~*SYNOPSIS*~
Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
Fucks like the devil
I was stuck between a rock(star) and a
hard place.
At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom
wall. At twenty-five his body hovered
over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became
my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet
I was slowly falling for another man.
The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.
Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.
What happens when the opening act begins
to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?
I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.
~*REVIEW BY ELYSSA*~
Fallers, I'm rarely this conflicted in a review. As a rule, when I
read, I either like something or I don't. On occasion, I go above that
and I absolutely fall in love with a book. But Beat was one of those
rare beasts that really has me conflicted. I'm giving it 4 leaves!
There
is absolutely no denying that Flynn is basically the perfect book
boyfriend. He's kind, hot, and tries to do the right thing pretty much
always. Plus, you know, he's a rock star (and I have a thing for rock
stars right now, so points for that for sure). I haven't read Vi's
previous books, but he was in her last novel--though this IS a
standalone, so you definitely don't have to read her previous work to
know what's going on (I didn't, and I was totally fine). And Flynn is
absolutely head over heels for Lucky, our fierce heroine.
Lucky's
awesome too. She's smart, cool and definitely someone I wanted to root
for.... but I couldn't. (MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD KIDS)
Mostly
because of the love triangle she's in. I'm not the biggest fan of love
triangles, but I always give them the benefit of the doubt--there are
some great stories out there with them, and when they're done right,
they can be excellent. And honestly? I think this one was done right. I
just had a really hard time with the fact that Lucky was cheating on her
boyfriend with Flynn. Don't get me wrong--I wanted her to end u with
Flynn, and their chemistry was off the charts.... but I just couldn't
get past the cheating. Maybe that's me being high and mighty--maybe I
need to be more open-minded when I read. But it just wasn't something I
could get by.
Despite that, this story was
fantastically written--and if it weren't for that one issue, this would
have absolutely been a 5-leaf review for me. I still want you to go out
and buy this one Fallers--I'm betting a ton of you will ADORE it. It
just wasn't quite my cup of tea this time around.
~*ABOUT THE AUTHOR*~
Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with
three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about
often, but wouldn't change for the world. She is a bookworm and has been known
to read her kindle at stop lights, while styling her hair, cleaning, walking,
during sporting events, and frequently while pretending to work. She is a boring attorney by day, and an exciting smut author by night!
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