Review: 3.75 -spirited story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
3.75 starsROCK MY WORLD is a contemporary, paranormal, romance, suspense storyline focusing on twenty eight year old newspaper reporter Ruby Cameron and the ghost who resides in her new home.  After she finds her boyfriend having sex with a younger woman, Ruby moves into a new housing development, built upon the grounds of a former theatre, where she is immediately assaulted by the familiar tones of 80s rock anthems. To Ruby’s surprise she is the only person who hears the music and with it will come the apparition of the long deceased Stevie V-front man and singer for the former Scottish rock group Legend who died close to twenty eight years earlier-on the very spot.The storyline focuses on Ruby’s investigation into the death of Stevie V.  The rocker has not been able to move on since his demise and pleads with Ruby to investigate what he believes was not an accident but a murder. As a reporter Ruby has more connections than the average person but what Ruby uncovers will shock everyone including herself. As if investigating Stevie’s death isn’t enough, Ruby will be introduced to a new reporter whose father owns the struggling paper and her attraction to Matt Jardine is immediate and unwelcome.Julie Shackman writes an inviting storyline about one woman’s search for the truth but what she uncovers will change her life, as well. This is a story of suspense and mystery; betrayal and jealousy; losing and second chances.  Our heroine Ruby will be given a second chance at love in the guise of a fellow reporter but what ensues is a game of push and pull.The storyline is told from alternating first person (Ruby) and close third person POV. The writing style is simple and the backstory is revealed through investigation, interviews and reflection.  A good portion of the storyline goes back and forth between present day and the past but not always in the same time period-the story spans over thirty years.Julie Shackman references many of the songs, fads and happenings of the 1980s to give the storyline a familiar edge in reality.  The secondary characters are an eclectic mix of family, friends and co-workers who add a little color and entertainment to the storyline.ROCK MY WORLD is an entertaining and spirited story with a little bit of romance, a little bit of sex, a little bit of mystery and a little bit of suspense.  If you like a mystery storyline with a little bit of romance woven throughout then ROCK MY WORLD will definitely entertain.I was gifted a copy