Review: Such a Fun Ride!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2014
I absolutely adored this book!! It's a fairy tale for sure, but it is served with a sweet heroine, a rock star, and an incredibly charming cast of supporting characters who I can't wait to read more about. Each chapter starts with tweets between the characters and they are so funny. Liv even has a psychic mom and throughout the entire book it's hilarious watching her dodge all of her "prophecies" and predictions.Olivia Bloom left behind her life and cheating boyfriend in Pittsburgh to follow her dreams in LA. She lives in an apartment complex in the Valley called The Vincente. I bring this up because the author did such a good job describing it, I could actually see it in my mind. The courtyard, Liv, Parker, and Blair all meeting in the evenings for cocktails, even Willie keeping out all of the "RiffRaff".Anyway back to Liv, while working at a fashion show her path crosses with Berkley Dalton, lead singer for Berkley and The Brightside Band who happens to be her favorite band. Of course, she thinks she made a complete fool out of herself being that she was completely starstruck, and she writes it off as just something that happened. Imagine her surprise when he actually starts to pursue her.This is part of what I loved so much about this book, I absolutely love Liv. She's someone I would be friends with in real life. She's flawed, funny, and so completely self-efacing you just can't help but adore her. Throughout the story her mis-steps are so much fun and add so much humor. All of the characters are just so real.And then there's Berkley, <Swoon> I totally fell in love with Berkley. I love that the author didn't fall back on the typical rocker bad boy image to carry off this amazing Hero. He's just genuinely a great guy who is truly interested in Liv, but is trying to figure out how to fit a normal relationship into his completely not normal life.I love rock star stories, and this is no exception. I think you'll find it very different from what else is out there right now though. You don't want to miss this book!!