Every story has a hero.
Devin O'Leary was mine.
Everybody has a dream,
And mine could take me far.
Just me, and my voice,
A stage, and this guitar.
With patience and some luck,
I could see me, standing there.
But, that was before I met her-
The girl with the purple hair.
Enchanted by her beauty,
By her soul, and then, her eyes.
I saw the broken girl within,
And my dream became her life.
So, I found myself on a journey,
Of tragedy and letting go,
Of happiness and daisies,
Of serenades and Poe.
But no one taught us how to cope,
With life's unpredictable scheme.
Still, I'm the hero in her story,
And she's my only dream.
I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review.
After getting dragged to a college party she didn’t want to go to, Kylie meets Devin. From the moment Devin sees Kylie, he can’t take his eyes off of her. He gets up the nerve to approach and thee two become fast friends and basically inseparable. Everyone wonders why they aren’t more than friends, but they are both extremely happy with their friendship the way it is. Until they aren’t.
Whew. Talk about an emotional roller coaster. Devin and Kylie go through a lot in this book, both personally and professionally, but they are always there for each other. I don't want to give any details and ruin it for people, but I found myself crying multiple times during the book. The story is chock full of emotional moments that will tug at your heartstrings and have you crossing your fingers that everything will work out for the best.
This is definitely my favorite book of Kelsey's. The idea of following your dreams, is a theme weaved into the fabric of the story. Both Kylie and Devin have a dream and by the end they have both achieved them, but the path to accomplishment is paved with a lot of ups and downs. Some harder to deal with than others.
Kelsey upped her writing game and poured her heart and soul into this story. I got emotional reading it, so I can only image what it was like to write it. It's definitely deeper and more intense than her previous books, but that is what makes it so special.
When I was a wee lassie, I was told by my preschool teachers that I was a natural at storytelling. When I was just a little older than that, an old friend's mother said to me, "Kelsey, one day your books are going to be on the shelves at the library."
Well, Diane, I don't know if my books are ever going to be on the shelves of libraries, but I'm sure as hell going to try.
When I'm not writing stories destined to be bestsellers, I enjoy devouring TV shows, listening to every type of music there is and going to concerts, reading pretty much anything (with a soft spot for romance and certain books located in 18th century Scotland), obsessing over makeup, and pretending to workout.
I also have a fondness for cats, my family, tattoos, and a really good French fry.
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