Review: sweet way to lose a few hours
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2014
Love Songs for the Road.  Farrah TaylorReview from Jeannie Zelos Book reviews.I do like contemporary romance, and especially ones with some kind of added extra – in this case the rock star background. Ryan needs a job, Marcus needs a nanny. I liked Ryan right from the start, when she walks out on Marcus as she feels he's not taking the interview seriously. (but to me Ryan is a boys name and every now and then I’d think “who's he?” ) She's a strong personality, sexy body and loving nature. The kids love her very quickly and Marcus has to keep telling himself “hands off” as he's embroiled in a custody battle with his ex.Marcus is a really nice guy for the Rock Star sort – they're usually played as hard drinking, hard living, uncaring and promiscuous  men, but he's very sweet, loves his kids and doesn't live up to the image we usually have. It was clear he had a good relationship with his kids, and a couple of good close friends, and apart from the jerkish start, he came across as a really large-hearted man, loving father, responsible to his fans and talented musician. Perfect package :)Love though... sneaks in as it has its way....and the press and media are all eyes on Ryan. That's not what she wants, and she's worried that her upcoming university place will be affected adversely by the publicity. As the media do she's been labelled with some unsavoury names, and lots of things have been taken out of context and turned around to show her in a bad light.I enjoyed the book, its a sweet easy to read romance. I'd have liked a bit more depth though, more drama etc. All the potential factors were there, the ex, the jealous co star,  the whole rock star world, but what we got was a kind of rock star romance lite...fine if that’s what you love, and perfectly well written and an easy way to lose yourself for a few hours. For me though it made the book good, but not great. Its 208 pages for 2.44 so reasonably priced.Stars: three and a half.ARC supplied via Netgalley