Review: Finished the trilogy with a bang!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 17, 2013
Firstly I'd like to thank the author for sending me this ARC to read and give an honest review. I really enjoyed the first two books in the trilogy and I was excited to finally find out how it would all end but I also felt sad that there would be no more of Sophie's adventures to follow.This is a difficult review to write because there is only so much I can say without giving too much away, I will try my best though...At the end of the last book there was a wedding and an exciting announcement. A girly chat between Sophie and her friend Rachel at the beginning of this book revealed so much, some of which I struggled to comprehend (my jaw totally hit the floor). Once it all sank in I quickly found myself immersed in this fabulous story - I just love how Nicky still managed to surprise me after three books!Sophie's life had moved on quite dramatically in good ways and in bad, the difficult parts were superbly written as the strength of her feelings jumped off the page at me and left tears pouring down my face. Dan was his usual charming and swoon-worthy, rock star self and their friendship was even more complicated this time round (something I didn't think was possible), although I will say that I think their connection was stronger than ever too.As always I enjoyed the musical side, the lessons in mixing and mastering were fascinating - I had no idea so much went into the whole process!There were many ups and downs that kept me entertained throughout, some of my favourite moments included: an amusing fact about snails, a very merry Christmas, an interesting new use for a guitar case and a magical theme park holiday. Towards the end I kind of knew what was about to happen but despite this it still managed to take my breath away!I feel as though I was taken full circle with this book in a way that was fitting for such a great series. Seeing Sophie grow through each of the books has been wonderful and the beautiful epilogue left me smiling with happiness for her.Sophie's Encore was totally unexpected but in a very good way, this series finished with a bang and I would highly recommend it to anyone who has ever had a crush on a star :) .