Review: Rock With a Lite Bad Boy Twist
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
There’s stormy weather ahead for rocker Jack Colt and socialite princess Hannah Sorrento. Hannah, who is not a fan of hard work or work in general, is the band’s new manager and Jack, lead singer and resident lothario, is not a fan of hers. But the band is on the cusp of becoming the next big thing so these two have to learn how to play nice together. Problem is niceties are not their forte.Now I have outgrown my bad boy phase in real life, but in books a bad boy is always welcome. I do still love to rock out and sometimes the only time I have to do that is on my daily commute. And I am a sucker for anything set in Europe, thus Bad Boy Rock Star covers all those bases. I loved the English setting and all the slang. I thought that Jack was not bad as far as rockers are concerned. Albeit from some stolen kisses and one questionable trip to the little boys’ room he is pretty tame. I don’t know if I would describe him as a “rock star,” seeing as he and Storm are nowhere near the big time, but I guess every guy in a band thinks he’s a star. And the guy on the cover is definitely rock star material.Generally, one identifies with the protagonist in the story and in a romance that is usually the heroine. In BBRC, Hannah is not your typical heroine. She is kind of hard to like. She is bratty, whiny and slightly offensive (comments about the poor and stereotypes did not endear her to me). See Hannah is down on her luck, as she, or rather her father has lost all the family money through some rather shady shenanigans.  Her gig as band manager is her only chance at getting her Posh back.  Lucky for her she has band groupie and unofficial minion Angie to do all the heavy lifting. I loved Angie.  She is everything that Hannah is not (i.e. helpful and pleasant).  I would have loved more Angie in the story.The pacing is inconsistent and gets bogged down in irrelevant details (mostly clothing related). There are a few grammatical errors, but nothing too jarring.  I didn’t really feel the connection between Hannah and Jack. Their “relationship” goes from 0 to 60 and back again. Theirs is an example of opposites do not attract, in my opinion, but the author keeps trying. I am assuming Bad Boy Rock Star is the first in a series, since the ending is quite abrupt and leaves a lot of unanswered questions. Overall it was just an okay read for me.  I would have liked a bit more (i.e. angst and/or heat) but if you like a fish out of water story with a side of lite rock give it a try.