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A review by gypsystar
Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley
4.0
I actually started to read this book back in the summer but I didn’t finish it or rate it at the time. If you read KA frequently you know all about her heroes. They are typically alphaholes who aren’t careful with the heroines feelings and they do stuff and barely apologize or outright won’t apologize. Sometimes they make amends other ways and other times they steamroll right over the unfailingly doormat heroines.
Reading that paragraph sounds very negative but truthfully I mostly like her books, I almost always like her heroines - I don’t mind doormats if the hero deserves her doormat ways - it’s a coin toss with KA lol. She’s written some amazing heroes and some real stinkers I obviously quit this book before because I couldn’t take anymore of Kai Mason. He’s not a good one. He’s not her worst either but at my first attempt I couldn’t proceed when he dropped his bombshell that leaving Stella the first time was a test. I stopped reading immediately because that’s some bullshit.
Now that I’ve read the entire book I can safely say that’s still some bullshit. Reading the aftermath of his bullshit didn’t make me empathize with him or like him more. He’s still on my no good list. Don’t even get me started on his *tragic backstory*, that crap doesn’t excuse bad behavior.
Now, after my rant I can still say I ended up liking the book but it obviously was in spite of the H, not because of him. Stella is awesome and getting pieces of the other rock chicks and their hot guys made this book worth reading. Kai Mason can go sit in the penalty box with the other no good heroes with *tragic backstories* tailored to excuse their ridiculous egos and shitty treatment of their respective heroines in KA land (scoot over Hawk, Ham and Creed, you’ve got company).
Story 4/5, Heat 2.25/5, Angst 3.5/5
Fast burn, H and h, get down and dirty at 14%. There’s a lot of push and pull beyond that though but they are together.
No condoms, no virgins, former manwhore, second chance, push away from both but mostly h, no OW drama, some OM drama, very brief separation (days, at most). No sharing, no cheating, no cliffhanger and HEA.
Safety - I think this is mostly safe but I know how subjective that is for some readers. This is a second chance romance with the first run of their relationship taking place prior to the beginning of the first Rock Chick book. We’ve seen Mace throughout the series toss interest at various rock chicks and a kiss with Jet in her book but he never seemed super serious. It’s not clear whether Mace was celibate during the initial separation or not. Stella is celibate but she’s got a sort of boyfriend that hasn’t progressed very far - he’s the OM here. There’s some flirtation with Hector but we know he’s not serious.
During this book and the handful of days they are on the outs they are both faithful though she does hang with Hector and Eric (OM) during this time period.
Reading that paragraph sounds very negative but truthfully I mostly like her books, I almost always like her heroines - I don’t mind doormats if the hero deserves her doormat ways - it’s a coin toss with KA lol. She’s written some amazing heroes and some real stinkers I obviously quit this book before because I couldn’t take anymore of Kai Mason. He’s not a good one. He’s not her worst either but at my first attempt I couldn’t proceed when he dropped his bombshell that leaving Stella the first time was a test. I stopped reading immediately because that’s some bullshit.
Now that I’ve read the entire book I can safely say that’s still some bullshit. Reading the aftermath of his bullshit didn’t make me empathize with him or like him more. He’s still on my no good list. Don’t even get me started on his *tragic backstory*, that crap doesn’t excuse bad behavior.
Now, after my rant I can still say I ended up liking the book but it obviously was in spite of the H, not because of him. Stella is awesome and getting pieces of the other rock chicks and their hot guys made this book worth reading. Kai Mason can go sit in the penalty box with the other no good heroes with *tragic backstories* tailored to excuse their ridiculous egos and shitty treatment of their respective heroines in KA land (scoot over Hawk, Ham and Creed, you’ve got company).
Story 4/5, Heat 2.25/5, Angst 3.5/5
Fast burn, H and h, get down and dirty at 14%. There’s a lot of push and pull beyond that though but they are together.
No condoms, no virgins, former manwhore, second chance, push away from both but mostly h, no OW drama, some OM drama, very brief separation (days, at most). No sharing, no cheating, no cliffhanger and HEA.
Safety - I think this is mostly safe but I know how subjective that is for some readers. This is a second chance romance with the first run of their relationship taking place prior to the beginning of the first Rock Chick book. We’ve seen Mace throughout the series toss interest at various rock chicks and a kiss with Jet in her book but he never seemed super serious. It’s not clear whether Mace was celibate during the initial separation or not. Stella is celibate but she’s got a sort of boyfriend that hasn’t progressed very far - he’s the OM here. There’s some flirtation with Hector but we know he’s not serious.
During this book and the handful of days they are on the outs they are both faithful though she does hang with Hector and Eric (OM) during this time period.