I saw this book on my feeds a while back and I was intrigued.
Then I saw a heap of my GR friends raving about it and it made my must read
list so as soon as I had a few hours to myself I sat down and dove in.
Now I know a lot of people will see 3.5 stars and think
that I didn’t like this book so first I need you to know that I did like this
book I just didn’t love it and there were a few things that pissed me off. Now
honestly I don’t normally read a lot of rock star books, which isn’t to say I
am not a fan of them I just generally don’t like the “lifestyle” I don’t want
the leading man to be a massive man whore while we watch the ladies heart
shattering. So when it became apparent
that Dex was far from a man whore I was stoked.
Then I hear about the growling, possessiveness of Dex and
the smoking hot sex scenes and Bam I was sold, I had one click this. And I
absolutely got all of that and I enjoyed it.
What I didn’t like were things that are my own personal peeves
and obviously are not issues for a lot of other people. But I will let you know
what they are so you can decide for yourself on whether or not these things
will make you all ranty to your husband when he really couldn’t give a fuck.
First I should let you all know my dad was a high school
English teacher, and while I managed to not become a grammar nazi I do go a
little nuts when there are a lot of editorial issues in a book. For me personally I can overlook a few words
here and there missed in the editing process but I can’t handle it being
constant and I really can’t stay in a story when all I want to do is drag out
my red marker and figure out how it should have been written. There were a
couple of times I am sure the names were wrong and I had to stop myself hunting
through the book to see if I was right or not.
Also there were quite a few times in this book that one
or both of them acted like 15 year old kids and while there is a reason given
for some of this it just got to be too much, especially having the reason
repeated a few too many times.
I actually did quite like Harley but the author did that
almost unforgivable thing of making her naïve. Now I say almost unforgivable
cause thank god she wasn’t also a virgin that would be instant black list. But
when you explain her career and her father’s career and then have her be
shocked about a rockers lifestyle and I am not even talking gangbangs and crack
pipes you kinda lose your credibility. I think everyone hears rock star and
assumes there’s sex, drugs and rock and roll but nope not Harley.
Now there are a few other points that made me a little
stabby but in the interest of not spoiling anything I am going to leave it at
that and ask you to PM me if you need to vent about them to someone who won’t
just suggest, and I quote “read a book that will get me laid instead”
And I will wrap this all up by saying I loved the plot, I
loved the idea of the characters and at quite a few times I forgot I was
annoyed with this, that or the other and genuinely enjoyed the book. I also
have to know what happens to the other members of Kinky Shine so I will be
adding them to my TBR black hole but they won’t make the must read list. I
honestly think personally a good editor and maybe trimming some of the
superfluous drama and repetition and this book would have been a kick ass rock
star book but as it is I just found it be a book I wish I could have enjoyed.
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