Review: It'll never happen in real life, but it's nice to dream
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2014
Always Rayne is the first book in a rock-star series. If you’ve been following me and have read my reviews, you know I don’t like alpha male, womanizers and that kind of heroes, so when Nic Rayne entered the story I was totally on Harper’s side. The first few scenes starring Nic made me scrunch up my nose and think, just like Harper did, that he was a pompous jerk without a brain and not my type of book boyfriend at all. I felt very connected to Harper, maybe because I’m a bookworm too, who prefers comfortable clothes to skimpy skirts and tops, so I totally shared her point of view on Nic.Little by little, as the story evolved and I got to know the real Nic, my walls slowly went down just like Harper’s. I mean, a handsome guy who quotes lines from books and owns a private library with thousands of books? I’m definitely in love! :)I still didn’t like Nic’s womanizing behavior, but I sort of understood a little better why he did it. I loved the way he treated Harper and how cute he was when he shed the bad-boy persona, and after the library scene, well, he won me over.I felt some things happened a little too soon and things between them changed a little too quickly – Nic seemed to go from womanizer to boyfriend material in the blink of an eye and Harper changed her opinion of him almost overnight – but since the author herself described the book as fast-paced, it makes sense that she didn’t drag the story on and on.There are sex scenes and colourful language, but it fits in with the storyline so it’s okay. I enjoyed the story and I will definitely read the other books in the series.I would recommend this book to fans of new adult genre as well as to the fans of rock-star romance.***I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review***