Reese White has spent her whole life trying so hard to be perfect, that when she looks in the mirror, she doesn’t know the person staring back at her. Sure, she’s always gotten high grades and excelled academically, but she’s never put much time into herself. Now, as she heads off to college, Reese realizes she’s remained so hidden inside a book that she’s invisible to everyone, including herself. herself.
Kellin Lake has always seen Reese, his little sister’s best friend, the beautiful girl hidden behind baggy clothes and good grades–but he’s hiding, too– even from her. Tattoos, lip piercing and lead singer in a metal band, he’s a rebel without a cause. But that’s just to the people at school. At home, he covers it all up, and he’s the boy with the angel’s voice, and a 4.0 only his parents know about.
When Reese flips the switch and takes control of her looks, they make an arrangement– pretend to be in a relationship to elevate Reese’s social status. It’s simple. Kellin helps his sister’s best friend, and Reese isn’t invisible anymore. No one falls in love. No one gets hurt. But what Reese doesn’t realize is Kellin is already in love with her.
And now things get a hell of a lot more complicated.
Fans of Kasie West, Cookie O’Gorman and Monica Murphy will fall in love with this coming of age romance series that tackles love, friendship and moving on from painful pasts. Each novel stands alone with characters you’re sure to love.
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Fabulous Story & Audible Listen Heartfelt & Enjoyable! 4.5 Stars
Rebel Cause
Boys of Fallout, Book 3
By: Cassandra Giovanni
Narrated by: Kaye Anderson
I thoroughly enjoyed this third book of Cassandra Giovanni’s “Boys of Fallout” series. She continues to create original storylines that are captivating from start to end. The setting of this book is different than the first two books, the characters are not touring in this book, it does not focus much on the band either. In each book the characters came into their own, whether it was career wise or romantically. This one focuses on both as well as identity. Reese White and her best friend Lindy Lake are new freshman, Lindy’s brother Kellen is a senior at the same college and the three of them will sharing a home together off campus. Kellen is a business major by day and a rebel rocker by night. His band, Beneath, mostly plays the college scene, they have a following and caught the eye of the record label. The only problem is his parents have different expectations for him, which do not include rock bands and tattoos. He and Reese share a special bond, the two even concoct a plan to have a fake relationship. The plan goes haywire when they realize their feelings for each other are not fake. But Reese feels he is not living his life for himself, that he is making choices to please others. When the band is offered a deal with the record label they turn it down, it is not the life want, but then Kellen refuses another offer and Reese takes things in her own hand hoping to change his mind. Like the other stories, it is well plotted with plenty of drama and emotions and a wonderful romance. Each book in this series can be enjoyed on their own, I recommend them all, they are enjoyable, entertaining, heartfelt and real. Plus they have great characters. Cassandra Giovanni, thank you for another great story and emotional rollercoaster ride.
I listened to the Audible edition, Kaye Anderson is a wonderful narrator and talented voice artist. She brings the characters to life, giving each their own voice and personality. Her portrayal of the characters is spot on, they sound as you picture them to be. She sets the perfect tone for the story, she projects the characters emotions into her performance, also adds a dramatic touch which enhances the story another level of greatness. She is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another fabulous listen
This is story about not hiding your real self, not wondering what people will think about the real you, not staying in the background. Doing what makes you happy, not what’s expected and practical. Reese and Kellin friendship blossoms into love . Reese knows Kellin so well and deep down knows what he wants in life. I wish there was a epilogue or another story? since it ended abruptly sort of unfinished, what happens to them next?
Do they stay together? Does Kellin follow his dream and join the band? or does he take a safe route and get a job only to have resentment later in his decisions? overall I did enjoy the story. I enjoyed the narration by Kaye Anderson. Her voice is perfect for a teen, young adult.
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While the story does stand alone without having read the others in the series, there are enough references to and conversations with previous characters that it would be better to have read the other books first. Since I liked the characters in the first two books, I liked their appearance here.
I listened to the audible version. I thought the narrator did a better job with this book compared to the first two in the series because her voice sounded less unique and better suited to sound like a different character. That or I got use to it after time. It was still difficult to tell apart characters by voice only, and I had a really tough time figuring out when Reese was speaking out loud vs. talking to herself.
There were a few things about the story itself that I found odd. It was strange that the book teaser details describe events through 12 chapters (2.5 hours into the book), and then it was another 2 hours after that before it tied into the boys of fallout series. And then, especially compared to the pace in 90% of the book, it just kind of ended abruptly. Not what I would call a cliffhanger, but with a very open-ended finish.
Despite all of that, I still really liked the series and would like to read about more of the characters (as well as more of Reese and Kellin’s story).
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The third book in The Boys of Fallout series, coming of Age story,
In my opinion is a reminder that honesty is the best policy, your not always judged by your outer shell or your particular interests, go with your own life not what you think someone else wants you to do.
Enjoyed the narration by Kaye Anderson
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I read the two previous books in the series and enjoyed each book very much, I wish that all three books were about different members from the same band, instead of being loosely linked to each other. The one downside to each of the books is the ending, as a reader I figured the previous books ended a bit quickly because it would continue through the books that came after, but that doesn’t happen since they aren’t really linked. This book was a bit more abrupt and was in need of an epilogue or something more but I loved the rest of the book.
The audio performance by Kaye Anderson was very well done. She narrated for the other two books in the series, and I am glad that she was used for all the books to keep it consistent.
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