Review: >>>4.5 Stars<<<
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
THE BEATS IN RIFT is a story about a beautifully tragic dysfunctional threesome: Meadow and the twins Jared and Justin. This book is raw and intense… and left me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole story.It is a journey of love from teenager age to adulthood – along a very bumpy road, packed with loads and loads of drama and angst. Simply a real Ker Dukey novel!So Jared and Justin first meet one summer when she is dropped off by her not-so-loving mother. Despite being completely different, they soon become best friends. The boys protect her whenever it is necessary – which it is quite often as people try to bring her down because of her… well… tramp of a mother. But time changes Meadows feeling toward the Jacob twins and she begins to love them for different reasons: One is her rock, her shoulder to lean on, the one she can always depend on – and the other simply holds her heart and soul, but is not at all that reliable as is his brother.Now what the three of them have to endure to find their personal happiness is almost too much to bear. The saddest thing of it all is that the two main reasons for their pain are their own parents: Meadows slutty mother and the twins’ psychopath of a father.Because of Meadows mother Mr. Jacobs cannot stand Meadow, believing she is just manipulating his boys to get what she wants. Although that could not be farther from the truth, he is really doing everything to give her a hell of a hard time. And not only she suffers from his bad influences, it is ridiculous how many times he tears this trio apart, how many times all of them have to endure tons of hurt and loss. Because of him also Justin and Jared make some really poor decisions that make one want to slap them… a lot.But they are also facing the problem of loving the same girl: Meadow.Contrary to what everybody thinks, Meadow is all but slutty. She is intelligent and sweet with a huge love for music and writing songs.As for the twins… I feel for Justin. He has lost it all and only ever was Meadows rock to rely on and nothing more, but my heart beats for Jared. I mean, he really made some crappy decisions and hurt Meadow more times than one can count – buuuut… what on a sexy as hell biker (he surprised me big time with that one!!) who even can sing and play the guitar could not be swoon worthy? Exactly!The style of writing in this book is just amazing. For one, you get three points of views, and secondly, the book covers a timeframe of more than ten years without being too long or giving you the feeling you missed out on something.Although Jasper and Derek from THE BROKEN PARTS OF US still hold my heart, I can say this is another gem penned by the wonderful Ker Dukey.Be in for an emotional and intense roller coaster with many twists and turns and sexual tension – just sit back and just enjoy the ride!