Review: Overall Rating: 4.5 stars- Screw sleep! I’ll let the kids watch TV and eat hot dogs tomorrow.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
***Originally posted at Bedroom Bookworms. See my complete profile for more information.***When an author you already love says “Hey, you guys wanna read my latest book?” You only have one answer. Heck YES. Such was the case when Taryn Elliott offered us a chance to read and review Rock, Rattle & Roll. This is the follow up novella to Rocked, which I gave 5 stars and made Deacon my book boyfriend. I love that Big Guy. This book didn’t change a thing. I still loved it, and I still think Deacon is the most amazing guy ever.Overall Rating: 4.5 stars- Screw sleep! I’ll let the kids watch TV and eat hot dogs tomorrow.Okay. Here’s the deal. I loved it. Now, Megan had some issues with how Harper reacted to some things and we got into a big argument about it. (Yes, we do argue over fictional characters. Regularly.) I can’t tell you our exact argument because it would involve a massive spoiler. However, just know that I am right and she is wrong. So there.Seriously, though. I found Harper realistic and believable. I wish she had handled things differently, but I didn’t find her reaction out of character for her. When she’s freaked, she runs. Deacon is strong and stoic. That’s just how they are. But that’s really all I can say about that w/o getting into spoilerific details. Just know that while I didn’t LIKE it, I understood it.Otherwise, this was an awesome glimpse into the life of Deacon and Harper as a married couple. They’re still having smokin’ hot sex. (I mean, SMOKIN’ HOT.) and they’re still adorable together. There’s a night when they get drunk and rowdy in a bar that just had me giggling. I might, maybe, occasionally get drunk and rowdy too, so I loved it. I would definitely hang out with Harper and have a great time.I  also loved that Harper went to Jazz when she needed to really talk. It made them seem more like family. Plus who doesn’t love Jazz (MAN, I’m so ready for her book!) so getting a little snippet of her awesomeness was a major bonus.The only thing I’m taking .5 off for is some continuity stuff and a few editing details. Plus it’s short. I needed more! I think it’s very, very hard to get me to a level 5 love in a novella. That being said, I stayed up until dawn one morning reading this because I was “just going to read one chapter to settle my brain…” and that was all she wrote. Literally, I read all she wrote. It was a good thing my kids were out of town so I got at least a few hours of sleep after that.I will say that if you liked Rocked, I think you’ll like this. There are some controversial moments in it and maybe you’ll side with Megan on Harper’s handling of things (TRAITORS!) but I also think you’ll be smiling by the end and it’s worth the read.Smut Factor: 5 stars- Had to wake my husband at 2am to quench my “need.”Character likability: 5 stars- He’s my book boyfriend and I want to BE her.Storytelling: 5 stars- I wake up thinking this really happened.Writing and editing quality: 3 stars- A few errors, but nothing that took away from the story.