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Where the Rhythm Takes You by Sarah Dass

Where the Rhythm Takes You

Sarah Dass

HarperCollins · Paperback · May 31, 2022

Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm Takes You is a romantic, mesmerizing novel of first love and second chances.

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Who it’s for
First love, music, and the pull of home give this Tobago-set romance a warm, wistful rhythm.
Themes
First love and second chances, Grief and moving on, Home and future choices
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Music Stories for Teens, Coming of Age

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About this book

Inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Where the Rhythm Takes You is a romantic, mesmerizing novel of first love and second chances. Seventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at the Plumeria, her family’s gorgeous seaside resort in Tobago. But what once seemed like paradise is starting to feel more like purgatory.

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It’s been two years since Reyna’s mother passed away, two years since Aiden—her childhood best friend, first kiss, first love, first everything—left the island to pursue his music dreams. Reyna’s friends are all planning their futures and heading abroad. Even Daddy seems to want to move on, leaving her to try to keep the Plumeria running. And that’s when Aiden comes roaring back into her life—as a VIP guest at the resort. Aiden is now one-third of DJ Bacchanal—the latest, hottest music group on the scene. While Reyna has stayed exactly where he left her, Aiden has returned to Tobago with his Grammy-nominated band and two gorgeous LA socialites. And he may (or may not be) dating one of them… “What a delightful debut! It’s like the perfect island vacation: breezy, warm, romantic, lots of soul searching, and full to the brim with love.” —Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author

Island Heartbeat

First love, music, and the pull of home give this Tobago-set romance a warm, wistful rhythm.

Come here for

  • A second-chance romance with a Jane Austen connection
  • Music-world glamour beside the rhythms of resort life

Expect

  • A tender, soul-searching mood
  • A young woman balancing old feelings and an uncertain future

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance96%
Music Stories for Teens70%
Coming of Age30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Stories About Boys & Men
  • Coming of Age
  • Diverse YA Fiction
  • YA Family Stories
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  • YA Blended Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Indigenous Voices for Teens
  • Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
Authors
Sarah Dass
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
May 31, 2022
Format
Paperback
Theme
First love and second chances · Grief and moving on · Home and future choices
Reading lane
YA Stories About Boys & Men