'Songs About a Boy', by Chris Russell ; a preview and exclusive video!
Hey,
book and music fans! This
is the latest in a series of special features I’ve done on here
starring the remarkably cool Chris Russell and his ‘Songs About a Girl’ series! Yep,
every year he’s had an absolute stonker of a YA come out and every
year I have done something to celebrate it. What am I to do after
this post, though – as 'Songs About a Boy' is *gasp* LAST
BOOK IN THE TRILOGY!??
I
am, of course, devastated this gorgeous #boybandlit series is ending,
but all the more excited to shout about this final instalment. Read
on for a plot teaser, and exclusive author content…
We
left off with our girl Charlie very much falling for Gabriel, the
‘bad boy’ of the band Fire&Lights, but then the explosive
revelation about her mother's death is now threatening to pull them
apart!
Meanwhile, the media is swarming, surrounding Olly and the band; what made him walk out? What will happen to the band now!? As Olly begins his solo career, Fire&Lights announce a US tour and a new band member. Knowing that her mother's last days were in America touring with her band, Charlie is desperate to go with the boys on their tour so that she can get to the bottom of it all, and maybe find the closure she needs.
When the band and Olly’s single releases clash, the race for #1 kicks off – and as Charlie begins to uncover the truth, will she finally be able to follow her heart?
It's
time to face the music...
(synopsis
partly via goodreads)
Well,
surprise surprise, I am loving this book. I received it the other day
from the publisher (which in no way affects my opinion that it’s
AWESOME) and am tearing through it with full force. Actually, that
thing is happening when you love a book so much you wanna race
through it – but also (especially as it’s the last in the series)
you want to slow down and savour every word!?
Author
Chris has recently been treating us to YouTube vids in the run up to
publication; his AMA vlogs
are particularly fabulous, the top tips for becoming an author are
ones I’ve definitely stowed away for the future, and of course the
amazing videos in which he shares some of the music from his novels
(that he wrote and performs, btw) are pretty damn special.
But
I think all of those were merely teasers for this brilliant vid that
I get to reveal to you now… the wait is over, folks.
Here we have
Chris Russell reading his
teenage diaries!!
I
know, I know – such a scandalous one, right!? Fits perfectly with
this blog, tbh. I now desperately want to uncover my
teen diaries and have a
re-read… may be an idea for a future blog post? Or maybe the world
isn’t ready for teen Grace just yet. She was light years (ooh,
accidental band ref) ahead of her time.
Keep
an eye out for other posts featuring ‘Songs About a Boy’ before
it's out on the 9th
of August;
maybe follow @chrisrusselluk
and @teambkmrk so you’ll be properly in the loop!
Here
are my previous posts featuring Chris Russell:
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