Review: The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak

The Heartbreakers by Ali Novak 

Book 1 of The Heartbreakers Chronicle 

Release Date: August 4th by Sourcebooks Fire 

"When I met Oliver Perry, I had no clue he was the lead singer for The Heartbreakers. And he had no idea that I was the only girl in the world who hated his music."

Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line for an autographed Heartbreakers CD...for four hours. She's totally winning best birthday gift this year. At least she met a cute boy with soft brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes while getting her caffeine fix. Too bad she'll never see him again.

Except, Stella's life has suddenly turned into a cheesy love song. Because Starbucks Boy is Oliver Perry – lead singer for the Heartbreakers. And even after she calls his music crap, Oliver still gives Stella his phone number. And whispers quotes from her favorite Disney movie in her ear. OMG, what is her life?

But how can Stella even think about being with Oliver — dating and laughing and pulling pranks with the band — when her sister could be dying of cancer?

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My first impression of the book: it's a really sweet, light and fun book to read with a great romance and basically the perfect summer read. The Heartbreakers is about this girl called Stella, who has a sister called Cara who has cancer, and for Cara's birthday she and their twin brother Drew decide to go to this signing for a band called The Heartbreakers to get a signed copy of their CD. On the way to get the CD signed, they stop by a Starbucks and Stella bumps into this handsome guy, who she later finds out is Oliver Perry, the main singer of the band and they end up staying at the same hotel that night and from there the story unfolds.

The sweetest thing about this book was that it was very centered around the themes of family and friendship. Stella's sister Cara is very sick and Stella can't bring herself to leave her sister so she decides to defer college for the time being, and passes off a lot of opportunities to do thing she loves to spend time with her sister. And throughout you can really see the consistent bond between Stella and Cara, and the love they have for each other with is lovely.

Another thing I liked about this book: Stella is the perfect main character. She's sassy, funny with a quirky sense of humour and very witty, yet has a soft side for Cara and is super caring and protective. and can fend for herself just fine. She's very likable unlike the common whiny, helpless, I-need-to-be-saved female main characters you see in books now a days, and it's really refreshing.

I also really enjoyed the interactions between Stella, the members of The Heartbreakers, her sister and her brother. Everyone got along well and it was fun to read about the way the speak to each other, their relationships and all. Each character was developed thoroughly and it really shows in the book each time an individual character showed up.

I'd definitely recommend this book to you if you enjoy fun, light reads especially since this book has little touches of quirky humour here and there that really make you giggle! It's one of those very pleasant, sweet and lovely romance stories perfect for a lazy summer day!