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Erin Benson felt like she'd won the lottery when she arrived all the way from North Dakota with the keys to her first home in hand.
Crisp white walls: Check.
Breathtaking view of downtown Boston: Check.
Minutes from Northeastern School of Law: Check.
But home is not always where the heart is. Sometimes it’s where you find Mr. Random shacked up and sprawled out on what was supposed to be your new bed.
Between the bear spray and the handcuffs, she discovers a terrible mistake has been made.
Lochlan hasn't broken into her new home to sleep with a seedy barmaid...he owns half.
With emotions running on high, Erin is determined to tough it out until a solution can be found.
The tight quarters seem smaller with his accumulated clutter and bizarre sleeping schedule. It also doesn't help that he's the new lead singer for Thin Ice, an indie band on its rise to fame.
What happens when a quiet bookworm gets stuck with a relentless rocker?
What happens when the things you see are not the things you get?
Crisp white walls: Check.
Breathtaking view of downtown Boston: Check.
Minutes from Northeastern School of Law: Check.
But home is not always where the heart is. Sometimes it’s where you find Mr. Random shacked up and sprawled out on what was supposed to be your new bed.
Between the bear spray and the handcuffs, she discovers a terrible mistake has been made.
Lochlan hasn't broken into her new home to sleep with a seedy barmaid...he owns half.
With emotions running on high, Erin is determined to tough it out until a solution can be found.
The tight quarters seem smaller with his accumulated clutter and bizarre sleeping schedule. It also doesn't help that he's the new lead singer for Thin Ice, an indie band on its rise to fame.
What happens when a quiet bookworm gets stuck with a relentless rocker?
What happens when the things you see are not the things you get?
268 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 2013
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Tara Brown
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Pen names for Tara Brown
- Tara Brown for science fiction and fantasy (primary author name)
- Sophie Starr for darker books
- Amy March for romantic comedies
- A.E. Watson
- T.L. Brown
- Erin Leigh
- Meg Browne
Caution: Author uses multiple pen names on the same book (different releases/editions). GR policy dictates that the name on the first release remain primary on all subsequent releases. The secondary name would be whatever name is on the cover, if different.
Pen names for Tara Brown
- Tara Brown for science fiction and fantasy (primary author name)
- Sophie Starr for darker books
- Amy March for romantic comedies
- A.E. Watson
- T.L. Brown
- Erin Leigh
- Meg Browne
Caution: Author uses multiple pen names on the same book (different releases/editions). GR policy dictates that the name on the first release remain primary on all subsequent releases. The secondary name would be whatever name is on the cover, if different.
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May 30, 2013 LMAO!!! Just saw that the author said this about the book:
"I hope you like it. It's my very first Romance novel. No weirdness or strange sex. No cliffhanger and no sequel. NO companion novel... Do not even ask!!! Just a happily ever after. NOT MY KIND OF BOOK!! But I challenged myself.
Ohhhh and no love triangle. That's right bitches... I did it. No cliffy and no triangle. I went all out for you."
Yup. I need to read this!!!
BLURB
Erin Benson felt like she'd won the lottery when she arrived all the way from North Dakota with the keys to her first home in hand.
Crisp white walls: Check.
Breathtaking view of downtown Boston: Check.
Minutes from Northeastern School of Law: Check.
But home is not always where the heart is. Sometimes it’s where you find Mr. Random shacked up and sprawled out on what was supposed to be your new bed.
Between the bear spray and the handcuffs, she discovers a terrible mistake has been made.
Lochlan hasn't broken into her new home to sleep with a seedy barmaid...he owns half.
With emotions running on high, Erin is determined to tough it out until a solution can be found.
The tight quarters seem smaller with his accumulated clutter and bizarre sleeping schedule. It also doesn't help that he's the new lead singer for Thin Ice, an indie band on its rise to fame.
What happens when a quiet bookworm gets stuck with a relentless rocker?
What happens when the things you see are not the things you get?
"I hope you like it. It's my very first Romance novel. No weirdness or strange sex. No cliffhanger and no sequel. NO companion novel... Do not even ask!!! Just a happily ever after. NOT MY KIND OF BOOK!! But I challenged myself.
Ohhhh and no love triangle. That's right bitches... I did it. No cliffy and no triangle. I went all out for you."
Yup. I need to read this!!!
BLURB
Erin Benson felt like she'd won the lottery when she arrived all the way from North Dakota with the keys to her first home in hand.
Crisp white walls: Check.
Breathtaking view of downtown Boston: Check.
Minutes from Northeastern School of Law: Check.
But home is not always where the heart is. Sometimes it’s where you find Mr. Random shacked up and sprawled out on what was supposed to be your new bed.
Between the bear spray and the handcuffs, she discovers a terrible mistake has been made.
Lochlan hasn't broken into her new home to sleep with a seedy barmaid...he owns half.
With emotions running on high, Erin is determined to tough it out until a solution can be found.
The tight quarters seem smaller with his accumulated clutter and bizarre sleeping schedule. It also doesn't help that he's the new lead singer for Thin Ice, an indie band on its rise to fame.
What happens when a quiet bookworm gets stuck with a relentless rocker?
What happens when the things you see are not the things you get?
July 3, 2013
I think this the first book that I've ever rated as "1-star"...
Why you say???
Well, first of all I felt this book totally lacked originality... It has a lot in common with two of my most favourite books.. I'm not naming them, but I think anyone can guess once they've read this one out...
Secondly, the heroine is seriously a dumb-ass... She can't make a fucking decision for shit!!! She's so insecure about her boyfriend- i.e. our Hero that she always keeps one leg out of the relationship...
Thirdly, I couldn't finish reading it!!!! ME???!!! I read almost anything, I'm such a sucker for Contemporary romances...
Maybe, there's something better in the last 100 pages of this novel,but I really didn't wanna find out.
Why you say???
Well, first of all I felt this book totally lacked originality... It has a lot in common with two of my most favourite books.. I'm not naming them, but I think anyone can guess once they've read this one out...
Secondly, the heroine is seriously a dumb-ass... She can't make a fucking decision for shit!!! She's so insecure about her boyfriend- i.e. our Hero that she always keeps one leg out of the relationship...
Thirdly, I couldn't finish reading it!!!! ME???!!! I read almost anything, I'm such a sucker for Contemporary romances...
Maybe, there's something better in the last 100 pages of this novel,but I really didn't wanna find out.
July 9, 2013
Apparently 2 stars = 'it was ok'
No. No, this was not ok!
I don't know about fake book world, but in real world, horrid things do not happen in such quick succession!
People do not get together, rage at eachother, break up, get back together, rage once again, break up, have his mother have a stroke, kiss and make up, RAGE AGAIN, break up, get back together, have his father die, RAGE, break up AGAIN, get back TOGETHER, and then she gets preggas.
Nuh uh. Sorry. Doesn't happen.
And I'm not over-exaggerating. I counted at least four to five break ups in their relationship. And every time it was for the same reasons, the same raging (that guy has serious anger management issues, peoples). And as for his family, they are seriously screwed. Someone has cursed them with some 'evil eye' stuff, because no one has like a few weeks in between their mother having a stroke, then their perfectly healthy dad has a heart attack and dies suddenly on top of all the other shit going on.
It was like the author thought "Hey, let's put every problem we can into one story! Yay!"
Actually, Erin - our leading lady - put it best:
Alex: "Mom is good. She's doing great. It's Dad, if you can believe it."
Erin: "F*** off."
Alex: "Not even kidding. He's had a massive heart attack."
As for the 'super subtle' reveal about her being preggas...not so subtle.
And her parents - divorced, btw - miraculously see the light by the end of the book and get back together! YAY! Let's all grab a bag of marshmallows and sing Kumbaya around the fire!!
What is wrong with these people?!
Did they just walk off the set of Hannah Montana?!
*takes deep breaths* Okay. I will calm down -promise. It's just...it's just that I get so mad when a book could have been so good if the author didn't over-do it. Some parts of this book made me laugh so hard I cried. Some parts of this book made me want to find myself a Lochlan. I mean, Erin and I both love Jane Austen! We're like sisters who were separated at birth...and then she had a total personality transplant and they removed her brain by accident.
But these things happen. We deal with them as mature bookworms. We do not throw things, or swear, or cry over how we wasted two hours of our life reading this book when we could have been watching Pretty Little Liars.
We just don't.
So the song for this book is as such: http://youtu.be/_F5JfaWOybI In other words "There can be MIRACLES, when you BELIEVE!"
Believe me - this book is made of fragile miracles plastered together with shredded paper.
I just want to thank Gerry. Him and Dean were the ONLY character who had a head on their shoulders. They tried to help Erin not feel bad about herself, to stop excusing Lochlan and to be her own person. THANK THE LORD for people who believe in individuality! And that maybe...just maybe...a woman can be happy without a guy. That maybe she can be her own person! Thank you Dean and Gerry, you gorgeous ducks, you!
Rant complete. That's my side of the story!!
No. No, this was not ok!
I don't know about fake book world, but in real world, horrid things do not happen in such quick succession!
People do not get together, rage at eachother, break up, get back together, rage once again, break up, have his mother have a stroke, kiss and make up, RAGE AGAIN, break up, get back together, have his father die, RAGE, break up AGAIN, get back TOGETHER, and then she gets preggas.
Nuh uh. Sorry. Doesn't happen.
And I'm not over-exaggerating. I counted at least four to five break ups in their relationship. And every time it was for the same reasons, the same raging (that guy has serious anger management issues, peoples). And as for his family, they are seriously screwed. Someone has cursed them with some 'evil eye' stuff, because no one has like a few weeks in between their mother having a stroke, then their perfectly healthy dad has a heart attack and dies suddenly on top of all the other shit going on.
It was like the author thought "Hey, let's put every problem we can into one story! Yay!"
Actually, Erin - our leading lady - put it best:
Alex: "Mom is good. She's doing great. It's Dad, if you can believe it."
Erin: "F*** off."
Alex: "Not even kidding. He's had a massive heart attack."
As for the 'super subtle' reveal about her being preggas...not so subtle.
And her parents - divorced, btw - miraculously see the light by the end of the book and get back together! YAY! Let's all grab a bag of marshmallows and sing Kumbaya around the fire!!
What is wrong with these people?!
Did they just walk off the set of Hannah Montana?!
*takes deep breaths* Okay. I will calm down -promise. It's just...it's just that I get so mad when a book could have been so good if the author didn't over-do it. Some parts of this book made me laugh so hard I cried. Some parts of this book made me want to find myself a Lochlan. I mean, Erin and I both love Jane Austen! We're like sisters who were separated at birth...and then she had a total personality transplant and they removed her brain by accident.
But these things happen. We deal with them as mature bookworms. We do not throw things, or swear, or cry over how we wasted two hours of our life reading this book when we could have been watching Pretty Little Liars.
We just don't.
So the song for this book is as such: http://youtu.be/_F5JfaWOybI In other words "There can be MIRACLES, when you BELIEVE!"
Believe me - this book is made of fragile miracles plastered together with shredded paper.
I just want to thank Gerry. Him and Dean were the ONLY character who had a head on their shoulders. They tried to help Erin not feel bad about herself, to stop excusing Lochlan and to be her own person. THANK THE LORD for people who believe in individuality! And that maybe...just maybe...a woman can be happy without a guy. That maybe she can be her own person! Thank you Dean and Gerry, you gorgeous ducks, you!
Rant complete. That's my side of the story!!
June 13, 2013
First of all I think the author needs to go look up the definition for ADHD as soon as possible because she has CLEARLY mistaken it with sociopathic rage. WTF is up with everyone (and I do mean everyone) being perfectly at ease at the main character's rage issues? His girlfriend has to constantly check herself and measure her words because heaven forbid the idiot "looses" it and tears up a room. I think he trashed their apartment twice? Even her own brother is cool with his sister dating a sociopath. The female character has already been in abusive relationship and obviously never learned to read the signs. Who also clearly is suffering from PTSD, but again, nobody seems to notice or care.
I am so sick of reading books where people confuse "alpha manliness" with serious rage issues. When did it become sexy that your "man" gets so jealous that he threatens to murder someone and that makes us swoon?
I blame the inexplicable success of 50 shades for this crap. All of a sudden we see these controlling psychos and that's supposed to be a turn on? Seriously at one point she leaves the apartment "despite Loch forbidding me to" and thinks this is normal.
Books like these should come with parental advisory labels, to prevent teens from thinking this kind of ABUSIVE behavior is romantic. I only managed to finish the book to see if they got psychological help-of course not. Instead we get an unplanned pregnancy that magically solves things. Like that would ever work in real life. The whole premise is seriously disturbing.
Lastly to add insult to injury, it was riddled with grammatical mistakes! Seriously people, save that $0.99 and go read something else!
I am so sick of reading books where people confuse "alpha manliness" with serious rage issues. When did it become sexy that your "man" gets so jealous that he threatens to murder someone and that makes us swoon?
I blame the inexplicable success of 50 shades for this crap. All of a sudden we see these controlling psychos and that's supposed to be a turn on? Seriously at one point she leaves the apartment "despite Loch forbidding me to" and thinks this is normal.
Books like these should come with parental advisory labels, to prevent teens from thinking this kind of ABUSIVE behavior is romantic. I only managed to finish the book to see if they got psychological help-of course not. Instead we get an unplanned pregnancy that magically solves things. Like that would ever work in real life. The whole premise is seriously disturbing.
Lastly to add insult to injury, it was riddled with grammatical mistakes! Seriously people, save that $0.99 and go read something else!
November 14, 2015
3.5 Stars
This book grabbed me and drew me competely in, I was loving it's! Then it kind of became this reckless mess, and I got so frustrated. I'm not a fan of my hero acting like "I love you," but then totally doing really stupid shit and pushing the heroine away which causes her to blame herself (here's a hint, he is acting like a selfish fool...it is NOT your fault!!!), to only then relentlessly persue her yet again. Yeah that explains about 75% of this book. On a positive note, love the gay guys, they kind of made this book for me, that's a book I'd like to read!
This book grabbed me and drew me competely in, I was loving it's! Then it kind of became this reckless mess, and I got so frustrated. I'm not a fan of my hero acting like "I love you," but then totally doing really stupid shit and pushing the heroine away which causes her to blame herself (here's a hint, he is acting like a selfish fool...it is NOT your fault!!!), to only then relentlessly persue her yet again. Yeah that explains about 75% of this book. On a positive note, love the gay guys, they kind of made this book for me, that's a book I'd like to read!
February 24, 2015
This book was awesome! It started out as funny and unexpected. It had its serious notes and its fair share of drama….as well as some incredibly irritating pieces, but I can say that I really enjoyed it.
I loved the first meeting between Loch and Erin. I think the last time I laughed that hard, I was reading Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec. I loved the set up…both of them rented the apartment, not knowing that it had been rented to the other person. I loved the initial bet and was slightly disappointed that the bet fell apart so soon. But I enjoyed their friendship wrought with sexual tension. I loved watching them get to know each other…watching the normal, everyday activities they did. I formed a nice emotional connection between them. As much as I liked that, the sex scenes were pretty hot. And the author didn’t make you wait 50% of the book with will they/won’t they. But I couldn’t help feeling like every time they spent time in bed, it was a catalyst for the next relationship disaster to befall them.
I swear to god…these two faced every drama known to man….well…except for a love triangle (and I’m thankful for that because I really hate love triangles). This is my first book by Tara Brown but it won’t be my last. She has great talent for making me feel every emotion in the book.
My biggest complaint in the book is how Erin was blamed for everything and how she was going to give up her dreams for a guy. Every character (minus one) blamed Erin for Loch’s actions. Every time he got angry, freaked out or acted out, it was Erin’s fault. I cry foul with that. Erin is not responsible for Loch’s reactions or his actions. And I don’t think it’s right that she was blamed for all of it. I especially took issue with her believing it. Yes, she made stupid mistakes but 1. She’s a character; 2. She’s human. People make mistakes. She reacted badly. She ran away. But I swear to god…as much as I loved Loch, his emotions would swing wildly. The smallest things would set him off. And he made some pretty bad mistakes. Erin is not responsible for his mistakes. He is. He (and his friends) needed to man up and accept responsibility for his (their) actions. Just as an example of this:
And even her brother tells her that it’s her fault (warning this may contain some spoilers, so don’t read the quote unless you don’t mind spoilers):
My other issue was how Erin was willing to walk away from her dream for Loch. Instead of continuing on with her dreams of a law degree she was going to walk away and give them up.
I didn’t agree at all. How is it selfish to go after her dreams? Isn’t that exactly what Loch was doing? Why was it ok for him but not her?
I just couldn’t help but feel like the author was saying that a woman had to give up her dreams to get the guy. With that said, there was one character that gave Erin the come to Jesus talk she needed…her professor Dean.
I was thankful that Dean gave it to her straight and made her think twice about what she was doing. I also cheered when she made the decision to stick with her studies. There’s nothing wrong with going after what you want and fighting for what you want.
I just didn’t understand why it was an all or nothing for Erin and Loch. Relationships require a give and take…compromise. And neither was willing to compromise. That just spells disaster.
Those were my only issues with the book. But I have to commend the author for keeping me hooked and pulling every emotion in the book out of me. I’ll definitely read more from her in the future.
My Loch:
I loved the first meeting between Loch and Erin. I think the last time I laughed that hard, I was reading Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec. I loved the set up…both of them rented the apartment, not knowing that it had been rented to the other person. I loved the initial bet and was slightly disappointed that the bet fell apart so soon. But I enjoyed their friendship wrought with sexual tension. I loved watching them get to know each other…watching the normal, everyday activities they did. I formed a nice emotional connection between them. As much as I liked that, the sex scenes were pretty hot. And the author didn’t make you wait 50% of the book with will they/won’t they. But I couldn’t help feeling like every time they spent time in bed, it was a catalyst for the next relationship disaster to befall them.
I swear to god…these two faced every drama known to man….well…except for a love triangle (and I’m thankful for that because I really hate love triangles). This is my first book by Tara Brown but it won’t be my last. She has great talent for making me feel every emotion in the book.
My biggest complaint in the book is how Erin was blamed for everything and how she was going to give up her dreams for a guy. Every character (minus one) blamed Erin for Loch’s actions. Every time he got angry, freaked out or acted out, it was Erin’s fault. I cry foul with that. Erin is not responsible for Loch’s reactions or his actions. And I don’t think it’s right that she was blamed for all of it. I especially took issue with her believing it. Yes, she made stupid mistakes but 1. She’s a character; 2. She’s human. People make mistakes. She reacted badly. She ran away. But I swear to god…as much as I loved Loch, his emotions would swing wildly. The smallest things would set him off. And he made some pretty bad mistakes. Erin is not responsible for his mistakes. He is. He (and his friends) needed to man up and accept responsibility for his (their) actions. Just as an example of this:
"Loch's Loch. That's how he is. He was normal before you."
And even her brother tells her that it’s her fault (warning this may contain some spoilers, so don’t read the quote unless you don’t mind spoilers):
My other issue was how Erin was willing to walk away from her dream for Loch. Instead of continuing on with her dreams of a law degree she was going to walk away and give them up.
I didn’t agree at all. How is it selfish to go after her dreams? Isn’t that exactly what Loch was doing? Why was it ok for him but not her?
I just couldn’t help but feel like the author was saying that a woman had to give up her dreams to get the guy. With that said, there was one character that gave Erin the come to Jesus talk she needed…her professor Dean.
I was thankful that Dean gave it to her straight and made her think twice about what she was doing. I also cheered when she made the decision to stick with her studies. There’s nothing wrong with going after what you want and fighting for what you want.
I just didn’t understand why it was an all or nothing for Erin and Loch. Relationships require a give and take…compromise. And neither was willing to compromise. That just spells disaster.
Those were my only issues with the book. But I have to commend the author for keeping me hooked and pulling every emotion in the book out of me. I’ll definitely read more from her in the future.
My Loch:
May 30, 2013
From Tara Brown: Meet Lochlan --
3.5 Stars
“Safe and easy is for pussies. Be amazing and different. Be grateful for the uniqueness in you.” ~ Lochlan
Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Another rock star book…Seriously? OMG. I’m such a fucking sucker and so fucking predictable sometimes, I make myself sick. So yes, folks…here I am again, sucked into another story involving a musician. I can’t help it. The blurb was too good to pass up. My last book was on the darker side, so I wanted something light and predicable. Is that what I got though? Yea…that’s a big fat NO. I’ll rant all about it at the end of this review. Oh yippie! lol
He was too close to me, smelling good and hovering. I liked it and I could rationalize the devil out of it, but something about him made me want to take my shirt off.
Erin and Lochlan first met under the weirdest circumstances. She’s just moved into Boston and when she first enters her new home, she finds a stranger in her bedroom, getting it on with some chickie. So what does she do? Maces the poor guy. What they both didn’t suspect is that they have mistakenly rented the same place and are now stuck with as roomies until another place can be found.
Erin and Lochlan are as opposite as they come, well, at least initially until we find out more about Lochlan. Erin is studying to be a lawyer, while Lochlan and his band are up and coming musicians. They’re already well known in the area and their star is quickly rocketing.
They reluctantly become roomies for the time being, but their chemistry is undeniable. They try and try to deny what’s going on between them, but sooner or later, someone was going to crack. It was inevitable.
“You need to look into my eyes and see the person I’m looking at. There won’t ever be anyone but you in there. When you see me at the show or signing autographs, that’s not me. This right now, with you, is me.” He stopped, pulling me into his embrace, “it’s always been me with you.”
Lochlan is the lead singer of the band, Thin Ice, but is mostly well known for his gigantic screw up on America’s Most Talented Stars. His screw up led him to be kicked off the show. Anyway, with his star power, of course he’s a ladies man. Duh, thought you didn’t see that coming, huh? LOL. I know…predictable. Anyway, his whoring ways slowly start to simmer down, especially after he meets Erin. She has NO idea who he is and is not afraid to put him in his place. Lochlan finds that oddly refreshing and becomes smitten with his pretty roomie. She, on the other hand, is a stubborn cow. (Sorry, but it’s SO true!) She’s so attracted to him, but is always reluctant to believe that a musician like him could ever remain faithful. He constantly tries to win her heart, and every single time you think they finally have a shot, Erin’s insecurities bubbles up and ruins it. Seriously. They must’ve gone back and forth like twenty million times in the book -- hook up, break up, stay friends, hook up, break up, stay friends, hook up --- Yea you get the picture.
“I don’t have to be a singer. I don’t have to be in a band. I don’t have to do anything in this whole world. But I do have to make you love me again."
This book is a little on the angsty side. Believe me when I say it, but it didn’t have to be. What pissed me off the most about this book is the heroine. Shocking, I know. UGH!! I wanted to fucking bitch slap Erin so fucking badly…she had my blood pressure up and my palms twitchy. The ONLY saving grace of the story is the Hero, Lochlan. How he tolerated that selfish cow is beyond me. He made the story better. I loved how he never gave up on her. In my opinion, she wasn’t worth all the attention. Yea, she annoyed the fuck out of me. If I were to base my rating solely on her, it would’ve easily been a one to two star read. Yes, she annoyed me that badly. However, I upped it to 3.5 stars, mostly because of Lochlan, but I can’t deny that I was drawn into the drama
3.5 Stars
“Safe and easy is for pussies. Be amazing and different. Be grateful for the uniqueness in you.” ~ Lochlan
Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Another rock star book…Seriously? OMG. I’m such a fucking sucker and so fucking predictable sometimes, I make myself sick. So yes, folks…here I am again, sucked into another story involving a musician. I can’t help it. The blurb was too good to pass up. My last book was on the darker side, so I wanted something light and predicable. Is that what I got though? Yea…that’s a big fat NO. I’ll rant all about it at the end of this review. Oh yippie! lol
He was too close to me, smelling good and hovering. I liked it and I could rationalize the devil out of it, but something about him made me want to take my shirt off.
Erin and Lochlan first met under the weirdest circumstances. She’s just moved into Boston and when she first enters her new home, she finds a stranger in her bedroom, getting it on with some chickie. So what does she do? Maces the poor guy. What they both didn’t suspect is that they have mistakenly rented the same place and are now stuck with as roomies until another place can be found.
Erin and Lochlan are as opposite as they come, well, at least initially until we find out more about Lochlan. Erin is studying to be a lawyer, while Lochlan and his band are up and coming musicians. They’re already well known in the area and their star is quickly rocketing.
They reluctantly become roomies for the time being, but their chemistry is undeniable. They try and try to deny what’s going on between them, but sooner or later, someone was going to crack. It was inevitable.
“You need to look into my eyes and see the person I’m looking at. There won’t ever be anyone but you in there. When you see me at the show or signing autographs, that’s not me. This right now, with you, is me.” He stopped, pulling me into his embrace, “it’s always been me with you.”
Lochlan is the lead singer of the band, Thin Ice, but is mostly well known for his gigantic screw up on America’s Most Talented Stars. His screw up led him to be kicked off the show. Anyway, with his star power, of course he’s a ladies man. Duh, thought you didn’t see that coming, huh? LOL. I know…predictable. Anyway, his whoring ways slowly start to simmer down, especially after he meets Erin. She has NO idea who he is and is not afraid to put him in his place. Lochlan finds that oddly refreshing and becomes smitten with his pretty roomie. She, on the other hand, is a stubborn cow. (Sorry, but it’s SO true!) She’s so attracted to him, but is always reluctant to believe that a musician like him could ever remain faithful. He constantly tries to win her heart, and every single time you think they finally have a shot, Erin’s insecurities bubbles up and ruins it. Seriously. They must’ve gone back and forth like twenty million times in the book -- hook up, break up, stay friends, hook up, break up, stay friends, hook up --- Yea you get the picture.
“I don’t have to be a singer. I don’t have to be in a band. I don’t have to do anything in this whole world. But I do have to make you love me again."
This book is a little on the angsty side. Believe me when I say it, but it didn’t have to be. What pissed me off the most about this book is the heroine. Shocking, I know. UGH!! I wanted to fucking bitch slap Erin so fucking badly…she had my blood pressure up and my palms twitchy. The ONLY saving grace of the story is the Hero, Lochlan. How he tolerated that selfish cow is beyond me. He made the story better. I loved how he never gave up on her. In my opinion, she wasn’t worth all the attention. Yea, she annoyed the fuck out of me. If I were to base my rating solely on her, it would’ve easily been a one to two star read. Yes, she annoyed me that badly. However, I upped it to 3.5 stars, mostly because of Lochlan, but I can’t deny that I was drawn into the drama
June 8, 2013
5 Grudging stars [image error]
I was thinking about it and I'm not sure which way to go with this one. On one hand it gave me a whole range of emotions from giddy laughing out loud, to that nervous fluttering in my tummy from the anticipation of what was to come next. I even felt my hands get clammy at one point. Even though it pissed me off in the middle and there were some things I really didn't like, the fact that I felt, like, every emotion there is at one point or another, it kinda does deserve 5 stars. I guess that’s my answer. Even though the pissed off parts were not fun.
First of all, I can say that without a doubt, out of all the books I have ever read and loved, this one had the absolute funniest meet-cute / first time meeting between the H/h!!! I mean come on, macing the guy and his mostly naked bimbo in the middle of doing the nasty! I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes! And I have read some great first meetings! Such as walking out of a frat house in only a bra and panties to meet the hunk on a motorcycle chatting with your male bff.
But seriously. I enjoyed it for the most part. The parts I didn't like were more of a personal preference and had nothing to do with the authors writing style, There were lots of great supporting characters and some that got on my nerves with their "man" thoughts. This book definitely poked at some of my feminist buttons and those were the parts that were not fun. But as I previously said, this book definitely had me feeling every emotion out there. That alone makes it a 5 star read.
And for the record, I would definitely read more from this author!
I was thinking about it and I'm not sure which way to go with this one. On one hand it gave me a whole range of emotions from giddy laughing out loud, to that nervous fluttering in my tummy from the anticipation of what was to come next. I even felt my hands get clammy at one point. Even though it pissed me off in the middle and there were some things I really didn't like, the fact that I felt, like, every emotion there is at one point or another, it kinda does deserve 5 stars. I guess that’s my answer. Even though the pissed off parts were not fun.
First of all, I can say that without a doubt, out of all the books I have ever read and loved, this one had the absolute funniest meet-cute / first time meeting between the H/h!!! I mean come on, macing the guy and his mostly naked bimbo in the middle of doing the nasty! I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes! And I have read some great first meetings! Such as walking out of a frat house in only a bra and panties to meet the hunk on a motorcycle chatting with your male bff.
But seriously. I enjoyed it for the most part. The parts I didn't like were more of a personal preference and had nothing to do with the authors writing style, There were lots of great supporting characters and some that got on my nerves with their "man" thoughts. This book definitely poked at some of my feminist buttons and those were the parts that were not fun. But as I previously said, this book definitely had me feeling every emotion out there. That alone makes it a 5 star read.
And for the record, I would definitely read more from this author!
July 5, 2013
Contains SPOILERS!!!!!!!!
Seriously?!? worst book ever. if it were possible to give zero star ratings - this would be the first book getting it. I am sorry but this story made me feel sick. Maybe I had the wrong expectations: sweet, funny and romantic love story. instead i got drama and is simply disturbing story about a possessive boyfriend and a girl that is suppossed to be a really smart law student but strikes me as amazingly dumb.
Erin and Loch are horrible. Loch is possessive, selfish, arrogante and egomaniac. Furthermore he has a terrible temper. Erin blames herself for his outbursts and uncontrolled behaviour - and even her own brother tells her to suck it up. WTF? That guy is a maniac! She breaks it off, he goes nuts and she apologizes and they are back on?
NO self-respecting woman should ever feel responsible for the uncontrolled behaviour of their partner. Leaving someone like that is seriously the only smart choice! possessive behaviour is NOT hot and it is no sign of utter devotion. It's more a sign of some serious personal issues.
I felt sick reading Erins thoughts. How she called herself selfish for leaving him because it resulted in him acting out. It was just wrong and disturbing. I regret spending money on this book. If I wanted to read this kind of story I'd reread B.D. - one should not and cannot excuse everything in the name of love. and in my eyes the kind of relationship described in 'My Side' is not even about love - it is about power.
Seriously?!? worst book ever. if it were possible to give zero star ratings - this would be the first book getting it. I am sorry but this story made me feel sick. Maybe I had the wrong expectations: sweet, funny and romantic love story. instead i got drama and is simply disturbing story about a possessive boyfriend and a girl that is suppossed to be a really smart law student but strikes me as amazingly dumb.
Erin and Loch are horrible. Loch is possessive, selfish, arrogante and egomaniac. Furthermore he has a terrible temper. Erin blames herself for his outbursts and uncontrolled behaviour - and even her own brother tells her to suck it up. WTF? That guy is a maniac! She breaks it off, he goes nuts and she apologizes and they are back on?
NO self-respecting woman should ever feel responsible for the uncontrolled behaviour of their partner. Leaving someone like that is seriously the only smart choice! possessive behaviour is NOT hot and it is no sign of utter devotion. It's more a sign of some serious personal issues.
I felt sick reading Erins thoughts. How she called herself selfish for leaving him because it resulted in him acting out. It was just wrong and disturbing. I regret spending money on this book. If I wanted to read this kind of story I'd reread B.D. - one should not and cannot excuse everything in the name of love. and in my eyes the kind of relationship described in 'My Side' is not even about love - it is about power.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 28, 2013
OOOOOkay!!!
I'm finished with this book finally.. Admittedly it took me some time..
For me this book had two sides.. The 'good' and the 'not so good'..
And that is how i 'm gonna review it..
The 'GOOD' side:
There were so many elements i really loved..
Firstly the nice word-game with the side.. My side doesn't only refair to the sides they picked in the appartment.. Mostly is about the two sides of people or the two sides of the same story.. I found it briliant if you ask me..
We see everything from Erin's POV and yes she was a bit of a freak in mind and she was sometimes not likeable, but i found her true to her self, real and whole as a person, everyone has doubts everyone has second thoughts.. And although she loved her life in order she was ready to put everything aside for him.. That is a big plus+
Loch was unique.. I will borrow a line from the book that characterizes him very good i'm paraphrasing "crazy for her and a bit nuts on his own". Yes he had weird moments and he was all over the place sometimes but there was something good and solid and just lovable..
(he was that hot)
Every other character was a good surprise for me.. From Dean the hot and very wise teacher, to Al, Loch's caring and simply amazing father..
They gave this story depth and character..
The 'NOT SO GOOD' side:
I wanted more time to be spend on the apartment conundrum.. The bet was great.. I loved it and i wanted more.. After the half book it started to get tedious with Erin always leaving.. The forced drama around every corner and the and the fact that the heroine changed her mind all the time.. Well that felt real and human but still at some points it was exhausting to follow..
When you read a book it matters in what state of mind you are.. This book really helped me to realise some things for my own self.. Although it is mostly 4 Star read, for me it's definitely 5 huge stars..
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BOOK(boy is gonna be a loooong list)
- She really thought they could be friends??
- Dean was the perfect friend along with Gerry.. i loved those two..
- Danny was.. funny..
- The bet was unbelievable!! It was so hot!! Too bad it ended up so quickly..
- I didn't like how Danny talked to her when she left and had to come back..
- Just because she wants a decent relationship it doesn't mean she is a bitch..
- I loved the North Dakotta thing after the concerts.. So cute...
- Dean was the voice of logic..
- The wedding in Canada..
- The ring he bought her was really sweet..
- After we found out why, i loved that he ordered for her..awwwwwwwww
- The story of how they met was funny..
- Alex A.K.A. the satan's gay twin was hot and smart..
- His mom was great..
- He calls her princess!! AWWWWWW!
- Sex at parents house!!! HOT!!!
- Their first times together were so hooooottttt!!
- He was so protective of her..
- His family story was very heartwarming..
- What he did in this talent show to protect the other guy was admireable..
The end!!!!
I'm finished with this book finally.. Admittedly it took me some time..
For me this book had two sides.. The 'good' and the 'not so good'..
And that is how i 'm gonna review it..
The 'GOOD' side:
There were so many elements i really loved..
Firstly the nice word-game with the side.. My side doesn't only refair to the sides they picked in the appartment.. Mostly is about the two sides of people or the two sides of the same story.. I found it briliant if you ask me..
We see everything from Erin's POV and yes she was a bit of a freak in mind and she was sometimes not likeable, but i found her true to her self, real and whole as a person, everyone has doubts everyone has second thoughts.. And although she loved her life in order she was ready to put everything aside for him.. That is a big plus+
Loch was unique.. I will borrow a line from the book that characterizes him very good i'm paraphrasing "crazy for her and a bit nuts on his own". Yes he had weird moments and he was all over the place sometimes but there was something good and solid and just lovable..
(he was that hot)
Every other character was a good surprise for me.. From Dean the hot and very wise teacher, to Al, Loch's caring and simply amazing father..
They gave this story depth and character..
The 'NOT SO GOOD' side:
I wanted more time to be spend on the apartment conundrum.. The bet was great.. I loved it and i wanted more.. After the half book it started to get tedious with Erin always leaving.. The forced drama around every corner and the and the fact that the heroine changed her mind all the time.. Well that felt real and human but still at some points it was exhausting to follow..
When you read a book it matters in what state of mind you are.. This book really helped me to realise some things for my own self.. Although it is mostly 4 Star read, for me it's definitely 5 huge stars..
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE BOOK(boy is gonna be a loooong list)
- She really thought they could be friends??
- Dean was the perfect friend along with Gerry.. i loved those two..
- Danny was.. funny..
- The bet was unbelievable!! It was so hot!! Too bad it ended up so quickly..
- I didn't like how Danny talked to her when she left and had to come back..
- Just because she wants a decent relationship it doesn't mean she is a bitch..
- I loved the North Dakotta thing after the concerts.. So cute...
- Dean was the voice of logic..
- The wedding in Canada..
- The ring he bought her was really sweet..
- After we found out why, i loved that he ordered for her..awwwwwwwww
- The story of how they met was funny..
- Alex A.K.A. the satan's gay twin was hot and smart..
- His mom was great..
- He calls her princess!! AWWWWWW!
- Sex at parents house!!! HOT!!!
- Their first times together were so hooooottttt!!
- He was so protective of her..
- His family story was very heartwarming..
- What he did in this talent show to protect the other guy was admireable..
The end!!!!
June 1, 2013
I almost didn't write a review for this one. While I really love Tara's work this book just didn't do it for me. At times I wanted to slap some sense into the MC. Some parts were slow, some were too fast so I never knew what exactly happened. The ending felt rushed and once again the MC's mood swings were really overwhelming. I also felt like there was so much taken from two of my favorite books (I won't mention the names)and that also made it harder to enjoy the story. Don't get me wrong, the book is not bad and judging by the reviews the majority of readers loved it.
September 25, 2013
Very immature writing and characters. Man, I have picked nothing but winners lately!!! Somebody please recommend an awesome book that is not a 50 shades knockoff and something that does not sound like a 13 year old's diary!!!
June 2, 2013
I actually bought this book on amazon. It had glowing reviews there from people who read Brown's other works. It wasn't so great for me. I really didn't like either the hero or the heroine. Both of them were selfish, self-absorbed, and when they weren't, they were just stupid. Since this is a rock-and-roll story, a lot of time was focused on the fame of the hero. What I didn't get was why the heroine, who was supposedly so smart, couldn't figure out that she signed up for groupies and panty chucking sluts fans. That seems to be a fact of life for hot rockers. Anyway, I didn't believe in the relationship, characters, or the romance.
Little things bothered me, too. The hero was controlling. It was explained away, but not to my satisfaction. He had a temper, and threw tantrums. Ok, He was a diva. But she signed up for it. When she did try to break it off, he always came groveling back promising to be better. I just reeked of those domestic abuse scenarios. I didn't like it, and I didn't like the fact that neither the hero nor the heroine got the fact that if you love something you have to set it free. It was a very frustrating read for me.
Maybe I'm old, too. I didn't "get" some of the slang. It sounded foreign to me. Now I'm bothered that I might be old or might not have a handle on the language anymore. I would not recommend this book. There were just too many problems with it.
Little things bothered me, too. The hero was controlling. It was explained away, but not to my satisfaction. He had a temper, and threw tantrums. Ok, He was a diva. But she signed up for it. When she did try to break it off, he always came groveling back promising to be better. I just reeked of those domestic abuse scenarios. I didn't like it, and I didn't like the fact that neither the hero nor the heroine got the fact that if you love something you have to set it free. It was a very frustrating read for me.
Maybe I'm old, too. I didn't "get" some of the slang. It sounded foreign to me. Now I'm bothered that I might be old or might not have a handle on the language anymore. I would not recommend this book. There were just too many problems with it.
June 15, 2013
I can't help it...I judge books by their covers. From this cover I assumed I was going to read a fun and light battle between boy and girl. Then to further my expectations the synopsis kind of backed up my assumptions. Well, you know what assuming does? It makes me WRONG. My Side by Tara Brown is one emotional roller coaster filled with overly dramatic characters and an unhealthy relationship. Erin and Lochlan are perfect on the outside. Both characters are beautiful, smart, and talented. On the other hand, they are both truly messed up.
Erin moves to Boston to go to law school and meets Lochlan. She first sees him in her newly rented apartment rolling in the hay with a fake boobed bimbo and maces him (by far best part of the book). Chaos and sexual innuendo ensues as they fight their obvious sexual attraction. Once they give in it is constant drama! The entire book basically consists of Erin's life revolving around Lochlan. Throughout the entire book she doesn't have one friend that is not connected to him or the band. The closest is a girl she meets at one of his concerts. Erin is constantly jealous and leaving Lochlan over something he or one of his groupies did. I kept thinking "Come on! Grow some lady balls!" And now to the leading man himself. Lochlan would get so "crazy" angry over the littlest thing that I kept expecting that he would just break and hit her any moment. He gets so angry he shuts down, eyes go black, shakes, and feels he has to destroy whatever room he is in. After every break up and anger episode he would go into stalker mode to try and win her back. How is this explained/resolved/made OK? He has ADHD and saw his father take care of his disabled mother from a young age. Seriously? This is not an excuse. How do the other characters and even Erin's own family handle the on again off again breakup crazy anger bouts? They blame Erin! They blame her for his crazy anger actions and plead with her to appease him so he can keep singing! By the end of the book hardly anything is resolved. They just decide to be a little more grown up and not act like two year olds.
My ranting and raving is over. My Side wasn't completely terrible. If you like alpha-crazy men and hot sex, by all means read this book! My main gripe is that he relationship in this book isn't far fetched. It's crazy and goes on all the time. And my problem is that it is unhealthy and my girl power is just saying NO! I give this book a 2 1/2 Star rating.
Erin moves to Boston to go to law school and meets Lochlan. She first sees him in her newly rented apartment rolling in the hay with a fake boobed bimbo and maces him (by far best part of the book). Chaos and sexual innuendo ensues as they fight their obvious sexual attraction. Once they give in it is constant drama! The entire book basically consists of Erin's life revolving around Lochlan. Throughout the entire book she doesn't have one friend that is not connected to him or the band. The closest is a girl she meets at one of his concerts. Erin is constantly jealous and leaving Lochlan over something he or one of his groupies did. I kept thinking "Come on! Grow some lady balls!" And now to the leading man himself. Lochlan would get so "crazy" angry over the littlest thing that I kept expecting that he would just break and hit her any moment. He gets so angry he shuts down, eyes go black, shakes, and feels he has to destroy whatever room he is in. After every break up and anger episode he would go into stalker mode to try and win her back. How is this explained/resolved/made OK? He has ADHD and saw his father take care of his disabled mother from a young age. Seriously? This is not an excuse. How do the other characters and even Erin's own family handle the on again off again breakup crazy anger bouts? They blame Erin! They blame her for his crazy anger actions and plead with her to appease him so he can keep singing! By the end of the book hardly anything is resolved. They just decide to be a little more grown up and not act like two year olds.
My ranting and raving is over. My Side wasn't completely terrible. If you like alpha-crazy men and hot sex, by all means read this book! My main gripe is that he relationship in this book isn't far fetched. It's crazy and goes on all the time. And my problem is that it is unhealthy and my girl power is just saying NO! I give this book a 2 1/2 Star rating.
May 30, 2013
The whole being young and selfish and wishy-washy was ok. I'm not sure why everyone kept blaming Erin for running off because if my boyfriend acted like Loch and then told me I had to get used to it and trust him because that isn't the real him, he's only real with me... ummm yeah that would NEVER fly. What changed this book to a hated it, ready to toss my kindle was when Thank god this book was only 99 cents!
June 8, 2013
Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.
*ACTUALLY 2.5 STARS*
Honestly, MY SIDE was a lot more mature than I was expecting. I was pretty surprised about that, I can't say that I actually had any warning. o.O
Lochlan was unbelievably full of himself. I saw a review before I started with a pic of one swoony guy that was being declared Loch. I don't see it. I actually found quite a few of his actions to be way over controlling, and in some cases, kind of violent. He wasn't a swoon for me, and I feel like I didn't actually get to know him at all throughout the course of MY SIDE. I'm a little upset about that, honestly. I like knowing who our main character is falling in love with, and in the end Loch wasn't all that great.
Speaking of which, Erin wasn't so great either. I liked that she was insecure at first, but as the book went on I found myself hating that about her. Everytime something happens with Loch, we see her running off like a maniac to hide at various people's houses. At which point (of course), Loch comes stomping up to the house and screams like a madman until she goes back with him. I don't know about you, but that's a bit too controlling for my likings. But back to Erin, instead of their incredibly volatile relationship.
Erin was a complete contradiction; She likes to say that she's not selfish but she is (all the while claiming that Loch is the selfish one). She also likes to talk dirty. I'm all for that in real life, because it's ridiculously funny to burst into laughter over something dirty, but in most books I'm not a huge fan of it. I kind of like to keep it PG-13, y'all! And I find that most NA is PG-13, but this one would be better classified as adult romance. o.O (You get where I'm going with this, right?)
As for the grammar, I don't have good grammar. I really don't, to tell you the truth. It's not something I'm into. But when I'm reading a book and every few sentences (maybe an exaggeration, more like every few paragraphs) there's a spelling error or a grammar mistake, it kind of throws me out of the story. I'm not a huge fan of that, to tell you the truth.
All in all, MY SIDE really wasn't for me. The romance wasn't my thing, and the characters just didn't do it for me. It was enjoyable at parts, though, so it's earned 2.5 stars.
June 7, 2013
This book was crazy yet, it sucked me in. It definitely had its fill of drama.
What I loved about it:
1. The ending
2. Lochlan's nickname of "Princess" for Erin.
3. The author was able to pull the insta-love off really well.
4. The banter between all the cast of characters.
5. I liked how the story flowed and seemed a bit fast paced.
6. The first few kissing scenes.
7. Their sweet moments together.
8. The way they look at each other.
Lochlan and Erin find they are both owners of the same place. They make a deal to try living together while the rental company looks for a second place to open up. They find they have an attraction for each other but try to build a friendship in the beginning and push away their feelings of anything else. Lochlan is the new singer of Thin Ice, an up and coming Indie band. Erin is a law student and has no clue as to who this band is, let a lone Lochlan. It's refreshing for Lochlan that she is clueless as she seems to be the only one to treat him like he's just some regular guy.
These two were definitely perfect for each other. They both had their own types of crazy in themselves. He is secretive and holds a lot in. He does have his sweet moments and definitely some sexy moments. He spreads his love out in his own way while she is a bit absorbent in her own self. For the most part, they had a good group of friends that tried to help and be supportive when they could.
She calm's him in ways others can't. He helps her to loosen up. They learn to share their space, deal with the "crazy" in each other and find that they just may need the other one to breathe.
"Princess, you're extraordinary to me. You're the amazing and fantastic. I look at you and I think home. It's bigger than anything in the world. No record deal, mountain climbed, no creation made, can compare to the feeling I have when I'm with you. Nothing I ever accomplish, will be as great as getting you to be my girl."
One of my more favorite moments from Lochlan:
His note to Erin:
"Princess,
Drink this and take these pills and come wake me up.
Hurry up.
L' "
Content: language, sexual situations and drinking.
What I loved about it:
1. The ending
2. Lochlan's nickname of "Princess" for Erin.
3. The author was able to pull the insta-love off really well.
4. The banter between all the cast of characters.
5. I liked how the story flowed and seemed a bit fast paced.
6. The first few kissing scenes.
7. Their sweet moments together.
8. The way they look at each other.
Lochlan and Erin find they are both owners of the same place. They make a deal to try living together while the rental company looks for a second place to open up. They find they have an attraction for each other but try to build a friendship in the beginning and push away their feelings of anything else. Lochlan is the new singer of Thin Ice, an up and coming Indie band. Erin is a law student and has no clue as to who this band is, let a lone Lochlan. It's refreshing for Lochlan that she is clueless as she seems to be the only one to treat him like he's just some regular guy.
These two were definitely perfect for each other. They both had their own types of crazy in themselves. He is secretive and holds a lot in. He does have his sweet moments and definitely some sexy moments. He spreads his love out in his own way while she is a bit absorbent in her own self. For the most part, they had a good group of friends that tried to help and be supportive when they could.
She calm's him in ways others can't. He helps her to loosen up. They learn to share their space, deal with the "crazy" in each other and find that they just may need the other one to breathe.
"Princess, you're extraordinary to me. You're the amazing and fantastic. I look at you and I think home. It's bigger than anything in the world. No record deal, mountain climbed, no creation made, can compare to the feeling I have when I'm with you. Nothing I ever accomplish, will be as great as getting you to be my girl."
One of my more favorite moments from Lochlan:
His note to Erin:
"Princess,
Drink this and take these pills and come wake me up.
Hurry up.
L' "
Content: language, sexual situations and drinking.
June 20, 2013
Hmmm... Where to start? It wasn't a great read, but it was an ok read. The last 30% was really the best, but I nearly stopped reading before I got there. Maybe it's because it's not been long since I read Thoughtless, but this book made me think a lot about that one. (However, it did NOT involve a love triangle and it did NOT make my heart stop and break half a billion times... more it was the hot rocker and the "I-can't-make-up-my-mind" female).
Lochlan is sort of similar to Kellan although he's not quite as troubled. Then his age is revealed at like 60% and I was a little thrown because he's 27 which is necessary I guess given what he's accomplished, but it didn't gel with what was in my head. In all honesty, I pretty much loved Lochlan and he's why I read the rest of the story. Erin drove me nuts. It's not her fault. At the time of her actions, they seem random and totally unjustified to me. I kept thinking two things: 1. OVERREACTION! and 2. Make up your freaking mind! She came off as fickle and I hated the "I want you, I don't want you, I do want you, I don't want you". It was worse since I couldn't understand WHY. Then bits and pieces are revealed that if they had been revealed before she acted like a total wack job I may have been more understanding and less annoyed. So I think that was an error in judgement when laying out the storyline.
There is a hot scene or two and I will never listen to Sail by Awolnation without getting overheated again. I don't regret reading it, I just wish I'd been given more info earlier on so I would have understood what was going on better.
Lochlan is sort of similar to Kellan although he's not quite as troubled. Then his age is revealed at like 60% and I was a little thrown because he's 27 which is necessary I guess given what he's accomplished, but it didn't gel with what was in my head. In all honesty, I pretty much loved Lochlan and he's why I read the rest of the story. Erin drove me nuts. It's not her fault. At the time of her actions, they seem random and totally unjustified to me. I kept thinking two things: 1. OVERREACTION! and 2. Make up your freaking mind! She came off as fickle and I hated the "I want you, I don't want you, I do want you, I don't want you". It was worse since I couldn't understand WHY. Then bits and pieces are revealed that if they had been revealed before she acted like a total wack job I may have been more understanding and less annoyed. So I think that was an error in judgement when laying out the storyline.
There is a hot scene or two and I will never listen to Sail by Awolnation without getting overheated again. I don't regret reading it, I just wish I'd been given more info earlier on so I would have understood what was going on better.
June 5, 2013
I have a love-hate relationship with this book.
Picture this. A batter steps up to the plate. A fast ball comes and the guy smacks it high into centerfield. It's gonna be a home run. But wait--a random bird flys into play. The ball hits the bird. Oh no! The potential home run is instantly ruined!!!
That pretty much sums up this novel!
The beginning was awesome. The characters were awesome. The plot, the progression of the story, the sexual chemistry---all of it 'outta the park'! And everything took a turn for the worst! I hated the second half of the novel! The MC had a bad habit of running away every time things got tough. She was whinny and insecure. But I could deal with her.
Here is what I couldn't deal with: Loch! He never changed! Sure he loved Erin, but he still kept up all his playboy ways. Signing boobs, kissing random girls, and towards the end of the novel there was a reference to him sleeping with random girls while the characters were apart. I guess he really had been taking a different girl backstage each show because the author never told us he hadn't.
And don't even get me started on the plot! Every single set of random misfortunes happened to one of the characters in this book...heart attack, stroke, stalker ex-boyfriend attack, pregnancy...What the heck?!? It was all so random towards the end.
I guess what bugs me most is how good this book was at the start. It was well on its way to becoming one of my favorite ever novels...it just fell apart as it went. :/
It was a train wreck that I could look away from.
Picture this. A batter steps up to the plate. A fast ball comes and the guy smacks it high into centerfield. It's gonna be a home run. But wait--a random bird flys into play. The ball hits the bird. Oh no! The potential home run is instantly ruined!!!
That pretty much sums up this novel!
The beginning was awesome. The characters were awesome. The plot, the progression of the story, the sexual chemistry---all of it 'outta the park'! And everything took a turn for the worst! I hated the second half of the novel! The MC had a bad habit of running away every time things got tough. She was whinny and insecure. But I could deal with her.
Here is what I couldn't deal with: Loch! He never changed! Sure he loved Erin, but he still kept up all his playboy ways. Signing boobs, kissing random girls, and towards the end of the novel there was a reference to him sleeping with random girls while the characters were apart. I guess he really had been taking a different girl backstage each show because the author never told us he hadn't.
And don't even get me started on the plot! Every single set of random misfortunes happened to one of the characters in this book...heart attack, stroke, stalker ex-boyfriend attack, pregnancy...What the heck?!? It was all so random towards the end.
I guess what bugs me most is how good this book was at the start. It was well on its way to becoming one of my favorite ever novels...it just fell apart as it went. :/
It was a train wreck that I could look away from.
May 31, 2013
Ran across this book while searching for another and decided to go ahead and buy it, it was on sale for 99 cents and if it happened to suck it wouldn't be so bad losing a buck, but I didn't hate it, it didn't suck and I actually enjoyed it.
A hottie rocker with tattoos, yum!!! A law student and some mase, bound to make a good story. I laughed, got upset, yelled a little and my heart hurt a little but I put in my big girl panties and didn't cry.
Yes the.....
That Erin did a lot of was a tad annoying, to of been strong she sure had some issues, but after awhile your realized her insecurities were warranted, I mean I would of seriously had a coronary of my all too hot bf was lip locked with another female. She did better than me by running because I would of....
Or kicked him in the ball sack. ThAt would make me feel better.
All of the characters were great. Got some angst, enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. All in all a great read.
To the author....
A hottie rocker with tattoos, yum!!! A law student and some mase, bound to make a good story. I laughed, got upset, yelled a little and my heart hurt a little but I put in my big girl panties and didn't cry.
Yes the.....
That Erin did a lot of was a tad annoying, to of been strong she sure had some issues, but after awhile your realized her insecurities were warranted, I mean I would of seriously had a coronary of my all too hot bf was lip locked with another female. She did better than me by running because I would of....
Or kicked him in the ball sack. ThAt would make me feel better.
All of the characters were great. Got some angst, enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. All in all a great read.
To the author....
June 3, 2013
There are so many things wrong with this book. Some of the characters were loveable. Some of the scenes were good. But over all I would hate for anyone to ever think this kind of relationship was ok. Hero is controlling, he gives her orders like she is a dog (stay home and don't leave, No you can't work there in fact I have threatened anyone who hires you), he doesn't listen to her AT ALL (they even make a point of pointing it out often), he doesn't value her dreams or work she puts into it because after all HIS job being a rock star is all that matters, and apparently he is allowed to act however he wants with women (signing their boobs, habging all over them, being licked by them and kissing them) and it is supposed to be OK because it "doesn't mean anything". Everyone in the book keeps telling the lead female that she is wrong for being hurt by his actions and she is selfish and just not thinking about him???? How sick is that? Her only problem is that she is wishy washy and won't stick to her decisions and keeps going back to this emotionally and mentally abusive relationship. This wasn't a love story, this was a an abusive relastionship with a pretty bow placed on top. Just Sick.
May 27, 2013
I have myself a new book boyfriend and his name is Lochlan. Yes I said it and proud of it. Now on to my review! Erin and Lochlan meet by faith how i see this one just happen to end up renting same apartment and love how those 2 meet and her using her mace on him was awesome and funny. I couldn't stop laughing with that. I will admit Erin reminded me of myself a lot on how she is when it comes to certain things so i felt every emotion with her and yes i cry with her on certain points. She made me laugh the things she would say stuff I would say myself crazy but love her and then Lochlan wow the way Tara put him out there made me understand that character to the point I fell for him myself man do I want me a Loch. You can't help yourself but to fall for the guy once you understand the things he does. Now Erin's brother Danny he reminded me so much of my brother which is crazy didn't think I could find a book that would remind me of myself to a point and my brother. I love this book even though i did cry the laughs made up for it. Love all the characters and you will too once you get the chance to sit back and read it yourself. Awesome job Tara loved it..
June 9, 2013
Ok I'm where do I start? Um at first I loved this book! When they met and he flirted with her it was cool... But like right after meeting they skip like 3 weeks into them living together and he's already infatuated with her. I would have liked to read their blooming relationship and not skip it. Then ugh it went down hill and back up and more down and higher up.. Loch is basically a billionaire because within a year he had bought diamond rings, apartment, like a hundred plain tickets, and god knows what else! I know he's a rock star but seriously??? He would kiss multiple girls in front of Erin and everyone tells her she's being selfish because he doesn't mean to do that!
It's an abusive relationship that spirals to borderline stalking! Erin was already stalked by her ex and almost killed. So why would he think its alright for him to watch her around campus, and tell her to stay one when he's at concerts!
The thing that kills me most is she was all "I wanna be me! No more of you controlling my life!" But then in the next chapter does a total 180 and tells him she wants to give up law school and go on tour with him!
Also she is a total Mary Sue.... Like every guy watched her and wanted her to be their "skin suit" as she called it. The guy at the air port, the bouncer, the lawyer, her boss, the guys at the bar, the keyboard player, the bass player, the random guy walking down the street, the ex-boyfriend!!!! Also she described herself at a nerd, who hates other woman! She talks about how pretty girls are mean, (excuse me but weren't you calling all the girls at the concerts sluts and whores? Just because a girl wants to go out to a bar with some friends and cheer for a band doesn't make then whores! She seriously is hating on all females in this book! She only gets along with guys or if the female is related to loch so there's no way they can take him from her.)
There was no romance... Only controlling and power! Everyone stabbed each other in the b ack multiple times! Loch fucking BREAKS UP WITH HER! And all her friends call her a selfish bitch!!! Her own brother chews her out because she saw him tongue kiss a girl on TV (plus all the pictures of his kissing women at bars when he said he was going back to the hotel but that's never talked about) and left to go home to collect herself! They tell her "she kissed him and he couldn't push her away on live TV! No fuck that! It says they kissed with tongue and he was smiling! I seriously don't give two fucks! I was insulted as a female that she bowed her head and apologized for her behavior and went back to him!!! It doesn't matter if he would look bad pushing her off him when she kissed him! It also would look bad if the press sees that he'll kiss any girl that wants to and not give two fucks over his girlfriend!!! If you love someone you put them first!!!
Oh and so after they broke up I was all "ok they will take time apart and she'll go to school and they will ease into this" nooooooooo
I KNEW FROM THE FIRST SEXUAL SCENE SHE WAS GONNA GET PREGNANT!!!! Oh just because your on birth control doesn't mean you shouldn't wear a condom!!! For a girl that's going to law school, she is dumb as bricks... She talks about wanting a BMW and a condo and a big career.. No in the end she got knocked up, saddled into being a house wife ( I don't know maybe she went back to school after she had she baby but there was no talk on her future. Only his). That made me angry and I wanted to sit and pout until someone got me a new book to read!
When I read the summary I fell in love with it! Sounded right up my ally... But no... I'm being generous with the 2 stars... Because the sex scenes were awesome, the visual descriptions were great... But besides that I would have given it one star on plot and one star for romance...
It became a chore for me to pick up this book and finish it.... But I had to because I knew 100% she would get pregnant... I just like being able to smile and say I told you so!
It's an abusive relationship that spirals to borderline stalking! Erin was already stalked by her ex and almost killed. So why would he think its alright for him to watch her around campus, and tell her to stay one when he's at concerts!
The thing that kills me most is she was all "I wanna be me! No more of you controlling my life!" But then in the next chapter does a total 180 and tells him she wants to give up law school and go on tour with him!
Also she is a total Mary Sue.... Like every guy watched her and wanted her to be their "skin suit" as she called it. The guy at the air port, the bouncer, the lawyer, her boss, the guys at the bar, the keyboard player, the bass player, the random guy walking down the street, the ex-boyfriend!!!! Also she described herself at a nerd, who hates other woman! She talks about how pretty girls are mean, (excuse me but weren't you calling all the girls at the concerts sluts and whores? Just because a girl wants to go out to a bar with some friends and cheer for a band doesn't make then whores! She seriously is hating on all females in this book! She only gets along with guys or if the female is related to loch so there's no way they can take him from her.)
There was no romance... Only controlling and power! Everyone stabbed each other in the b ack multiple times! Loch fucking BREAKS UP WITH HER! And all her friends call her a selfish bitch!!! Her own brother chews her out because she saw him tongue kiss a girl on TV (plus all the pictures of his kissing women at bars when he said he was going back to the hotel but that's never talked about) and left to go home to collect herself! They tell her "she kissed him and he couldn't push her away on live TV! No fuck that! It says they kissed with tongue and he was smiling! I seriously don't give two fucks! I was insulted as a female that she bowed her head and apologized for her behavior and went back to him!!! It doesn't matter if he would look bad pushing her off him when she kissed him! It also would look bad if the press sees that he'll kiss any girl that wants to and not give two fucks over his girlfriend!!! If you love someone you put them first!!!
Oh and so after they broke up I was all "ok they will take time apart and she'll go to school and they will ease into this" nooooooooo
I KNEW FROM THE FIRST SEXUAL SCENE SHE WAS GONNA GET PREGNANT!!!! Oh just because your on birth control doesn't mean you shouldn't wear a condom!!! For a girl that's going to law school, she is dumb as bricks... She talks about wanting a BMW and a condo and a big career.. No in the end she got knocked up, saddled into being a house wife ( I don't know maybe she went back to school after she had she baby but there was no talk on her future. Only his). That made me angry and I wanted to sit and pout until someone got me a new book to read!
When I read the summary I fell in love with it! Sounded right up my ally... But no... I'm being generous with the 2 stars... Because the sex scenes were awesome, the visual descriptions were great... But besides that I would have given it one star on plot and one star for romance...
It became a chore for me to pick up this book and finish it.... But I had to because I knew 100% she would get pregnant... I just like being able to smile and say I told you so!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 10, 2016
I've been meaning to read this book for a while. I bought the paperback because I hoped to see the author at a signing soon. Though that won't be happening as soon as I hoped, I still decided now was a great time to read the book.
I wasn't hoping for anything other than a great story and I got that. The characters are flawed and they got on my nerves as often as they got on each other's as well. Even though there were times when I wanted to give them a talking to about their habits and behaviors, I could see how much they cared for one another. Erin was great at running away when things got difficult and Lochlan never changed his behavior which was causing Erin doubt and to run away time and again. Other than that, they were people I wouldn't mind being friends with. ( I deducted a half star for the way they didn't change what was causing their problems again and again.)
This book should've been a five star read. As much as I enjoyed the story, I found the copy I was reading had a lot of errors. I mean spelling and grammar errors. I only deducted half a star for that, since this book has been out since 2013 and there is no reason for the book to not have been re-edited. I also feel like I should blame the company I bought the book from for sending me an older version.
Regardless of the errors in the text and frustration caused by the characters, I simply could not put this book down. I read as much as I could last night until my body and brain were begging for sleep, and I picked it up first thing when I woke up in the morning because I had to find out what was going to happen next. I wasn't surprised to find myself laughing while I read this book, but I was surprised to find myself in tears.
I know way back when Tara was going to write a sequel to this book from Lochlan's point of view because the book has a cover for it and says coming soon...I can also tell it hasn't been published, but I'd love to read this book from his point of view. He has a special set of circumstances and I think it'd be fascinating to get into his head! This is the third Tara Brown book I've read. I've enjoyed them all immensely and am really looking forward to reading her others.
I wasn't hoping for anything other than a great story and I got that. The characters are flawed and they got on my nerves as often as they got on each other's as well. Even though there were times when I wanted to give them a talking to about their habits and behaviors, I could see how much they cared for one another. Erin was great at running away when things got difficult and Lochlan never changed his behavior which was causing Erin doubt and to run away time and again. Other than that, they were people I wouldn't mind being friends with. ( I deducted a half star for the way they didn't change what was causing their problems again and again.)
This book should've been a five star read. As much as I enjoyed the story, I found the copy I was reading had a lot of errors. I mean spelling and grammar errors. I only deducted half a star for that, since this book has been out since 2013 and there is no reason for the book to not have been re-edited. I also feel like I should blame the company I bought the book from for sending me an older version.
Regardless of the errors in the text and frustration caused by the characters, I simply could not put this book down. I read as much as I could last night until my body and brain were begging for sleep, and I picked it up first thing when I woke up in the morning because I had to find out what was going to happen next. I wasn't surprised to find myself laughing while I read this book, but I was surprised to find myself in tears.
I know way back when Tara was going to write a sequel to this book from Lochlan's point of view because the book has a cover for it and says coming soon...I can also tell it hasn't been published, but I'd love to read this book from his point of view. He has a special set of circumstances and I think it'd be fascinating to get into his head! This is the third Tara Brown book I've read. I've enjoyed them all immensely and am really looking forward to reading her others.
June 7, 2013
I had a love hate relationship with this book. While I found it started off great, by the end I was getting so pissed off. I remember looking at my kindle at 74% and contemplating just not reading the rest. Let me say I CANNOT stand for a female to be a freaking doormat in a book. The girl who says "Oh he cheated but I deserved it, so it's okay baby.."... WTF?! This happened A LOT in this book.
This may be a spoiler..
At one point he is caught on TV making out with another girl while she is visiting HIS family. So she gets on a plane and goes back to Boston, like any smart female would do (or at least I would).. One of the guys come back and tell her the dad had a stroke, so she takes off back to TN. When she gets to the house she is talking to him like everything was her fault! WHAT?!?! After 74% it went so far downhill I just couldn't even keep up anymore. She took blame for ALL of his cheating. No woman EVER does that.. EVER. Or at least I never would. He cheated, kick his ass out the damn door and don't come back.
**If you're the author and you're reading this, PLEASE, PLEASE, I begggg you, don't make another female character a doormat. Or the male a dbag who doesn't take responsibility for his own crap. I know you gotta have some emotion and what not in there but it was good when she wasn't giving up everything for some loser who cheated**
Then just all the stuff that happened all at once just made my head spin. His mom, his dad having a heart attack, the pregnancy. Dear God, separate it out, it was so overwhelming.
I gave it three stars because the first bit of it or so was good but then at 70% and up just crazy, all over the place bullshit.
This may be a spoiler..
At one point he is caught on TV making out with another girl while she is visiting HIS family. So she gets on a plane and goes back to Boston, like any smart female would do (or at least I would).. One of the guys come back and tell her the dad had a stroke, so she takes off back to TN. When she gets to the house she is talking to him like everything was her fault! WHAT?!?! After 74% it went so far downhill I just couldn't even keep up anymore. She took blame for ALL of his cheating. No woman EVER does that.. EVER. Or at least I never would. He cheated, kick his ass out the damn door and don't come back.
**If you're the author and you're reading this, PLEASE, PLEASE, I begggg you, don't make another female character a doormat. Or the male a dbag who doesn't take responsibility for his own crap. I know you gotta have some emotion and what not in there but it was good when she wasn't giving up everything for some loser who cheated**
Then just all the stuff that happened all at once just made my head spin. His mom, his dad having a heart attack, the pregnancy. Dear God, separate it out, it was so overwhelming.
I gave it three stars because the first bit of it or so was good but then at 70% and up just crazy, all over the place bullshit.
June 17, 2013
Sheesh, what a rollercoaster. It felt like they were together or broken up on alternating pages for a while there. And, seriously, I'm fairly certain that Dean was the only real friend Erin had. Everyone else was too busy convincing her to blame herself for every single problem she and Loch had, even her own freaking brother (not Loch thankfully, or I would have never made it through the whole book). The story did have some potential though. I would have given it another star or two if it had fewer complications and completely lost the "Erin is so selfish for not being understanding about how Loch needs to let women kiss and grope him for his career" bit. It would have been easy enough to edit all that out and still have a good story. Anyhow, I gave it two stars because of its potential and because despite my frustration with the characters, they did evoke real emotion. I feel like Tara Brown has potential as an author but she needs to find a better editor who will give her some constructive feedback on how to reach her target audience (and not alienate them). I'm also wondering if she plans to put out a companion book with Loch's side of the story based on the "that's my side" just before "the end" on the last page. I'd read it even though I rated this book so low. But I would hope she took criticism from this book and used it to improve her next.
dnf
June 5, 2013I can't stomach Erin. It's only the beginning of this book and already I'm crazy annoyed at this chick. She is incredibly judgmental and mean. Lochlan has done nothing but like her--I don't know why--since he met her. She, in turn, has sprayed him with mace, insulted him at every opportunity, and acted childishly superior to him.
Are there really people out there who are so pretentious as to believe that musicians are the scum of the earth?? I'd honestly like to meet these people and punch them in the trachea.
From what I've read so far Erin is a pompous jackass and I don't like it. DNF for me.
And as a disclaimer: my review has nothing to do with the writing. The author is creative and intelligent, and my strong (albeit negative) response to her character is a testament to that.
Edited to add: Apparently Lochlan is not that great of a character either Nope. Sorry. Definitely glad I DNFd it.
Are there really people out there who are so pretentious as to believe that musicians are the scum of the earth?? I'd honestly like to meet these people and punch them in the trachea.
From what I've read so far Erin is a pompous jackass and I don't like it. DNF for me.
And as a disclaimer: my review has nothing to do with the writing. The author is creative and intelligent, and my strong (albeit negative) response to her character is a testament to that.
Edited to add: Apparently Lochlan is not that great of a character either Nope. Sorry. Definitely glad I DNFd it.
August 10, 2013
I just wrote a whole long review for this and then it just freaking disappeared. So I take it that was God's way of telling me it was too long. Now I'm gonna sum it up so y'all don't get bored. I liked it over all, but I didn't like Erin or all of the breaking up and getting back together. It made the book way longer then it had to be and it just got kind of monotonous. I liked Lochlan and the guys in the band. And I liked that it showed you that life is better if you just go with the flow and not make plans. This book was a 3.75 stars for me.
March 7, 2014
Demasiado drama para mi gusto.
Las dos estrellas las puse por Gerry y Dean, ellos son dos genios. La mina se la pasa criticándose y llega un momento en el que cansa. Peleas y reconciliaciones para después volver a otra pelea, de eso se tratan las 400 páginas. En conclusión, no recomiendo este libro. :)
Las dos estrellas las puse por Gerry y Dean, ellos son dos genios. La mina se la pasa criticándose y llega un momento en el que cansa. Peleas y reconciliaciones para después volver a otra pelea, de eso se tratan las 400 páginas. En conclusión, no recomiendo este libro. :)
July 20, 2014
I liked this one over all but there were a few bits where Erin got on my nerves a bit! The story is not a new one......lots like it out there but having said that I struggled to put it down. A few annoying typos but all in all a good read. X
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