Review: Wish It Had Been Longer
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
Okay, so I can be shallow at times but if the words "Rock Star" appear in the title and it happens to be an IR romance, then I'm going to want it. I knew Rock Star Lover was short but I just can't resist IR romances with rockers in them. I'm a black geek chick with major metal cred, so this story was right up my alley. Still I don't care how short a book is, if "rock" appears in the title, I need to know what the band sounds like. I need to feel the crush of the crowd. I need to hear every lick and riff and cymbal crash. Not to mention it was too darn short. I only say that when I like the characters or the story so much that I wanted to know more.From other reviews, Ripp, the rocker dude hero is supposed to be like some 80's hair metal god (in spite of mentions of modern groups like Seether and Evanescence). Be that as it may, he wasn't a bad character just the story was too short. He's British which was cool (FYI it's "wanker" not "wanka"). Which brings me to Aubrey, our blues-singing heroine. Again, a blank slate. There's really no idea given as to what she looks like. She and Ripp have been friends since grade school and she's been in love with him for probably that long. Both have carried the torch for the other but neither speaks up so the years go by. At least what keeps them apart aren't any pesky race issues. Aubrey's just worried that Ripp's growing rocker status would spell disaster.Of course there's a happy ending with hot sex scene. Not a bad little story to kill time with. Yvonne Nicholas is a new author to me, but I'll definitely keep an eye on her. Hopefully, she'll flesh this out more.