FANGIRL ALERT: When Books and Bands Collide
Being the facts
person that I am, it amazes me to discover connections on the things that I am
getting so fond of. It makes me grow fonder of them if that is even possible.
So recently I have posted about this series called Thoughtless as written by S.C. Stephens and how out of nowhere,
despite the adult theme, writing style and other factors, I became a fan of her
work.
I'd like to believe it is more of this wicked idea of
picturing how band dudes make their relationships work, the ups and downs side
of touring and the perks (curses to some) and how they deal with it that's got
me into it. I, for one, adore a lot of bands and it is just so nice to actually
picture them behind the scenes, when they were just starting with their career
and wonder if they went through the same thing.
I got my PDF copy of this book (two books, actually)
from a friend circa the Overexposed World Tour and that was the time that I was practically listening to every Maroon 5 and The Cab songs everyday (because I want to relive the moment of
seeing these two bands in their
awesomeness onstage). Probably the best that I have been in the
not-so-many concerts that I have attended. I've been listening then, mostly to The Cab since they are new to me and to be honest I didn't know them prior to
the announcement that they are going to be the front act for Maroon 5; which
really gotten me into the story even more because of their songs that I could
totally relate to the love story of the main man my fictional boyfriend,
Kellan Kyle and the lead girl Keira Allen. The love, betrayal, deceit
and intimacy (uhm. Okay, sex); and the music. (There. Just a few spoilers in
general terms, just in case you haven't read the books yet.)
Vegas Skies reminded me so much of Kellan and Keira.
Having said that, I immediately had this idea of sending a message to the author to share my
sentiments relating to the story and the song. Thanks to the internet I get to
learn about the author's email address (thru Goodreads) and I mustered up the
courage to message her. And much to my delight, after 10 days, she did send me
a reply.
I cannot get over the fact that she freaking loves The
Cab!! I found out too that she was an Every
Avenue fan and that they were one of her inspirations on how she's come up with the story. Only Place I Call Home is perfect for this too, if I must
add. Also, Endlessly was included in
her Reckless playlist (also known as
the songs that she was listening to while writing the third book).
The third book for this series is to be out on March 5th and she did this like-fest
thing on Facebook in which she's to release the first chapter of book 3
(Reckless) if her page would reach 20,000 likes and she did! I was so surprised
to see the title of the said chapter. It was called...
Read that right, have I not? Temporary Bliss. Temporary flipping
Bliss.
And a hot, intense chapter,
that was.
So much for finding
connections.
But excuse me for now as my
fangirl heart swells with pure Soldier delight.
Nice blog entry, April. Nakakatuwa kasi SC Stephens loves The Cab, like us <3 hihi.
ReplyDeleteHaha exactly. Salamat sa pagpasyal. Tapusin mo na yung book! :)
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