Where the Rhythm Takes You
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4.5 • 10 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the
Rhythm Takes You is a romantic, mesmerizing novel of first love and second
chances.
Seventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at the
Plumeria, her family’s gorgeous seaside resort in Tobago. But what once seemed
like paradise is starting to feel more like purgatory. It’s been two years
since Reyna’s mother passed away, two years since Aiden—her childhood best
friend, first kiss, first love, first everything—left the island to pursue his
music dreams.
Reyna’s friends are all planning their futures and heading
abroad. Even Daddy seems to want to move on, leaving her to try to keep the
Plumeria running.
And that’s when Aiden comes roaring back into her life—as a
VIP guest at the resort.
Aiden is now one-third of DJ Bacchanal—the latest, hottest
music group on the scene. While Reyna has stayed exactly where he left her,
Aiden has returned to Tobago with his Grammy-nominated band and two gorgeous LA
socialites. And he may (or may not be) dating one of them…
“What a delightful debut! It’s like the perfect island
vacation: breezy, warm, romantic, lots of soul searching, and full to the brim
with love.” —Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling
author
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Dass's debut, 17-year-old Reyna is thrown for a loop when her now-famous ex-boyfriend, Aiden, 18, returns to Tobago with his music group and some socialite friends. After the group comes to stay at her family's hotel, the Plumeria, Reyna and Aiden decide it's best to avoid each other. Unfortunately, his friends insist on having Reyna help with planning his surprise birthday activities. As she becomes more involved with this new group and reminisces about how she and Aiden first fell in love, she's forced to face changes to her mother's hotel, her best friend moving away to art school, and having no direction for herself. As her spark with Aiden reignites, she is plagued with regret for giving up her love of painting as well as a festering resentment of the expectations her deceased mother placed upon her. Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, Dass interweaves the allure of the source material with the warm tropical winds and scents of Tobago. Readers, even those unfamiliar with Austen's work, will appreciate this cast of characters with believable motivations and fleshed-out ideas as they realize what they want and embrace second chances for love and for new adventures. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
So good!
I️ read this book in a day, I️ couldn’t put it down. The character development, mixed with the flashbacks kept me hooked!
Perfect in every way
Best YA book I’ve read, Sarah Dass is a talent.