The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES is now available on all retailers! Grab your copy today!

About Samantha Young: Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows. Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us will be published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook& hardback June 2017 Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015. Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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Many thanks to InkSlinger PR for the free review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is my first book by this author,  but I've always heard great things about her books and writing, so I was pretty excited to get in on this blog tour - I was hoping for a real winner, and that's exactly what I got with "As Dust Dances". Now I just need to go back and read all of Samantha Young's previous books!

There were so many great things about this story! For example, I loved the beginning when Skylar was living rough in Glasgow.  This set a fast pace and connected me immediately with Skylar, as I felt legitimate concern for her being in this situation. I also enjoyed the very real portrayal of the negative effects of fame and paparazzi - Skylar had such a hard time with this, and was more than ready to give up everything she'd worked so hard for in order to have some privacy. In fact, this became the main source of conflict between Killian and Skylar, as Killian's main mission in life was to sign Skylar to his label and thus subject her to the whims of the paparazzi once more. 

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the relationship Skylar had with her ex-bandmates, including her ex-boyfriend Micah.  Although she had a very dysfunctional relationship with Micah, it seemed realistic that she would still have strong feelings for him, and I'm pleased with how their story arc concluded.

It took a while for Killian to grow on me, which was the same for Skylar as well. He came across as very serious and gruff, not to mention single minded. However, once he made his feelings for Skylar known, Killian was all in, and I loved that! There was no humming or hawing, he just put it all out there and was ready to give Skylar everything. My opinion of him did a very quick 180 degree turn, which was fabulous.

My rating: 4 stars

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

Review and Blog Tour: "As Dust Dances" by Samantha Young

The New York Times Bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series and PLAY ON returns to the world of the arts in this intense and emotional standalone romance about love, sacrifice, and surviving both. AS DUST DANCES is now available on all retailers! Grab your copy today!

About AS DUST DANCES:

Once upon a time Skylar Finch was the lead singer of a hugely successful American pop-rock band. But fame made her miserable. When years of living a lie suddenly ended in tragedy, Skylar fell off the map.

Eighteen months later she’s sleeping in a tent in a cemetery in Glasgow, making just enough money to eat by busking on the streets. She manages to avoid recognition, but not the attention of one of Glasgow’s ambitious A&R executives.

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