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The Boys of DownCrash #1-3
The Boys of DownCrash
*** FIRST TIME EVER! ALL 3 FULL LENGTH NOVELS PUBLISHED TOGETHER! ***
The Stronger Safer Kind
Torn To Pieces
Some Kind of Hell
One band. Three awesome new adult romances.
THE STRONGER, SAFER KIND
(Scarlett & Tripp)
I know it's wrong. All my friends warn me to stay the hell away from him, that he only wants me for sex. But my one night with a rock star let me glimpse his hidden pain...and now I'm determined to help him and damn the consequences.
TORN TO PIECES
(Maggie & Tatum)
I fell hard for Tatum the first moment I saw him...but now my violent ex has returned. A rock star saved my life...but can he save me from my past?
SOME KIND OF HELL
(Annie & Logan)
Everyone said Logan was just a rebound thing, that a party boy like him couldn't ever be serious. I knew it was more...but when my life is blown apart, can Logan step up and help me start again?
~*~
Karolyn is the author of the bestselling rockstar romance series BROTHERS OF ROCK. Under the pen name London Casey, she's written the chart topping motorcycle romance series BACK DOWN DEVIL MC.
The Stronger Safer Kind
Torn To Pieces
Some Kind of Hell
One band. Three awesome new adult romances.
THE STRONGER, SAFER KIND
(Scarlett & Tripp)
I know it's wrong. All my friends warn me to stay the hell away from him, that he only wants me for sex. But my one night with a rock star let me glimpse his hidden pain...and now I'm determined to help him and damn the consequences.
TORN TO PIECES
(Maggie & Tatum)
I fell hard for Tatum the first moment I saw him...but now my violent ex has returned. A rock star saved my life...but can he save me from my past?
SOME KIND OF HELL
(Annie & Logan)
Everyone said Logan was just a rebound thing, that a party boy like him couldn't ever be serious. I knew it was more...but when my life is blown apart, can Logan step up and help me start again?
~*~
Karolyn is the author of the bestselling rockstar romance series BROTHERS OF ROCK. Under the pen name London Casey, she's written the chart topping motorcycle romance series BACK DOWN DEVIL MC.
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October 8, 2015
Book 1- Is Scarlett and Tripp's story. When roommate and friend Maggie drags Scarlett to a DownCrash show, the hottest band on campus. Scarlett figured she needed a night out, a few drinks and be away from Andy. Andy was her best friend but here lately it seemed as if he wanted to be more but Scarlett didn't feel that way about him. Meeting Tripp at the bar, they talked for a few and he had to go. Scarlett never imagined he would be the lead singer in the band.
The book does start slow. Towards the middle of the story it picks up the pace. Scarlett feels the attraction to Tripp but for some reason she keeps Andy hanging on thinking he has a chance. I have to say that part bothered me somewhat. When the secret comes out it does make sense in a way. Tripp was great. Such a player Scarlett and Tripp go back and forth a good bit when they finally settle in. Tripp is carrying his own demons around. Until they both work through what was in the past they can't work towards a future.
Book 2- Tatum and Maggie's story- Maggie had met Tatum through Scarlett and while they were both attracted to each other, they never acted on their feelings. Maggie had an ex that was bad news. Tatum made a decision that for a long time wasn't sure it was the right one. When Derreck returns Maggie doesn't know how to get away from him. Tatum isn't going to just let her go he is determined to protect her.
This book starts off fast paced and stay that way. Where as the first book took its time and introduced all the characters, you know them now and it jumps right into it. Maggie made a promise and it needs to be broken. Some promised especially once under duress should never be kept. There was so much more to Tatum then meets the eye. Decisions that are made sometimes might not seem like the best ones, but they work out for the best.
Book 3- Logan and Annie's story- I had trouble warming up to Annie. She was kind and caring and it seemed that fast she would turn. The back and forth is throughout most of the book. While they did have things in common with each other it seemed as if Annie couldn't make up her mind but when the going got tough and Logan needed her she was there. She just needed that extra push to come to terms with her feeling.
The book does start slow. Towards the middle of the story it picks up the pace. Scarlett feels the attraction to Tripp but for some reason she keeps Andy hanging on thinking he has a chance. I have to say that part bothered me somewhat. When the secret comes out it does make sense in a way. Tripp was great. Such a player Scarlett and Tripp go back and forth a good bit when they finally settle in. Tripp is carrying his own demons around. Until they both work through what was in the past they can't work towards a future.
Book 2- Tatum and Maggie's story- Maggie had met Tatum through Scarlett and while they were both attracted to each other, they never acted on their feelings. Maggie had an ex that was bad news. Tatum made a decision that for a long time wasn't sure it was the right one. When Derreck returns Maggie doesn't know how to get away from him. Tatum isn't going to just let her go he is determined to protect her.
This book starts off fast paced and stay that way. Where as the first book took its time and introduced all the characters, you know them now and it jumps right into it. Maggie made a promise and it needs to be broken. Some promised especially once under duress should never be kept. There was so much more to Tatum then meets the eye. Decisions that are made sometimes might not seem like the best ones, but they work out for the best.
Book 3- Logan and Annie's story- I had trouble warming up to Annie. She was kind and caring and it seemed that fast she would turn. The back and forth is throughout most of the book. While they did have things in common with each other it seemed as if Annie couldn't make up her mind but when the going got tough and Logan needed her she was there. She just needed that extra push to come to terms with her feeling.
October 3, 2015
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review of The Boys of Downcrash & since this Rock Star trilogy was on my to-read list I jumped at the opportunity to read them straight through - simply the best way to read an series, as far as I'm concerned.
Each book concentrates on one couple - Tripp & Scarlet, Tatum & Maggie & Logan & Annie. The boys were a very popular local college band, working on a "big break"; they were serious about their music, practising daily & writing their own music, as well as going to college. Tripp, (lead singer) is a tortured & lost soul with an alcohol problem. One night, while waiting to go on stage, he spots Scarlett(who's also in college) across the room in a bar & recognises her as a scared soul-mate! She's already seeing Andy & there's conflict galore.
The next part focuses on Tatum, the drummer in the band & Maggie, Scarlett's room mate/best friend. Maggie has a reputation as a party girl, which she's deliberately created to hide behind, but now wants to put that aside when she sees the happiness in Scarlett & Tripp life. Tatum is drawn to Maggie, seeing past the false bravado & he tries to show her that he's there for her, but its tough on them both.
Finally there is Logan, the bass player & Annie, Maggie's childhood friend, who is running away from a bad break-up. Logan & Annie are both carrying scars from the past but they fall for each other & it's intense.
The stories flowed easily through each separate novel, without any loss of continuity & all of the characters work well together. It was an easy & pleasant read with some interesting quirky moments.
Each book concentrates on one couple - Tripp & Scarlet, Tatum & Maggie & Logan & Annie. The boys were a very popular local college band, working on a "big break"; they were serious about their music, practising daily & writing their own music, as well as going to college. Tripp, (lead singer) is a tortured & lost soul with an alcohol problem. One night, while waiting to go on stage, he spots Scarlett(who's also in college) across the room in a bar & recognises her as a scared soul-mate! She's already seeing Andy & there's conflict galore.
The next part focuses on Tatum, the drummer in the band & Maggie, Scarlett's room mate/best friend. Maggie has a reputation as a party girl, which she's deliberately created to hide behind, but now wants to put that aside when she sees the happiness in Scarlett & Tripp life. Tatum is drawn to Maggie, seeing past the false bravado & he tries to show her that he's there for her, but its tough on them both.
Finally there is Logan, the bass player & Annie, Maggie's childhood friend, who is running away from a bad break-up. Logan & Annie are both carrying scars from the past but they fall for each other & it's intense.
The stories flowed easily through each separate novel, without any loss of continuity & all of the characters work well together. It was an easy & pleasant read with some interesting quirky moments.
October 1, 2015
Addictive, steamy, sexy, thought-provoking, captivating, heartbreaking,... The Stronger, Safer Kind is an emotional intense love triangle. It's a story of healing, second chances, and moving on. It is filled with passion, suspense, turmoil, and so much more.
From the very first page to the very last, London Casey has written a story that you will not want to put down. Torn to Pieces is raw, gritty, heartbreaking, and intriguing. It's an unforgettable story of how true love can survive obstacles and make you stronger.
Some Kind of Hell, the final book in The Boys of DownCrash Trilogy is an unforgettable second chance romance that tells a story of love and pain, fate and circumstances, relationships, family, forgiveness, hope, and finding yourself. The characters, the story-line and discovering all the secrets will suck you in and keep you turning the pages. This book as well as the first and second book in this trilogy has every possible thing a reader wants in a book... angst, suspense, secrets, twists you don't see coming, romance, pure, unadulterated lust, swoon worthy moments, drama, and then it all wraps up with a great HEA.
From the very first page to the very last, London Casey has written a story that you will not want to put down. Torn to Pieces is raw, gritty, heartbreaking, and intriguing. It's an unforgettable story of how true love can survive obstacles and make you stronger.
Some Kind of Hell, the final book in The Boys of DownCrash Trilogy is an unforgettable second chance romance that tells a story of love and pain, fate and circumstances, relationships, family, forgiveness, hope, and finding yourself. The characters, the story-line and discovering all the secrets will suck you in and keep you turning the pages. This book as well as the first and second book in this trilogy has every possible thing a reader wants in a book... angst, suspense, secrets, twists you don't see coming, romance, pure, unadulterated lust, swoon worthy moments, drama, and then it all wraps up with a great HEA.
October 13, 2015
OMG. I couldn´t stand this book. It was awful, I DNF at 50% of the first story, I couldn´t even go through to the second one. Scarlett is a slut. She likes Andy, but she lusts after Tripp. And she keeps going back and forth between them. One night she´s horny and goes to Tripp´s but he´s with someone else, so Scarlett goes to Andy´s to fuck him. She doesn´t know what she wants, and makes me want to beat her to death.
Ai meu Deus,. eu não consegui terminar esse livro. É horrível. Não consegui nem chegar na segunda história.
Scarlett é uma vagabunda que não sabe o que quer. Ela gosta do Andy, mas cobiça o Tripp, e passa boa parte do livro nesse vai-e-vem. Uma noite ela tá com tesão e vai atrás do Tripp, mas quando ela chega lá, ele recebe outra mulher que ele tava esperando. Então, ela pega e vai pra casa do Andy pra poder transar com ele. Eu passei boa parte da leitura querendo bater nela.
Ai meu Deus,. eu não consegui terminar esse livro. É horrível. Não consegui nem chegar na segunda história.
Scarlett é uma vagabunda que não sabe o que quer. Ela gosta do Andy, mas cobiça o Tripp, e passa boa parte do livro nesse vai-e-vem. Uma noite ela tá com tesão e vai atrás do Tripp, mas quando ela chega lá, ele recebe outra mulher que ele tava esperando. Então, ela pega e vai pra casa do Andy pra poder transar com ele. Eu passei boa parte da leitura querendo bater nela.
January 31, 2016
This book is superbly heart wrenching!!! Every emotion that you can feel, you will feel! Every chapter and storyline is executed with so greatly that it keeps you interested and flows with ease, with all three books!! Great job!! I look forward to reading more from this author!!
October 5, 2015
Book 1 Tripp & Scarlett:
The first book was about Trip, lead singer of DownCrash, and Scarlett a very broken and lonely person. Lonely only because she had no one who she could talk to about everything she has had to endure during her life. You would think she had a good thing going because she had her best friend and roommate Maggie and a guy who put Scarlett’s wellbeing above everything. Andy was the kind of guy any girl would more than happy to hook up with; he was tall, well built, smart, and very hot but mostly Andy cared about Scarlett and how she was coping with everything from her past. Andy and Scarlett were tight ever since she showed up at his doorstep that one night in high school after she had walked in on her parents fighting again and letting her know that their marriage was over. It really shouldn’t have been such a shocker since her mom was an alcoholic and dear old dad couldn’t keep it in his pants. Neither of these two had any idea of what Scarlett had been through nor did they care. Andy went as far as following Scarlett to college.
Things started to get weird with Andy because from Scarlett’s point of view he was her best friend but had no idea that Andy also had romantic feelings for her. Maggie and Scarlett went to a bar one night looking for a little fun and they wanted to catch this new band on campus that everyone was talking about. As Maggie went to the bar for a drink she met an extremely gorgeous guy sitting there who had caught Scarlett’s attention. After a little excursion to a back room at the bar they had figured they would meet up later so Scarlett went back to where Maggie was to tell her about this stranger who had taken her breathe away and who should be at the table…yep, puppy dog, Andy. That was Scarlett’s first shock of the night but it didn’t compare to the shock she had when DownCrash took the stage and she found out her stranger was none other than Tripp, the lead singer in DownCrash.
Tripp was pretty laid back and didn’t get upset when he seen Scarlett in the audience but with one little change…Andy was attached to her. It wasn’t above Tripp to call Scarlett to the stage to sing to her and when they connected on a different level she got scared of the feelings she was having and as she looked to be trying to pull away from Tripp, Andy rushed the stage and took him down with one punch. Scarlett could tell that Tripp had some pretty heavy stuff he was dealing with too by the things she had seen in his eyes and the connection she had felt for him. They were both broke and were trying to live life with their pain.
You have to see where their pain came from and were they able to bond over this and come out on the other end of this heartache they had and have something positive come from it. And did Andy keep being the ever loving loyal friend to Scarlett even when he could tell that there was someone else in her life that was taking the place that he had wanted.
Book 2 Tatum & Maggie:
It’s hard to believe but book 2 of the DownCrash Boys is even better. It started when their eyes locked at a concert and the best part is Maggie had an inside track to the DownCrash boys because her best friend Scarlett was with the lead singer, Tripp. The problem was that Maggie came with some baggage. In reality who doesn’t have baggage of some sort. Maggie’s baggage was her previous boyfriend, Derreck. Derreck was a lot of things and most of them no good. Tatum was living his life with regret; regret that during his career he had to make a choice and it was a choice he had a hard time living with.
The story of Tatum and Maggie was one that was so well written that your heart did funny things; it would break because of some of the things that happened between those two, it would feel ecstatic as their love for each other grew; and it did a lot of loud thumping with the passion between them.
Without giving much away you have to realize what fear can do to people. It’s not something to just “get over”. It can wreak havoc on your life and control what you would normally do. You have to read this and find out what Tatum’s choice and regret was really about and did it actually affect his life with Maggie and what was that fear that Maggie had to live with? Were the two of them able to overcome these obstacles and build a relationship and was Tatum able to forgive Maggie for him ending up in the hospital? During book two you get to see if the DownCrash boys’ career was actually moving forward or were the guys stuck in the college town playing to only the locals? And where the heck are all of those piercings between Tatum and Maggie?!
Book 3 Logan & Annie:
Logan was the last man standing of the DownCrash boys but he had seen Maggie’s friend, Annie hanging out at the garage one time. It’s all that it took was seeing her that one time because Logan knew that he wanted to see where things could go with Annie. They both had something in common right off and that was that both of their grandfathers played a huge role in their lives and both had been diagnosed with cancer. They had to watch the most important men in their lives fight for theirs’. Annie had a real chip on her shoulder and seemed like she did all she could by trying to push Logan to his breaking point. She pulled out the bitch card quite a bit. I have to say that she had reason to push the limit because the guy she had been dating long term and actually living with before this, one day told her that “oops sorry I got my other girlfriend pregnant”.
Logan knew that if he pushed through this wall that Annie put up there was a person there that he could get really serious about. Annie was there as the boys were breaking their way into the big times and was very supportive. But of course things can’t always go along great as you will have to read and see what these two had to go through in order to make it to their “happily ever after”. Believe me they had a couple of really big road blocks thrown at them. To what extent did these road blocks affect their lives together as a couple and as a part of the DownCrash family.
Now that I have finished the last book on Logan & Annie I’m left feeling like I’ve seen these people through some pretty rough times and am definitely feeling the book hangover effect. I want to be along for the rest of the ride with these guys. What happens when they start out and how do their women fit into all of this. All six have been through so much I need to know if they actually make it to the HEA in both their personal lives and their professional lives. I need more Ms. Casey! That’s what happens when you make your characters seem so real and you pull me into their lives.
I received this book as an ARC from the author for an honest review.
The first book was about Trip, lead singer of DownCrash, and Scarlett a very broken and lonely person. Lonely only because she had no one who she could talk to about everything she has had to endure during her life. You would think she had a good thing going because she had her best friend and roommate Maggie and a guy who put Scarlett’s wellbeing above everything. Andy was the kind of guy any girl would more than happy to hook up with; he was tall, well built, smart, and very hot but mostly Andy cared about Scarlett and how she was coping with everything from her past. Andy and Scarlett were tight ever since she showed up at his doorstep that one night in high school after she had walked in on her parents fighting again and letting her know that their marriage was over. It really shouldn’t have been such a shocker since her mom was an alcoholic and dear old dad couldn’t keep it in his pants. Neither of these two had any idea of what Scarlett had been through nor did they care. Andy went as far as following Scarlett to college.
Things started to get weird with Andy because from Scarlett’s point of view he was her best friend but had no idea that Andy also had romantic feelings for her. Maggie and Scarlett went to a bar one night looking for a little fun and they wanted to catch this new band on campus that everyone was talking about. As Maggie went to the bar for a drink she met an extremely gorgeous guy sitting there who had caught Scarlett’s attention. After a little excursion to a back room at the bar they had figured they would meet up later so Scarlett went back to where Maggie was to tell her about this stranger who had taken her breathe away and who should be at the table…yep, puppy dog, Andy. That was Scarlett’s first shock of the night but it didn’t compare to the shock she had when DownCrash took the stage and she found out her stranger was none other than Tripp, the lead singer in DownCrash.
Tripp was pretty laid back and didn’t get upset when he seen Scarlett in the audience but with one little change…Andy was attached to her. It wasn’t above Tripp to call Scarlett to the stage to sing to her and when they connected on a different level she got scared of the feelings she was having and as she looked to be trying to pull away from Tripp, Andy rushed the stage and took him down with one punch. Scarlett could tell that Tripp had some pretty heavy stuff he was dealing with too by the things she had seen in his eyes and the connection she had felt for him. They were both broke and were trying to live life with their pain.
You have to see where their pain came from and were they able to bond over this and come out on the other end of this heartache they had and have something positive come from it. And did Andy keep being the ever loving loyal friend to Scarlett even when he could tell that there was someone else in her life that was taking the place that he had wanted.
Book 2 Tatum & Maggie:
It’s hard to believe but book 2 of the DownCrash Boys is even better. It started when their eyes locked at a concert and the best part is Maggie had an inside track to the DownCrash boys because her best friend Scarlett was with the lead singer, Tripp. The problem was that Maggie came with some baggage. In reality who doesn’t have baggage of some sort. Maggie’s baggage was her previous boyfriend, Derreck. Derreck was a lot of things and most of them no good. Tatum was living his life with regret; regret that during his career he had to make a choice and it was a choice he had a hard time living with.
The story of Tatum and Maggie was one that was so well written that your heart did funny things; it would break because of some of the things that happened between those two, it would feel ecstatic as their love for each other grew; and it did a lot of loud thumping with the passion between them.
Without giving much away you have to realize what fear can do to people. It’s not something to just “get over”. It can wreak havoc on your life and control what you would normally do. You have to read this and find out what Tatum’s choice and regret was really about and did it actually affect his life with Maggie and what was that fear that Maggie had to live with? Were the two of them able to overcome these obstacles and build a relationship and was Tatum able to forgive Maggie for him ending up in the hospital? During book two you get to see if the DownCrash boys’ career was actually moving forward or were the guys stuck in the college town playing to only the locals? And where the heck are all of those piercings between Tatum and Maggie?!
Book 3 Logan & Annie:
Logan was the last man standing of the DownCrash boys but he had seen Maggie’s friend, Annie hanging out at the garage one time. It’s all that it took was seeing her that one time because Logan knew that he wanted to see where things could go with Annie. They both had something in common right off and that was that both of their grandfathers played a huge role in their lives and both had been diagnosed with cancer. They had to watch the most important men in their lives fight for theirs’. Annie had a real chip on her shoulder and seemed like she did all she could by trying to push Logan to his breaking point. She pulled out the bitch card quite a bit. I have to say that she had reason to push the limit because the guy she had been dating long term and actually living with before this, one day told her that “oops sorry I got my other girlfriend pregnant”.
Logan knew that if he pushed through this wall that Annie put up there was a person there that he could get really serious about. Annie was there as the boys were breaking their way into the big times and was very supportive. But of course things can’t always go along great as you will have to read and see what these two had to go through in order to make it to their “happily ever after”. Believe me they had a couple of really big road blocks thrown at them. To what extent did these road blocks affect their lives together as a couple and as a part of the DownCrash family.
Now that I have finished the last book on Logan & Annie I’m left feeling like I’ve seen these people through some pretty rough times and am definitely feeling the book hangover effect. I want to be along for the rest of the ride with these guys. What happens when they start out and how do their women fit into all of this. All six have been through so much I need to know if they actually make it to the HEA in both their personal lives and their professional lives. I need more Ms. Casey! That’s what happens when you make your characters seem so real and you pull me into their lives.
I received this book as an ARC from the author for an honest review.
December 14, 2017
Boys will be boys
You know you read allot when you can't remember book titles. But,if you remember the story...then yeah who cares. So yeah I forgot the title. So yeah I read it again. And yeah I'll read it again after this. Why? Cause it's that damm good!
You know you read allot when you can't remember book titles. But,if you remember the story...then yeah who cares. So yeah I forgot the title. So yeah I read it again. And yeah I'll read it again after this. Why? Cause it's that damm good!
September 11, 2018
All 3 stories of finding love and working through the baggage that each has. And then finding success and knowing that your love will survive because it's been there from the beginning. Loved all 3 of these stories!
April 8, 2018
3 in 1
Love all of these rockstar books this author has written. These 3 books had legit life troubles while trying to become rockstars Well done
Love all of these rockstar books this author has written. These 3 books had legit life troubles while trying to become rockstars Well done
July 8, 2018
Amazing
Great stories, feisty relatable girls. Will definitely be books I read over n over again. Inspiring that even after life's drama dreams come true
Great stories, feisty relatable girls. Will definitely be books I read over n over again. Inspiring that even after life's drama dreams come true
October 7, 2016
I love all of London Casey/Karolyn James's work. This series is about a dream of three young men who want to become rocks stars and about three beautiful young ladies trying to get over their pain and find love. Book one: The Stronger Safer Kind.
The first couple is Tripp and Scarlet I enjoyed this story.. it's about two souls that have witnessed, shared some horrific things. Scarlet will heal Trip's soul and Tripp will free Scarlets nightmares. Tripp is the sexy lead singer and guitarist from Downcrash.
Second story Torn to Pieces is about Tatum and Maggie. Maggie was in a very abusive relationship in high school. She is scared of falling asleep alone. She needs a protector and someone to love her without promises. Tatum is the hot sexy pierced drummer from Downcrash and he fell in love with Maggie the first time he laid eyes on her. Their love is fierce and you can feel it coming out of the pages. This is my favourite story of the series.
Third and Final story Some Kind of Hell revolves around the shy, sexy Bassist Logan and Annie. Logan has had a scary sad start to his life and his hero though growing up was his grandfather. Annie is getting out of a loveless relationship with her ex that cheated on her and got the other girl pregnant. Logan and Annie start with a hate/love relationship. At times I couldn't listen to Annie I felt she was childish and was selfish. She did grow up thoughout the story and was tolerable.Logan my heart broke for him. I loved his character I wanted to hold him because he at times was so angry and sad. Annie's loved healed him and I am so glad she finally gave in to him.
Overall 4 Stars for The Boys of Downcrash. Happy Reading!!
The first couple is Tripp and Scarlet I enjoyed this story.. it's about two souls that have witnessed, shared some horrific things. Scarlet will heal Trip's soul and Tripp will free Scarlets nightmares. Tripp is the sexy lead singer and guitarist from Downcrash.
Second story Torn to Pieces is about Tatum and Maggie. Maggie was in a very abusive relationship in high school. She is scared of falling asleep alone. She needs a protector and someone to love her without promises. Tatum is the hot sexy pierced drummer from Downcrash and he fell in love with Maggie the first time he laid eyes on her. Their love is fierce and you can feel it coming out of the pages. This is my favourite story of the series.
Third and Final story Some Kind of Hell revolves around the shy, sexy Bassist Logan and Annie. Logan has had a scary sad start to his life and his hero though growing up was his grandfather. Annie is getting out of a loveless relationship with her ex that cheated on her and got the other girl pregnant. Logan and Annie start with a hate/love relationship. At times I couldn't listen to Annie I felt she was childish and was selfish. She did grow up thoughout the story and was tolerable.Logan my heart broke for him. I loved his character I wanted to hold him because he at times was so angry and sad. Annie's loved healed him and I am so glad she finally gave in to him.
Overall 4 Stars for The Boys of Downcrash. Happy Reading!!
October 2, 2015
I received this series for an honest review. This is such an awesome series. It is about facing the past, healing, trust, and friendship. It shows that family is not aways those related by blood but those that are close that will stand by you thru thick and then and have your back no matter what. Trust me when you start this series you will not want to put it down. It is a series well worth reading.
The Stronger, Safer Kind:
Scarlett is this pretty girl that has to amazing hot guys chasing after her. Both want her bad. Andy is this amazing good guy. He has been friends with Scarlett for so long. He was there for her in her dark times though he did not even know the half of what she went thru. He even followed her to college. Andy was a protector and was on his way to having a amazing career as a lawyer. Andy had his whole life a head of him and would give it all up in a heart beat for Scarlett.
Then there was Tripp Sage. He was this hot sexy tattoo sex god. He was the lead singer of DownCrash. He was this bad boy and so bad for Scarlett but yet so right. Tripp seem to have some pain he carried though he did not wish to share it with Scarlett. He was a what we would call a bad boy and all the girls wanted him. The question is can Tripp love? Can he handle being in a relationship? He lived such a wild carefree life.
Scarlett is at a cross road she must chose which man she wants. you will find in the first book of this series you will be on the edge of your seat while she tries to figure out which guys she has feelings for and chooses.
Torn to Pieces:
I find myself a feeling a little different then some of the reviews I have seen on book 2. Though I loved Scarlett and Tripp, I found that enjoyed Maggie and Tatum’s story more. Maggie story broke my heart. For certain reasons Maggie’s story touch me more. My heart truly broke for her. I just wanted to reach in the book and hug her and tell her it was going to be okay.
Maggie had worked hard to destroy her reputation. Guys around campus thought she was easy. Take her out and she would sleep with them. Though the story was not true that did not mean the guys did not believe the rumors. She had this real dark past. She had been young and naive. She needed an escape and she found it in the wrong person. There were promise she was forced to make. Things she had to go thru if promises were broken. These things haunted her dreams, they became her nightmares.
Tatum was this amazing guy. He was the drummer in DownCrash and sexy as hell. Tatum had it bad for Maggie. I like that Tatum did not look on the outside but deeper. When he looked at Maggie he did not only she how beautiful she was but he saw her pain. He saw that she bore inward scars. He did not have to know what they were. He just wanted to make her feel safe and protected.
Maggie had it bad for Tatum. She knew he could have any girl he wanted. But when Maggie’s nightmare/past catches up to her, it could destroy everything she has with Tatum. Maggie needs a protector and a healer. Can Tatum be all those things for her? Is she doomed to relieve her nightmare again?
Some Kind of Hell:
After reading book one and book two I did not think the story could get any better. Annie who was a friend of Maggie’s decided to come and be Maggie’s new roommate. Annie had just broke up with her boyfriend. Starting out her story was not as tragic as Scarlett and Maggie’s. But notice the key word there “Starting out” there are things that happen in Annie and Logan’s story that will break your heart. I can truly say they go to hell and back. What they go thru will either make them strong or break them, it could also break others in the process.
Annie had this loser of an ex. I will let your read the story to find out why her ex was such an loser. Trust me you will hate him as much as I do. Reading this story you will see that Annie and Logan are the perfect match for each other. Logan’s grandfather has just beat cancer and Annie’s grandfather is trying to beat cancer. The problem with Annie is she lives in her past. She holds on to her hurt, anger, jealous, and pain. Can she learn to let the past go and learn to live?
Logan was the shy guy in the band. He played the bass and had more of the business head of the group. He liked Annie at first sight. Thing about these two, they knew how to push each other’s buttons. I have to say though, when they loved it was full of passion.
The band in this book might be signing a record deal. They could be on their way to the top. But as we know in life things can happen that throws us stumbling blocks. Things that can make us feel like we are going thru the fire. Things that can throw our world upside down and when it rains it pours. Can relationships and friendships survive?
The Stronger, Safer Kind:
Scarlett is this pretty girl that has to amazing hot guys chasing after her. Both want her bad. Andy is this amazing good guy. He has been friends with Scarlett for so long. He was there for her in her dark times though he did not even know the half of what she went thru. He even followed her to college. Andy was a protector and was on his way to having a amazing career as a lawyer. Andy had his whole life a head of him and would give it all up in a heart beat for Scarlett.
Then there was Tripp Sage. He was this hot sexy tattoo sex god. He was the lead singer of DownCrash. He was this bad boy and so bad for Scarlett but yet so right. Tripp seem to have some pain he carried though he did not wish to share it with Scarlett. He was a what we would call a bad boy and all the girls wanted him. The question is can Tripp love? Can he handle being in a relationship? He lived such a wild carefree life.
Scarlett is at a cross road she must chose which man she wants. you will find in the first book of this series you will be on the edge of your seat while she tries to figure out which guys she has feelings for and chooses.
Torn to Pieces:
I find myself a feeling a little different then some of the reviews I have seen on book 2. Though I loved Scarlett and Tripp, I found that enjoyed Maggie and Tatum’s story more. Maggie story broke my heart. For certain reasons Maggie’s story touch me more. My heart truly broke for her. I just wanted to reach in the book and hug her and tell her it was going to be okay.
Maggie had worked hard to destroy her reputation. Guys around campus thought she was easy. Take her out and she would sleep with them. Though the story was not true that did not mean the guys did not believe the rumors. She had this real dark past. She had been young and naive. She needed an escape and she found it in the wrong person. There were promise she was forced to make. Things she had to go thru if promises were broken. These things haunted her dreams, they became her nightmares.
Tatum was this amazing guy. He was the drummer in DownCrash and sexy as hell. Tatum had it bad for Maggie. I like that Tatum did not look on the outside but deeper. When he looked at Maggie he did not only she how beautiful she was but he saw her pain. He saw that she bore inward scars. He did not have to know what they were. He just wanted to make her feel safe and protected.
Maggie had it bad for Tatum. She knew he could have any girl he wanted. But when Maggie’s nightmare/past catches up to her, it could destroy everything she has with Tatum. Maggie needs a protector and a healer. Can Tatum be all those things for her? Is she doomed to relieve her nightmare again?
Some Kind of Hell:
After reading book one and book two I did not think the story could get any better. Annie who was a friend of Maggie’s decided to come and be Maggie’s new roommate. Annie had just broke up with her boyfriend. Starting out her story was not as tragic as Scarlett and Maggie’s. But notice the key word there “Starting out” there are things that happen in Annie and Logan’s story that will break your heart. I can truly say they go to hell and back. What they go thru will either make them strong or break them, it could also break others in the process.
Annie had this loser of an ex. I will let your read the story to find out why her ex was such an loser. Trust me you will hate him as much as I do. Reading this story you will see that Annie and Logan are the perfect match for each other. Logan’s grandfather has just beat cancer and Annie’s grandfather is trying to beat cancer. The problem with Annie is she lives in her past. She holds on to her hurt, anger, jealous, and pain. Can she learn to let the past go and learn to live?
Logan was the shy guy in the band. He played the bass and had more of the business head of the group. He liked Annie at first sight. Thing about these two, they knew how to push each other’s buttons. I have to say though, when they loved it was full of passion.
The band in this book might be signing a record deal. They could be on their way to the top. But as we know in life things can happen that throws us stumbling blocks. Things that can make us feel like we are going thru the fire. Things that can throw our world upside down and when it rains it pours. Can relationships and friendships survive?
March 14, 2017
I liked this series! It was a bit of a different take on the rockstar trope. This was a college band, popular in their area, and just breaking into the business. They were going to college, rocking out and finding their private and public selves.
What I really liked was that each story played out quite differently. It wasn't the same clichéd rockstar character getting the girl; each guy had his own demons to deal with, and each girl hers. I can't even pick a favorite, because each story was so different. Yes, they all had their own internal pain and angst to overcome, but it ran the gamut: self-hatred and guilt, domestic abuse and grief.
These were my first London Casey books--and not my last!
What I really liked was that each story played out quite differently. It wasn't the same clichéd rockstar character getting the girl; each guy had his own demons to deal with, and each girl hers. I can't even pick a favorite, because each story was so different. Yes, they all had their own internal pain and angst to overcome, but it ran the gamut: self-hatred and guilt, domestic abuse and grief.
These were my first London Casey books--and not my last!
October 2, 2015
Each boy of DownCrash gets his own story. One of my favorite parts of this book was the process of DownCrash getting a manager and being signed to a record deal and tour. It would be fun if the author went back to these characters and gave us an update as they grow into a popular band. Most rocker romances focus on established bands, this one was fun to see the band before they are established.
In The Stronger, Safer Kind, we meet the boys and focus on Tripp, the lead singer and Scarlett. It is an interesting story about two damaged individuals who recognize the pain in each other. You get lots of forewarning about Scarlett's bad history but it is still quite a surprise when the full extent is revealed. There is a lot of drama with Scarlett’s best friend Andy drunk admitting he is in love with her. Scarlett isn’t sure if she feels the same way about Andy and seems to mourn the loss of their friendship more than the reality of a deeper relationship with him. You can take a good guess at Tripp's pain, but yet again, the extent of it is a surprise. I did think the situation with Andy wrapped up a little too neatly after the surprise of his relationship to Scarlett’s abuser is revealed.
Torn To Pieces, is a much weaker story focusing on Tatum, the drummer and Maggie, Scarlett’s childhood friend. Tatum is a nice and caring guy, but Maggie is disappointing. Yes, she had a bad previous relationship, but her handling of the abusive ex coming back into her life is not realistic. She had ample opportunities to alert someone and get help to get rid of the abusive ex, but instead she just folds and puts up with his crap. Of course, then we would not have had much of a story. Tatum also misjudges the situation when he thinks the ex has just slithered away so politely. But then again, there would not have been much of a story if the ex had left so easily.
Some Kind of Hell is the heartbreaking, frustrating and finally jubilant story of Logan, the shy and quiet bass player, and Annie, a life-long friend of Maggie. She moves in with Maggie to get away from her long term, live in, boyfriend who not only cheated on her, but also got the other woman pregnant. A fact that he loves to throw in her face. Maggie takes Annie to a DownCrash practice where Logan and Annie are immediately drawn to each other. They soon start an intense and physical relationship, with lots of steamy scenes. Annie ends up with a serious problem, just as Logan’s grandfather dies unexpectedly. Logan has a very difficult time losing his Grandfather because they were extremely close. His Grandfather introduced him to playing guitar, which Logan used to escape a painful childhood. Logan pushes everyone away, including Annie, when she needs him the most, while he attempts to deal with the situation.
Eventually, with lots of drama, all of the couples get their acts together and admit their love for each other and their HEA.
Before the book was free, the author lent me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. London Casey is a pen name for Karolyn James, and like all her books, this one needs an editor. The book I was loaned contained several typos, missing words and weird sentences. Not as many as some of her other books, but still enough to be aggravating.
October 2, 2015
Tripp, Tatum, and Logan, the Boys of DownCrash, are a local college band, a very good local college band. They have a huge following on campus and the surrounding area, and are looking for their big break.
The Stronger, Safer Kind
Tripp and Scarlett both have their demons, and neither one wants to talk about them. Avery is with Andy, the son of her father’s business partner. She’s not in love with Andy, it’s just they have been friends and almost lovers for so long, she doesn’t try to find someone else. Her best friend and roommate Maggie takes her to a club to see DownCrash. A stranger is watching her. She knows he’s watching her. A drunk tries to pick her up and the stranger comes to the rescue.
Tripp watches Scarlett at the club and comes to the rescue, when Scarlett tries to thank him, they both feel the attraction. Andy shows up, uninvited and tries to stake his claim on Scarlett. Jealousy does not make for good friendship trust. Secrets come out and long-time friendship and new found love are tested.
Torn to Pieces
Tatum is the bassist for DownCrash, Maggie is Scarlett’s best friend. They are brought together because of Tripp and Scarlett. Maggie has been living a lie and creating rumours about and trying to hide from her past. She has secrets that could hurt more than just her if the secrets are exposed. She sees Scarlett find love and wants the same. But the secrets stand in the way.
Tatum sees a drunken college jock trying to take what Maggie isn’t willing to give and steps in to help her. She’s been coming to DownCrash practices and Tatum has flirted with her a few times. He looks past the rumours and sees Maggie. Then Maggie’s past comes home to roust. Tatum keeps telling Maggie that he is there for her, that the rumours don’t matter and the past can be kept at bay.
Some Kind of Hell
Annie is a childhood and school friend of Maggie’s. She is obsessed with time; the colander is marked in relationship to things that have happened in her life. She needs a place to go, a place to get away from a long-time lover who has cheated. She thought things in her life were good, a little stagnant until Jared announces he is leaving her for his lover on the side that is now pregnant with his baby. Annie calls Maggie in a desperate state asking if she can stay with her.
Logan is the bassist for DownCrash. Annie is sad and Logan tries to help her find a reason to not be sad. He has been distant and moody for a long time because his grandfather has been battling cancer. He discovers that Annie’s grandfather is one reason she is so obsessed with the calendar, marking time from when her grandfather was diagnosed to the days he is in chemo. Logan shares that his grandfather has beaten cancer giving her hope. He tells her that it is Jared’s loss and to move on from that disappointment.
The Boys of DownCrash are on the cusp of becoming true Rockstars, come along for the ride.
The Stronger, Safer Kind
Tripp and Scarlett both have their demons, and neither one wants to talk about them. Avery is with Andy, the son of her father’s business partner. She’s not in love with Andy, it’s just they have been friends and almost lovers for so long, she doesn’t try to find someone else. Her best friend and roommate Maggie takes her to a club to see DownCrash. A stranger is watching her. She knows he’s watching her. A drunk tries to pick her up and the stranger comes to the rescue.
Tripp watches Scarlett at the club and comes to the rescue, when Scarlett tries to thank him, they both feel the attraction. Andy shows up, uninvited and tries to stake his claim on Scarlett. Jealousy does not make for good friendship trust. Secrets come out and long-time friendship and new found love are tested.
Torn to Pieces
Tatum is the bassist for DownCrash, Maggie is Scarlett’s best friend. They are brought together because of Tripp and Scarlett. Maggie has been living a lie and creating rumours about and trying to hide from her past. She has secrets that could hurt more than just her if the secrets are exposed. She sees Scarlett find love and wants the same. But the secrets stand in the way.
Tatum sees a drunken college jock trying to take what Maggie isn’t willing to give and steps in to help her. She’s been coming to DownCrash practices and Tatum has flirted with her a few times. He looks past the rumours and sees Maggie. Then Maggie’s past comes home to roust. Tatum keeps telling Maggie that he is there for her, that the rumours don’t matter and the past can be kept at bay.
Some Kind of Hell
Annie is a childhood and school friend of Maggie’s. She is obsessed with time; the colander is marked in relationship to things that have happened in her life. She needs a place to go, a place to get away from a long-time lover who has cheated. She thought things in her life were good, a little stagnant until Jared announces he is leaving her for his lover on the side that is now pregnant with his baby. Annie calls Maggie in a desperate state asking if she can stay with her.
Logan is the bassist for DownCrash. Annie is sad and Logan tries to help her find a reason to not be sad. He has been distant and moody for a long time because his grandfather has been battling cancer. He discovers that Annie’s grandfather is one reason she is so obsessed with the calendar, marking time from when her grandfather was diagnosed to the days he is in chemo. Logan shares that his grandfather has beaten cancer giving her hope. He tells her that it is Jared’s loss and to move on from that disappointment.
The Boys of DownCrash are on the cusp of becoming true Rockstars, come along for the ride.
October 11, 2015
Review for THE BOYS OF DOWNCRASH
I received this as a gift for an honest review
Ok, first things first. This review will be longer than normal since this is the complete series…all three books. The first is THE STRONGER, SAFER KIND. It is about Tripp, lead singer of Downcrash and Scarlett, someone he meets one night while playing. The dynamic of these two is electric. You can feel the pull and you know both are keeping secrets and in so much pain, but we don’t find out about that pain until much later. But these two are definitely made for each other. They complete each other. They also bring out the best and worst in each other, but for the good of one another. It’s a rollercoaster ride from the start and you don’t want to miss one part of it.
PT 2
This story belongs to Maggie and Tatum, the drummer for the group. Maggie confesses to Scarlett that she is not the party girl everyone thinks she is…because she wanted the attention. But now with her feelings for Tatum, she doesn’t want that rep anymore. When Tatum rescues her from an overly friendly guy who won’ t take no for an answer, these two heat up. When he shows up at her place after she passes out while texting him, he comes over to find her place unlocked. He is concerned and pissed when he wakes her. She tries to seduce him but he says no…not while she is still drunk. Next day all bets are off though. She tells him her fears and story about her ex Derreck and how abusive he was. Tatum is livid. When he goes out of town for an important concert, her ex shows up on her doorstep and moves right in. She has no choice but to tell Tatum they are done…even though he knows something is wrong. They go to a DOWNCRASH concert and Derreck is his usual self…an ass from the go. When Tatum finally gets her alone she confesses what is really going on. When Derreck exacts his revenge on Tatum for his beat down, Tatum says it is the two of them from that point on. Oh, did I mention that Maggie’s friend comes to live with her too ??
PT 3
Wow. This one just took this story to all new level. Logan and Anne are pure magic. With luck, they will realize that too. But first they are both going to have to unload a lot of baggage. Annie can’t seem to get past her cheating ex no matter what Logan does. The fact that he can be arrogant and a real pain at times doesn’t help. Then there is the pressure from their manager to get it together for the Record Execs coming to see them doesn’t help either. With tensions running high and both Annie and Logan hitting crisis mode, are these two ever going to be able to get past all this and see what is right in front of them…or will their personal hells tear them and the band apart ??
I received this as a gift for an honest review
Ok, first things first. This review will be longer than normal since this is the complete series…all three books. The first is THE STRONGER, SAFER KIND. It is about Tripp, lead singer of Downcrash and Scarlett, someone he meets one night while playing. The dynamic of these two is electric. You can feel the pull and you know both are keeping secrets and in so much pain, but we don’t find out about that pain until much later. But these two are definitely made for each other. They complete each other. They also bring out the best and worst in each other, but for the good of one another. It’s a rollercoaster ride from the start and you don’t want to miss one part of it.
PT 2
This story belongs to Maggie and Tatum, the drummer for the group. Maggie confesses to Scarlett that she is not the party girl everyone thinks she is…because she wanted the attention. But now with her feelings for Tatum, she doesn’t want that rep anymore. When Tatum rescues her from an overly friendly guy who won’ t take no for an answer, these two heat up. When he shows up at her place after she passes out while texting him, he comes over to find her place unlocked. He is concerned and pissed when he wakes her. She tries to seduce him but he says no…not while she is still drunk. Next day all bets are off though. She tells him her fears and story about her ex Derreck and how abusive he was. Tatum is livid. When he goes out of town for an important concert, her ex shows up on her doorstep and moves right in. She has no choice but to tell Tatum they are done…even though he knows something is wrong. They go to a DOWNCRASH concert and Derreck is his usual self…an ass from the go. When Tatum finally gets her alone she confesses what is really going on. When Derreck exacts his revenge on Tatum for his beat down, Tatum says it is the two of them from that point on. Oh, did I mention that Maggie’s friend comes to live with her too ??
PT 3
Wow. This one just took this story to all new level. Logan and Anne are pure magic. With luck, they will realize that too. But first they are both going to have to unload a lot of baggage. Annie can’t seem to get past her cheating ex no matter what Logan does. The fact that he can be arrogant and a real pain at times doesn’t help. Then there is the pressure from their manager to get it together for the Record Execs coming to see them doesn’t help either. With tensions running high and both Annie and Logan hitting crisis mode, are these two ever going to be able to get past all this and see what is right in front of them…or will their personal hells tear them and the band apart ??
October 1, 2015
The Stronger, Safer Kind--I wont say much thats already been say many times, yes its a love triangle with secrets one each corner,Dark secrets that wont be reveled until towards the end of this story. Besides the triangle there is one young woman, Scarlett, that has seen shameful events that happened in her childhood that she kept hidden from everyone around her. Her best friend Andy, a boy she know in high school is a ties to her shame, and brings up painful flashbacks. Unlike the lead singer of Down Crash, Tripp, with him there they have something in common, painful childhoods, but with him its his brother and there abuse from their father want what happens on a day years ago. That is the week that all this story takes place in and Tripp is drowning in vodka and women to numb his pain, even if it hurts the one women he falls for Scarlett.It was a great story I felt Scarrlett's emotions, btw this is her p.o.v., and the hurt she goes through to live her life with the flashbacks, possessive best friend, rich soon to be lawyer Andy, her feelings and rage for Tripp. Be prepared to feel her hurt and rage many times and lost and lots of confusions.
Torn to Pieces-- No love triangle, but an abusive ex comes back and tries to take over Maggie's life. Maggie wants to have a restart to her life and wants to shed her fake slut image and to be with Tatum but is afraid he would want her or hate her due to her fake reputation. Scarlett invites Maggie to a concert and Maggie wants Tatum like Scarlett has Tripp. When Tatum beats a joke of a jock to defend Maggie it turns her one even more,but is still scared to talk to him. But she does with the help of liquid courage then they get together, and fall fast in love until her past comes back to take over her life once in for all. Just like Scarlett and Tripp's story Maggie has a dark secret she hasn't really told yet and Tatum will be her rock and soul to get through what has blown her way.
Some Kind of Hell-- Emotional, intense, heart pounding. Those are a few words to describe this story. Annie, I felt a connection to her, broken from heart ache of an ex cheated on her and got the woman pregnant and ripped Annie's heart out. Now Annie is staying with Maggie and getting to know a certain bass guitarist,Logan and feeling all scared falling for him but also afraid he will be the same as her ex. She is broken and he has a past of hurting, but his life will be like a bullet in a gun and will be changed with a death. What he does to Annie will put her thorough a test that accidentally happen to the test and if they can still be together as well as the band or it's splitsville for every one.
Torn to Pieces-- No love triangle, but an abusive ex comes back and tries to take over Maggie's life. Maggie wants to have a restart to her life and wants to shed her fake slut image and to be with Tatum but is afraid he would want her or hate her due to her fake reputation. Scarlett invites Maggie to a concert and Maggie wants Tatum like Scarlett has Tripp. When Tatum beats a joke of a jock to defend Maggie it turns her one even more,but is still scared to talk to him. But she does with the help of liquid courage then they get together, and fall fast in love until her past comes back to take over her life once in for all. Just like Scarlett and Tripp's story Maggie has a dark secret she hasn't really told yet and Tatum will be her rock and soul to get through what has blown her way.
Some Kind of Hell-- Emotional, intense, heart pounding. Those are a few words to describe this story. Annie, I felt a connection to her, broken from heart ache of an ex cheated on her and got the woman pregnant and ripped Annie's heart out. Now Annie is staying with Maggie and getting to know a certain bass guitarist,Logan and feeling all scared falling for him but also afraid he will be the same as her ex. She is broken and he has a past of hurting, but his life will be like a bullet in a gun and will be changed with a death. What he does to Annie will put her thorough a test that accidentally happen to the test and if they can still be together as well as the band or it's splitsville for every one.
October 3, 2015
I received this book as an ARC for an honest review.
In this book we get all three stories about the Downcrash boys.
The first is Trip and Scarlett, both are fighting demons from their past and aren't sure that they can see love even when it is right in front of them. Even if they do finally see it can they ever fully accept it?
Next is Maggie (Scarlett's roommate) and Tatum both are fighting their own demons from their past but with Maggie's she is never sure when they will walk back through the door. Maggie's ex was never physically abusive but was so verbally abusive the best thing to happen to her was the day he left but promised to one day return. Maggie is never sure if she would ever have had the strength to leave him on her own so if he does return will she actually be able to get rid of him this time or will she be stuck in the same abusive cycle she was in before he left.
The final story is Annie and Logan. When Annie comes to live with Maggie (her old childhood and high school friend) she is running from what was the final straw in an already breaking relationship. During this time Annie is dealing with a lot from Jared cheating, to her grandfather fighting cancer, to her just trying to figure out where she wants her life to go now. Logan understand the worry about a grandfather with cancer he has just gotten the all clear on his own when they first meet so he understands her concerns there. However he wonders if Annie will ever figure out what she wants out of life and if she is willing to fight for it? Can two people who not only have their own hurts from their past but also worries for the most important people in their life be able to look to another for the love and comfort they crave?
This is an amazing three story series. It will have you laughing, crying and all around connecting with the couples in this story, as well as rooting for the boys to get what they deserve as shot at the big time. I would highly recommend this book series to anyone and everyone. It is an amazing read that I think everyone can connect to in some form or another.
In this book we get all three stories about the Downcrash boys.
The first is Trip and Scarlett, both are fighting demons from their past and aren't sure that they can see love even when it is right in front of them. Even if they do finally see it can they ever fully accept it?
Next is Maggie (Scarlett's roommate) and Tatum both are fighting their own demons from their past but with Maggie's she is never sure when they will walk back through the door. Maggie's ex was never physically abusive but was so verbally abusive the best thing to happen to her was the day he left but promised to one day return. Maggie is never sure if she would ever have had the strength to leave him on her own so if he does return will she actually be able to get rid of him this time or will she be stuck in the same abusive cycle she was in before he left.
The final story is Annie and Logan. When Annie comes to live with Maggie (her old childhood and high school friend) she is running from what was the final straw in an already breaking relationship. During this time Annie is dealing with a lot from Jared cheating, to her grandfather fighting cancer, to her just trying to figure out where she wants her life to go now. Logan understand the worry about a grandfather with cancer he has just gotten the all clear on his own when they first meet so he understands her concerns there. However he wonders if Annie will ever figure out what she wants out of life and if she is willing to fight for it? Can two people who not only have their own hurts from their past but also worries for the most important people in their life be able to look to another for the love and comfort they crave?
This is an amazing three story series. It will have you laughing, crying and all around connecting with the couples in this story, as well as rooting for the boys to get what they deserve as shot at the big time. I would highly recommend this book series to anyone and everyone. It is an amazing read that I think everyone can connect to in some form or another.
October 3, 2015
Oh these Boys of DownCrash! I just love them!
There is so much emotion from the very start and it grips your heart as you flip the pages. I could not flip fast enough, I couldn't stop. We start with a broken girl, Scarlett, she's quiet, she studies, she has nightmares that she doesn't even tell her best friends about. I really like Scarlett, there is a strength in her that she may not even be aware of, but it's there. She's torn between her best friend, Andy, and Tripp, the singer of a band. They are both hot, both protective, but they definitely have their differences too. Tripp has his own pain, his own broken past. The story is so gripping, I felt their pain and wiped my tears. Loved this!!
We move right to Tatum. He's the big, strong drummer. He carries his own pain inside him and seeing Maggie makes him want to move on from that. I really liked Maggie. She was spunky in the beginning but I'll be honest, she had me very frustrated with her choices for a bit. She has an emotional past that shows back up on her doorstep. Tatum and Maggie were so well connected that it drew me in to the emotions.
Now we have Logan. He's the quiet one. Annie is a friend of Maggie's from back home. She's had a bad break up and moves in with Maggie. Annie is hurt, she's a bit emotionally unstable. Lashes out at times because of that pain and Logan sees beyond that. They draw on each other and have a need for one another. Their story has a deep emotional pain that will rip at your heart and bring those tears to fall from your eyes. I think their story is my favorite, but I love them all.
This is a fantastic read, beautiful emotion, super hot and sexy. It's a must read!!!
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
There is so much emotion from the very start and it grips your heart as you flip the pages. I could not flip fast enough, I couldn't stop. We start with a broken girl, Scarlett, she's quiet, she studies, she has nightmares that she doesn't even tell her best friends about. I really like Scarlett, there is a strength in her that she may not even be aware of, but it's there. She's torn between her best friend, Andy, and Tripp, the singer of a band. They are both hot, both protective, but they definitely have their differences too. Tripp has his own pain, his own broken past. The story is so gripping, I felt their pain and wiped my tears. Loved this!!
We move right to Tatum. He's the big, strong drummer. He carries his own pain inside him and seeing Maggie makes him want to move on from that. I really liked Maggie. She was spunky in the beginning but I'll be honest, she had me very frustrated with her choices for a bit. She has an emotional past that shows back up on her doorstep. Tatum and Maggie were so well connected that it drew me in to the emotions.
Now we have Logan. He's the quiet one. Annie is a friend of Maggie's from back home. She's had a bad break up and moves in with Maggie. Annie is hurt, she's a bit emotionally unstable. Lashes out at times because of that pain and Logan sees beyond that. They draw on each other and have a need for one another. Their story has a deep emotional pain that will rip at your heart and bring those tears to fall from your eyes. I think their story is my favorite, but I love them all.
This is a fantastic read, beautiful emotion, super hot and sexy. It's a must read!!!
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
October 5, 2015
I love the boys & girls of DownCrash!!!!
In book 1 "The Stronger, Safer Kind" we are introduced to Tripp & Scarlett. I fell for Tripp from the beginning and my heart broke for him when his demons were revealed. My heart also broke for Scarlett. No one should ever have to experience what she did. However, I found myself sometimes wanting to punch her. She made my eyes roll a lot. She handled the whole "Andy" situation all wrong and caused him unnecessary hurt & pain. I am glad that in the end everything worked out as it should. I would not mind reading about what is happening with Andy & whether or not he finds his happily ever after.
In book 2 "Torn to Pieces" we meet Maggie & Tatum. And Tatum is holy hotness. I want him to be real. Out of all of the girls, I must say Maggie was my favorite. Yes at first she was a walking contradiction but once you start reading her story you understand why. In this book we learn that sometimes promises are meant & need to be broken. I am glad that Tatum & Maggie found each other. I also liked that we got to see a different side of Tripp.
In book 3 "Some Kind of Hell" we go on a emotional roller coaster ride with Logan & Anna. Poor poor Logan, I just wanted to hug him & make all of his pain go away. There were times that I wanted to shake Anna but in the end she was always there for Logan.
I really enjoyed this series & am sad that its over. Three books just doesn't seem to be enough. I would love to have another book or a novella focusing on the 'where are they now?' How were the weddings, how many DownCrash babies are there, how many Grammys does the band have, and how has life been since being signed? Those are my questions....
Received an ARC for an honest review.
In book 1 "The Stronger, Safer Kind" we are introduced to Tripp & Scarlett. I fell for Tripp from the beginning and my heart broke for him when his demons were revealed. My heart also broke for Scarlett. No one should ever have to experience what she did. However, I found myself sometimes wanting to punch her. She made my eyes roll a lot. She handled the whole "Andy" situation all wrong and caused him unnecessary hurt & pain. I am glad that in the end everything worked out as it should. I would not mind reading about what is happening with Andy & whether or not he finds his happily ever after.
In book 2 "Torn to Pieces" we meet Maggie & Tatum. And Tatum is holy hotness. I want him to be real. Out of all of the girls, I must say Maggie was my favorite. Yes at first she was a walking contradiction but once you start reading her story you understand why. In this book we learn that sometimes promises are meant & need to be broken. I am glad that Tatum & Maggie found each other. I also liked that we got to see a different side of Tripp.
In book 3 "Some Kind of Hell" we go on a emotional roller coaster ride with Logan & Anna. Poor poor Logan, I just wanted to hug him & make all of his pain go away. There were times that I wanted to shake Anna but in the end she was always there for Logan.
I really enjoyed this series & am sad that its over. Three books just doesn't seem to be enough. I would love to have another book or a novella focusing on the 'where are they now?' How were the weddings, how many DownCrash babies are there, how many Grammys does the band have, and how has life been since being signed? Those are my questions....
Received an ARC for an honest review.
February 28, 2016
Wow... simply wow.
This trilogy was soooo good. This book follows the fictional band DownCrash but is also about the women they fall for. Each book is centered around a certain member of the band.
This is a hard review to write because it would be very easy to be a spoiler, so I will be very careful and possibly generic. First I need to say that the author immediately draws you into this book(s). I felt connected to each one and the characters because they are written so believably. She is able to describe the heart pounding moments when you are with someone that is meant to be, she also draws you into the music. I was in a band and they way she describe those special moments when everything clicks was PERFECT.
Each character is very developed and you can relate to them. At times not only was I cursing at the books I laughed out loud and also, almost cried. The THE BOYS OF DOWNCRASH were written beautifully. They are these panties on fire hot men, but also were sensitive, caring, strong, insightful and soulful. Each book had its own issues and did touch on some mature and sensitive subject matter.... like suicide, sexual assault, drinking, etc. So if you are sensitive to tough subjects like that, be warned. However, they were not glamorized and were dealt with, with care and maturity.
I will say I could not put this trilogy down and lost time (and sleep)...but it was worth every second/hour/day etc. I highly recommend these books, just LOVE the way the author wrote them...... I have put her other books on my Need To Read list!
October 3, 2015
*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review*
DownCrash is an extremely popular local band, on the verge of the big time. These are the stories of Tripp, Tatum, Logan, and the women in their lives. Each book in this trilogy picks up where the last left off and we get to see the flow of events leading to the band's big break.
Book 1 - Tripp and Scarlet
I felt this first book was a little irritating. I don’t feel connected to the characters and didn't even like them that much even allowing for the demons they both carried with them. Some of the things they say and do make no sense to me. I can't stand how Scarlet keeps Andy on a string, knowing how he feels about her, even though in her moments of clarity, she knows Tripp is the one she wants.
Book 2 – Tatum and Maggie
I liked Tatum a lot. Maggie was fairly sympathetic. The story was really hard to put down once the psycho came on the scene. I might not have understood her thought process so much initially but I definitely got her paralyzing fear of the crazy ex. The romance between Tatum and Maggie was sweet. This is my favorite story of the three.
Book 3 - Logan and Annie
This story was good. Annie is stuck in the pain from the breakup with her ex. Logan is a nice guy who frankly is more patient with her than most guys would be. However, when a crisis threatens to destroy Logan, Annie stays strong and does everything in her power to help him. The only thing I didn't get was her seeming lack of emotion in regards to a crucial moment in the story. Like book 2, there are some riveting moments in this book also.
DownCrash is an extremely popular local band, on the verge of the big time. These are the stories of Tripp, Tatum, Logan, and the women in their lives. Each book in this trilogy picks up where the last left off and we get to see the flow of events leading to the band's big break.
Book 1 - Tripp and Scarlet
I felt this first book was a little irritating. I don’t feel connected to the characters and didn't even like them that much even allowing for the demons they both carried with them. Some of the things they say and do make no sense to me. I can't stand how Scarlet keeps Andy on a string, knowing how he feels about her, even though in her moments of clarity, she knows Tripp is the one she wants.
Book 2 – Tatum and Maggie
I liked Tatum a lot. Maggie was fairly sympathetic. The story was really hard to put down once the psycho came on the scene. I might not have understood her thought process so much initially but I definitely got her paralyzing fear of the crazy ex. The romance between Tatum and Maggie was sweet. This is my favorite story of the three.
Book 3 - Logan and Annie
This story was good. Annie is stuck in the pain from the breakup with her ex. Logan is a nice guy who frankly is more patient with her than most guys would be. However, when a crisis threatens to destroy Logan, Annie stays strong and does everything in her power to help him. The only thing I didn't get was her seeming lack of emotion in regards to a crucial moment in the story. Like book 2, there are some riveting moments in this book also.
October 10, 2015
London Casey aka Karolyn James was doing it even back then. What you ask? Writing OUTSTANDING books! I became aware of Karolyn James last year when I read one of her Brothers of Rock series. I started in the middle, but that is of no importance. I am just saying I fell in love with her writing then. I recently finished The Boys of Downcrash. It is a series that she released from a couple of years ago that I had not read yet. WOW, I missed a great read. Ms. James just re-released all of the books this month as one book and I am so glad I had the chance to read it.
All six of the characters were matched so well. Each of the characters had their own flaws, but when push came to shove, each partner supported the other in just the way that they needed.
I am not going to go into a description of each of the stories, you can read the blurb for that, and you would not be reading the reviews if you did not like the blurb description you read. I will tell you why I liked this book. Ms. Casey (James) has a way that brings her readers into her stories, and making them totally believable. She also takes you on one wonderful ride of emotional twists and turns. We all know how a contemporary romance will end, and that is why we read them. But the ride, and how the couple gets to that point, Karolyn James really shows you the way.
Thank you for reading my review. Enjoy your ride!
All six of the characters were matched so well. Each of the characters had their own flaws, but when push came to shove, each partner supported the other in just the way that they needed.
I am not going to go into a description of each of the stories, you can read the blurb for that, and you would not be reading the reviews if you did not like the blurb description you read. I will tell you why I liked this book. Ms. Casey (James) has a way that brings her readers into her stories, and making them totally believable. She also takes you on one wonderful ride of emotional twists and turns. We all know how a contemporary romance will end, and that is why we read them. But the ride, and how the couple gets to that point, Karolyn James really shows you the way.
Thank you for reading my review. Enjoy your ride!
October 3, 2015
I received an ARC for an honest review. I loved it three hot rock stars. I would give it five stars but I think and this is just my opinion that there were some things that didn't need to be written. Once I started reading I was hooked and wanted to read all three in one day. In the first book you have Tripp and Scarlett . Tripp is the lead singer of a college band that is just starting off and he meets Scarlett and is sucked into some sort of love triangle. Then you have Tattum and Maggie's story in the second. Tattum is the drummer of the band and Maggie is Scarlett' s roommate and friend. This deals with an abusive ex. The third story is my favorite it's the story of Logan and Annie. Logan is the bassist in the band and Annie is Maggie's friend who just left her cheating boyfriend and moved in with Maggie. This one deals with love, loss and fame. I like this one better because I love how Annie is smart mouth take no crap kind of girl and Logan comes off as the quiet shy guy but he has his cocky side and has an Alpha side which I love in my men. All three stories have HEA and includes hot sex.
November 30, 2019
"There's just something about the boys of DownCrash.". The Stronger Safer Kind - Scarlett has a very heavy wearing secret. Tripp is a fledgling rockstar with secrets of his own. Can the two overcome the secrets before it tears them apart? What happens when Scarlett's friend Andy gets in the middle and complicates things further? Torn to Pieces - Maggie needs a protector and not just for her heart. Tatum is the perfect protector for Mags, not only is he willing to stand up for Maggie, but he is willing to be the man that Maggie needs. What happens when the past catches up to Maggie? Some Kind of Hell - Annie is lost after breaking up with her ex. Not only did he cheat on her, but he knocked up the girl. She escapes the whole situation and moves in with her friend Maggie, bringing her to the attention of Logan. Logan himself is lost in other ways. The past keeps coming back to haunt him. Can these two overcome their differences? Can they help each other find what they are looking for? Read the trilogy of DownCrash and find out. Enjoy! I received these books in exchange for an honest review.
October 3, 2015
Awesome College Rock Band Trilogy In One Bundle
The Boys Of DownCrash is a complete set that includes The Stronger, Safer Kind; Torn To Pieces, and Some Kind of Hell. I won’t go into detail for each story but I’m in agreement with most of the positive reviews. These novels comprise one of the more satisfying rock band series I’ve read in a long time. Ms. Casey has written an emotionally riveting series that will pull at your heartstrings. I shared feelings of frustration and anger over the pain and broken spirit of most of our main characters, but I couldn’t stop reading until the end. Damn, I admit to shedding a few tears. Boys of DownCrash took me from anger, heartache, compassion, and then finally joy when Scarlet, Tripp, Maggie, Tatum, Annie, and Logan found in each other, family and love. By the end, I was exhausted but so glad I decided to take the journey. Definitely, a good read.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My rating: 4
The Boys Of DownCrash is a complete set that includes The Stronger, Safer Kind; Torn To Pieces, and Some Kind of Hell. I won’t go into detail for each story but I’m in agreement with most of the positive reviews. These novels comprise one of the more satisfying rock band series I’ve read in a long time. Ms. Casey has written an emotionally riveting series that will pull at your heartstrings. I shared feelings of frustration and anger over the pain and broken spirit of most of our main characters, but I couldn’t stop reading until the end. Damn, I admit to shedding a few tears. Boys of DownCrash took me from anger, heartache, compassion, and then finally joy when Scarlet, Tripp, Maggie, Tatum, Annie, and Logan found in each other, family and love. By the end, I was exhausted but so glad I decided to take the journey. Definitely, a good read.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My rating: 4
October 3, 2015
I was given The Boys of DownCrash complete trilogy as an ARC to review. I loved these books not only because they're about Hot Rockstars, but because the hero & heroine have pasts they have to deal with, instead of one character trying to help or "fix" the other like in a lot of other books. The boys Tripp, Tatum & Logan are the Hottest up & coming college band at their school. They have the best women, Scarlett, Maggie & Annie, supporting them & helping them go after their dreams. It's so fun, exciting & yes heart wrenching to experience the bands rise to the top, to possibly getting signed & to work through their past & present issues together. Being able to read the trilogy all at once is perfect, no forgetting what's happened in past books while waiting for the new one to come out. You have to get this trilogy so you can experience this Amazing rise to fame & the love the boys have for their girls, their biggest fans.
October 3, 2015
The Boys of DownCrash by London Casey (Author)
** I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review**
This three book series was extremely enjoyable. I loved the boys of DownCrash—Tripp, Tatum and Logan were each so talented, loving, flawed, strong, vulnerable and oh so hot in their own way. These boys lived for their music but when they fell in love they fell hard. I also loved the women of DownCrash—Scarlett, Maggie and Annie had each suffered through emotional trauma in their past, in spite of this, they were able to to be open to the rockin’ love from the DownCrash boys. I admired the women for not feeling threatened by DownCrash’s growing fame. I found this series to be a great, feel-good read!
** I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review**
This three book series was extremely enjoyable. I loved the boys of DownCrash—Tripp, Tatum and Logan were each so talented, loving, flawed, strong, vulnerable and oh so hot in their own way. These boys lived for their music but when they fell in love they fell hard. I also loved the women of DownCrash—Scarlett, Maggie and Annie had each suffered through emotional trauma in their past, in spite of this, they were able to to be open to the rockin’ love from the DownCrash boys. I admired the women for not feeling threatened by DownCrash’s growing fame. I found this series to be a great, feel-good read!
October 4, 2015
This is a three book collection about a rock band named DownCrash with each book focusing on one of the band members and their journey into both success with the band and finding and falling in love. Each of the three band members meet a woman who is struggling with issues and they help them to work through them while figuring out a way to work through their own issues as well. I loved that all three books are offered here in one cohesive collection so that I was able to go straight from one story to the next. There weren't any cliffhangers or anything, but each story discusses a different band member so it was nice to be able to see what happened to each of them right away without any wait. I really enjoyed reading this series and recommend it to anyone!
September 30, 2015
what a nice trilogy! all three books have their own conflicting characters that find their way to each other. it’s not without some serious bumps in the roads and some parts or really really emotional and real. the depth of emotion in these is captivating! a must have!
three young man battling their way through college but are known more for all three being part of downcrash, an up and coming local band. one by one they battle their demons as they one by one fall for their significant other, standing by them them, helping them just as much, if not more, to cope with their own past.
free copy gifted in exchange for an honest review!
three young man battling their way through college but are known more for all three being part of downcrash, an up and coming local band. one by one they battle their demons as they one by one fall for their significant other, standing by them them, helping them just as much, if not more, to cope with their own past.
free copy gifted in exchange for an honest review!
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