Sarah Dosher

This book is about Brook. She used to be a model, but couldn't handle that pathway anymore.

It took everything I had to walk away from that life, and when I finally did that world crushed me like a cockroach. Re-visiting my old life, even for a short time, is not something I'd ever willingly volunteer for.

Talk about 180's, now she's behind the camera as a paparazzi. The problem is that she has become obsessed with one actor.

The pounding in my chest increases; it always does around him, but especially when I see him with another woman. It is as much a rush as it is a turn-off.

While following him everywhere, she accidentally comes into full contact with him. This opens the story up to go in a whole new direction. There's something going on with Nikolas, some type of mystery. He's sexy and dark sometimes, nice and outgoing other times. There are also other characters affecting the outcome of what will happen with Brook and Nikolas.

I was completely interested in trying to figure the plot out. My only issue was the ending didn't seem like how the scene would actually happen in my opinion. I can't go into much detail without giving spoilers. It's just that I don't believe they would have been doing that without him ordering it. It kind of puts me in the mind of the tv show Dirt a little. I think there are several things hidden that will come to surface. Whether they will simplify or make the storyline more twisted is uncertain. I do plan to continue with the next installment to find out.





***Copy given in exchange for an honest review***





toni





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FULL REVIEW CAN BE FOUND AT http://fangirlmomentsandmytwocents.blogspot.com/2014/12/shutter-volume-one-by-el...… (lisätietoja)

This book left me emotionally shattered!
5 out 5 stars

From the moment I opened page one I was consumed by Lily's life. Each time she went home I prayed that her father wasn't there. With each word I read I had an emotional reaction. The story was so beautifully written. The way the Author described Lily showed how broken, yet strong she was.

I loved the storyline and how it was not only fiction, but had bits of reality too. The romance was charming. Dean and Lily's relationship was complicated and showed how tough love can be. It is was so sweet to watch their feelings grow for one another. Not to mention the sexy parts were HOT!

The abuse parts were raw and intense... I'm not going to lie I found myself biting my nails & crying throughout these tough parts. My heart went out to Lily and I just wanted her to admit that her father was the reason she had the bruises.

Overall the book was fabulous. It brought so much to the table. There was a lesson, suspense, romance, action, dissapointment, and happiness. I would defintely recommend this one to everyone!… (lisätietoja)

What makes the most money for this business? Dead rock stars. - Courtney Love

Adolescents are attracted to tragic heroes. That's why rock stars dress like homeless people. Adolescence is a fall. It's when every child becomes an orphan. - Heather O'Neill

This is the first book by Sarah Dosher I have read, and it will not be my last. Which is sort of odd, as this isn’t usually a book I would have picked up on my own. The whole “angsty rock star” thing has just never done it for me. However, to say that Ms. Dosher pleasantly surprised me with her handling of the storyline is a vast understatement. It grabbed me from the first and didn’t let go until the last page.

This is very much a ‘different’ sort of rock-n-roll story. Eli Blue Savage grew up in a modern day fairy tale. The daughter of a rock superstar, Eli lived backstage at rock concerts, mostly bored out of her brain, but thrilled to be with her father, a famous “Rock God” guitarist. With a mother who rocks the “evil, psychotic” stereotype, Eli finds herself immersed in the backstage lifestyle with a father who adores her beyond all reason. That is, until her beloved father succumbs to a drug overdose leaving Eli to find his body. One wonders, of course, how a loving father could put his daughter into a position where this could happen – but that whole “rock god lifestyle” was apparently too much for Savage to resist, and Eli found herself alone.

Eli still manages to hold her life together, even after her devastating loss. She grows up solid and drug free, goes to college, and now she is taking over her father’s music management company, Savage Man. The problem is, her mother. Her drug and alcohol addicted, vicious, psychotic mother who will do anything to bring Eli down and take back the company. A company she nearly ran into the ground under her custodianship until Eli came of age.

Now in control of a floundering Savage Man, Eli books her first band, The Elle’s, led by her best friend Willow. Willow, who leads Eli to a new possibility – Unforgiven. And while the lead, Duke, isn’t someone who grabbed my attention, Deacon certainly did. Sitting back in the shadows, immersed in the music for the sake of the music, Deacon is a different sort of rock star. And Eli is a different sort of female lead for a romance novel. Strong, determined, and immensely likable, Eli is a charming character. Deacon is charming at times, though with a somewhat dark and edgy feel that keeps him from being either a bland or an archetypical “romance hero.”

I had a few issues with the book, things I would have handled differently – especially Shaw. But that is the point, isn’t it? We read for a glance into another world, a chance to flow into another reality, another time, another possibility. With a strong undercurrent of suspense, thriller, and mystery as well as a strong and well-written romance, Ms. Dosher pulls her story off in spades, introducing characters to love, as well as characters which you will love to hate.

If you like a romance with an actual story line, this is definitely one to read. I don’t believe you will be disappointed.
A Blue Tale was provided to So, I Read This Book Today by Heather Davenport at Book Plug Promotions in return for a realistic review. All commentary is my own, and in no way based upon the receipt of the book in return for a review.
… (lisätietoja)