Freshman Lianne Challice is known to millions of fans as Princess Vindi. But sometimes a silver screen sorceress just wants to hang up her wand, tell her manager to shove it, and become a normal college student. Too bad that’s harder than it looks.
She’s never lived a normal life. She hasn’t been to school since kindergarten. And getting close to anyone is just too risky — the last boy she … boy she kissed sold the story to a British tabloid.
But she can’t resist trying to get close to Daniel “DJ” Trevi, the hot, broody guy who spins tunes for hockey games in the arena. Something’s haunting his dark eyes, and she needs to know more.
DJ’s genius is for expressing the mood of the crowd with a ten second song snippet. With just a click and a fade, he can spread hope, pathos or elation among six thousand screaming fans.
Too bad his college career is about to experience the same quick fade-out as one of his songs. He can’t get close to Lianne, and he can’t tell her why. And the fact that she seems to like him at all? Incredible.
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I think it’s pretty clear after binging on this series this past week, if Sarina writes it, I’m reading it. I thought this was a great topic to cover, it’s different and I liked that it was talked about. I just love that I have another great series to recommend to people. I loved it all. (less)
I just loved The Fifteenth Minute. I loved how DJ and Lianne really built a relationship together. It was hard for each of them to do. DJ is dealing with some trouble from his past and Lianne isn’t used to living life in the “normal ” world, outside of a Hollywood stage.
Watching them both come into themselves was a joy to see.
This book was sweet and sexy and loving and just so much fun to read.
3.5 Stars This was not my favourite of the series. I don’t know if I just didn’t connect with DJ and Lianne or the fact that a lot of the plot of this (The college is poorly investigating a SA claim and the restrictions made against DJ were downright draconian) squicked me out or the fact that Lianne let absolutely everyone walk all over her but this was..not it. The only thing that kept me reading this was the fact that I really like Bowen’s writing.
I’ve read this author before. This is a MF romance set in the USA college and the college hock world. Main characters are Lianne an actor trying to be a normal college student and DJ the sound guy for the women and mens college hockey team. DJ has some major false allegations leveled at him. Great series and great to see some of the other secondary charaters apprear again. I listened to the audiobook.
Read: 2016
Note: No formal review at the time but thoroughly enjoyed the college romance and drama.
The Fifteenth Minute: OMG DJ and Lianne’s book was amazing!! I read Rookie Move earlier this year and I loved DJ and Georgia’s relationship. Reading this book makes me want to do a re-read of Leo’s book so I can appreciate it more!!!
I loved DJ and Lianne! I loved that DJ was such an amazing guy. He really stole my heart. The things that happened to him in the book were so heartbreaking. I really would have liked the issues dealt with to not be as glossed over as they were, that is the only thing I would have changed about this book. Lianne was adorable and I loved how she had stars in her eyes for DJ even if she was the star!
4 Smalls Stars. This is book five of the Ivy Years series by Ms Bowen. You do not necessarily have to read these books in order, but it helps to do so. Although, I have to confess that I skipped a couple of books…
I’m usually hesitant to read books featuring late high school, early college-aged students, they just aren’t usually all that interesting to me. The Ivy Years is definitely an exception to that train of thought. This is a series filled with wonderful and engaging characters. They aren’t your typical college students. They have more depth and maturity. Oh, they still do silly things and get into situations that you’d expect, but their thought processes are a couple of steps above the normal college student.
In The Fifteenth Minute the H, DJ, isn’t one of the Harkness hockey team players, he’s the younger brother of one of the star players. He’s also gotten into a situation that seems, unfortunately, to be happening too often nowadays. His life has been completely turned upside down. The h, Lianne, is a major Hollywood star who just wants to be a normal college student. It’s difficult. No matter where she goes she’s automatically known as Princess Vindi. No one seems to really care about who she really is. DJ and Lianne have an instant connection, they each see a bit of their own insecurities and understanding in the other. Their story is both heartwarming and somewhat tragic at the same time.
The Ivy Years has been a great series to dive into. If you’re looking for entertaining books with heart, connections, and genuine emotions this is a series you should check out. Well done, Ms Bowen!
This series kept getting better and better and I adore them all. But this is probably my second favorite. DJ and Lianne were perfect together.
I never know what to expect when I start a new Sarina Bowen book, but I know it’s going to be awesome. The Fifteenth Minute lived up to my every expectation.
We meet Lianne in The Shameless Hour, and come to know her as Bella’s quirky, techy, super famous neighbor. Lianne has a crush on Daniel “DJ” Trevi, Leo’s little brother and the DJ for the Harkness hockey teams. Unfortunately for Lianne, growing up on a movie set hasn’t preparedher for how to act around cute boys. DJ, on the other hand, can’t believe his luck that the beautiful, famous Lianne is interested in him, and if his life was headed in a different direction, he would be all over that. Sadly for DJ, a college romance isn’t in his future.
I loved DJ and Lianne together. They were truly the perfect match. Lianne wasn’t swayed by DJ’s impending complications, and DJ couldn’t have cared less about Lianne’s “celebrity.” They just worked. They really fit together beautifully and handled each other’s problems in a mature, confident way. I enjoyed how they fed off of each other. Even when trying to stay apart, they just had this pull that kept driving them together.
Sarina really does an amazing job of keeping her books relevant to what is happening today, and what college kids are facing. DJ and Lianne’s problems were realistic, straightforward, and dealt with in an honest way. There was no unnecessary angst, or drama for the sake of drama. Nothing felt forced and it made for another perfectly written book from Sarina. I can’t wait to see what she brings us next.
So freaking sweet! Daniel and Lianne…adorable!
Gosh I wanted to hug Daniel so many times, what a tough time he was having. Lianne was just what he needed. And he was just what she needed!
This book left me with such a smile on my face.
I loved this whole series.
I started to read Pipe Dreams a month or so ago, not realizing it was a spin-off of this series, but once I did I put it down and started on these books. I’m so glad I did, especially now that I’ve “met” Georgia in this book, I think I’ll be able to appreciate her and Leo’s story more.
I’m so sad to see this series come to an end, though- it was so good!