Stella had it all. She was living her best life at college with her two best friends, Shelby and Grace, with her doting boyfriend, Jeff, by her side. The whole crew was part of the most successful band on campus, and they were about to make it big. With their headline act at the Spring Concert just around the corner, it seemed nothing could go wrong.
Out of nowhere, Adrian appeared. After disappearing without a word during high school and completely breaking Stella’s heart, he landed back in the center of her life. But he was nothing like she remembered . Stella soon discovered things weren’t as they seemed all those years ago. Just as she turned to Jeff for comfort, the future she has envisioned was pulled out from under her.
Lost and devastated, Stella must rethink everything. She must contend with the new version of Adrian being back in her life while facing the unbelievable tragedy that swallowed her and Jeff’s beautiful future together. While never expecting it, now is the time Stella truly begins to understand love, loss, and reinvention.
Daphne Gray's coming of age novel, Sunset on Sunset, is nothing short of electrifying. Every paragraph, every line, every word packs power. Meet Stella, Cooper, Grace, Shelby, Jeff and the ever-elusive Adrian, college students and gifted musicians, as they journey through their lives. Buckle in for the incredible highs and devastating, rock bottom lows as their journeys intertwine.
Four years ago, Adrian, Stella's best friend and almost boyfriend, disappeared without a word. No goodbye. Nothing. He just vanished. When he returns just as mysteriously, the friends set out on a quest to find out what happened to him. How will his sudden reappearance affect them? How do they cope with everything that happens once he reappears? Gray tells an intense story about what it means to grow up, and to be a friend when those bonds are tested to the limit.
A heart-pounding, and sometimes heart-stopping story, Sunset on Sunset is a must read for fans of YA and coming of age drama.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.