Superfan (Brooklyn #3) by Sarina Bowen

Pages: 312
Publish date: June 25th 2019
Publisher: Tuxbury Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781942444763
Purchase: Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU

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I received an earc of Superfan by Sarina Bowne from the author in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book. 

I’m a massive Sarina Bowen fan. So much so that I’ve read all but one of her books, and that’s just because I haven’t gotten around to it. Then I saw that it was about Silas and couldn’t keep my excitement down. But then I heard it involved a celebrity and I wasn’t so sure. However, I can say that I did really enjoy Superfan. And while it isn’t my favourite Sarina Bowen book, I did love reading about Silas. 

Superfan follows Silas as one ice hockey seasons comes to an end and another one begins. Three years ago, he thought he meet a girl that would change his life – and she did. But he has to leave. Now he is a professional hockey play and she is a celebrity rocking the charts. When Silas and Delilah have a fiery interaction over social media everything from their past comes back. And let’s just say Delilah still might be the girl of Silas dreams. 

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I didn’t know what to expect going into Superfan, Sarina Bowen had done many ‘celebrity’ romances – but she had done a few. However, I felt that Superfan was different. Delilah was very much an established celebrity in the series and the reader knew how much Silas loved her as an artist. But what we didn’t know was that it went much deeper than that. We didn’t know that he knew her before she becomes a hit. I also find celebrity romance novels a hit or miss for me – sometimes I love them, and then sometimes I just can’t feel it. And after reading Superfan, I’m still not sure how I feel. 

I loved Silas – I mean I loved him even before he has his own book. One of the things that made me fall more in love with him – was getting to know his story. I loved finding out who Silas was. Before he was like the awesome – but he really shone in this one. The reader is able to finally understand why he loved Diliah so much throughout Superfan. And gosh was it interesting. I loved the banter that Silas has with basically everyone. He is one of those characters that I was able to easily connect with. And that to me makes a book immediately so much easier to read. I also really enjoyed Silas character arc, throughout the story not only is he, building as a character but also growing as a person. 

Arthur Edelman

Delilah was a really interesting character in Superfan. Like Silas, we know even little about her, the reader just knows her as his famous singer that Silas loves. But as the novel goes on the reader gets to Deliah for her and not for the celebrity that she is. Delilah story is pretty harsh and there were times that I just couldn’t get on board with her character. I am not even sure what it was, I just felt a lack of connection. I liked Delilah don’t get me wrong, but there was something keeping me from loving her. In saying that I think Sarina did a fantastic job in Delilah’s character arc. The reader is really able to see her grow throughout the novel and really find who she is. 

While I loved Silas and liked Deliah, there was something with the romance that didn’t click for me. I just felt like there lacked a spark. I really enjoyed seeing the start of Silas and Delilah, the flashbacks to before. To people that were both lost and found each other in such strange times of their lives. One of the things with the romance in the current time that didn’t mesh with me was that I felt that it moved fast, without moving fast. I’m sorry if that doesn’t make sense, but the book is set over a good deal of time. But I didn’t feel that we got to see enough of Silas and Delilah in that time frame.  

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One of the things I love about Sarina Bowen is her writing. It’s so easy to fall into her books. I just start reading and keep on going till I finish. She has such easy writing to read. And not in the sense of ‘simple’ words or ‘lack of substance.’ But in the sense that the books just flow. There isn’t a time where I need to step back and really think about anything, the characters, plot and everything in between do all the talking. And she does that again in Superfan. 

We get to see some very familiar faces throughout the whole of Superfan. And gosh did I love seeing the gang again. There were so many times that I just smiled because I loved everything that was going on around Silas and Delilah. I don’t want to talk too much about why we see nearly everyone again – but yes! It’s something that the readers have been waiting for so long. And gosh was it great. I do wish that there was more connection between Delilah and the other females from previous novels, I just wanted to see an awesome girl gang of strong women. 

Overall, I really enjoyed reading Superfan by Sarina Bowen. And while it isn’t my favourite Sarina Bowne book out there, I really enjoyed getting to know both Silas and Delilah. I felt that were fantastic characters, I do wish that I felt more of a spark between them. In saying that I loved watching Silas fall in love – I’ve loved seeing him in other books and now it was his time to shine. He alone just put a smile on my face. If you love celebrity romance – then this is for you. It’s fun, intense and still has that classic Sarina Bowen romance that just works so well for her. 

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