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J-POP LOVE SONG - Shiree McCarver Parker Publishing July 2008 |
SYNOPSIS: An amazing love story that will put two careers in jeopardy and two lives in danger as possessiveness, buried secrets, and lies, are exposed. Will love be enough to fight the ghosts of the past?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4| Lashonda Silver
REVIEW:
Charlene Alfred, a 41 year old African American novelist and composer, is having
her best selling novel being turned into a miniseries. Her problem is the
backers of the movie want 24 year old Japanese pop sensation Kane to play the
lead role. Charlene is sure that Kane is not the one meant to play the jaded
lead of her story; Kane is out to shed his pop star image and break free of his
current management and win Charlene’s heart in the process.
Romance between two people from different cultures is a good plot for a novel.
Add the taboo of older woman/younger man and it makes for the phenomenal story
that is J-POP LOVE SONG.
Rich in Japanese culture, author Shiree McCarver uses Kane to dispel the
stereotype of the cold, calculating Japanese men. Tokyo becomes a character in
itself, with descriptions that place you in the city throughout. The culture and
use of language are rich and their use is explained, educating you as you turn
each page.
The tragedy shadowing the suicide of Charlene’s rocker husband’s and the
sinister actions of Kane’s manager takes you on a rollercoaster ride of
emotions. Using elements from the leads troubled past, which binds their lives
in a way they would never have imagined, makes this a page turner from start to
finish. Full of raw emotion this international love story is sure to please
readers. I recommend this to readers who enjoy interracial romance. The various
underlying themes in the story also make for great groups discussions and this
could easily serve as a great book club selection.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 15th March 2009