Freestyle (Academy of Stardom Book 1), Bea Paige
Freestyle, (Academy of Stardom)
Bea Paige
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It's a...Reverse Harem
From the gutter to the stars...
Dance is in my blood.
It’s what keeps me sane, out of trouble. It used to keep them out of trouble too.
A group of boys I grew up with.
Xeno, York, Zayn and Dax.
We were a crew once and we ruled the clubs.
Separate we were insanely good, together we were unbeatable. F*&ing on fire.
I was their girl and they were my Breakers.
Until they did something they promised they never would; break my heart.
We were seventeen when they left me.
You see, for kids like us, dance was all we had.
Growing up in a rundown housing estate in London with no prospects can make you view the world differently.
It can make you choose the wrong path.
I chose dance, and they chose crime.
Three years later I’ve won a scholarship to Stardom Academy. I try to forget my past.
But how can I do that when the four boys who hurt me are back?
And this time they’re following in my footsteps and joining the academy too.
**Freestyle is book one of this new gritty, contemporary reverse harem academy trilogy for 17+ readers and deals with adult themes and some subjects you may find upsetting. If you love dance, your men on the criminal side, alpha hot holes and the friends-to-enemies-to-lovers trope, this is for you. Contains foul language and sexual scenes and ends on a cliffhanger.**
I have a confession to make. I was scrolling through fb when I saw this cover and had to stop. I saw it was Bea Paige and I quickly clicked the link for the blurb. When I saw it was RH, I immediately geeked out. I absolutely LOVE dancing. To watch it, can't do it for crap. :) So first off, kudos to Bea on this amazingly beautiful cover that grabbed my attention. Had me running to sign up for an ARC so I could get this bad boy in my hands.
This is a story about a girl named Pen who found her safe place in a dance crew. She quickly fell in love with the guys and they her. From the outside looking in you would think they had an unbreakable bond. That's what Pen thought too. Alas, something always has to happen to ruin things. Now it's years later, Pen has tried to move on with her life and the boys are back. And they are angry. Stardom Academy was supposed to be her salvation. Her ticket to a better life. Now the guys could ruin it all.
There is so much angst and emotion in this book. There were times I was sitting at work and all of a sudden these characters would just pop into my mind. I'd start thinking about what I had already read and wondering and worrying about what was going to happen. That's when you know an author has written a great story. When you feel so much for the characters that you can't escape them, even when you aren't reading anymore.
Now the set up in this book has us flashing from past to present. I'm really NOT a fan of books like this. I don't know why, they just always irk me. I totally understand why this book is set up that way though. We have to work up to what happened to break apart this group. We need certain parts of the past to understand certain parts of the future. It was done really well so if you are like me and don't do well with those types of books, I still think you should give this a try. I don't believe the rest of the books will follow that path seeing as how we get the background in this book, but I do not know that for sure.
And the ending. This is another one that is going to leave you screaming and throwing your kindle across the room. My heart really breaks for Pen and what's about to happen. Yet, I can't wait to jump in and read some more. Come on with book 2, I'm ready.
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