Katie Scarlett O Hara's Reviews > Melody's Key

This book was sent to me by the author, however that did not affect my opinion in any kind of way.
In the start we meet Tegan Lockwood, beautiful and talented young girl who is helping her family with their business, Lockwood Holiday. She is a talented painter and loves to compose and write songs, because of which she got accepted in college in NY. But though to her family's financial struggles she must remain with them and help out as much as she can which is is basically shattering all her dreams. One summer her life is about to change when an American pop star Mason Keane comes to her family's estate for a refuge from his chaotic life.
I have to say that this is such a fun summer read, it has romance, likable characters, who are pretty well fleshed out, it doesn't follow the established trope good girl that changes the bad boy and that's the thing i liked most about it. Mason has his problems, but he really is a good guy and I was glad that that was established from the start. This book has very little teenage angst and drama, ok maybe just a little, another thing I really appreciate. It can come out a little bit too long and slow paced, especially in the middle, I feel that some of the descriptions were unnecessary and that pulled me out of the story. I have to say that this year I've read many YA contemporary which are more famous and hyped and this one is definitely better than some of them. Also I love that the author wrote all the songs in the book by himself, I alway appreciate that kind of effort and talent.