Review: I really enjoyed No Apologies!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
I will admit it.  I chose this book based on the cover alone (don’t lie, you judge books by their covers too. :) ).  I love rock star books but this book could have had the same guy leaning against a car or riding a motorcycle, and it would have been perfect.  Graham isn’t only a rock star, he restores old cars, he is a biker, and as the book goes on he becomes so much more than that.He also has a chip on his shoulder and a figurative no relationships sign flashing in bright red letters over his head.  He does go through women like crazy, but he is always straight up with them about what he wants and doesn’t want, he is rather harsh with them (verbally) when they act like they are ok with a mutual moment together and then want more after the act is up.  I get it though.  Ladies, if you don’t want the double standard that comes along with acting like some men do (slut vs awesome stellar dude), then act like them afterwards as well.  If you agree to what they offer, take it, and get on with your life.  No whining, clinging, oh he is going to love me after we have sex.  Life typically doesn’t work that way.Sorry, real life moment there, but it goes hand it hand with Graham and the women who want him.Carly is a sweetheart.  I love her.  She is smart, beautiful, knows her cars, can ride a bike, and is just as damaged as Graham is inside for different reasons.I started this around midnight the night before last, stayed up reading it for a couple of hours, then got up and finished it.  It was one of those books that I didn’t want to put down, especially when I got to this moment in the book where everything changes.  I did not see that coming at all.  I am going to guess that most people won’t see that coming, but it adds so much to who Graham is as a person, it causes him to grow.The only thing I wish is that the book would have gone into more detail about Carly healing.  The book is told from Graham’s POV, but I would have liked to him to see her through more of the healing process, have more time spent on that moment.  What she went through in the past was horrible and I just would have liked to see them work her through that more.Excellent book!  I will definitely be looking for more books from Sybil Bartel!  Thank you to Netgalley for my copy of No Apologies.