Summary
Jolie Storms has flawless vocals that is bound to make her a successful singer, but when she’s abducted by a stalker, she develops a great fear of crowd, most especially men. The only exception is Hunter, a member of a motorcycle club who has mutual feelings for her. For some reason, she feels the need to always be with him, so when he leaves her without saying goodbye, she develops a new trauma. In her lowest moments, she writes lyrics and creates songs that soon became hits. She finally achieves her dream to become a famous celebrity that everybody loves, but just when she thinks she has moved on and became stronger and wiser, Hunter shows up at a fan meeting after one of her shows.
Review
Chasing Dreams is a romantic drama by Angela Gray. It’s a love story about two people who have been apart from each other to pursue their dreams, and later on, met each other again after 10 years. I enjoyed this book and felt every bit of emotion that the main characters have been harboring for years. The author surely has a gift in instilling the right emotions. I also like that the narrative was straightforward, and the dialogues and text messages between Jolie and Hunter were entertaining.
The story was good, but there could’ve been more to make this a great book: (1) Hunter’s job could’ve been more established. I have no idea what he does, except that he’s a successful businessman, (2) I’m confused about whether Jolie’s an only child or if she really has a brother who was only mentioned once in the story, (3) It could’ve added a thrill to the story if the stalker came back to haunt Jolie again, and (4) I rarely mention this in my reviews because I know that even the most phenomenal literary works have errors in them, but I have to say that this book has poor editing that is impacting the reading experience.
Overall, I’m giving this 3 out of 5 stars. This novel has so much potential and it pains me to give this rating, but I certainly did not waste my time reading it because I enjoyed every minute of it. Hence, I recommend this to young adults. I think it’s something that readers ages 18 - 25 or anyone who’s young at heart would love.
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