Review: Good series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
I had heard amazing things about this series so when the box set came out I jumped right on it.Right away I was drawn into the story. I had a bit of trouble connecting with Scarlett but was rooting for her to breakout on her own and learn who she really was. I adored the friendship between Scarlett & Evie. They reminded me a lot of myself & my best friend in the way they interacted with each other.Right away Scarlett meets Ash and they are drawn to one another in a way neither can describe. He does the right thing, which is let her go and be her own person. Enter Mason. He is the bad boy rocker, tattooed and pierced and he wants Scarlett. They meet one night at a bar where his band is preforming and they also have an instant connection.Mason & Scarlett build a relationship and all is going well until tragedy strikes and Scarlett's world is torn apart. She doesn't know what to do or where to go. She makes a rash decision that leaves both of the men in her life shaking their head and asking what happened.Flash forward eight months and Scarlett is back and she wants Mason. Things continue to be fast & furious with these two. All is going well until his band gets a big break. A HUGE misunderstanding leads to the demise of Scarlett & Mason. She goes off the rails again but this time so does Mason. Ash is there to help her pick up the pieces and their relationship is back on again.Just as Ash & Scarlett are finding their stride, Mason is back and he needs help, badly. Scarlett goes racing to help and leaves Ash wondering if he is going to lose her again. But she knows that Ash is who she should be with and works to make that clear to both guys. As Mason gets his life back on track, his band gets another break and he invites Scarlett to the opening night of the show.Tragedy strikes Scarlett again and this time she is more lost than ever. She spends quite some time in rehab. This is after her friends force her hand to make sure she gets the help she needs. After her release, she works on herself and finally finds who she is! Along the way, her and Mason reconnect, again, and this time it is the staying kind. Mason and Scarlett, finally and I mean finally find their happily ever after. It took years for them to get to a place where they could be and give the best versions of themselves to the other.I also enjoyed how much music and literature played a part in the plot. The characters bonded, grew, broke and healed all through music. The book blog devoted to Evie was a great way to keep her character alive. AND let us not forget the amazing scene at the very end at a book signing. It included some of my favorite writers and Erin depicted them perfectly. Scarlett had gained three new "sisters" for the birth of her twins. The name dedication was also very touching. Overall, it was a good series. There was enough drama and angst to keep me reading. However, there were times when I wanted to jump into my kindle and shake some sense into Scarlett.Although it was the first, it will not be the last title I read from this author.