Review: Great second book !!! Do not miss out on this series!!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2014
Book Two: Blackout.Four Stars.Well, after the ending of book one, I was scared to start to this one for fear of crying again!This one is more about our other leading male, the mysterious Roscoe Black and of course our lovely lady Shelia.I was heartbroken after reading Because Of Luke, after everything that these four people had been through for it to end like that but Roscoe holds himself to blame, for everything, after what happended to Luke,  Roscoe say's "People in comas don't usaully wake up. Especially druken people who crash Harleys into oncoming traffic. Idiots like that die horrific deaths. But my baby brother is no idiot, he's just got a serious case of the blues, and it's my fault, I pulled him into this mess."I can't help but want to shout at him here, he's being stupid of course but that is what this author has done, she has drawn us into this world of booze, drugs, rock and roll and girls and of course sex, lots of it,  making us feel as if we are there right next them, either being a groupie or the girl herself, only to be left wanting more, needing more.These books have kept me reading into the early hours, eagerly turning the pages to see what happens next, who does what, who says what!lSo when Roscoe finailly realises he is an uncle after seeing his brother he goes straight to the hosiptal to see her and he breaks my heart "I'm an uncle. What I say and everything I do still matters".This had me choking back my tears, he finally realises that there is something to fight for, someone to fight for "I'm going to do right by you. Just like I did for your daddy. I'm going to make sure you're just fine, you and you're brother. just hang in there, little girl. Everything's going to be perfect, I promise."Now that right there melts your heart, he's not the big, bad rocker he makes out to be, under all the ink and those peirceings is a big soft heart which will make you want to hug him silly.I feel so sorry for Shelia, she's an emotional wreck, which is why I think you are more drawn to her in this book then the previous book, you can relate to her and her feelings "I can't believe I had another breakdown. Roscoe probably thinks I'm crazy, no doubt I am. I do my best to avoid them, to be the confident, take no prisoners girl he met all those months ago, to hold it together for every second of every hour in a day, but when I'm cold, hung over and crabby, how can I not forget everything wrong in my life? How can I not forget everything I've lost?"That right there makes my heart squeeze in pain, you can relate to this girl! It's real feeling, real emotions, it slaps you in the face with it's utter rawness and desperation.She seems to think that she can do it alone but deep down she needs her family and friends "I don't need you as much as you think I do"  are these the famous last words or will she have to swallow her pride and admit defeat?!Shelia does come to the conclusion that she does need Roscoe but will she ever be willing to say it out loud?When Roscoe plays you will be drawn in by him, his whole personality changes, the words he sings can't help but ring true to your ears,"Love don't last forever, Best fiends part ways, Life ain't worth living, If there ain't a little bit of pain".The first book was more about the band and this one tends to focus on the one guy, Roscoe, about his talent, what he can do without the others guys, it's slightly different but it still keeps you hooked and wanting to know more, what's going to happen, will he or won't he?You can't help but feel sorry for Shelia, she has all these doubts clouding her mind "Did we break up? Were we together? Is he sick of me hanging around? Is that why he didn't come home? Because he wanted me to get the hint?"She reaches into your heart and mind and sinks her claws into you and doesn't once let go, she reaches into us, the reader, so it makes you feel like you have a connection with the characters, they have life, emotions, feelings, all the things that we can and do relate to.If you miss this series, you are missing out!