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elylibrarysec's review
4.0
Piper Hastings has decided that rock bands may not be for her anymore. When you hear rock star, you’ll think Landon Cox. It didn’t take me long to realize that he’s going to be a hard character to warm up to. He’s definitely a bad boy but will he ever decide that he has someone in his corner. He doesn’t have to get rid of the bad boy but be a little better about his actions. He has a few redeeming qualities but I’m not sure that’s sufficient enough to change how I feel about him. And that’s why I’m not going anywhere because I have to keep turning the page to see if he’s changed and be the someone that deserves a loving woman.
It was nice to see that Piper had a friend, Delaney Fraser, who could kind of understand what she’s going through. They have a conversation that had me park my seat and not come up for air until this story was done. Don’t know who Delaney Fraser is? If you decide you want to know more about her please go back and read Rock King. Having grown up listening to a lot of rock and roll, this series feeds into some of my beliefs of the rock band lifestyle. Landon is the band’s drummer and as I’m reading his story I start to hear Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and I start to pick up on the drummer during certain points in the song – it gave me an idea of Landon’s part in the rock group called Nothing But Trouble.
One reoccurring character is Travis Taggert – he seems to be The Man in charge. He has an important job, just as in the first book; he seems to help the story move along. Even though he’s not a central character, I still want to see what he’s going to do in the next story. This is one of those series that once each book comes out you want to get it read in one sitting. You want to sit back and wait to see if the main character ever has that light bulb moment when their lives are about to change and hopefully for the better.
Landon’s story seems grittier than Shane’s. Landon has some issues that need to be addressed and I’m not sure that I would want to be in Piper’s shoes. At times it felt like he didn’t really realize how serious things were getting. Seeing Piper have her own set of issues you may be able to understand what she’s going through having gone through some of the same things. This was one thing that made the story seem so real – we as fans may have unrealistic expectations of how they behave once they’re off stage. I was glad to see that our author took the time to include something personal like family – this was just one more thing that made the story seem so real. This couldn’t be truer than once you get to the end. The only thing I’ll tell you is make sure to have some tissue handy.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
It was nice to see that Piper had a friend, Delaney Fraser, who could kind of understand what she’s going through. They have a conversation that had me park my seat and not come up for air until this story was done. Don’t know who Delaney Fraser is? If you decide you want to know more about her please go back and read Rock King. Having grown up listening to a lot of rock and roll, this series feeds into some of my beliefs of the rock band lifestyle. Landon is the band’s drummer and as I’m reading his story I start to hear Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and I start to pick up on the drummer during certain points in the song – it gave me an idea of Landon’s part in the rock group called Nothing But Trouble.
One reoccurring character is Travis Taggert – he seems to be The Man in charge. He has an important job, just as in the first book; he seems to help the story move along. Even though he’s not a central character, I still want to see what he’s going to do in the next story. This is one of those series that once each book comes out you want to get it read in one sitting. You want to sit back and wait to see if the main character ever has that light bulb moment when their lives are about to change and hopefully for the better.
Landon’s story seems grittier than Shane’s. Landon has some issues that need to be addressed and I’m not sure that I would want to be in Piper’s shoes. At times it felt like he didn’t really realize how serious things were getting. Seeing Piper have her own set of issues you may be able to understand what she’s going through having gone through some of the same things. This was one thing that made the story seem so real – we as fans may have unrealistic expectations of how they behave once they’re off stage. I was glad to see that our author took the time to include something personal like family – this was just one more thing that made the story seem so real. This couldn’t be truer than once you get to the end. The only thing I’ll tell you is make sure to have some tissue handy.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
morganfaye's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t want to get too much into how wonderful I thought this book was, but oh damn, it was gooood. I really really enjoyed the first book in the series, Rock King, and I was excited to check out the rest of the band and get to know them. Rock Legend follows drummer Landon Cox, a man who had a rough upbringing. The child of addicts and a product of the foster system, his troubled past makes him into the man he is today. He pushes people away from having deep, meaningful relationship.
I was not much of a fan of Piper in the first book, but we didn’t really get to know her that well. She really grew on me in this book and proved me wrong. She was strong, determined to make it in a tough industry and I really loved her. She and Landon had been together in college and she thought he was the one. He had to choose between her and the band, and six years later Nothing But Trouble is one of the biggest bands out there. Now they’re brought back together because Piper works for their manager.
This book was beautifully written. Rock King was my first Tara Leigh book and I’m addicted. When I was reading this book, I honestly couldn’t put it down and finished it in one day. Landon stole my heart, I have a thing for bad boys in book apparently, and loved watching him and Piper as they get to know each other as adults instead of the kids they were six years ago. I highly recommend this series, especially if you love second chance and slow burn romances, beautiful writing, awesome bands, and lots and lots of angst and sexy times. I think I liked this one even more than the previous book, which is saying something because I loved Shane and Delaney’s story!
I was not much of a fan of Piper in the first book, but we didn’t really get to know her that well. She really grew on me in this book and proved me wrong. She was strong, determined to make it in a tough industry and I really loved her. She and Landon had been together in college and she thought he was the one. He had to choose between her and the band, and six years later Nothing But Trouble is one of the biggest bands out there. Now they’re brought back together because Piper works for their manager.
This book was beautifully written. Rock King was my first Tara Leigh book and I’m addicted. When I was reading this book, I honestly couldn’t put it down and finished it in one day. Landon stole my heart, I have a thing for bad boys in book apparently, and loved watching him and Piper as they get to know each other as adults instead of the kids they were six years ago. I highly recommend this series, especially if you love second chance and slow burn romances, beautiful writing, awesome bands, and lots and lots of angst and sexy times. I think I liked this one even more than the previous book, which is saying something because I loved Shane and Delaney’s story!
ireadergosum's review against another edition
4.0
This is the second book in a series about the band members of Nothing but Trouble. This second chance romance was full of ups and downs. I’m always interested to see how the book will proceed when huge life-changing events happen to the main characters right in the beginning. Is it going to be them just dealing with those events the rest of the book? Will another life-changing event happen? How will this affect the pacing of the book?
Tara Leigh did a good job of keeping the story engaging, which is a feat in and of itself after such a punch in the beginning. I saw one of the later events coming, but this is just because I’ve read so many romance books over the years. Even with knowing part of what was to come, I still wanted to find out what happened to these characters, and I believe that is due to the pacing of the story. I really appreciated that the characters took steps to grow, and didn’t just magically change over night. Little events happened to progress the story. Also, the characters were their own people. It is so wonderful to see that the character’s story isn’t just dependent on the love interest, but they have their own journey to complete.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I will definitely be checking out the other books in the series. I’ve read a few rock star romance series, and I’m still very interested who these specific band members are, and how they will each find their HEA.
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Yours for the ARC to review!
Tara Leigh did a good job of keeping the story engaging, which is a feat in and of itself after such a punch in the beginning. I saw one of the later events coming, but this is just because I’ve read so many romance books over the years. Even with knowing part of what was to come, I still wanted to find out what happened to these characters, and I believe that is due to the pacing of the story. I really appreciated that the characters took steps to grow, and didn’t just magically change over night. Little events happened to progress the story. Also, the characters were their own people. It is so wonderful to see that the character’s story isn’t just dependent on the love interest, but they have their own journey to complete.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I will definitely be checking out the other books in the series. I’ve read a few rock star romance series, and I’m still very interested who these specific band members are, and how they will each find their HEA.
Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Yours for the ARC to review!