Review: Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Cordova

The Little Mermaid gets the Meant To Be treatment in the third novel of Disney's bestselling Meant To Be series. This time around Zoraida Cordova tells the story of Ariel, the star of Siren Seven, a girl band made up of seven sisters, managed by their father who also owns the family's own record label. Siren Seven have just had their final farewell concert and twenty-five year old Ariel is looking forward to having a break from the music industry and finding out who she is away from the stage. Her father has promised her that she can have some time off, and then betrays her by announcing to the public that she is about to embark on a solo career. So what does Ariel do? She runs away, creates a new identity as Melody and goes on the road with an up and coming band where she works behind the scenes selling merchandise. All good, until Eric, the front man of the band begins to fall for Melody. He has no idea who she really is and he claims to hate Siren Seven and their music. What will happen when he eventually learns the truth. 

This is a fun read. It is difficult to believe that Eric wouldn't be able to recognise Ariel, but the whole thing is so entertaining that it doesn't really matter. Zoraida Cordova has created a story of two musicians who are in very different places in their careers who fall in love and cleverly weaves it in to the source material. The ending is very satisfying. I liked all of the headlines that appeared between chapters.

Overall, a fun and easy read. 

Recommended.

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