Review: 5 huge a$$ rock stars
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest reviewOk so to start off I would love to say...again...that I love Jade !! Her writing is so raw and full of truth you cannot help but feel all the emotions her characters are feeling. It is down right gritty and there is NO FLUFF !!I thoroughly enjoyed this whole series. This book brings all my emotions full circle. Brad has always been a genuine greatguy , right from the start he always thought of others before himself all the while doing everything he could to make a name for his band and achieve his dreams. That never changes , he is the 1 constant in this band and in this series.Fully Automatic starts out with Brad in high school realizing he is in love with his girlfriend Leah. Of course with what weknow of Brad from reading the rest of the series , he is not very lucky in love. He is the only guy in the band that has any self control and he really doesn't appreciate the way the others treat women. That is not to say Brad doesn't havehis fun , but he does so discretely and might I add he is very hot while doing so !! He falls for Val right from the start , this we also know from reading Bullet , he wants her , attempts to make that known but decides that he will wait forever because he wants Val to want him and only him. We now see how badly his heart is toyed with but he somehow still manages to not go overboard and be the type of bad boy rock star that makes you sick. He deserves to have the funhe does and good for him that he finds it !!It is so amazing to read about him falling more and more in love with Val while she is transforming from a young lady intoa woman. He is so proud of her and it just oozes out of him. He is there for her through thick and thin as he is for every member of that band. Brad is such a hard worker and does everything he can to get the band where they need to be. Hetruly amazes me. It was hard to read about how Ethan treated Val but it was worse to read about how he treated Brad. He saved Ethan so many times and I truly feel that Ethan really just did things purposely to hurt Brad. The fact that Brad stood by Ethan all those years despite it all just shows you what a wonderful person he really is.Throughout the book I joined these characters on their emotional rollercoasters and laughed and cried with them.Some things that really stood on to me...OMG when Brad broke down crying at the hospital...swoonLet's just call her guitar girl...WTF...very nice touch Jade !!Brad's tattoos and meanings...Brad's interactions with Chris...so sweet and sad at the same timeThe guilt Brad felt at a few different times in the book was just so heartfelt you couldn't help but want to hold him and tell him it would be ok.I could go on and on...but trying to do this without spoilers and rambling is becoming difficult !! A total 5 star review andmy only complaint is that it is over. Thank you Jade for giving us a series straight from the heart that we can all relate to in some way.