A teenager at a crossroad…

Synopsis

Cecily has always had a huge crush on singer Andrew Holiday and she wants to be an actress, so she tags along when her friend auditions for his new video. However, the director isn’t looking for an actress, but rather the girl next door—and so is Andrew. Cecily gets a part in the video and all of Andrew’s attention on the set. Her friend begins to see red and Cecily’s boyfriend is seeing green—as in major jealousy. A misunderstanding leaves Cecily and her boyfriend on the outs and Andrew hopes to pick up the pieces as he’s looking for someone more stable in his life than the models he’s dated. Soon Cecily begins to realize Andrew understands her more than her small-town boyfriend—but can her perfect love match really be her favorite rock star?

My review

Cecily is a happy teenager. She loves her parents, has a bunch of friends, and she has Zach as a boyfriend. Oh yes, and she has a major crush on singer Andrew Holiday.

When the opportunity appears to be cast as an extra in his latest music video, she cannot imagine she will finally meet her idol…

But the meeting exceeds her expectations as she realizes Andrew and she have so much in common!
She gets his songs and what he is trying to tell with them. And Andrew is relieved to have found someone who just accepts him as he is. With Cecily, he doesn’t have to pretend at all!
Both of them share the same interests and they fins to enjoy each other’s company.
But Cecily still has a boyfriend and of course it’s impossible that Andrew really likes her, right?

I truly enjoyed ready this first part!
Cecily is so down to earth. She is also not the typical high school girl. Often in such stories, it’s the head cheerleader or some other popular girl getting the lead.
But having an average girl, with her own insecurities as a main character was really great to read about!

Being a teenager, she somehow even manages to appear very mature for her age.
The way she handles her insecurities concerning Zach are admirable.
And when she received all that attention from Andrew, it’s easy to get carried away. But she remains loyal towards her boyfriend Zach and remains down to earth.

Andrew is obviously mature for other reasons. Being a famous singer, means that he had to grow up faster than other people. But being famous means also being around people with lesser good attentions. So when he meets Cecily, it’s like a breath of fresh air. He likes her honesty and  connects with her on a higher level.

An amazing story about meeting someone so different than you, but with a connection that is hard to ignore.
Also the innocence of it all is refreshing to read. Meaning that in a story there are way too often some sexual innuendos. But here, it’s all sweet and innocent and that makes it even more real.

I smiled a lot while I was reading this story and I cannot wait to read more about Cecily and Andrew! Because let’s face the truth, reading about how a simple girl and her idol meeting, isn’t that everyone of us once wished for?