A Love Song for Dreamers

4.5 stars

A Love Song for Dreamers is the third and last book in the Rivals series. Annie and Tyler have come a long, long way since high school and after that cliffhanger at the end of the second book, that almost killed me, I was counting the days until I could read the final book in their journey. It was an emotional rollercoaster and I loved it. 
There is a lot going on in this book, Annie and Tyler are dealing with the aftermath of the event that happened in the end of the second book. It's painful, it's very emotional and both of them are struggling in very different ways with their own feelings. Their lives irrevocably changed and they can't go back to what things were. So, where does that leaves Tyler's future and their relationship? I can't say much about how the story progressed but I can say that I really loved this book. I wasn't expecting to love this series so much.
In my opinion this is not a typical rockstar romance. It's not about shows or fans or jealousy or drama for the sake of drama, it's about following your dreams even though sometimes you might have to let someone you love go, it's about talent and hard work and realizing along the way your dreams may shift, it's about true love for music, songwriting, performing, acting, etc. It's about putting yourself out there even though sometimes it feels like nobody believes in you, not even yourself. I really loved the fact that this series is so different from what we usually get in rockstar romances.
The characters are the real stars of this book, Tyler and Annie are flawed and truly amazing and their character growth is so well done. Their relationship isn't perfect but the powerful love they have for each other really shines through their story and their chemistry is breathtaking. I was worried when it seemed like their relationship was going on a different direction, I kept thinking these characters deserved so much more, in fact they deserved everything, but I was SO pleasantly surprised when the author proved me wrong and wrapped everything beautifully. I'm so happy with the final events of their story and how much sense everything made. 
There was a detail that made me adjust my rating: the time jump. I think it should have been inserted a little later in the story, I wanted a little more before the gap but like I said it's just a detail.
I'm sad to say goodbye to Tyler and Annie, I highly recommend this series and I'm wishing for Harry's story and hoping to get a little more time with Tyler and Annie as supporting characters.