Freestyle: 1 (Academy of Stardom)

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As I said the first book in the series Freestyle begins with the protagonist’s, Penelope or Pen, audition for a chance at a new life, at a dance school.

There are some pretty horrible things that happened throughout the book, but there are also some pretty amazing things. I know the basics of dance, but I did feel like it took me a while to understand what was happening during the dance scenes.Okay, even if that annoyed me a little, as i said earlier, it is a classic book thing, i've heard this story before, so i could ignore if the rest was good. There were times where I just wanted to give her a hug and then there were other times where I wanted to make her see what was happening. Of course the guy himself clearly has no problem with losing one best friend and the girl he loves, but okay. On the other hand there’s a whole lot of annoying drama, man whore and OW messienss, and gang/mafia exploitation.

The flashbacks going back to when they first met was what I was living for as you got to experience the start of their friendship that soon turned into something bigger, something that was unavoidable. I love dance movies, but I haven’t read many if any dance books, and I didn’t know what I was missing.If you love RH books, where all of the guys have completely different personalities but compliment one another then you will love this book. However, this is still a 4 star read because of the men and the world building - and I can't wait for the 2nd book in the series! This one really sets us up with the back story and where Pen is at now with the convergence of her past and present. I tried to keep these at a minimum, but as I am talking about the whole series, it did become a little hard. But, it keeps you hooked, anxious to find out what is happening back in the timeline you were exploring, and it really serves our characters well- helps us understand them and also the impact of the past on the present as Bea skillfully juxtaposes the past and present- in character voice and emotive tone, in how they look, and, brilliantly, in how they dance.