Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
Romance
St. Martin's Griffin
February 14, 2023
Ebook and Paperback
368
Take the Lead by Alexis Daria
Take the Lead is a contemporary romance work of art. The most beautiful balancing act of modern day reality T.V. show culture, secret (mutual) pinning, and hot off-the-page chemistry you need for Valentines day 2023.
It’s possible you may be staring at that gorgeous book cover still. Understandable. If, for a moment I could give you a quick review of Take the Lead by Alexis Daria, then we can ogle the cover together, yes?
What’s it about?
Take the Lead is about a reality T.V. dancing show, think Dancing with The Stars, but in its own fictional universe called, The Dance Off. Our female lead Gina, is the professional dancer on the show that is being paired up with a hunky celebrity. The celebrity stars in an Alaskan wilderness reality show Living Wild, his name is Stone. (Picture Thor will all his viking glory phew!)
Gina is on a mission to finally have a win under her belt after a couple seasons, and Stone is there to help support his family financially, as well as the family’s reality T.V. show.
After their first couple of awkward encounters GIna and Stone struggle to not give-in to their attraction and deep connection. As the dance lessons and episodes get more and more intense, their chemistry SIZZLES off the stage. The more they give in to their chemistry, the more the emotions cloud their original goals and threaten deep secrets. (And let me tell you that SIZZLE made my book pages smoke!)
Was the ending worth it? Do I recommend?
As per my heart, YES! YOU BETTER PICK THIS BOOK UP!
Take the Lead is my absolute most favorite book I read this month, I will continue to find ways to recommend it. Alexis Daria has proven to make a swoony, joy-filled, steamy romance book once again. I think I have re-proven to myself that Daria can do no wrong in her romance books.
The great elements about this book:
- Puerto Rican Representation
- The reality show element
- Great Sexual health & wellness representation
- The STEAM is AMAZING
- So many flirty conversations
Alexis Daria’s Take the Lead is romance GOLD, shimmering in swoons, steam, and story-line. It is the perfect Valentines gift for yourself or your romance-loving bestie.
I give Take the Lead a perfect score of 100%
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Carla is a born-again bookworm originally from Puerto Rico. Becoming a mom is what drove her back into the love of reading. Starting with the love of Romance books but now she enjoys any epic tales that are well written. She’s a mom of three, a wife, and resides in Central Florida. Hurricane news doesn’t scare her but finding out a second book in a series doesn’t come out for another year will send her into a real panic. Sending her chocolate and another great book works best to support her through such times.