Review: Not a quickie love story or an easy one.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2013
I don't remember what had me picking up In The Band by Jean Haus, but it is one of those books that sticks with you because of it's fun yet emotional balance.  When I saw that Ink My Heart, the second book in this companion series, was coming out...well, I was pretty excited.  Luminescent Juliet is a band full of hot bodied, hot blooded and interesting guys.  Getting to know them one by one is proving to be quite fun.Justin is exactly what you would expect from a college student by day / lead singing rock god by night to be.  He's self indulgent, sexually promiscuous and runs from anything that might even resemble a commitment.  But, like all good bad boys, he has a heart and bruised soul.Meeting Allie should have had him wanting just another one night stand.  Except this tattoo artist could not seem to care less about his flirtatious ways.  Allie has enough on her plate as it is, putting up with an ego the size of Africa in the form of a sexy rocker, is the last thing she needs.When the ego melts away and the self preserving cage around the heart loosens for Justin and Allie, sparks fly.  The lust between these two is apparent from pretty early on but Haus lets this relationship marinate.  She allows them a little time to worm their way into each others lives and into the readers hearts.You aren't going to get a quickie love story or an easy one.  You also won't be left with the feeling that you want to throw your ereader across the room because of all the drama.  There is drama and raw emotions and feelings but again, Haus finds a way to balance that with enough every day life light heartedness.Ink My Heart is a better read then In The Band, Justin is a great character and Allie is extremely relatable. I can't wait to see which member of the band we get in the next installment!*copy provided for honest review*