{BLOG TOUR REVIEW} Tracks by Sarah Biermann
Title: Tracks (Rock Bottom #1)
Author: Sarah Biermann
Genre: New Adult
Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17909630-tracks
BOOK DESCRIPTION
When Harvard Law student, Dylan Ackhart, moves to Boston with her best friend- the last thing she expects to find is Jeremy Mason. Jeremy is sexy, smart, and passionate- and currently the most famous rock star in the world.
From the first moment Dylan meets Jeremy, she's attracted to him. But she soon finds the fame and press can wear on you. Plus, Jeremy seems to be hiding things from her- including his relationship with the mysterious blue-haired girl.
Tracks takes you on a ride through the not so glamorous side of dating a rock star- sex, drugs, rock and roll.
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MY REVIEW
"...When you love someone, their problems become your problems, and their pain becomes your pain."
Talk about a book hangover! "Tracks" is a dark, raw, emotional read that left me speechless. If your looking for a book that's a rockstar romance...this isn't for you. This book digs deep into some extremely real situations. Is their romance? Yes! Is their a sexy rockstar? Yes! Hot scenes? Yes! It has all of that, but it also contains drug and alcohol addiction. Just a warning.
Dylan Ackhart has been waiting for this day since she can remember. The acceptance letter from Harvard is in her hands and all her hard work comes down to this very moment. She is accepted as was her best friend Theresa. They move to Boston together into a townhouse they bought together. Harvard Law School...how intimidating. I love the relationship Dylan and Theresa have. Their conversations remind me of ones I have with my bestie.
" "You? A date?" I say, in mock horror.
"You? Sex?" she says in the same voice. I laugh as she shuts the door."
Dylan's dad got them a TV as a house warming gift. Theresa's parents being who they are got them front row tickets to Jeremy Mason's concert. While not really enjoying herself she looks up at the stage into the eyes of Jeremy and could swear he was staring right at her. His eyes never leaving her. Then she gets trampled by some bat ass crazy fans. Jeremy literally STOPS the concert and tells his bodyguard Rich to help her. He takes her back into his dressing room where the doctor comes in to check her out. Aside from bruises she was just fine. Theresa comes to the back in a panic worried about her bestie. They pass rooms where some girl on girl action is happening. Dylan cringes, this so isn't her scene.
Jeremy wanted to get to know Dylan, Jeremy asks to speak with her, and this is where the emotional rollercoaster starts. They begin to spend more time together. You as a reader pick up on the signs that Dylan is too naive to recognize right away. I was reading thinking damn this is a fucked up relationship. We all have demons, it's life! Dylan has demons of her own that she shares with Jeremy, however Jeremy is too scared to share his with her. He see how innocent she is and it's something he needs. Even though I was wanting to throw my kindle at the wall, I still wanted them to have a HEA.
“Fucked up?” he questions, confused. “Why? Because you’re shy? Because you’re private? Because you don’t like to be vulnerable? Because you strive to achieve great things to prove you’re good enough to be worth something?”
"I don't want anyone else to touch you. I don't want anyone else to feel you ever again. I want your lips, your body, everything to myself. I want to be selfish with you. I want you to be mine, even when I'm gone."
I stayed up into the wee hours of the morning to finish this book. I couldn't stop turning the pages even as my eyes got heavy. I just had to know what Jeremy was hiding, and then BAM! Whoa Whoa Whoa. I was actually correct when it came to my theories. Dylan was BLOWN AWAY and she couldn't handle the truth. Even though she told him no matter what he was hiding it wouldn't change how she felt. It didn't change her love, but it did change her trust and the way she looked at him. There is sort of a love triangle, but of course Dylan is obliviously naive to it all.
"Tracks" is a great book, that will certainly get you feeling things you wouldn't expect. Like I said before it's about some heavy and real shit. It will have those that have dealt with this kind of thing in tears. Hell it had me feeling so many emotions I'm left with whiplash. If you plan on reading this book please keep an open mind. I did, and I LOVED it.
I recommend you read this book.
The sequel "Trials" is out now.
I rate this a 4 out of 5 stars ****
"...goddammit Dylan, I love you. I've never loved anything before in my whole life, except my brother, and that was different. No one makes me feel the way you do. I need you."
"As unhealthy as our relationship may be, it doesn't make me love him any less."
EXCERPT
I make a disgusted sound in my throat. “I am totally fucked up by what my mother did to me,” I say, still aghast at his reaction to my story.
“Fucked up?” he questions, confused. “Why? Because you’re shy? Because you’re private? Because you don’t like to be vulnerable? Because you strive to achieve great things to prove you’re good enough to be worth something?”
The way he instantly knows me makes me very uncomfortable. I freeze, wide eyed and unable to speak for a moment. How could he see me so clearly? How did this connection between us go so deeply? It was disturbing to me, the understanding between us. It’s deeper than even the physical pull between us, as if the air that separates our bodies is electrically charged. I had worked my whole life to push people away, building up this wall of protection. And yet here is this man, tearing it down and seeing who I am through all the bullshit. Maybe I'm not as good at hiding myself as I thought.
“Yeah,” I finally muttered. “Those reasons are pretty much why.”
“It makes you beautiful. The things you say it created in you... are what attract me to you in this unbelievable way. You’re timid, shy, brilliant, and completely unaware of how amazing you are.”
I go statue still. My heart feels like it’s going to explode at his words. How did our conversation change course so quickly? I don’t know if I’m prepared for this. “Amazing?” I repeat in disbelief.
He smiles a catlike smile, like he’s hunting again. Immediately, my breathing increases. “Oh yes. When I first saw your eyes from the stage,” he leans closer to me. I want to both back away and lean toward him at the same time. “I wanted to make them roll back into your head. I wanted to grab your round hips and pull you close to me.” He crouches on the couch, one leg on and one leg off, leaning over me. With his face against my cheek again, he whispers in my ear, “You. Are. Breathtaking.”
PLAYLIST
1. Kiss From a Rose- Seal
2. Hallelujah- Jeff Buckley
3. In Your Eyes- Peter Gabriel
4. Mirrors- Justin Timberlake
5. Big Shot- Billy Joel
6. Happiness is a Warm Gun- Beatles
7. Baby's on Fire- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
8. Barely Breathing- Dunkin Sheik
9. Behind Blue Eyes- The Who
10. Breaking the Habit- Linkin Park
11. Extraterrestrial- Katie Perry
12. Circle The Drain- Katie Perry
13. Hummingbird Heartbeat- Katie Perry
14. Heroin- The Velvet Underground
15. Come To Your Senses- show "Tick Tick Boom!"
16. I Want You/She's So Heavy- Beatles
17. Locked Out Of Heaven- Bruno Mars
18. Your Song- Elton John
19. I Drink Alone- George Thorogood
20. Take A Bow- Rihanna
21. This Time- Jonathan Rhys Meyers
22. While My Guitar Gently Weeps- Beatles
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sarah Biermann, RN, BSN was born Wilmington, Delaware and grew up in Claymont. She attended Cab Calloway School of the Arts in Wilmington for high school, majoring in creative writing. She went on to Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA for her Associates Degree in Nursing. She recently graduated Drexel University with her BSN in nursing and is currently in their Masters program for nursing education. Sarah's nursing specialty is in drugs and alcohol detox and rehab.
Sarah has been married to her husband, Jon, for 8 years. She has two beautiful daughters: Anna, age 7, and Quinn, age 2. They live in Lansdale, Pennsylvania.
She enjoys reading, singing, art, music, television, going to the movies, Hershey Park, and writing.
AUTHOR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS
Goodreads Author Page: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7085933.Sarah_Biermann
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Biermann/e/B00CR5X8K0
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