Review: Mal and Anne work are great together
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 9, 2014
Malcom Ericson is the drummer of Stage Dive, and the best friend that helped David fix things with Ev in book 1.In his own book, Mal overheard Ev's friend Anne Rollins and her friend Lauren discussing the fact that Anne's roommate Sky ran out with the rent money leaving Anne in the lurch.Mal decides to move in with Anne and help her cover the roommate. In exchange, Anne would agree to be his pretend girlfriend so everyone can stop hounding Mal to settle down. Even though they both know it's a ruse, the boundaries keep getting blurred and they begin to care about each other.But Mal is hiding something and it's affecting their relationship, but he won't confide in her. What is this secret and what will Anne do about the serious feelings she now has for the popular band boy?I know I am in the minority but I liked Book 1 better. I knew the secret almost immediately, but I find Mal's erratic behavior sometimes funny, sometimes alarming. I found Anne to be a doormat because everyone dumps on her. I did like her a lot though and I am impressed that she said NO a few times, but she could stand to either be more firm, or state what she wanted instead of taking what she was given. I will admit she did that in the VERY end of the book.In every relationship, there is always that person who was the "fixer", the glue that keeps the group together, and it was Anne. she had a huge heart and I guess it does take strength to be in the role. I like the writing, the story and the chemistry between the band. The flow is awesome and the narration was spot on. I am really crossing my fingers that book 3 & 4 will be recorded.