Title: Backstage Pass (Sinners On Tour #1)
Author: Olivia Cunning
eBook Edition
Amount of Pages: 384 pages
Release Date: October 21, 2011
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Meant for: Adults
Source: Amazon
Summary:
The first in a new erotic romance series, Backstage Pass is a
sizzling mix of sex, love, and rock n’ roll
It’s been months since Brian Sinclair, lead guitarist for the famous rock
band, Sinners, composed anything. Unable to write the music that once flowed so
naturally, Brian is lost without his musical mojo. But when sexy psychology
professor Myrna Evans comes on tour to study groupie mentality, Brian may have
found the spark he needs to reignite his musical genius. When lust turns to
love, will Brian be able to convince Myrna that what they have is more than just
a fling, and that now that he’s found his heart’s muse, he doesn’t want to live
without her?
My Review: I discovered this book while looking at my goodreads feed, and had seen that a friend of mine on the site just happened to be starting this book. I clicked on the photo, and read the summary and instantly went and snatched it up. In under five minutes I was already reading Backstage Pass, and let me tell you from then on, I was hooked!
Characters:
I absolutely loved every member of The Sinners and thought that each of them had there own certain appeal to them. I found each of them to be at times, sexy, funny and just plain adorable. I wanted to be Myrna throughout the whole book. Not to mention all that steaminess going on behind the scenes of each concert. Damn.
Relationships:
Myrna was a perfect choice for Brian. I thought that they both meddled together, and had a certain balance for each other. While Brian was more of a person to wear his heart on his sleeve and more fast going in a relationship, Myrna pushed back and reminded him that they had to slow things down a bit when she felt like he was becoming too invested into what was going on between them.
I thought that this was a wise thing to do, because usually it's always the women in these books that is expecting too much out of things, and I felt that it was very refreshing that this time it was the man.
I very much appreciated that the other guys weren't just there, but that Myrna formed a friendship with each of them.
End Thoughts:
This book was just, god, amazing. I feel like every person that is going to be writing erotica needs to read this and take some notes. I felt this had everything that a book needed, I can't even list all the things this book!
Highly reccomended, just go, seriously just go and stop reading and buy this book. You won't regret it.
I give Backstage Pass (Sinner's On Tour #1) 5/5 stars.
Title: The Last Girl
Author: Kitty Thomas
Kindle Edition
Amount of Pages: 114 pages
Release Date: Febuary 12, 2012
Publisher: Burlesque Press
Meant for: Adults
Source: Amazon
Summary: Six years ago strangers broke into Juliette’s house; she was home alone and only
thirteen. She kept her eyes closed, praying that if she didn’t see anything, she
wouldn’t be killed. No one harmed her. In fact, one of the thieves protected
her. Now Juliette’s dreams are haunted by him.
Christian has waited to
take her, resisting the urge each night. It always ends badly with human pets.
They’re too fragile. The longer he can wait, the better, because the moment he
takes her, the clock on her life starts ticking down.
Then she’ll be gone
forever.
My Review:
I was so excited to get this book after reading Guilty Pleasures and The Aution by Kitty Thomas, both of which I gave 5 stars. I thought it was going to have the same feel that the other books had but unfortunately it wasn't anything of what I expected it to be.
I'm not really sure how I feel about this. I have never been disturbed while reading something that is erotica. Kitty Thomas you actually managed to disturb me, and I don't know whether or not that is a good or bad thing. I'm not sure I should have rated it 1 or 5 stars. While the things that Christian puts Juliette through are horrible, I can't help but feel that is the intention and I felt Kitty captured the emotion's anyone would feel in this kind of situation with Juliette.
Characters:
I thought Christian was cruel, and in mind that I was reading an erotica, he repelled me from ever being attracted to him. Which I think is a no-no if you're writing that sort of book. I didn't really find anything about him redeeming as Juliette did, and found that at times I just wanted Juliette to get up the nerve to kill him so that she could free herself from such abuse.
Juliette at sometimes, I thought was delusional because she stayed with Christian. She let herself be totured, and cared more about him than she did herself.
Relationships:
I thought that Christian and Juliette's relationship was really disfunctional. One minute Christian was hurting her and the next he was warning her not to be with him. Meanwhile if he really felt that way, he would have released her the first chance he got. But he prolonged the pain and made Juliette question herself and her morals.
Ramblings:
While reading I felt very uncomfortable, I found I couldn't even read the book while surrounded by other people because I thought they would lean over my shoulder at any moment and read what I was reading.
The Last Girl kind of makes me apprahensive to reading her other books that I have, Comfort Foods, and Tender Mercies. I can only hope they are better than this, and more like the other things I have read by her.
End Thoughts:
Would I reccomend this ebook to everyone? No. Would I suggest this to those who are into erotica? Maybe. Everyone has different preferences, and this just happened not to be one of mine. I can never undermine Thomas' writing skill, and found that even though I did not appreciate the themes current within this work, I love the way she pieced everything together, and created the imagery the way she did.
I give The Last Girl, 3/5 stars.
