Review: Awesome book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2014
This book is so not what I usually read, the title alone had me wondering what in the world I was getting into, but I can honestly say now I am so glad I found this book.  It is unique and refreshing and for those of us who love music from years gone by, it gives us the behind the scenes actions that our favorite bands had to endure.  The author gives us this story with some awesome twists such as past lives, reincarnation and the must have Ouija board.Rosalyn is a young lady who knows she is an outcast.  She has her insecurities and she loves her clothes from the 60’s, her strong love for records instead of mp3 players and her dedication to the bands from the past.  Knowing who she is doesn’t make living her life easy, she gets the jokes and sneers not only behind her back but to her face but she is determined to be true to herself and live the life she was meant to live.  Meeting Mr. Right isn’t going to be easy with her check list of must haves in a mate, but she knows he is out there somewhere.She meets Niles, he seems to fit the bill for her want list.  He is also a lover of old music and records and shows the respect she deems is a must for those past songs.  His clothing is a lot like hers, straight off the album cover from the 60s but he has no emotions.  He is like a vessel that has never been filled with human desires, emotions or thoughts.  Being a lawyer might be the reason he is so void of a human connection but we later see there is a real reason he is like this and there is only one cure for his condition.Peter, OMG can I just say now I LOVE this man, he was in a band back in the 60’s.  Being cheated and mistreated by the ones who were supposed to manage his career he loses it all.  Coming back from the dead to get the help from Niles and Rosalyn he is determined to seek his revenge for not only the loss of his money and career but his life as well.  He has the one thing that will help Niles make it work with Rosalyn, but in order to give him the cure, it will kill him once and for all.  I love Peter’s humor in this book, he had me laughing so many times but by the end he tore my heart out and left me in tears.Diane took us on a trip of a life time with this book.  She gave us characters that were so different yet blended together into a team that won’t be stopped.  Each bringing their own baggage, pain and motives, yet all willing to do what they needed to do to be free from the past and able to go towards the future.  This is a story of love, acceptance and revenge all wrapped up into a sometimes comical story but always high on intensity.  If you are looking for a different kind of story that will take you away to a different time and place for a while I suggest this book.  It is a clean read, I have my teenage daughter reading this right now and she is constantly telling me how cool this story is.I am so proud of Diane for her creativity and her willingness to take topics that are ignored in life and bring light to them.  If you read this book and don’t come away with a new appreciation for the bands of the past and what they went through to give us the music that are a cornerstone in our childhood memories I am not sure what it will take.  I especially loved the chance she gave me to remember those old record stores that I use to save my allowance to go in and buy the latest record.  I miss those times and I am grateful to her for the walk down memory lane while reading this book.