Songs About a Girl
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4.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Pure wish fulfillment for anyone who hasn’t gotten over the One Direction breakup
Charlie Bloom is happiest behind her camera, unseen and unnoticed. When former classmate Olly Samson gets in touch out of the blue, asking her to take backstage pictures of his new band, she takes him up on it. Charlie dreams of becoming a photographer, and it’ll be good experience.
But Olly’s band, Fire&Lights, isn’t playing ordinary gigs. They’re stars on the rise, the hottest boy band in the country—and Charlie is immediately catapulted into the band’s surreal world of paparazzi, sold-out arenas, and screaming fans. Soon enough, she becomes caught between Olly and Fire&Lights’ gorgeous but damaged frontman, Gabriel West. As the boys’ rivalry threatens to tear the band apart, Charlie stumbles on a secret about the band—and herself—hidden within the lyrics of their new #1 single.
Music. Fame. Heartbreak: Chris Russell's Songs about a Girl is the perfect next read for anyone who has ever wanted to say, “I'm with the band.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
After being approached by the massively popular boy band Fire&Lights, 16-year-old Charlie Bloom reluctantly becomes their backstage photographer. Promised anonymity, Charlie begins to bond with the young band members, who recently catapulted to fame after winning a TV competition, and is drawn into their charm and genuineness. When the band drops a new single, a shaken Charlie realizes that the lyrics mirror those inked in her mother's journal, written years before the car accident that ended her life. As Charlie develops relationships with two vocalists, kindhearted Olly and damaged Gabriel, she attempts to unravel the mystery of her mother's veiled past and connection to Fire&Lights. Confronting the fickleness of fame and the damaging effects of rumors and harassment, Russell's debut is highly relevant in an age of social media furors and the constant churn of news. Charlie's burgeoning interest in two very different partners highlights the complexities of attraction, but her relationships with women including her best friend, late mother, and the school bully are perhaps the most compelling. Russell concludes with many questions unresolved; readers will be eager for the story's continuation. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
Honestly a very good read! Recommend!!