Review: Great Read!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
This book details the life of Lucky.  She has been married for 15 years to a rock singer Ricky.  They have a strange relationship that starts to fall apart when they are unable to have kids.  Cervical cancer is the final blow to their parental hopes.  Ricky convinces Lucky he needs to have a rock reality show to send his career to the next level.  Will, Ricky's brother, is also his manager.  He too fell in love with Lucky, but wound up being Lucky's best friend and keeper of Ricky's secrets.He unveiled a doozie when he introduces her to his mistress and 3 daughters ranging in age from 5 to 16 on the season finale.  Lucky is humiliated before the whole country and leaves.  Ricky chases after her and ends up dying in an automobile accident.  The girls self-centered mother also passes away from cervical cancer.  She took all the money Ricky gave her and put it on maintenance for herself:  spa trips, clothes, shoes, etc.  After a year and a half, Will finally talks Lucky into coming back to her house and taking part in another season of the show to work off Ricky's obligation and to provide for the new family because Ricky was not very smart with his money.She has two great friends:  Charlie and Betts.  Charlie's father is governor of Louisiana and Betts is a country music star.  In high school they all came as Marilyn Monroe to a Halloween party and hold an annual recreation of the death of JFK with water balloons.  Betts also introduces Mama into the mix.  With a pink Cadillac and a party girl mentality of 15, Mama cooks and adds love that helps this new family grow and change while wearing sequins and spandex.  Rock my World Too is about to provide them all financial security and lets America in to the wild ride ahead.Will is an attorney and an agent.  He has loved Lucky as long as Ricky had and dreams of the family they could have together.  He is serious and has an agenda and a gavel for family meetings.  They throw a party soon after to burn his gavel.  Mama makes a fruit and cheese plate for the occasion.  Will was not invited.  Lucky and her new family are an odd twist, but Lucky has a heart as big as Texas and steps up to the plate to help Ricky's girls.  This story is laugh out loud funny and a little offbeat, but a lot of fun.