Review: It struck a chord with me
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
Dave Bentley is a Viking warrior--well, at least he believes he was in a past life, and it's this that inspires him to form the hard rock band Thor.  But Dave's world is in a bit of turmoil: the mother of his child has kicked him out, he's sleeping on his band mate's couch, and to top it all off his former girlfriend Ariel Swan is coming back to town to reclaim his heart. The music contest Raw Talent comes at the most opportune time for Dave to realize his dream of fame, fortune, and Ariel's love, but not even a reincarnated Viking warrior can anticipate the carnage to come.Dream On, by Terry Tyler, is not the book I thought it was going to be. Terry is a romance novelist, with a whole bunch of books out with rave reviews. I know Terry through Twitter (as much as anyone can really know anybody through a social network site) and it was she who suggested I should try this book. Romance, I thought--this might be a struggle. It turns out it wasn't, because Dream On is a very well-written novel, with a very interesting storyline and extremely engaging characters. The romance isn't here in spades, but there is enough of it. If anything the exploits of Thor and its lead singer, Dave Bentley (aka Lars Erikson), are what carries this book.It struck a chord with me (yes, pun intended) because I was once in Dave's position: except I was a drummer, but still in a band searching for that `dream'. The references to music I like (yeah, I do like Bon Jovi) appealed to me too. I always try and point out negative aspects to a novel, in addition to the positives, in every review I do, but to be honest I couldn't find that many negatives in Dream On. Maybe the book's sluggish start--there was a bit of back-story flashback stuff in the opening couple of chapters which slowed the main story--but honestly if that's all I can find then I'll forgive you for calling me a pedantic little *bleep*.There's a sequel? Hmmm, okay, I wanna read that too. Well done Terry; nice recommendation.