Burning Bright-Book Two in the Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series

This is book number two in the Dani Truehart series. I finished the first book and was very excited when the author offered to send the second book to read and review also. Both books end on a cliffhanger so I was excited to see what Dani has been up to since the last book. To say I was not disappointed is an understatement. Although this is not my typica genre, I can honestly say that I really enjoy these books and definitely had a hard time putting it down to go do life things.

Dani Truehart is a teenage singing sensation. At the end of the last book, Dani is 15 and has just finished recording her first album and is off to do a crazy world concert tour. There will be interviews, publicity photos, and of course, concerts for her amazing fans The Truehart Nation. This book picks up with her leaving for said tour and all of her hard work and sacrifice is about to be worth it, or is it?

In this book, Dani is now 16, far from a typical teenager, she is starting to see just how there can be a dark side to stardom. Her schedule is so packed she's lost almost all contact with her friends, family and her boyfriend, Sean. Shes having a hard time staying grounded and at times loses her cool in way that is really unprofessional. Despite having those around her who have been in her shoes before and are there to help her, Dani starts to act out and it could cost her everything, literally.

Dani is thrown into a world I feel she is unprepared for in a lot of ways. I know her manager Martin does his best but there were so many times I was screaming at him to do something more. Throughout the series we see just how awful and toxic Danis mother is. Dani even questions herself saying "she's my mother. I just cant stop talking to my mother, can I?" I was thinking, yes you can. She is a toxic, selfish, hateful person and just because she's your mother doesn't mean she has to a part of your life. 

The author has created a very real world here with real characters that are likeable and relatable. With all the attention to detail you will literally feel as if you are a part of the backstage, behind the scenes life of a teenage singing sensation. I cannot even begin to imagine what it would be like to be in Danis shoes. The pressure to perform perfectly, the pressure from friends for not being there for them, from family to provide money now that you are making tons, from fans to be exactly who they think you should be and from yourself to not let everyone down. Its no wonder that Dani starts down a path that I am very much hoping is not very long. This is a fantastic series, a huge thank you to the author for sending me both books and I am very much looking forward to the next book!