AUTHOR: Abbi Glines GENRE: NA Romance PAGES: 333 RELEASED: 16 May 2011 SERIES: Sea Breeze #1 In the shore town of Sea Breeze, Sadie discovers that fame is nothing in the face of passion. A steamy read from bestselling author Abbi Glines. Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family on a nearby island. When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not. Even though Sadie isn’t impressed by Jax’s fame, he is drawn to her. Everything about Sadie fascinates Jax, but he fights his attraction: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen. Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out… He's a pop star and she's a girl just trying to get her family by.
The moment her summer holidays started, Sadie’s pregnant mother Jessica refused to work, leaving Sadie with the task of taking over her job working as a domestic for a wealthy family on Sea Breeze’s private rich island. Being the mature grown-up in the relationship is not something new to Sadie, and with a new mouth to feed coming just around the corner, she knows she has to save up over the summer so they have a chance to survive when school resumes. Turns out, the family she’s working for is none other than Jax Stone, one of the biggest teen pop stars around. Any other girl would kill to be in her position, but she doesn’t care who he is – she’s seen him on the TV and in magazine, and heard his songs on the radio, but she’s not an obsessed fan like everyone else is. The fact that Sadie isn’t interested in his fame is what draws Jax to her – it’s refreshing to not be treated like a famous star and just like a regular person. They’re both from different worlds and a relationship between them would just never work. But that doesn’t stop them, because if all they have is the summer, it’s better than nothing at all. This beauty was a reread for me and it was just as enjoyable now as it was five years ago. Also, it turns out I never wrote a review back then, so here we are! Jax and Sadie’s relationship was fun, flirty and sweet, and I enjoyed following them on their journey through both the highs and the lows. I will say though, I’ve definitely read way too many spicy new adult romances since I first read this one, so I was a little disappointed that this wasn’t spicier, but it certainly made for a nice change. There’s definitely nothing wrong with keeping things sweet and flirty! Because this book is entirely from Sadie’s perspective, we got to learn a lot about her family life when it came to her mother Jessica. They’re relationship is an interesting one due to how Jessica has handled being a mother. It was infuriating at times, but as events progressed throughout the story, you could see how their relationship was impacted, developed and changed for the better. [tw: post-natal depression] As the first book in a companion novel series, we get a great little introduction to the cast of characters that will be focused on individually in the rest of the series – it’s a nice little tease for their own books. If you’re looking for a fun new adult romance to get swept up in, or are looking for your next companion novel romance series to dive into, then Breathe and the world of Sea Breeze is here for you! |
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