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Room 103 #1
Shocking Heaven
Leaving her past behind, Eve Hudson, embarks on student life. Determined to take control of her life and move on from her turbulent past,Eve strictly orders no drama, no bullshit and definitely no relationships.
That was until she met deep and moody Jax Cooper, The vocalist for local band 'Room 103'.
Jax is arrogant and egotistical, an alpha male straight through to his core, but so damn hot, and Eve soon finds his relentless pursuit of her, harder and harder to resist.
But both hold tortured souls and secrets, secrets that could blow their whole lives apart...literally.
Except sometimes it's not secrets or damaged spirits that threaten their relationship...it's life itself.
Eve soon finds out that if you're going through hell, then the only way out the other side, is to just keep going.
This book contains explicit sex scenes, strong language and lot's of heartache. And of course...one hell of an alpha male.
That was until she met deep and moody Jax Cooper, The vocalist for local band 'Room 103'.
Jax is arrogant and egotistical, an alpha male straight through to his core, but so damn hot, and Eve soon finds his relentless pursuit of her, harder and harder to resist.
But both hold tortured souls and secrets, secrets that could blow their whole lives apart...literally.
Except sometimes it's not secrets or damaged spirits that threaten their relationship...it's life itself.
Eve soon finds out that if you're going through hell, then the only way out the other side, is to just keep going.
This book contains explicit sex scenes, strong language and lot's of heartache. And of course...one hell of an alpha male.
432 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 29, 2013
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March 31, 2014
***Christine's Disclaimer***
While I adore this book I have to stress the following points
1. Very few of my friends actually enjoyed this book.
2. The hero and heroine are both whorish people (by that I mean, they have lots and lots of sex, not always with each other)
3. This book contains a lot swearing, I'm serious a lot of swearing.
4. The words babe and f*ck are said numerous times and I mean numerous.
5. Do not blame me if the book gives you a bleeding ulcer.
Ladies and Gentleman!
Prepare yourselves for some:
1. Angst
2. ALPHA male
3. Characters who swear constantly
4. Cheating - although this is debatable
5. Hot sex!
6. Fast paced, and exciting. Zero character development though, this doesn't bother me. SURPRISE!
7. Jaxx, seriously the dude doesn't say much, but when he does you either wanna go AWWWWW or orgasm on the spot!
8. BUCKET LOADS OF DRAMA!!!
It's all about the...
and I'm like...
While Jax and Eve are like...
Actual Review:
One of the most entertaining books I have read this year! This book is the poster child for drama, imagine the love child of The Days of Our Lives and Crack and you have Shocking Heaven! If it could happen, it happened!
The characters were borderline bipolar, every emotion they had was felt intensely. It was a freaking rollercoaster of emotions, the author bombards the reader with revelations, twists and some pretty hot sex. I don't think I ever got a break.
Look this is one of those hit or miss books, you'll either hate it, or you're freaking love it! I get bored easily when reading, I need constant stimulation and while I enjoy reading stories with multi-layered characters, set a a realistic pace, I read for escapism first and foremost. I need my characters to scream and shout at each other something that'll make me feel what they feel. INTENSELY.
This book was riddled with editing mistakes. I'm not even sure if it was even edited, that did not deter me from reading it though. The characters were like my buddies, I absolutely loved Eve! Yes I loved the heroine. Jax was a douche of epic proportions, he was selfish in his love for Eve. He would harp on about how he would always protect her, but ultimately he was possessive of Eve, and would do anything to keep her by his side, even to her detriment. Suffice to say I loved him!
A huge thank you to Zaria! Your 1 star ratings are epic ;)
WHAT happened between 93% and 99% of the book was a F*CKING JOKE!!!
1 STAR removed!
While I adore this book I have to stress the following points
1. Very few of my friends actually enjoyed this book.
2. The hero and heroine are both whorish people (by that I mean, they have lots and lots of sex, not always with each other)
3. This book contains a lot swearing, I'm serious a lot of swearing.
4. The words babe and f*ck are said numerous times and I mean numerous.
5. Do not blame me if the book gives you a bleeding ulcer.
Ladies and Gentleman!
Prepare yourselves for some:
1. Angst
2. ALPHA male
3. Characters who swear constantly
4. Cheating - although this is debatable
5. Hot sex!
6. Fast paced, and exciting. Zero character development though, this doesn't bother me. SURPRISE!
7. Jaxx, seriously the dude doesn't say much, but when he does you either wanna go AWWWWW or orgasm on the spot!
8. BUCKET LOADS OF DRAMA!!!
It's all about the...
and I'm like...
While Jax and Eve are like...
Actual Review:
One of the most entertaining books I have read this year! This book is the poster child for drama, imagine the love child of The Days of Our Lives and Crack and you have Shocking Heaven! If it could happen, it happened!
The characters were borderline bipolar, every emotion they had was felt intensely. It was a freaking rollercoaster of emotions, the author bombards the reader with revelations, twists and some pretty hot sex. I don't think I ever got a break.
Look this is one of those hit or miss books, you'll either hate it, or you're freaking love it! I get bored easily when reading, I need constant stimulation and while I enjoy reading stories with multi-layered characters, set a a realistic pace, I read for escapism first and foremost. I need my characters to scream and shout at each other something that'll make me feel what they feel. INTENSELY.
This book was riddled with editing mistakes. I'm not even sure if it was even edited, that did not deter me from reading it though. The characters were like my buddies, I absolutely loved Eve! Yes I loved the heroine. Jax was a douche of epic proportions, he was selfish in his love for Eve. He would harp on about how he would always protect her, but ultimately he was possessive of Eve, and would do anything to keep her by his side, even to her detriment. Suffice to say I loved him!
A huge thank you to Zaria! Your 1 star ratings are epic ;)
WHAT happened between 93% and 99% of the book was a F*CKING JOKE!!!
1 STAR removed!
May 13, 2013
WELL SHIT….
How do I review this…..
I don't know? One minute I was really into it, then I struggled a little to go on.
But then I needed to know what happened. Of course then I couldn't put it down!
I tried to skim like a couple pages only to have to go back and read what I missed out. ARGGH...
I don't think a book has messed with me so much before. It's like I loved to hate it/hated that I loved it. It freaking captured my attention and pissed me off.
Everything that I disliked would be forgotten 2 pages later with this amazing scene or an epic line that I was just floored with.
I think I need one of you ladies to read this so we can discuss….
It has SO much going on, I didn't how to cope.
I loved it. I hated it. I smiled. I cried. I screamed. I swooned.
I fell in love, hate, lust and had a freaking headache for the 1st half of the book then ended up with the biggest fucking smile on my face by the end.
GO figure…
So normally I would just rate it and be on my way but I think I need to review this..
This review contains Spoilers and Explicit language.
Eve Hudson, is determined to take control of her life. After suffering a deeply heartbreaking childhood, Eve, heads for college leavening behind a horrible past that haunts her.
She has had enough of bullshit drama and definitely is not interested in a relationship.
Enter Jax Cooper, the vocalist for local band 'Room 103'.
Jax is arrogant and egotistical, a moody alpha male straight through to his core, but so freaking hot!!!
Eve's brother lives with the band so as time goes on, Eve and every member of the band form a friendship.
I loved loved loved!!!! The band. OH gosh Boss is the Bomb. He so needs his own book!
Jax…. I can't even begin to explain ladies. Shit he really was freaking Alpha.
He barely says 3 word sentences.
His clipped tone and moody presence just puts you on edge.
~"Babe?" Jax growled from across the table. There is was again! Did he not warrant more than a single word? Did he think I was too dumb to comprehend more than three? ~
Eve soon finds his relentless pursuit of her, harder and harder to resist.
~ I had been eye fucked plenty of times in my short 18yrs, but I had never been eye-fucked like this before… hard and brutally against an imaginary wall, at a thousand powerful thrust per second. I nearly orgasmed just from the sensation he pounded into me from those stern green eyes. ~
Their chemistry is off the charts, the sex is fucking HOT!!
~"What I want is you, underneath me and beggin' babe. I want my mouth on your perfect pink nipples, worshipping them with my mouth. I want to bury myself so fucking far in you that I tattoo myself on your womb babe. I want my name ripped from your lips when I make you come hard. Hard enough to make you clamp me so fucking tight, that every ridge of my cock etches on the walls on your delicious pussy babe."~
Both E and Jax hold tortured souls and secrets but as they grow close and share their pasts, love starts to replace the pain.
~"There aint one inch of you that aint perfect babe. I see through your pain E, and all I see is your beauty, your bright spirit and the largest heart I've ever known, and the most amazing pair of tits on the planet babe."~
Jax was so amazing. I had this idea that yeah he is a douche and totally gonna screw her over. But once he opened up he really wasn't that typical. He really did grow on me.
~"Need to breathe you babe."~
He was funny, sexy and even the way he talked was hot!
~"Babe. Who needs flowers and chocolates when I got a fucking hard dick right here for you?"~
Yes.. he said Babe WAY to much…
Let me repeat he says BABE way fucking TOO much. I swear I nearly put the book down after reading it 2oo hundred times.
My kindle tells me the word babe was printed 540 times! hahahaha
I don't know how, but once I blocked that out I got over it.
But Eve still holds a secret, Something that controls her. She needs the release of the pain that boils inside her veins.
~"WHY E?"
"BECAUSE I FUCKING DESERVE IT!! OKAY, I DESERVE IT…. every fucking piece of it. Every thrash, every sear, every fucking slice of pain… I deserve it… I deserve it…"~
Eve is a self harmer.
From her pretty effed up childhood, she holds onto that pain. Pain that eats away at her. She fights the battle to release the pressure and guilt.
E's method of self harm is to be whipped… severely.
Eve is really messed up. Through out the whole book she keeps getting knocked down.
Seriously the amount of shit this chicks goes through…. It's crazy!!!
But Jax' love for her brings her back from the darkness and pain.
They really are in love, you feel the intensity. It becomes easy and drama free.
~"I love you Eve Hudson. I'll always love you babe. You're in my heart so deep; a piece of you injects my veins with every heart beat. You're in my head so intensely; every time I close my eye, I see your beautiful face and you're in my soul so entirely, I feel you inside me."~
So the 1st half of the book we learn all about Eve and Jax. Their relationships starts off rocky but as the months go by they grow and love and seem to get to a place that is just right. Their career is about to take off and they are about to head to America for their big break.
When her mother gets sick Eve has to stay behind to care for her as she is dying.
The boys head to the states and Eve is left behind.
They talk every day but as the time goes by Jax' calls slowly start to drop and before you know it they completely stop.
Then we get to the 2nd half….
TWO FREAKING years later!!!
Eve has made it big herself with her band, Hell's Eden.
She has not seen or spoken to Jax in all that time. 'Room 103' is back home for an awards show, the same show Eve will be performing.
Eve has pretty much been to hell and back in those 2 years.
She took herself from her lowest point, back to healthy and living.
Jax has no idea what has gone on with Eve, and during her speech about her struggles of self harm, we all come to learn the depths of despair Eve went through.
She has no idea why Jax stopped calling, and she wants nothing to do with him.
But Jax comes back with his short clipped sentences and bossy ways and just like the 1st time their bodies can't deny their connection.
~"Need to breathe you, I need to feel you. I need to consume you and take you. Take you under me until you lose your damn mind and I find mine."~
It's intense again, we learn secrets of Eve's last 2 years and shit it's BAD.
It just didn't stop. Hit after hit came and like a bad accident you can't look away.
Their distance is a product of mis-communication and really makes you mad.
With Jax and E it's like they were my addiction, I couldn't get enough of them. So even though they were pissing me off, I couldn't stay mad at them.
What it seems is that Jax and Eve are not good together, not for each other, but they can't cut their deep connection.
~"I tried boss, honestly I did, but I just couldn't… it's like he's welded to the depths of my heart and as much as I try to rip him out, he sticks hard."~
I found myself so freaking frustrated, I was rooting for them. They were their own worst enemies. At these times I would scream and just wanna give up on them, but then the next page would give me this.
~"You give me all you got babe, and I'll take it all. Devour every fucking drip, every fragment and piece of you and then I'll surrender everything I am. You hear me babe?" ~
And then I would be like FUCK! Don't give up.. And I didn't, I got there and was rewarded with that epilogue…
Simple, short and not much detail.
Yes, NOT what I normally like in an epilogue….
BUT Jax.. Shit we needed to be in his head more. I would of LOVED to have the whole story told in alternate POV.
Having it in his voice was the perfect ending.
D.H. Sidebottom really did take me on a crazy ride.
I'm not sure if this will be everyones cup of tea. So much went on, I found it a little hard to comprehend.
But the author kept me intrigued and managed to pull all those emotions out of me, I guess in the end that's all that matters.
So after all of that, how do I feel about this?
I still don't know! hahahaha
For now I'm sitting on ++ 4- 4.5 STARS ++
What I do know is that It has been a few days since finishing and I still have it on my mind.
So go ahead and make your own mind up, then come back and tell me.
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April 13, 2015
Meet Jaxx and Eve...their defiantly not like ur other rock star couple...ok, so basically im just going to skip the summary introduction and go straight to the point.
My thought's on the characters :
☻ Jaxx,
because u were hardly EVER there when u needed her....seriously dude, i kinna thought u had a screw lose cause all u ever did..was kinna go cave man on her and demand sex ever 5 sec....i mean seriously..its HOT but....:P
☻ And Eve,
girl ur awesome !lved ur attitude toward life and Jaxx...and ur mom...n ur dad....n Seth and BASICALLY EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT DISSAPOINTED YOU IN LIFE AKA every other chracter in this book. ♥
u just go "say what ? ur leaving me ? well then,
LOL .
My thought's on the plot :
☻ Things i loved,
Iv got to say at first i LOVED the beginning ,the book started off with an epic shocking prologue and slow yet interesting introductions to side characters that will play a huge role in the coming chapter.
As mentioned above, i loved Jaxx in this story but she wasnt the only one. Boss,Aaron,Luce, Bulk and ever other character in this book were fun and loving people to read about.
i seriously appreciate the fact they decided against boring me to death...or tears..(which ever comes first) unlike other secondary characters i come across in various series.Sorry :p
☻ Things i did NOT love, (mild spoilers ahead !)U HAVE BEEN WARNED !
I DID not like the number of time,this girl Eve gets rapped ! i mean seriously it cosmically impossible for someone to be attacked THAT maney times ! And Jaxx ? where the hell was he when all the shit went down ? seriously ? Its like every time she gets attacked,he's off somewhere brooding on something and then he'll come back with an even longer face and be like ,"You know what EVE ? u just got rapped...so i think we should follow our ritual and go have sex " :p
He's kinna lucky im not Eve...cz...
LOL
RECOMMENDATION:
i would defiantly recommend this to all the ROCK CHICK AND ROCKSTAR story readers out there ! This book defiantly has the element of both..uve got good characters,good story Line and great songs.....so theres no way..i would can give it below 4 stars !
And yes,i will definitely be continuing this series ! ♥
Book 2 is aldready on my TBR :) un-requited love ! sounds interesting !
consider-later
November 14, 2014
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BLURB:
Leaving her past behind, Eve Hudson, embarks on student life. Determined to take control of her life and move on from her turbulent past,Eve strictly orders no drama, no bullshit and definitely no relationships.
That was until she met deep and moody Jax Cooper, The vocalist for local band 'Room 103'.
Jax is arrogant and egotistical, an alpha male straight through to his core, but so damn hot, and Eve soon finds his relentless pursuit of her, harder and harder to resist.
But both hold tortured souls and secrets, secrets that could blow their whole lives apart...literally.
Except sometimes it's not secrets or damaged spirits that threaten their relationship...it's life itself.
Eve soon finds out that if you're going through hell, then the only way out the other side, is to just keep going.
This book contains explicit sex scenes, strong language and lot's of heartache. And of course...one hell of an alpha male.
http://www.amazon.com/Shocking-Heaven...
June 19, 2013
2.5 stars
Apparently, I have a soft spot for seriously damaged, obsessed to the point of insanity (seriously) couples. I didn’t realize it – but that must be the truth. I’m sure it’s what I see in Eva and Gideon, and Ava and Jesse.
I think that E and Jax could have been that kind of couple for me. The ones I’m a little scared of because they are just so intense, but I still find totally fascinated. One of those couples that I’ve fallen little in love with in spite of myself. This could have been my favorite kind of story, where love makes people better, and leads to redemption, but it wasn’t.
Jax is a hot rock star. All the complaints I’ve had about “soft” rocks stars in books lately – yeah, there’s no soft here. He might be only in a local band in the beginning, but he’s a rock star through and through. (oh lord, and don’t get me started on speech patterns – I swear I can count on one hand the number of complete sentences he used - or the obsessive use of the word “babe” AHHHHHHH!!!!!!)
He and E have instant chemistry from the moment they meet. I must admit, he was kind of a douche in the beginning. He did a bunch of things that normally would have pissed me off while they were dancing around each other before they actually got together. However, to be honest, he is MESSED UP. Normally, I that doesn’t qualify for a pass from me, but in this case, his past was messed up enough that I was amazed he wasn’t more fucked up then he was.
Then, you learn about E’s past. Dude. That girl. Wow. I have to be honest, her coping mechanisms weren’t the greatest, but I get it. I know I wouldn’t have been doing any better. I’m not quite sure how you get a worse childhood than that.
So, here we are – two SERIOUSLY messed up people who are flat out crazy obsessed with each other, and all I can think about is how insanely messy this is all going to be – and I was right.
Holy Drama batman. It wasn’t enough to just try and deal with their issues - between Jax, E and the rest of their friends we had more than one near rape, pregnancies, hospitalizations, attempted murder, people who are supposed to be dead showing up, betrayal from friends, separations (for YEARS), suicide attempts, BOMBINGS (!!) and that’s just scratching the surface. At some point, I really just got numb to it.
And, while I don’t enjoy a drama-fest of that magnitude, I STILL could have liked the story – except, I ended up not liking either Jax or E very much. I know those of you who have read my rants on cheating, are going to think that’s the problem , but this time it’s not.
Jax is messed up. He’s insecure, and doesn’t know how to deal with real emotions in an adult and rational manner. What does that mean for E and Jax ? It means that Jax ends up acting like an idiot and a coward for most of the book. For someone who supposedly loves her so much “lock stock and barrel baby” – he gives up on them again and again, and again. Even with the last conflict he calls and calls – but come on, if he really wanted to, he could have gotten to her to tell her what was going on. He never puts forth the effort. He’s always protecting himself, not “them”. (I’m still pissed he wanted her to walk away from her career for him – not that he ever offered to do that for her). At his core, he was a selfish. He cared more about protecting himself then having E. He never once sacrificed anything for her. He never put her first. He never put “them” first.
And E – she was the exact opposite. She wasn’t delusional – she saw Jax for who he was. She knew what he did – putting himself first, and she LET HIM!! Not once, not twice, but over and over and over. She gave all of herself – every little part. She put him first, she put THEM first. She almost sacrificed her LIFE on the “alter” of their “love”. So, I lost all respect for her. She never learned to value herself. She never loved herself, so I couldn’t love her. I’m all about putting your heart and soul on the line for your relationship, but only if the other person is willing and able to do it too. I think, somewhere deep down Jax might have been willing, but he certainly wasn’t able.
I see this is a series. I can only assume from the ending that it’s going to be about one of the other characters from the book. If it’s about Boss, I am SO there. He can call me “hot stuff” anytime. Love that guy.
Apparently, I have a soft spot for seriously damaged, obsessed to the point of insanity (seriously) couples. I didn’t realize it – but that must be the truth. I’m sure it’s what I see in Eva and Gideon, and Ava and Jesse.
I think that E and Jax could have been that kind of couple for me. The ones I’m a little scared of because they are just so intense, but I still find totally fascinated. One of those couples that I’ve fallen little in love with in spite of myself. This could have been my favorite kind of story, where love makes people better, and leads to redemption, but it wasn’t.
Jax is a hot rock star. All the complaints I’ve had about “soft” rocks stars in books lately – yeah, there’s no soft here. He might be only in a local band in the beginning, but he’s a rock star through and through. (oh lord, and don’t get me started on speech patterns – I swear I can count on one hand the number of complete sentences he used - or the obsessive use of the word “babe” AHHHHHHH!!!!!!)
He and E have instant chemistry from the moment they meet. I must admit, he was kind of a douche in the beginning. He did a bunch of things that normally would have pissed me off while they were dancing around each other before they actually got together. However, to be honest, he is MESSED UP. Normally, I that doesn’t qualify for a pass from me, but in this case, his past was messed up enough that I was amazed he wasn’t more fucked up then he was.
Then, you learn about E’s past. Dude. That girl. Wow. I have to be honest, her coping mechanisms weren’t the greatest, but I get it. I know I wouldn’t have been doing any better. I’m not quite sure how you get a worse childhood than that.
So, here we are – two SERIOUSLY messed up people who are flat out crazy obsessed with each other, and all I can think about is how insanely messy this is all going to be – and I was right.
Holy Drama batman. It wasn’t enough to just try and deal with their issues - between Jax, E and the rest of their friends we had more than one near rape, pregnancies, hospitalizations, attempted murder, people who are supposed to be dead showing up, betrayal from friends, separations (for YEARS), suicide attempts, BOMBINGS (!!) and that’s just scratching the surface. At some point, I really just got numb to it.
And, while I don’t enjoy a drama-fest of that magnitude, I STILL could have liked the story – except, I ended up not liking either Jax or E very much. I know those of you who have read my rants on cheating, are going to think that’s the problem , but this time it’s not.
Jax is messed up. He’s insecure, and doesn’t know how to deal with real emotions in an adult and rational manner. What does that mean for E and Jax ? It means that Jax ends up acting like an idiot and a coward for most of the book. For someone who supposedly loves her so much “lock stock and barrel baby” – he gives up on them again and again, and again. Even with the last conflict he calls and calls – but come on, if he really wanted to, he could have gotten to her to tell her what was going on. He never puts forth the effort. He’s always protecting himself, not “them”. (I’m still pissed he wanted her to walk away from her career for him – not that he ever offered to do that for her). At his core, he was a selfish. He cared more about protecting himself then having E. He never once sacrificed anything for her. He never put her first. He never put “them” first.
And E – she was the exact opposite. She wasn’t delusional – she saw Jax for who he was. She knew what he did – putting himself first, and she LET HIM!! Not once, not twice, but over and over and over. She gave all of herself – every little part. She put him first, she put THEM first. She almost sacrificed her LIFE on the “alter” of their “love”. So, I lost all respect for her. She never learned to value herself. She never loved herself, so I couldn’t love her. I’m all about putting your heart and soul on the line for your relationship, but only if the other person is willing and able to do it too. I think, somewhere deep down Jax might have been willing, but he certainly wasn’t able.
I see this is a series. I can only assume from the ending that it’s going to be about one of the other characters from the book. If it’s about Boss, I am SO there. He can call me “hot stuff” anytime. Love that guy.
May 31, 2013
There is so much drama going on, it is ridiculous. Jax and Eve have more issues than National Geographic Magazine
Jax actually annoys me. Fuck and babe that is his only knowledge of his English language.
the explosive physical connection between Jax and Eve is the story and propels the characters toward love. Remove the sex and there’d be no romance.
Jax actually annoys me. Fuck and babe that is his only knowledge of his English language.
the explosive physical connection between Jax and Eve is the story and propels the characters toward love. Remove the sex and there’d be no romance.
August 26, 2013
WOW, this book was intense and I honestly could not put it down. This book broke my heart in places that I didn't know existed and then slowly pieced it back together only to shatter it again.
To say this book was angsty is like saying the North Pole gets a lot of snow! From the very first page to the last it had my heart racing and tears in my eyes. Jax is a hot as sin rocker with a limited vocabulary but, when he does manage to string more than three words together he will rock your world. Eve is just, WOW...the shit she endured, the pain she harbored deep inside, the harm she did to herself was so gut-wrenching to witness. But, in the end, well..the HEA is worth the wait.
To say this book was angsty is like saying the North Pole gets a lot of snow! From the very first page to the last it had my heart racing and tears in my eyes. Jax is a hot as sin rocker with a limited vocabulary but, when he does manage to string more than three words together he will rock your world. Eve is just, WOW...the shit she endured, the pain she harbored deep inside, the harm she did to herself was so gut-wrenching to witness. But, in the end, well..the HEA is worth the wait.
July 25, 2016
Every time I thought I might actually start to like this book something happened to ruin it. Either the male MC did something utterly stupid/selfish or the female MC showed no strength at all (not only with the love interest - though she did show no spine where that guy was concerned. Horribly frustrating! - but with her family as well) which led me to disliking both of them.
There was a ridiculous amount of drama that could have filled 10 books and the author didn't even follow through in most cases. There were lots of loose ends and lots of stuff stayed unresolved.
The writing was not my cup of tea at all either, very amateurish (lots of exclamation marks, typos, choppy sentences and so on) and repetitive. Wanna know how many times I read the word babe/baby in the last couple of days because of this book?
Exactly 690 times.
Enough said.
There was a ridiculous amount of drama that could have filled 10 books and the author didn't even follow through in most cases. There were lots of loose ends and lots of stuff stayed unresolved.
The writing was not my cup of tea at all either, very amateurish (lots of exclamation marks, typos, choppy sentences and so on) and repetitive. Wanna know how many times I read the word babe/baby in the last couple of days because of this book?
Exactly 690 times.
Enough said.
October 1, 2013
Shocking Heaven annoyed me. I lost interest pretty quickly. Not from anything major. Though I got a bit psychotic reading the little things the two main characters were saying back and forth between eachother.
" You hear me, babe?"
" I hear ya, baby."
Jax did that numerously throughout the time I read this. Which was only 27%
YES SHE HEARS YOU! I FUCKING HEAR YOU! IF YOU SAY 'BABY' ONE MORE TIME - I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND MURDER YOU.
Ok that's a bit harsh. But really he spoke the way authors describe bikers talking. That rough caveman style talking, and it didn't really suit him.
The story line was good. Who knows I may even return to this at a later stage, but for now I'm leaving it be.
" You hear me, babe?"
" I hear ya, baby."
Jax did that numerously throughout the time I read this. Which was only 27%
YES SHE HEARS YOU! I FUCKING HEAR YOU! IF YOU SAY 'BABY' ONE MORE TIME - I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN AND MURDER YOU.
Ok that's a bit harsh. But really he spoke the way authors describe bikers talking. That rough caveman style talking, and it didn't really suit him.
The story line was good. Who knows I may even return to this at a later stage, but for now I'm leaving it be.
July 10, 2017
Este es el tipo de lectura que es para pasar el rato entretenida, pero lamentablemente me hizo terminar el día con 😈😈Creo que si leía la palabra "babe" una vez más me iba a provocar matar a alguien. Demás está decir que los odié a los dos!
June 2, 2013
One of the worst heroines I have ever read about. She is supposed to be this stereotypical every guy's wet dream - beautiful (of course she doesn't see it), can sing, play guitar, knows cars, drinks a lot, is fiery, witty, takes no shit and all that jazz. It's completely overdone and extremely irritating. The only person that dosen't like her is, of course, the rival for her romantic interest and possibly some crazy stalker guy but I'm not sure because I didn't make it that far. The problem is that I just can't see why everybody loves her that much, she is supposed to be able to hold her own against people but when it comes to her confrontations with the hero she is a complete doormat. He is a monosyllabic asshole who treats her like shit and she forgives him for everything even though he never apologizes. It seems like as long as the sex is good everything else doesn't matter. The hero, the heroine and their relationship were so bad that I had to stop reading at 43% because I just coudn't take it anymore. And the dialogues. The fucking dialogues. I think I'm gonna die if i see one more hero with this weird "babe" obsession. What's up with that? It's not hot or charming, just annoying. I don't get it.
May 5, 2013
I mean....just.....holy shit.
There is a lot--A LOT--going on in this book. Two rockers and their rise to fame, two truly, deeply SHITTY childhoods, two attempted rapes.....self-harm, the loss of a child, the fucking mafia.....
Great book. Jax is too closed off and not very verbal--except in the sack--so I think this book would have really benefitted from alternating POVs. Eve kicks ass. A lesser woman couldn't have taken the shit life threw at her. The sexual tension between them was palpable and the sex itself was OFF THE CHARTS. The epilogue, short though it was, tied up the story with a nice little bow--and it was good to step inside Jax's head for a bit.
Now--when am I gonna get Boss' story.......cause Boss really needs his own HEA.
There is a lot--A LOT--going on in this book. Two rockers and their rise to fame, two truly, deeply SHITTY childhoods, two attempted rapes.....self-harm, the loss of a child, the fucking mafia.....
Great book. Jax is too closed off and not very verbal--except in the sack--so I think this book would have really benefitted from alternating POVs. Eve kicks ass. A lesser woman couldn't have taken the shit life threw at her. The sexual tension between them was palpable and the sex itself was OFF THE CHARTS. The epilogue, short though it was, tied up the story with a nice little bow--and it was good to step inside Jax's head for a bit.
Now--when am I gonna get Boss' story.......cause Boss really needs his own HEA.
July 28, 2013
this book was so shit. If I invented a time machine, my top priority would be to go back and warn my past self not to read it. I don't even know how this has such a high average rating.
Eve is a bitch and a slut but everyone loves her even though she absolutely sucks and if someone like her existed in real life, they would be shot.
Jax is an idiot. Like, certifiably dumb. But he's hot so it's okay right?
The grammar sucked.
The story line pretty much sucked.
The plot was ridiculous actually.
The writing sucked.
There is a lot of sex in it though. I think that's the only reason some people have given it four/five stars - because they were too busy skimming the rest of the story to get to the sex scenes to care.
Eve is a bitch and a slut but everyone loves her even though she absolutely sucks and if someone like her existed in real life, they would be shot.
Jax is an idiot. Like, certifiably dumb. But he's hot so it's okay right?
The grammar sucked.
The story line pretty much sucked.
The plot was ridiculous actually.
The writing sucked.
There is a lot of sex in it though. I think that's the only reason some people have given it four/five stars - because they were too busy skimming the rest of the story to get to the sex scenes to care.
October 23, 2015
3.5*
Shocking Heaven was a real struggle for me. I would get really annoyed with the characters, but then I needed to know what was going to happen. Then there were moments of wanting to throw my phone, Kindle, or Laptop across the room. But through all that my face stayed glued to the screen of whichever device I was reading on. It was not an easy read to sit down which always speaks volumes no matter how many issues I may be having with the book. The writing took me awhile to get used to. Some of the words were a loss to me considering this book has a lot of British slang that this American had no idea what they meant. Thank God for Google. ;]
Eve has had a harrowing childhood that has left her with some pretty deep scars both emotionally and physically and even bigger issues that she is hoping she can escape from when she attends college. She has a quote she live's by:
And believe me Eve has been through some major hell. More than any young girl should have to endure in one life. When things get to be too much for Eve she feels like her only way of escape is to release it the only way she knows how. It’s not a healthy way at all because you see, Eve is a self-harmer.
She tries really hard to keep herself from giving into this need of release and to try and work through it on her own. But sometimes the need for release is so strong that it consumes her. Although she feels relief in that moment she is soon overwhelmed with guilt of what she has done to herself and put her twin Aaron, and her older brother Caleb through when they have to pick her up off the ground and nurse her back to health.
When Eve first arrives at college she is set on just working and absolutely no loving. She doesn’t want a relationship and is determined to focus on her future. That is until she meets Jax.
Jax is the sexy lead singer to Room 103 who literally sweats sex appeal. Jax is Alpha all the way around. He’s moody, arrogant and has got a big….ego. He’s also a man of few words. The constant word he uses the most is, ‘babe’. It drove me nuts. Now even though this annoyed me to the point I wanted to scratch my eyes out so I wouldn’t have to see the word again, I ended up loving the guy. I know! What the hell is wrong with me? But when he says things like, "Need to breathe you babe", it just makes you want to say, "OK, what's my name again?", lol. But Eve was pretty annoyed and frustrated with his few words as well. Then when he really had something to say he just bout melt the panties right off. Jax back story explains a lot of why he's a man of few words and it's a sad story in itself. Jax and Eve have a crazy insane connection. They are made for each other in every way. There are plenty ups and downs in their relationship and even a two year separation when the bands career separates them and leaves Eve completely broken emotionally and physically.
Two years later Eve has made a name for herself and has started a charity called H.A.S.H.T.A.G. A charity to provide therapy for self-harmers.
This made me love this kick ass heroine character even more.
At this charity event she runs into Room 103. I love this band of guys. Boss is the man. I absolutely adored him and want one of him of my very own. The support and love he shows to Eve through all of the bullshit is admirable.
Once Jax walks in that insane connection they have for each other over takes them both and it’s like they never left each other. But soon things turn rocky again when Jax fails to mention something pretty important.
The book has a lot going on. I mean A LOT. There is lots of drama, sex, and laughter. I started off being really iffy with this book, but in the end it found it’s way into my book loving heart. If you can get past the excessive use of the word, babe, then I think you might find yourself enjoying this book too.
Shocking Heaven was a real struggle for me. I would get really annoyed with the characters, but then I needed to know what was going to happen. Then there were moments of wanting to throw my phone, Kindle, or Laptop across the room. But through all that my face stayed glued to the screen of whichever device I was reading on. It was not an easy read to sit down which always speaks volumes no matter how many issues I may be having with the book. The writing took me awhile to get used to. Some of the words were a loss to me considering this book has a lot of British slang that this American had no idea what they meant. Thank God for Google. ;]
Eve has had a harrowing childhood that has left her with some pretty deep scars both emotionally and physically and even bigger issues that she is hoping she can escape from when she attends college. She has a quote she live's by:
And believe me Eve has been through some major hell. More than any young girl should have to endure in one life. When things get to be too much for Eve she feels like her only way of escape is to release it the only way she knows how. It’s not a healthy way at all because you see, Eve is a self-harmer.
She tries really hard to keep herself from giving into this need of release and to try and work through it on her own. But sometimes the need for release is so strong that it consumes her. Although she feels relief in that moment she is soon overwhelmed with guilt of what she has done to herself and put her twin Aaron, and her older brother Caleb through when they have to pick her up off the ground and nurse her back to health.
When Eve first arrives at college she is set on just working and absolutely no loving. She doesn’t want a relationship and is determined to focus on her future. That is until she meets Jax.
Jax is the sexy lead singer to Room 103 who literally sweats sex appeal. Jax is Alpha all the way around. He’s moody, arrogant and has got a big….ego. He’s also a man of few words. The constant word he uses the most is, ‘babe’. It drove me nuts. Now even though this annoyed me to the point I wanted to scratch my eyes out so I wouldn’t have to see the word again, I ended up loving the guy. I know! What the hell is wrong with me? But when he says things like, "Need to breathe you babe", it just makes you want to say, "OK, what's my name again?", lol. But Eve was pretty annoyed and frustrated with his few words as well. Then when he really had something to say he just bout melt the panties right off. Jax back story explains a lot of why he's a man of few words and it's a sad story in itself. Jax and Eve have a crazy insane connection. They are made for each other in every way. There are plenty ups and downs in their relationship and even a two year separation when the bands career separates them and leaves Eve completely broken emotionally and physically.
Two years later Eve has made a name for herself and has started a charity called H.A.S.H.T.A.G. A charity to provide therapy for self-harmers.
This made me love this kick ass heroine character even more.
At this charity event she runs into Room 103. I love this band of guys. Boss is the man. I absolutely adored him and want one of him of my very own. The support and love he shows to Eve through all of the bullshit is admirable.
Once Jax walks in that insane connection they have for each other over takes them both and it’s like they never left each other. But soon things turn rocky again when Jax fails to mention something pretty important.
The book has a lot going on. I mean A LOT. There is lots of drama, sex, and laughter. I started off being really iffy with this book, but in the end it found it’s way into my book loving heart. If you can get past the excessive use of the word, babe, then I think you might find yourself enjoying this book too.
April 10, 2014
2.5 (What did I just read) Stars
Shocking Heaven started out okay, but with each progression and obstacle, it slowly got worst and I just wanted to scream when it would end. Around the 60% mark I was debating if I should finish, but I figured I invested so much energy into the Jax and Eve’s drama, I had to see it to the end, even if I had no hair by the end of it.
Summary
Jax is in a band, he’s the lead singer. He’s a player, bad boy and has lots of sex with women. Eve works at the bar Jax’s band plays at. Jax notices Eve.
Many elements didn’t work out for Shocking Heaven
-The main element that killed it for me was the Hero, Jax. Jax is a jerk and I LOVE it when a Hero is a jerk, but there was something about Jax that didn’t sit with me well. I was even okay when he was doing another girl in the living room and Eve saw it. I was thinking to myself okay this guy doesn’t have a clue on how to be “nice”, but he kept on messing up and after the fifth time, I basically gave up on him.
-Eve forgave Jax too quickly. He would push her away and then go to another girl. Eve would just run away and hurt herself but when Jax comforts her, she doesn’t really say what the issue was. She would say Jax “hurt” her, but she didn’t say, oh it’s b/c I saw you doing another girl. This went on several times, there wasn’t any cheating, but there was a lot of are you serious, I want to punch you moments.
-The dialogue was unoriginal. I’m usually okay with unoriginal plot, but when you kind of reference characters I’ve already read and it’s a huge turn off. Jax doesn’t speak in complete sentences, it remind me A LOT of like KA books. A lot of “need you babe”, “clothes off babe”, stuff that like.
-The word “babe” was used too many times! In every dialogue referenced to the person, the word “babe was used” oh my gosh, it doesn’t need to be referenced EVERY SINGLE TIME.
- Too much went on in Shocking Heaven. You got drug dealers, then the band, then Eve hurting herself, Jax being a jerk, there’s pregnancies, groupies, the list goes on and on. I felt like I was reading three books in one, but a lot of times, a huge issue was just glossed over. I was like, what? This happened and that’s it?
-Eve probably was getting almost raped like ten times. I love a damsel in distress storyline, but could a girl be that bad of luck? It wasn’t even the same guys, just different guys at different points of the book.
-There’s a “friend” character called Boss, I liked him a lot, I even liked him more than Jax. At one point I wanted Eve to get with Boss. A lot of what Boss did as a friend to Eve, Jax should have done instead.
I’m not sure if there was anything I liked about this book and it saddens me to say that, but I was just so completely frustrated and annoyed with the characters and story line, it kind of put me in a bad mood. I also felt like the writing, dialogue and storyline mirrored too many other elements in reads that it just put a damper on my reading. Of course the “alpha” hero is no original concept, but many writers can write a character where I don’t feel like I’m reading the same character. I felt like every time I was reading Jax I kept on thinking to myself, am I reading one of KA’s book?
My suggestions
-I think there should have been one focal point to the story. Eve has a crazy past and therefore she self-harms. I think all the other drama was ineffective.
-Jax shouldn’t have blown off Eve because of a misunderstanding or the misunderstanding should have been bigger than what it was because when I found out I lost all hope for Jax
-Jax needs to speak in complete sentences.
-Boss’s character should have been not written in or been a love triangle
-Eve shouldn’t have run away so many times, she should have been somewhat level headed and showed us she was working towards her issues and growing as a character.
Anyhow, that’s my two cents. As I’ve always said, just because it doesn’t work out for me, doesn’t mean, it’s not a hit for other people. I like to pick up a random author every once in a while and test out the waters. It’s just a shame, I drowned in this one.
AMAZON
Shocking Heaven started out okay, but with each progression and obstacle, it slowly got worst and I just wanted to scream when it would end. Around the 60% mark I was debating if I should finish, but I figured I invested so much energy into the Jax and Eve’s drama, I had to see it to the end, even if I had no hair by the end of it.
Summary
Jax is in a band, he’s the lead singer. He’s a player, bad boy and has lots of sex with women. Eve works at the bar Jax’s band plays at. Jax notices Eve.
Many elements didn’t work out for Shocking Heaven
-The main element that killed it for me was the Hero, Jax. Jax is a jerk and I LOVE it when a Hero is a jerk, but there was something about Jax that didn’t sit with me well. I was even okay when he was doing another girl in the living room and Eve saw it. I was thinking to myself okay this guy doesn’t have a clue on how to be “nice”, but he kept on messing up and after the fifth time, I basically gave up on him.
-Eve forgave Jax too quickly. He would push her away and then go to another girl. Eve would just run away and hurt herself but when Jax comforts her, she doesn’t really say what the issue was. She would say Jax “hurt” her, but she didn’t say, oh it’s b/c I saw you doing another girl. This went on several times, there wasn’t any cheating, but there was a lot of are you serious, I want to punch you moments.
-The dialogue was unoriginal. I’m usually okay with unoriginal plot, but when you kind of reference characters I’ve already read and it’s a huge turn off. Jax doesn’t speak in complete sentences, it remind me A LOT of like KA books. A lot of “need you babe”, “clothes off babe”, stuff that like.
-The word “babe” was used too many times! In every dialogue referenced to the person, the word “babe was used” oh my gosh, it doesn’t need to be referenced EVERY SINGLE TIME.
- Too much went on in Shocking Heaven. You got drug dealers, then the band, then Eve hurting herself, Jax being a jerk, there’s pregnancies, groupies, the list goes on and on. I felt like I was reading three books in one, but a lot of times, a huge issue was just glossed over. I was like, what? This happened and that’s it?
-Eve probably was getting almost raped like ten times. I love a damsel in distress storyline, but could a girl be that bad of luck? It wasn’t even the same guys, just different guys at different points of the book.
-There’s a “friend” character called Boss, I liked him a lot, I even liked him more than Jax. At one point I wanted Eve to get with Boss. A lot of what Boss did as a friend to Eve, Jax should have done instead.
I’m not sure if there was anything I liked about this book and it saddens me to say that, but I was just so completely frustrated and annoyed with the characters and story line, it kind of put me in a bad mood. I also felt like the writing, dialogue and storyline mirrored too many other elements in reads that it just put a damper on my reading. Of course the “alpha” hero is no original concept, but many writers can write a character where I don’t feel like I’m reading the same character. I felt like every time I was reading Jax I kept on thinking to myself, am I reading one of KA’s book?
My suggestions
-I think there should have been one focal point to the story. Eve has a crazy past and therefore she self-harms. I think all the other drama was ineffective.
-Jax shouldn’t have blown off Eve because of a misunderstanding or the misunderstanding should have been bigger than what it was because when I found out I lost all hope for Jax
-Jax needs to speak in complete sentences.
-Boss’s character should have been not written in or been a love triangle
-Eve shouldn’t have run away so many times, she should have been somewhat level headed and showed us she was working towards her issues and growing as a character.
Anyhow, that’s my two cents. As I’ve always said, just because it doesn’t work out for me, doesn’t mean, it’s not a hit for other people. I like to pick up a random author every once in a while and test out the waters. It’s just a shame, I drowned in this one.
AMAZON
April 20, 2015
The Room 103 series is my second one about members of a rock band! And i have to say that these rocker boys are proving themselves to be incredibly and irresistibly hot!!
So, in this first book of the series we get to know Jax Cooper, the lead singer of Room 103.
But let's start with some introductions first!
Jax is a guy who is practically sex-on-legs. He is hot, well-built and with tattoos! He gives the impression of a player and of a guy that doesn't care about anyone and anything, but appearances can be deceiving! And we get to see his true self and what there is behind this persona when he gets to meet Eve Hudson.
Now, Eve Hudson is girl that has been through a lot as a child and going to college it's her opportunity for a start over. She is a beautiful girl, confident and independent. Also, Eve has an problem that has its roots in her childhood and the battles she gives with it aren't always easy. But, Jax has his own way of helping her win them.
Jax and Eve meet when Eve goes to a party in her big brother's apartment which he shares with the members of Room 103. And that's where their wonderful story begins!
Their encounters start getting more and more intimate which make them form a very powerful bond. But, although Fate makes them fall in love with each other, she hasn't said her last words. And so obstacles start getting in the way! But, as people say, Nothing worth-having, comes easy.
There are a lot of scenes throughout the book that will leave you with mixed emotions and with your chin dropped to the floor. But, at the same time, you will feel your heart warming, breaking, soaring, filling with sadness, anger, frustration, love and every other emotion that is known to man.
The characters are extremely well-written and captivating as hell! Each one of them composes his own unique universe and all of them together are creating a world where you can and want to lose yourself.
The combination of these two just leaves you breathless and dumbfounded!
And what can i really say about D.H. Sidebottom's writing? The way she develops the plot so gracefully and full of emotion is just stunning! And it has an intensity that doesn't leave the story or the characters not even for a second!
But i think that's enough with what i have to say about this incredible piece of contemporary literature! I will leave the rest of it for you to discover because i can't have enough words to describe it!
I hope you enjoy it like i did!!
So, in this first book of the series we get to know Jax Cooper, the lead singer of Room 103.
But let's start with some introductions first!
Jax is a guy who is practically sex-on-legs. He is hot, well-built and with tattoos! He gives the impression of a player and of a guy that doesn't care about anyone and anything, but appearances can be deceiving! And we get to see his true self and what there is behind this persona when he gets to meet Eve Hudson.
Now, Eve Hudson is girl that has been through a lot as a child and going to college it's her opportunity for a start over. She is a beautiful girl, confident and independent. Also, Eve has an problem that has its roots in her childhood and the battles she gives with it aren't always easy. But, Jax has his own way of helping her win them.
Jax and Eve meet when Eve goes to a party in her big brother's apartment which he shares with the members of Room 103. And that's where their wonderful story begins!
Their encounters start getting more and more intimate which make them form a very powerful bond. But, although Fate makes them fall in love with each other, she hasn't said her last words. And so obstacles start getting in the way! But, as people say, Nothing worth-having, comes easy.
There are a lot of scenes throughout the book that will leave you with mixed emotions and with your chin dropped to the floor. But, at the same time, you will feel your heart warming, breaking, soaring, filling with sadness, anger, frustration, love and every other emotion that is known to man.
The characters are extremely well-written and captivating as hell! Each one of them composes his own unique universe and all of them together are creating a world where you can and want to lose yourself.
The combination of these two just leaves you breathless and dumbfounded!
And what can i really say about D.H. Sidebottom's writing? The way she develops the plot so gracefully and full of emotion is just stunning! And it has an intensity that doesn't leave the story or the characters not even for a second!
But i think that's enough with what i have to say about this incredible piece of contemporary literature! I will leave the rest of it for you to discover because i can't have enough words to describe it!
I hope you enjoy it like i did!!
May 14, 2013
I'm finished and my heart's beating like crazy, my eyes are sooooo red!
Breathe
I'm speechless yet I have so much going on in my head I can't form words. I mean there are no words after a book like this just spluttering, lots of spluttering.
Breathe
Yet I have to say what I think about this book or I won't be able to move on to another.
Breathe
Ok I'll be quick because no words I have, can EVER say how much I LOVED/ADORED/HATED/SCREAMED/AM NOW SO OBSESSED with this book.
E is strong, sassy and very easy to love. Your heart will break for her you will cry with her and for her. There's so much I could say about E but you've got to read about her to appreciate how complex she is. Jax well I loved him, I hated him, I loved him, I hated him. That went on most of the book until I was left with loved :-D
Jax and E's love is soul wrenchingly powerful, god it poured from the pages. They were meant for eachother I never questioned that, that's why the painful pages hurt that much more than usual. So much happens in this book it gripped me and didn't let me go until the last sentence.
That ending! Oh god what I would give for this book all from Jaxs POV. What I think is that Jax comes off the bad guy a lot because it's all from E's POV... but not everything is what it seems... back to the ending OMG! it's from Jax POV and it has a HEA! if it didn't I would be a blubbering mess on the floor and desperately contacting the author to DEMAND book 2 STAT!.
Ok in conclusion when I think of this book I think of Thoughtless. Thoughtless kicked my ass red raw with the angst and heartbreak, but Shocking Heaven beat my ass black and blue and made it bleed.
Sorry if there are spelling mistakes or if its just rambling to you but I'm still in recovery mode from THE BEST BOOK HIGH EVER!!!
Breathe
I'm speechless yet I have so much going on in my head I can't form words. I mean there are no words after a book like this just spluttering, lots of spluttering.
Breathe
Yet I have to say what I think about this book or I won't be able to move on to another.
Breathe
Ok I'll be quick because no words I have, can EVER say how much I LOVED/ADORED/HATED/SCREAMED/AM NOW SO OBSESSED with this book.
E is strong, sassy and very easy to love. Your heart will break for her you will cry with her and for her. There's so much I could say about E but you've got to read about her to appreciate how complex she is. Jax well I loved him, I hated him, I loved him, I hated him. That went on most of the book until I was left with loved :-D
Jax and E's love is soul wrenchingly powerful, god it poured from the pages. They were meant for eachother I never questioned that, that's why the painful pages hurt that much more than usual. So much happens in this book it gripped me and didn't let me go until the last sentence.
That ending! Oh god what I would give for this book all from Jaxs POV. What I think is that Jax comes off the bad guy a lot because it's all from E's POV... but not everything is what it seems... back to the ending OMG! it's from Jax POV and it has a HEA! if it didn't I would be a blubbering mess on the floor and desperately contacting the author to DEMAND book 2 STAT!.
Ok in conclusion when I think of this book I think of Thoughtless. Thoughtless kicked my ass red raw with the angst and heartbreak, but Shocking Heaven beat my ass black and blue and made it bleed.
Sorry if there are spelling mistakes or if its just rambling to you but I'm still in recovery mode from THE BEST BOOK HIGH EVER!!!
November 27, 2017
My daughter recently introduced me to the world of fanfic. I’d heard of it, of course, but I’d never read any. There’s a reason for that. Most of it is terribly written, edited, plotted, whatever...it all just made my eyes bleed.
Like this book...except this one’s published.
*(shakes-head-in-dismay)*
Tween-fic rockstar romance.
What can I say?
If you’ve read it, you know I’m right.
DNF 15%
Like this book...except this one’s published.
*(shakes-head-in-dismay)*
Tween-fic rockstar romance.
What can I say?
If you’ve read it, you know I’m right.
DNF 15%
September 16, 2013
Eve ha tenido una vida traumatica, y lo único que quiere hacer es escapar, así que lo hace y empieza a vivir una vida estudiantil, donde no quiere drama, y por supuesto no relaciones, pero entonces conoce a Jax Cooper, el vocalista de la poco conocida banda Room 103.
Jax es arrogante, egoísta y un dominante de corazón, pero malditamente caliente; Eve pronto encuentra su implacable búsqueda de ella, más y más difícil de resistir.
Pero ambos tienen demonios dentro de ellos, y puede que no sean los fantasmas o las personas interponiéndose entre ellos, si no la vida misma.
Eva pronto descubre que si vas a través del infierno, entonces la única forma de salir al otro lado, es simplemente seguir adelante.
Vale, bien, vamos a hacer esto muy muy rápido.
Solo voy a decir esto una vez y espero que me comprendan: LA PRIMERA PARTE DEL LIBRO ERA I N N E C E S A R I A. ¿QUÉ DEMONIOS ESCRIBIÓ AHÍ LA AUTORA? ¿POR QUÉ 100 PÁGINAS, JODER? ¡LE QUITAS TODO EL SEXO Y TODO EL 'NENA' Y NOS AHORRAMOS CASI 85 PÁGINAS PARA UN BUEN LIBRO DE 200 Y ALGO, DIOS!
A ver, es que la primera parte me deprimió totalmente, no porque el libro me entristeciera, aunque la vida de ella es una mierda, realmente, pero DIOS, me deprimió en la forma que la autora narro, ¿qué demonios hombre? Y el maldito 'nena', ¡si vuelvo a leer otro 'nena' en mi vida, me pego un maldito tiro!
Vale, vale que Jax puede decirle 'nena' todo lo que quiera, pero coño, se repita como 834658354453 en cada frase, ¡jodida mierda!
Y como digo, lo único que salvo de la primera parte del libro sería cuando conoce a los chicos de Room 103 (Boss, Romeo y Bulk, mi amores) y después las últimas 20 páginas. Ya todo lo demás es estupidez, y JAX ES UN PUTO CABRÓN, ¡DIOS! Y las putadas que le hace, o sea..
O sea, es como un maldito alfa dominante, ¡NO! Y ella que se deja, ¿qué hombre? ¿QUÉ? ACABA DE CONOCERTE, ¿POR QUÉ DEMONIOS OBEDECES LA IDIOTECES QUE TE ORDENA, A VER? Dios bendito..
Ahora vayámonos a la segunda parte del libro. AY SI, AY SI, empecé a leer la segunda parte y entonces todo fue como
Realmente como que todo fue mas maduro, y ya el maldito 'nena' no se repetía tanto, aunque por supuesto, Jax lo sigue diciendo pero ah, aquí empecé a amar a Jax, porque tanto Ev como Jax han madurado, y ahora E sabe decir NO, y Jax sabe tomarlo con calma, así que GRACIAS, D.H. SIDEBOTTOM, GRACIAS POR LO MENOS NO CAGAR LA SEGUNDA PARTE, ¡GRACIAS!
Y bueno, sigamos hablando de la segunda parte, porque es hiper EMOCIONANTE, o sea, ya están en el mundillo de los famosos, tanto Room 103 como E son famosos y eso. Y ENTONCES SE REENCUENTRAN, y es muy como: Oh Dios, oh Dios. Pero claro E primero se reencuentra con Boss y Romeo (que -respectivamente- la llaman: Cosita caliente y Llave inglesa, gracias por no llamarla nena, bebés, GRACIAS) Y SON AMOOOOR, O SEA, NO SABEN CUANTO AMO A ESTOS DOS, CUANTO LOS AMO POR DIOS.
Y bueno ya, la cosa de cuando E y Jax se encuentran y es como: Oh mierda, Jax, ¡has madurado! JAJAJAJA No enserio, Jax era caliente pero ahora con ese toque de madurez es aun más, y gracias a Dios ahora E sabe decir no y sabe poner a Jax en su lugar, ¡gracias, Eve, gracias!
Y bueno es todo amor, todo drama y toda la mierda, pero lo amé, la segunda parte del libro, pero entonces..
JAX LO VUELVE A HACER, VUELVE A PARTIRME EL JODIDO CORAZÓN, ¡NO CAMBIA EL DESGRACIADO, NO CAMBIA, MALDITA SEA!
Yo en ese momento estaba como: ¿Por qué otra vez, Jax? ¿POR QUÉ OTRA VEZ?
Y bueno NO VOY A SPOILEARLES más, solo voy a decirles que lo arreglan todo y vuelven juntos, y todo es hermoso, ¡Y DIOS, GRACIAS POR SALVAR UNA PARTE DEL LIBRO!
Seriamente, quien vaya a leer este libro, aunque les este diciendo que la primera parte del libro es HORRIBLE, van a tener que tragársela para entender la segunda parte, pero les digo que la segunda parte es todo amor, en serio, o sea, LA AMÉ, ah. Soy bipolar, i know.
Le pongo un 4/5 solo por esa primera parte del libro, ah, creo que me extendí con la reseña, pero era necesario jajaja, un besito, y espero que se animen a leer<3
Jax es arrogante, egoísta y un dominante de corazón, pero malditamente caliente; Eve pronto encuentra su implacable búsqueda de ella, más y más difícil de resistir.
Pero ambos tienen demonios dentro de ellos, y puede que no sean los fantasmas o las personas interponiéndose entre ellos, si no la vida misma.
Eva pronto descubre que si vas a través del infierno, entonces la única forma de salir al otro lado, es simplemente seguir adelante.
Vale, bien, vamos a hacer esto muy muy rápido.
Solo voy a decir esto una vez y espero que me comprendan: LA PRIMERA PARTE DEL LIBRO ERA I N N E C E S A R I A. ¿QUÉ DEMONIOS ESCRIBIÓ AHÍ LA AUTORA? ¿POR QUÉ 100 PÁGINAS, JODER? ¡LE QUITAS TODO EL SEXO Y TODO EL 'NENA' Y NOS AHORRAMOS CASI 85 PÁGINAS PARA UN BUEN LIBRO DE 200 Y ALGO, DIOS!
A ver, es que la primera parte me deprimió totalmente, no porque el libro me entristeciera, aunque la vida de ella es una mierda, realmente, pero DIOS, me deprimió en la forma que la autora narro, ¿qué demonios hombre? Y el maldito 'nena', ¡si vuelvo a leer otro 'nena' en mi vida, me pego un maldito tiro!
Vale, vale que Jax puede decirle 'nena' todo lo que quiera, pero coño, se repita como 834658354453 en cada frase, ¡jodida mierda!
Y como digo, lo único que salvo de la primera parte del libro sería cuando conoce a los chicos de Room 103 (Boss, Romeo y Bulk, mi amores) y después las últimas 20 páginas. Ya todo lo demás es estupidez, y JAX ES UN PUTO CABRÓN, ¡DIOS! Y las putadas que le hace, o sea..
O sea, es como un maldito alfa dominante, ¡NO! Y ella que se deja, ¿qué hombre? ¿QUÉ? ACABA DE CONOCERTE, ¿POR QUÉ DEMONIOS OBEDECES LA IDIOTECES QUE TE ORDENA, A VER? Dios bendito..
Ahora vayámonos a la segunda parte del libro. AY SI, AY SI, empecé a leer la segunda parte y entonces todo fue como
Realmente como que todo fue mas maduro, y ya el maldito 'nena' no se repetía tanto, aunque por supuesto, Jax lo sigue diciendo pero ah, aquí empecé a amar a Jax, porque tanto Ev como Jax han madurado, y ahora E sabe decir NO, y Jax sabe tomarlo con calma, así que GRACIAS, D.H. SIDEBOTTOM, GRACIAS POR LO MENOS NO CAGAR LA SEGUNDA PARTE, ¡GRACIAS!
Y bueno, sigamos hablando de la segunda parte, porque es hiper EMOCIONANTE, o sea, ya están en el mundillo de los famosos, tanto Room 103 como E son famosos y eso. Y ENTONCES SE REENCUENTRAN, y es muy como: Oh Dios, oh Dios. Pero claro E primero se reencuentra con Boss y Romeo (que -respectivamente- la llaman: Cosita caliente y Llave inglesa, gracias por no llamarla nena, bebés, GRACIAS) Y SON AMOOOOR, O SEA, NO SABEN CUANTO AMO A ESTOS DOS, CUANTO LOS AMO POR DIOS.
Y bueno ya, la cosa de cuando E y Jax se encuentran y es como: Oh mierda, Jax, ¡has madurado! JAJAJAJA No enserio, Jax era caliente pero ahora con ese toque de madurez es aun más, y gracias a Dios ahora E sabe decir no y sabe poner a Jax en su lugar, ¡gracias, Eve, gracias!
Y bueno es todo amor, todo drama y toda la mierda, pero lo amé, la segunda parte del libro, pero entonces..
JAX LO VUELVE A HACER, VUELVE A PARTIRME EL JODIDO CORAZÓN, ¡NO CAMBIA EL DESGRACIADO, NO CAMBIA, MALDITA SEA!
Yo en ese momento estaba como: ¿Por qué otra vez, Jax? ¿POR QUÉ OTRA VEZ?
Y bueno NO VOY A SPOILEARLES más, solo voy a decirles que lo arreglan todo y vuelven juntos, y todo es hermoso, ¡Y DIOS, GRACIAS POR SALVAR UNA PARTE DEL LIBRO!
Seriamente, quien vaya a leer este libro, aunque les este diciendo que la primera parte del libro es HORRIBLE, van a tener que tragársela para entender la segunda parte, pero les digo que la segunda parte es todo amor, en serio, o sea, LA AMÉ, ah. Soy bipolar, i know.
"¿Eres mía, nena?"
"En cuerpo y alma, nene."
Le pongo un 4/5 solo por esa primera parte del libro, ah, creo que me extendí con la reseña, pero era necesario jajaja, un besito, y espero que se animen a leer<3
October 1, 2013
Story Rating 4 Stars
Character Rating 4 Stars
Romance Rating 4 Stars
Heat Level 5 Stars
Overall Rating 4 Stars
This book was a crazy roller coaster of emotions.
I went up and down with liking the book (barely made it through the first 40%), but I am SO happy I stuck with it.
There was always something crazy going on: yelling, fighting, drug use, sex, music...self harm :-/
Yup. The book got very dark in some places.
But! There was a HEA, and that's all I could hope for...even though I didn't see how one would happen, it did.
What I didn't like...
How quickly Eve always forgave Jax.
And! How quickly she trusted him.
So frustrating!!!
I get that they were soul-mates or whatever *pft*..but come on. Some thing are just too far-fetched to be believed. Or maybe she was just more forgiving than I'd ever be.
Yeah, it could be that.
I also didn't like the first 40% of the book. I don't know why, but I really had to work to get through it.
I think it was getting used to the british writing, and getting into the correct mind frame for some of the events that were going on betwixt all the people. There was a lot of drama going on, and I had a hard time sorting it out in the beginning.
What I did like...
Boss!
I looooved his character. He was always there for Eve, even though he was just a friend and sometimes stuck between her and Jax. He seemed to be a rock in her life, when things were often up in the air.
Super excited about his book too!
I also liked when Eve and Jax relationship was working. They did fit together perfectly, in a crazy drama filled way.
Made me happy when things were working for them. They totes deserved it.
And, holy sexy-time!
Loads of that going on. They were both dirty...and I loved it.
Here's my casting for Jax and Eve (imagine the tattoos)...
November 22, 2013
Ok I want to start by saying the premise of this story had me intrigued and the prologue slayed me. I really liked E and when we first met Jax I thought he would be my next book boyfriend.
Sadly as the story progressed E and Jax pissed me off to no end and the story line got overly dramatic and coincidental to the point I spent so much time rolling my eyes that it took me twice as long to finish the story.
I really wanted to love E for the struggles she had been through but OMG did she need a back bone and to learn the word no. I actually wanted to slap her every time she did something stupid and TBH that was so often my hand couldn't handle that.
Jax was an arsehole. Yes he loved her and yes he had a nice mix of dirty talk and alpha that normally would make my panties wet but fuck me how many chances do you give a guy before you say you know what your not fucking worth it. Babe, Baby, Babe, URG no.
Ok so that all sounds a little harsh and although there was a lot I didn't like there were parts that I did so lets focus on them for a bit.
As I mentioned the premise was great and the first half kept me intrigued. I was 100% behind Jax and E getting their HEA. The last half was kinda like a train wreck I was sorta disgusted in myself that I couldn't tear my eyes away from it and I stayed up until 3am finishing it.
The secondary characters were awesome. I loved Boss and Romeo and Bulk and TBH would have been happy for E to say sorry Jax your a wanker I am gonna go bang these 3, but alas she didn't :( Her pooch had a buttload of character and was a nice edition.
So overall as much as I didn't like it I couldn't put it down, now IDK if that's cause I am nosy and had to know or cause I am a masochist and enjoyed the torture so I will let you make your own decision.
Sadly as the story progressed E and Jax pissed me off to no end and the story line got overly dramatic and coincidental to the point I spent so much time rolling my eyes that it took me twice as long to finish the story.
I really wanted to love E for the struggles she had been through but OMG did she need a back bone and to learn the word no. I actually wanted to slap her every time she did something stupid and TBH that was so often my hand couldn't handle that.
Jax was an arsehole. Yes he loved her and yes he had a nice mix of dirty talk and alpha that normally would make my panties wet but fuck me how many chances do you give a guy before you say you know what your not fucking worth it. Babe, Baby, Babe, URG no.
Ok so that all sounds a little harsh and although there was a lot I didn't like there were parts that I did so lets focus on them for a bit.
As I mentioned the premise was great and the first half kept me intrigued. I was 100% behind Jax and E getting their HEA. The last half was kinda like a train wreck I was sorta disgusted in myself that I couldn't tear my eyes away from it and I stayed up until 3am finishing it.
The secondary characters were awesome. I loved Boss and Romeo and Bulk and TBH would have been happy for E to say sorry Jax your a wanker I am gonna go bang these 3, but alas she didn't :( Her pooch had a buttload of character and was a nice edition.
So overall as much as I didn't like it I couldn't put it down, now IDK if that's cause I am nosy and had to know or cause I am a masochist and enjoyed the torture so I will let you make your own decision.
May 10, 2015
2.5 stars. I really liked this book at the beginning. Then I got bored and started skimming and rolling my eyes. Then toward the end I started to kind of like it again. lol It didn't bother me that they said fuck all the time. It still didn't bother me that Jax ended just about every sentence in babe. I didn't care they fell in love so fast. I felt they loved each other. I liked Jax a lot. He was a man of few words. But when he did speak full sentences some sweet shit came out of his mouth.
It bothered me when E/Eve started saying baby at the end of her sentences. It really bothered me when she made really stupid decisions. It bothered me that Cam was her brother and at the beginning their relationship seemed liked they were really close. Then poof he was not hardly mentioned. A few other things irritated the shit out of me. But I don't want to spoil it for anyone else. lol
The sex was steamy at times.
I kept having to remind myself that these were college kids.
They both were really messed up. Her more than him.
I'm glad I finished reading it.
I'm pretty sure I'm done with the series. Even though I really liked Boss. I just have a feeling it's not going to be a book for me.
Time for me to move on. lol
It bothered me when E/Eve started saying baby at the end of her sentences. It really bothered me when she made really stupid decisions. It bothered me that Cam was her brother and at the beginning their relationship seemed liked they were really close. Then poof he was not hardly mentioned. A few other things irritated the shit out of me. But I don't want to spoil it for anyone else. lol
The sex was steamy at times.
I kept having to remind myself that these were college kids.
They both were really messed up. Her more than him.
I'm glad I finished reading it.
I'm pretty sure I'm done with the series. Even though I really liked Boss. I just have a feeling it's not going to be a book for me.
Time for me to move on. lol
May 14, 2013
I am torn. The story was great. Really great. Perhaps a bit too much drama though. Jax and E both went through so much, it was pretty unbelievable. However, the characters were great (especially Boss) and the basis of the story was good.
Now for the bad.
First, the editing. Good gravy. If I read "Guy's" one more time I was going to scream. There needs to be some serious editing for basic grammatical errors.
Second, the writing style is very clipped. I get where the author was going with it, but it was tough to read. It felt like there were parts that were just missing from the story.
And Jax. I get that Jax is monosyllabic in his communication, but did every sentence need to end in "babe"? Oy.
Bottom line, there is a lot of potential in this story line. I would love to see another book about Boss...edited this time :)
Now for the bad.
First, the editing. Good gravy. If I read "Guy's" one more time I was going to scream. There needs to be some serious editing for basic grammatical errors.
Second, the writing style is very clipped. I get where the author was going with it, but it was tough to read. It felt like there were parts that were just missing from the story.
And Jax. I get that Jax is monosyllabic in his communication, but did every sentence need to end in "babe"? Oy.
Bottom line, there is a lot of potential in this story line. I would love to see another book about Boss...edited this time :)
January 2, 2014
*3.5* So this is the kind of book that you want to smack both Eve and Jax and you want to stop reading but you couldn't because you want to find out what happens. And the book was long. I hate it when angst happens because of a simple misunderstanding that could have been avoided. The dialogue was a bit iffy at first, but I got used to it. I was kinda annoyed at Jax's overuse of babe.
Eve has a horrific past and I felt for her, Jax also had some issues to deal with. I was shocked to see how Eve dealt with her pain and that somehow made the story different for me. The part 2 of the story made me so pissed at Jax and I wished the author explained it more … but ugh, the miscommunication somehow didn't jive with what we know of the characters so far.
Again, this is an angsty book. So be warned.
Eve has a horrific past and I felt for her, Jax also had some issues to deal with. I was shocked to see how Eve dealt with her pain and that somehow made the story different for me. The part 2 of the story made me so pissed at Jax and I wished the author explained it more … but ugh, the miscommunication somehow didn't jive with what we know of the characters so far.
Again, this is an angsty book. So be warned.
May 15, 2013
Don't know where to start on this book. Its obviously poorly edited and written by someone not of American English proficiency. I had a hard time understanding some of the words. But, in starting out it hooked me and I was rooting for Jax & E's relationship. I loved Jax's limited vocabulary and E's reaction to it. I loved the two of them "coming out" to each other at the waterfall and their deep love and connection. And then the plot points started kicking in and I lost interest in a hurry. I finally skipped most of the rest of the book until the end to make sure I got the ending I wanted and then went on to my next book.
June 15, 2013
WOW this book was brutal!!! I have never read a character like Eve before. I'm telling you this chick got the shit end of the stick from the very beginning. One fuckin thing after the other. At a point I was like holy shit how is this girl sane!!! Even though Jax was a jerk some of the time and he said "babe" alot I still had love for him. Man this book is still hanging on me, I love when that happens. Jax and Eve's love was burnin hot and you got to love that right?! There was alot of British phrases in this book but it didn't bother me. I am really curious to see what this Room 103 series has in store for us. If it's anything like this book I am soooo looking forward to it!!!
July 24, 2013
WOW, JUST... WOW
Full thoughts to come. As of now, I'm still kinda processing, like an old 80's computer!
First impressions are, epic... that was some ride I have just been on! Finishing via the spin cycle!
Still... Holy mother of pearl!
The epic journey following Jax & E. Heart break, loss, secrets mixed in with plenty of rock n roll. There was a few instances I wanted to smash Jax in the face, and heard E off for some motherly coddling. I absolutely loved the fact that it is a British Rock n Roll story, there is not nearly enough of these out there. Well written one's anyway!
Full thoughts to come. As of now, I'm still kinda processing, like an old 80's computer!
First impressions are, epic... that was some ride I have just been on! Finishing via the spin cycle!
Still... Holy mother of pearl!
The epic journey following Jax & E. Heart break, loss, secrets mixed in with plenty of rock n roll. There was a few instances I wanted to smash Jax in the face, and heard E off for some motherly coddling. I absolutely loved the fact that it is a British Rock n Roll story, there is not nearly enough of these out there. Well written one's anyway!
August 27, 2014
Hard to rate...
Hard to rate...
You'll either love it or hate it... Me? I sort of fell in both categories. The editing was bad, the dialogue repetitive, the storyline unbelievable, the main characters utterly unlikable... BUT I couldn't put it down. The sex was off the charts hot and frequent. The soul crushing angst palpable and the love between the H and h so very deep. The secondary characters bring much needed humor to a story saturated with so much drama and you find yourself riveted. In the end, I hated that I loved it so much.
Hard to rate...
You'll either love it or hate it... Me? I sort of fell in both categories. The editing was bad, the dialogue repetitive, the storyline unbelievable, the main characters utterly unlikable... BUT I couldn't put it down. The sex was off the charts hot and frequent. The soul crushing angst palpable and the love between the H and h so very deep. The secondary characters bring much needed humor to a story saturated with so much drama and you find yourself riveted. In the end, I hated that I loved it so much.
May 22, 2013
I don't even know what to say about this book except IT SUCKED!! I forced 43% down my throat and just couldn't do it anymore. the story line and dialogue was so fragmented.....I swear if I read "babe" in place of a sentence one more time I was going to fling my kindle across the room.
April 7, 2014
2 stars
Yet again, another book with a stupid, doormat of a female and a faithless, dumbass, egotistical male. What is up with this trend? Are females just supposed to lay down and take whatever their man gives them because they're a 'hot rockstar'? No thank you.
Yet again, another book with a stupid, doormat of a female and a faithless, dumbass, egotistical male. What is up with this trend? Are females just supposed to lay down and take whatever their man gives them because they're a 'hot rockstar'? No thank you.
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