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Belongs to SeriesHeights High (1)
Bright lights. Big city. The drama is just beginning.NYC, 1984. With an off-the-scale IQ, Sebastian Weiss can do anything except talk to girls. And with his future meticulously plotted by his multi-millionaire parents, all the seventeen-year-old nerd can see in front of him is Harvard and bone-crushing boredom. So hanging around the set of his best friend's smash-hit soap is everything he wants... especially after a gorgeous bad girl is cast as his buddy's kissing co-star.Sam Macaulay can't believe her luck. After drug use, a rotten boyfriend, and self-sabotage all but filled her career, the desperate young woman is elated to land a coveted gig making out with the guy every teenager dreams of. But despite their instant chemistry and off-camera carousing, she finds herself mysteriously drawn to his geeky rich-kid pal.Deliberately blowing his college applications, Sebastian resists leaving the carefree life behind even as he watches the beautiful actress fall hard for his friend. But Sam feels torn in two when a personal tragedy brings her closer to both guys and she can't decide between the teen idol and the last virgin standing.Will a complex emotional triangle ruin everyone's chance at happily ever after?Showmances and Stage Kisses is the page-turning first book in the Heights High YA coming-of-age series. If you like MTV-era antics, confused teenage romance, and the struggle of youth to find themselves, then you'll love Bowden Walker's nostalgia-filled tale.Buy Showmances and Stage Kisses to cue lights, camera, and action today! No library descriptions found. |
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Showmances and Stage Kisses is a young adult romance that gives a wonderful sense of time and place in 1980's New York City. I could easily imagine the set for Heights High, the diners, and the house parties. It was clear that the author had first person insight into how kids were treated on sets at this time. Nicky, Sam and Sebastian's characters were all very interesting to follow; however, I'm not really sure that I liked any of them. They were all very flawed, needy and whiny for 17 years old. Their growth, if any, throughout the story was very slow and didn't amount to much. All three of the kids fell into the absent parent trope, I was expecting at least one crazy stage mom. The pacing of the story fell flat in the middle for me as the plot fell into a will they or won't they scenario between Nicky and Sam as well as Sebastian and Sam. I really wanted to see some grand realization or discovery for these characters, but it just sort of fizzled. I also expected this story to be a little more fun and light hearted, although, being true to the 80's, there was an overall serious tone as the characters all dealt with some pretty significant issues.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.