of your favorite celebrity crush hanging above your headboard...sounds familiar right? Well any die hard fangirl can relate when it comes to their favorite musician or band. You probably knew every tidbit ranging from their favorite food, birthday, and hobbies memorized. As with any teenage girl can relate to, when you have a crush on your favorite celebrity, you would dream and fantasize meeting them. Probably you even imagined him being your boyfriend. Well that was the case for Jasmine Ashcroft when she meets her favorite band, Strange Angels and of course her favorite member, Jonathan "Kit" Fox. When dreams become reality, when friendship crosses the line of possible romance, and when age and maturity levels are a major factor, blurred lines are crossed. As with life, sometimes there comes a point when one realizes enough is enough and its best to walk away and to let the music fade out.Jasmine Ashcroft, is 17 years old and loves music especially when it involves her favorite band Strange Angels. As a die hard fan, she has collected everything her teenage hands can get on. As with any crushes, she loves the lead singer, Jonathan "Kit" Fox. He is her ultimate crush and dream man. As a graduation gift from her step-father, Nate, she got tickets to see their concert. As luck would have it, Nate's employee, Marianne, will be accompanying Jasmine to the concert. With Marianne's connection to the band, Jasmine was able to score backstage passes. When Marianne was "preoccupied" with one of the other band members, a shy innocent Jasmine is shell shock when she finds herself alone in a room with Jonathan.Call it fate, luck destiny or whatever, Jonathan,27, seeks out a friendship with Jasmine and eventually hires her as his personal assistant. Although Jasmine is shy, naive, and innocent there was something that drew and attracted him to her. They found friendship and bonded over their love of music. Though they never crossed any romantic lines, Ms. Corva will have you rooting and wanting them to get together. I know many readers are turned off by the age difference but personally it really didn't bother. So readers who feel Jonathan was too old to pursue her, don't worry, he didn't. As much as you wanted Jonathan to see and take notice of Jasmine, I thought it wasn't right at the moment since Jasmine had a lot of growing up to do.What can I say about Jonathan without causing me to fangirl as well.. I absolutely adored him. He was the perfect balance of sweet, charming, and of course a little alpha male. There were times I wanted him to pursue Jasmine but at the same time, I respected his decision that it wasn't right. I truly felt that he cared deeply for Jasmine and walking away was the best thing for both them.Overall, I really enjoyed reading A Million Miles Away. It was a perfect tale of a young woman discovering who she is with a glimpse of rockstar life thrown into the mix. Although the ending will break and twist your heart, I know its not the end for Jonathan and Jasmine. If luck and fate worked its magic for these two to meet, then I truly believe their fates are meant to cross again in the future. Jasmine and Jonathan are one of those couple who are meant to be together, and eventually they will find their way back.**Review on Behalf of Give Me Books Blog**