This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance

Rock Chick is the first book in the Rock Series by Kristen Ashley. I simply love this author so much, her writing works for me in every way. She doesn't work for everyone though, if you nit pick books then this author probably won't work for you especially if you want your heroes and heroines to be perfect. Because Kristen Ashley deals with flawed characters, they sometimes make me roll my eyes, have their "blonde" moments but these characters are good to the soul, generous and kind and they deserve love too so I love that KA doesn't write the perfection type characters, I love to see my flaws in characters, I definitely find that I relate to them better. This book I simply LOVED, its outrageous, crazy but so fun and delicious.

Our story starts out with our heroine Indy Savage. She is a cop's daughter, she knows how to handle herself, and how to treat any dangerous situation. She is the owner of a used book store/coffee shop. Indy has been in love with a certain man for most of her life, and even though they practically grew up together, he never returned the love she held for him and she eventually gave up hope on him. When Indy's closest friend and employee, Rose, is in hiding due to the loss of some diamonds, Indy is all about protecting her friend. But then Lee (the man she has been in love with for years) decides that he wants to step in and help her out with her situation. Lee deals with private investigations, has his own team and knows how to handle any situation and isn't a man you want to cross. He has loved Indy for quite a while, but wanted to wait for her to grow up before he took any action. But now Indy is in way over her head, and with dead bodies and explosions everywhere, Lee and Indy will work together while finding a common ground in their new found relationship.

I simply adored ROCK CHICK.....it simply rocked my world in every way. I don't five star books that often but this book had everything and more that I look for in a romance. First off, its a romantic suspense and I simply love those so much and I don't get a chance to read those that much anymore. Then we also have the fact that the characters that we are introduced to are HILARIOUS!! Now first off I want to say that these characters you do NOT take seriously. Some of what does happen in this book is pretty crazy and insane but outrageously funny too. I loved the humor that Kristen Ashley puts in this book. I have to say its the BEST humor I have read from her books so far and I have read quite a few. But these books I just couldn't stop laughing and I am sure people thought I was nuts bursting out in laughter while reading out in public. But boy this was super good and had me full of happy feels.

Now the sex in this book is smokin' which is to be expected when it comes to Kristen Ashley. There is something about her style of writing that will leave you will all those delicious tingles so I never recommend reading or listening to her books while at work or not at home because yeah her books *nodding* are just like that. hehe Now I do want to mention that there is a scene here, that may make some readers uncomfortable. It didn't bother me that much since it didn't happen for a long period of time, however the hero does something to the heroine in bed that some might not agree with and yeah it has issues but even though I was forewarned about this before reading it, there was something about how it was written that for some crazy reason it didn't bug me that much. A little yes, but not as much as I was expecting it to bother me.

Now the interactions between Lee and Indy were so funny, so funny you will fall of your chair laughing. I loved their bantering. Now they know each other pretty well, but haven't seen much of each other in recent years so there is somet catching up to do a bit. They both have been secretly in love with each other but haven't fully shared that with one another. So there is a bit of denial especially on Indy's side of things. I understand though, Lee wasn't very nice when saying he thought of her as a sister....I mean really, that will turn any woman off. But Lee is great at groveling and proving to Indy that he is there for the long haul. He is such an alpha though, whew SUPER Alpha Male in this book, but probably one of my favorites that Ashley has written. And our Indy, she is always getting into trouble and such but she handles everything so well. I love her cool composure in tense situations.

Overall I found Rock Chick to be a fantastic romance that tickles and delights, its a story of action, intrigue, danger and some sweet lovin'!!! ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR!! ( )

Alphahole all the way. TSTL heroine. Terrible combo. And the sex wasn't that great either.

re read: Indy is still annoying. Lee is still alphahole. Why did I re read this? ( )

Un libro praticamente illeggibile per la quantità di errori di ogni genere che lo costellano.
La Newton non è di certo famosa per la qualità dei suoi prodotti e questo libro ne è l’ennesima dimostrazione.
Traduzione ed editing da dimenticare tanto da arrivare a pensare che, contrariamente a qualsiasi previsione, se si fossero affidati al traduttore di Google il prodotto finale sarebbe stato di certo migliore.
Anche la storia non è un granché, una farsa pure piuttosto ridicola ed esagerata con personaggi chiaramente sopra le righe.
Forse se fosse stato tradotto con cognizione di causa sarebbe stato anche piacevole da leggere, ma così com’è attualmente non mi è piaciuto proprio per niente.
Per rendere solo l’idea del pessimo trattamento subito da testo basti dire che in circa una trentina di righe, alla fine del primo capitolo, sono riusciti a ripetere per ben 15 volte il nome “Lee”, quello di uno dei protagonisti (per non parlare poi di tutto il resto)!
Da dimenticare! ( )

I kind of get why folks are so bananas about Kristen Ashley books. She's got a really authentic authorial voice. However, this book was just not my cup of tea. Almost every move Indy made made me want to scream. She's got people literally gunning after her and she does one shitty, stupid thing after another. It was amusing in a eye-roll kind of way in the beginning, not-quite-as-amusing in the middle, and downright annoying-as-fuck in the end.

I did like that as the relationship progressed, Lee started explaining himself to Indy and it was clear he was making an effort to be an adult about his expectations, but most of the time his behavior was pretty shitty too.

I'll probably read some of the following books in the series, but I won't be going out of my way to get them. ( )

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Adult Contemporary Romance Suspense Mystery
This one is listed as Erotica in a few places. It is not Erotic nor Eroitca. Though the main characters are in their late 20's to early 30's, it is more New Adult than it is Adult. Trust me, there is a difference.
There are a couple of minor errors, but nothing that disturbs the flow of the story. There are areas where India thinks about Lee that are repetitive and that does slow down the flow. My other problem with this story is the lack of connection and detail of Lee.
This is the 3rd book by this author I have read and my least favorite of the 3. This one I liked, but I loved the other 2.
This story has humor, mystery, a few steamy romantic scenes and some truly colorful characters. My favorite is a guy named Tex. It is a good story. I think people who like a good romance and New Adult will really enjoy this one.
The other thing to keep in mind is this is one of her 1st books. It was published in 2008. The 2 books I read before this one were published in 2011 and 2012. By reading this one, you can see how her story telling, world build and character development has improved by leaps and bounds.
Will I read the next book in this series? You betcha' I will! ( )