Review: Good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
This was a story about a young woman named Marlene who fell in love with a young musician called Luke and ended up getting pregnant. She had always thought that Luke would stick by her side, but terrified of being a dad so young and wanting to fulfil his dream of becoming a famous rockstar he leaves Marlene before their little one is born and wouldn’t return till 4 years later. Would Luke finally be the man Marlene needed him to be? Would Luke finally be a dad to their child Nil? And even if he does will Marlene allow him the chance to rectify his mistakes and be a part of their lives again?“The problem was, Luke wasn’t a man you could get out of your system. Once you got a taster, you lusted for more.”I had a real love-hate relationship with this book, not so much hate actually but more annoyance. It had all the perfect ingredients to be a great story and there definitely were some great aspects but it just fell short for me.I LOVED the plot and the idea of the story. A good romance with the slight rocker aspect and an adorable little child. A heartbreak that needs to be mended and a man ready to prove he is worthy and ready to be a husband and dad. It was a great romance and it kept me entertained with elements such as: Will they? Won’t they? Nil, who was the cutest little girl and played a big role within the story and finally the other little parts of the story such as Fin trying hard to keep Marlene and wondering if he would succeed, along with Marlene’s hilarious grandmother.“In all seriousness though, your perfect exactly how you are. I can’t believe I walked out on the best thing that has ever happened to me.”However I sometimes found the writing style just didn’t suit me. I didn’t enjoy the story as much as I should have and I believe that was down to the style of writing and the flow of the story which just didn’t work 100% for me. I also didn’t like how quickly it all seemed to be solved at the very end. I also would have loved more of the story to be about Luke’s rockstar lifestyle considering the title is “Love of a Rockstar.” I did enjoy the characters but I didn’t feel massively connected to them either and again I think this was one of the reasons why I couldn’t fully enjoy the story.“Our love story shouldn’t have had an end. Only a beginning.”There is definitely potential here and I finished this book and was quite happy to, like I said the plot was entertaining and the characters enjoyable and that’s why I give it 3.5. Just more development of characters and maybe a look into the flow of writing and the author is definitely onto some great work.I look forward to reading more and seeing how she progresses.“His absence from my life didn’t change the fact that he was my Kryptonite.”Bethany