Q: Do you like when books include playlists?
Clearly I was just in a KA mood because last week I re-read not one, but two Rock Chick books. Rock Chick Revenge 2.5-3/5 This was probably the second or third time I’ve read this book and I can never decide how I feel. If asked, I would probably say that Luke is my favourite Rock Chick guy (though they admittedly are pretty interchangeable, I just vibe with him), but Ava is… challenging. There’s something kind of charming about her and I get where she’s coming from, but the book is WAY too long for her to be so freaking wishy washy until the very last page. She very clearly cares about Luke but she plays him and the three (I’m not kidding) other guys that are into her off of each other because she’s insecure. We get it, you didn’t fit into a size six in your youth, but you need to chill. Luke and Ava’s friendships really save this book for me and while I still enjoy it, it’s probably the most frustrating of the Rock Chick books, at least for me. Rock Chick Reckoning 3.5-4/5 I honestly don’t know if I’m more in love with Mace or Stella. These two have some SERIOUS baggage but they’re both committed to working through it together. Stella is a singer and I loved how music was used to tell the story. One of my complaints with the Rock Chick series is that it becomes very aware of itself in the later books. That probably isn’t a very good way of describing it but I can’t think of another way to word it - basically it’s all very “we’re the Rock Chicks, they’re the Hot Bunch and this is how every romance plays out, let me tell you how you should handle your relationship,” in such a way that you know these people would be insufferable in real life. This book and the next one (Rock Chick Regret) are later books in the series but they don’t have as much of that as some of the others and it makes it more enjoyable for me. The other couples are still featured pretty heavily but it isn’t beating you over the head with the whole Rock Chick thing. A: I do! I’ll admit that I often don’t play the music while I’m reading because I can’t be bothered to read and DJ at the same time, but I think it adds to the atmosphere of the book. I’ll usually look up most, if not all, of the songs at some point.
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![]() 3/5 Hey’all, I actually read a book, look at me go. I haven’t been very present on here the last few weeks because I had an excessive amount of research papers and tests to complete, but now that classes are over I actually had a few days where I could read a book. So here we go, the only book I’ve read in April (and basically March, it’s fine). It’s Kristen Ashley’s birthday month, and as a celebration she’s put most of her indie titles and Dark Nights books on sale. I think they’re about 2.50 Canadian (kindle editions). I browsed through her titles on offer and Complicated jumped out at me. It was one of the only ones that I haven’t read yet and I’ve seen lots of reviews comparing it to some of my favourite KA titles. Complicated was a pretty quick read for me and I really enjoyed the romance. Hix has just finalized a divorce he never wanted in the first place and is working on setting up a new home for himself and his kids. His undeniable connection to Greta couldn’t have come at a worse time, and so he attempts to keep her at arm’s lengths - something that becomes impossible the more time they spend together. For Greta’s part, she’s sick of being screwed over by her tornado of a mother and the wishy-washy men in her life. Hix is everything she could possibly want, but she can’t help but worry that it’s all too good to be true. When the first murder in decades hits their sleepy little town, Hix and Greta are thrown out of the proverbial frying pan and into the freaking fire. This is definitely a romance main course with a lil’ taste of thriller on the side. The murder affects the main plot because Hix is the sheriff, but other than that it doesn’t have anything personal to do with the leads. This set up probably could have been boring, and to be honest there wasn’t a super big pay off with the big reveal, but it set up some great moments of tension for Greta and Hix. With the pressure of trying to catch a killer, Hix and Greta are forced to confront their relationship. I don’t normally like romances with kids (fictional kids are almost always annoying, I said what I said). KA is the exception to this rule, somehow that woman always makes the kids likable, realistic, and a bonus to the plot rather than a hindrance. Crazy ex’s can also be pretty hit or miss, but I think this book did it well. I liked the obstacle that Hope provided to Hix and Greta. It wasn’t a love triangle because I never doubted his feelings for Greta, but she definitely made things COMPLICATED and forced them to get their crap together. Hope was a little bit of a weird character, it was like KA couldn’t decide if she wanted a crazy, toxic ex or a legitimate former love. At the end she had a bit of a redemption, but she’d been such a trash human for the entire book that it was hard to buy. Is this on par with Sweet Dreams, Motorcycle Man,or Knight? No, not really, but if you’re a fan of Kristen Ashley or just in the mood for a gripping and fun read I would definitely give this a perusal. |
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