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abrittaney's review
5.0
Rock God in Exile starts fairly soon after Rock Star’s Heart ends, with the introduction of Nell. Honestly, I was a little uncertain about how I felt about Nell at the beginning of the book. She’s very different from Crys in the first Smidge book which caught me a little off guard – though it turned out to be what I loved about her character. As someone who likes routine it took me a couple chapters to appreciate what makes Nell such a great protagonist for this story. She’s strong and independent but is able to learn how to be vulnerable.
I didn’t remember a lot about Easy from the first book since he was primarily in the background except for one large event (no spoilers but you do read about it in Rock God in Exile) so I was able to relearn about his character without any pre-judgments. As the romantic lead, he’s a great mix of broody, charismatic, exciting, and troubled. In real life, I totally support the idea that you can’t fix someone in a relationship, but as a reader, it’s an addicting idea. One that Kella captures so well in both books.
No spelling errors or formatting mistakes, which made Rock God in Exile so lovely to read. This book is another great one to read before bed, by the pool, or whenever you just need a little escape. Kella is a genius when it comes to writing stories where both of the leads bring their own baggage to the relationship and work on it together.
Love love love this book!
I didn’t remember a lot about Easy from the first book since he was primarily in the background except for one large event (no spoilers but you do read about it in Rock God in Exile) so I was able to relearn about his character without any pre-judgments. As the romantic lead, he’s a great mix of broody, charismatic, exciting, and troubled. In real life, I totally support the idea that you can’t fix someone in a relationship, but as a reader, it’s an addicting idea. One that Kella captures so well in both books.
No spelling errors or formatting mistakes, which made Rock God in Exile so lovely to read. This book is another great one to read before bed, by the pool, or whenever you just need a little escape. Kella is a genius when it comes to writing stories where both of the leads bring their own baggage to the relationship and work on it together.
Love love love this book!
bookdrgn's review
4.0
I didn't get much of a feel for Easy in [b:Rock Star's Heart|38817670|Rock Star's Heart (Smidge, #1)|Kella Campbell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1519733458l/38817670._SY75_.jpg|59393799] except for the act that got him kicked out of the band. But I actually like him as a character when he's that star of the show, so to speak.
I would have liked to see some of this from his POV, especially his relationship with his mom.
It would have been nice to see Uncle Tommy get taken down a peg or two for his misogyny. And for Nell to check on Jessalyn and baby.
Nell, Nell, Nell. She's not the usual character one sees in these books. She's tough and hard and so self-contained. Once I got past her exterior, I found her to be a breath of fresh air, character-wise. She's pretty amazing and a seemingly good fit for Easy, despite her inner fight against it.
This book made me question Crys. Sometimes she felt like a manic pixie dream girl and sometimes she felt infantilized. She definitely had more backbone in her own book.
I'm hoping there's a future for Angel and Sally.
I would have liked to see some of this from his POV, especially his relationship with his mom.
It would have been nice to see Uncle Tommy get taken down a peg or two for his misogyny. And for Nell to check on Jessalyn and baby.
Nell, Nell, Nell. She's not the usual character one sees in these books. She's tough and hard and so self-contained. Once I got past her exterior, I found her to be a breath of fresh air, character-wise. She's pretty amazing and a seemingly good fit for Easy, despite her inner fight against it.
This book made me question Crys. Sometimes she felt like a manic pixie dream girl and sometimes she felt infantilized. She definitely had more backbone in her own book.
I'm hoping there's a future for Angel and Sally.
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