Review: Excellent for young and old alike!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 22, 2013
This book begins with Elena and Sebastien meeting for the first time.  She stands a full head taller than him, and he is being bullied by kids.  She sticks up for him, and a friendship begins.  We then fast forward two years in the future to Grade 9 and boy have these two kids changed.They are both on their first day of a very elite private school for the arts.  Now this book definitely made me think of the old show Fame, and the even a bit of Glee tossed in for kicks.  And this is where things get interesting.We meet Letitia... And all I have to say is this...~~Here I come~~ http://youtu.be/MeKY56Rsr4oYes, yes I know its a video but she thinks she is all that and a bag of chips!  She thinks the school revolves around her, and she has it in for our girl Elena.  And she has every intention of making Elena's life a living *&^^!  She is even willing to go so far as to try to get Seb to date her.  Ha as if!There is quite a bit of drama in this book, and it does not read as just a quick read.  We have the normal teenage issues.  Drugs, Drinking, Bullying, and self-image issues.  We even have some real surprises in this book that were totally but yet not unexpected.  I know that statement contradicts itself but I just KNEW something like that was up with one of the characters and sure enough I was right, even though I didn't really expect it.And Romance!  Yes we have romance.  This one is in love with this one, and that one loves that one secretly, and that one is so over-whelmingly in lust with that one.  It played very much like this!~~Bleeding Love~~ http://youtu.be/emy9R7zxAlgOkay that is NOT an exaggeration.  There was so much "blood shed" okay maybe not real blood, but the emotional turmoil that these kids had was enough to make me even want to stand up for some of them, and knock a few of them in the head.Now besides Seb and Elena, we have a full cast of characters.  Elena's love interest Jay, who just happens to be Letitia's family.  And that leads to some very intense interactions.  As you can tell this book most certainly did have it all!Through this entire book I sat there and I was literally sucked into that world.  As someone who performed as a child and who still does so, I found this book to be so spot on!  Um for those of you who don't know what that means it means DEAD RIGHT!The one thing I really loved about this book was Seb and Elena's relationship.  How they stood by each other and even though they may occasionally fight they are always there for each other.  And when I think of the two of them I think of my daughter and her best friend and how no matter what they are always there and have each other's back.~~I Got You~~  http://youtu.be/DUWmnnt1q2sNow this book is just the beginning!  And when it ended I can honestly say I wanted to scream because I really wanted to just keep reading.  Luckily book 2 is out, and I can get it into my hot little hands and keep reading.  Yes I know, I am not known for my patience.  But hey how can you go on when you have no air?~~ No Air~~http://youtu.be/a8EnVBi5oTEOkay so that's an exaggeration, I have air but I have no ending!And on that note, I am out of here!  I give this book 5 musical stars, and I have to say I recommend this book to EVERYONE!  There is a touch of a sex scene but nothing major, and I can honestly say I'd let my daughters read this without drama.Details/Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for free through Amazon at the Authors bequest.  This free book held no determination on my final review.