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Love Song by Elle Greco
4.0
Synopsis:
Jett Benson is a twenty-two-year-old student at UCLA, the only one among her siblings to be going to graduate school. She is also a songwriter for Satan’s Sisters, a rock band which the three Benson sisters are a part of – the eldest Presley and the youngest Nikki. The siblings lived with their mother and stepfather till now. But when they divorce, she’s thrown out of the house and loses her place at college too.
But why fear when Rafe Davis is there, who offers her his place to temporarily. Helps in building her confidence too, which her mother torn to shreds. A book with a songwriter and a rockstar who make their own songs and sing them too!
Review:
This is the first time that I didn’t feel the need for the hero’s voice in a romance. One, because the book was entirely narrated from Jett’s point-of-view. Second, because I thoroughly enjoyed the way her character developed throughout the story – in her own voice. While this is the first book I’m reading by the author, this being Book Two in the LA Rock Star Romance Series, it is a story which continues from where the first book – [b:Heartbreak Beat: An LA Rock Star Romance|54337751|Heartbreak Beat (LA Rock Star Romance, #1)|Elle Greco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593528709l/54337751._SX50_.jpg|84792784] – left off. But it can be read as a standalone too. Already, I can’t wait to dive into Songbird (Book Three). I wonder whom it will be about.
She’s the middle sister who plays it safe. Even though she has a crush for the longest time on her stepbrother Rafe. What with his short dreads and his God-like voice and looks and the cover should have been more elaborate! Haha… I’m kidding. The cover’s damn good.
The first book was about the younger sister Nikki and Dion Davis. I liked seeing them here together and am quite intrigued by their story, going to read it next. The Davis-Benson clan has some serious family dynamics. With siblings, step-siblings, adoptive ones, exes, dramatic parents, and “set in the glam and gritty Los Angeles rock scene” which the author has done complete justice to, I believe. She has given a behind-the-scenes view of Hollywood’s music industry!
About the protagonist, can I just say that I loved, loved, loved Jett. She’s as unsure about herself as I sometimes feel, at her age. She’s trying to be independent, yet feels the need to hide. She’s badass but doesn’t want to be in the limelight. The only problem is that now I need a Rafe in my life. Sigh! She has her priorities right though, for example:
And that makes Jett so my kinda girl! But I really need a Rafe in my life, if only to say what a good *insert praises* I am. *wink*
There was a Jetsons reference which brought back childhood memories. But the best thing in the book was the way the author blended music beautifully with the story.
The dark underbelly of the music industry is touched upon as well, which in fact is a part of many high-performing industries. All I want to say is that Elle Greco writes such wholesome stories which are perfectly balanced and make you crave for more.
Playlist:
I’m sure I missed out on some songs, but here are the ones mentioned in the story.
Etta James
Gotye’s “Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Down Boy”
Deftones “Digital Bath”
John Coltrane
Björk and Portishead
Books Mentioned:
[b:Devil in a Blue Dress|37100|Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)|Walter Mosley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1336545202l/37100._SY75_.jpg|1344080] by Walter Mosley
Thank you to InkSlinger PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Jett Benson is a twenty-two-year-old student at UCLA, the only one among her siblings to be going to graduate school. She is also a songwriter for Satan’s Sisters, a rock band which the three Benson sisters are a part of – the eldest Presley and the youngest Nikki. The siblings lived with their mother and stepfather till now. But when they divorce, she’s thrown out of the house and loses her place at college too.
But why fear when Rafe Davis is there, who offers her his place to temporarily. Helps in building her confidence too, which her mother torn to shreds. A book with a songwriter and a rockstar who make their own songs and sing them too!
Review:
This is the first time that I didn’t feel the need for the hero’s voice in a romance. One, because the book was entirely narrated from Jett’s point-of-view. Second, because I thoroughly enjoyed the way her character developed throughout the story – in her own voice. While this is the first book I’m reading by the author, this being Book Two in the LA Rock Star Romance Series, it is a story which continues from where the first book – [b:Heartbreak Beat: An LA Rock Star Romance|54337751|Heartbreak Beat (LA Rock Star Romance, #1)|Elle Greco|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1593528709l/54337751._SX50_.jpg|84792784] – left off. But it can be read as a standalone too. Already, I can’t wait to dive into Songbird (Book Three). I wonder whom it will be about.
She’s the middle sister who plays it safe. Even though she has a crush for the longest time on her stepbrother Rafe. What with his short dreads and his God-like voice and looks and the cover should have been more elaborate! Haha… I’m kidding. The cover’s damn good.
The first book was about the younger sister Nikki and Dion Davis. I liked seeing them here together and am quite intrigued by their story, going to read it next. The Davis-Benson clan has some serious family dynamics. With siblings, step-siblings, adoptive ones, exes, dramatic parents, and “set in the glam and gritty Los Angeles rock scene” which the author has done complete justice to, I believe. She has given a behind-the-scenes view of Hollywood’s music industry!
About the protagonist, can I just say that I loved, loved, loved Jett. She’s as unsure about herself as I sometimes feel, at her age. She’s trying to be independent, yet feels the need to hide. She’s badass but doesn’t want to be in the limelight. The only problem is that now I need a Rafe in my life. Sigh! She has her priorities right though, for example:
…since he gave them to me the other day to do a beer run that I never got around to, but I figured books before booze.
And that makes Jett so my kinda girl! But I really need a Rafe in my life, if only to say what a good *insert praises* I am. *wink*
There was a Jetsons reference which brought back childhood memories. But the best thing in the book was the way the author blended music beautifully with the story.
When the music hit its crescendo, his furious fingers seemed to open the sky and unleash a torrent of rain, the crash of the piano keys a climax that replicated the thunder.
The dark underbelly of the music industry is touched upon as well, which in fact is a part of many high-performing industries. All I want to say is that Elle Greco writes such wholesome stories which are perfectly balanced and make you crave for more.
Playlist:
I’m sure I missed out on some songs, but here are the ones mentioned in the story.
Etta James
Gotye’s “Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Down Boy”
Deftones “Digital Bath”
John Coltrane
Björk and Portishead
Books Mentioned:
[b:Devil in a Blue Dress|37100|Devil in a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins, #1)|Walter Mosley|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1336545202l/37100._SY75_.jpg|1344080] by Walter Mosley
Thank you to InkSlinger PR for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings