THE ACCIDENTALS BY SARINA BOWEN

The Accidentals is a sweet coming of age tale about a girl reuniting with her musician father following her mothers death. There was a bit of romance, music, and growing up. While not my favorite of the authors, this is a good book. 

Rating: ★★★
​Release Date: July 10, 2018
Genre: Young Adult Romance. Coming of Age. 
Series: None. Standalone. 
Pages: 320 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased. 

Never ask a question unless you’re sure you want the truth.

I’ve been listening to my father sing for my whole life. I carry him in my pocket on my mp3 player. It’s just that we’ve never met face to face.

My mother would never tell me how I came to be, or why my rock star father and I have never met. I thought it was her only secret. I was wrong.

When she dies, he finally appears. Suddenly I have a first class ticket into my father’s exclusive world. A world I don’t want any part of – not at this cost. 

Only three things keep me going: my a cappella singing group, a swoony blue-eyed boy named Jake, and the burning questions in my soul. 

There’s a secret shame that comes from being an unwanted child. It drags me down, and puts distance between me and the boy I love. 

My father is the only one alive who knows my history. I need the truth, even if it scares me.

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Release Date: July 10, 2018
Genre: Young Adult Coming of Age (Musicians)
Actual Rating: 3 stars

Unpopular Opinion Alert: I liked this book but I didn't love it. It's hard for me to describe exactly why so I am just going to say that I wasn't in the mood for it. 

The Accidentals is Sarina Bowen's first YA romance novel and I certainly praise her for her amazing storytelling ability. She writes perfection and in most cases, I fall deep in love with her characters and novels. Unfortunately, this book felt to me like it was missing something. Perhaps it's the fact that there wasn't enough romance? It was more of a coming of age novel with a bit of romance thrown in. I went into thinking it was a musician romance but honestly felt it to be lacking in this department. Sure, the heroine's father is a famous rock-star and she sings in a group, but there wasn't much (or enough) detail. And for the romance, she did meet someone that she fell for, but the it seemed like one moment she liked him and the next she was in love. It just didn't feel right to me. That's not to say the author did a terrible job because it she didn't. It just didn't vibe with me like I had hoped when I first picked it up. 

As I said, my opinion may be unpopular as it doesn't reflect others on the title. Many will fall head over heels in love with this one, so please don't let only my opinion sway you in terms of whether you read it or not. I just didn't feel it the moment I read it. Maybe if I go back to it at a future date my opinions will change.

★★★