Rock Courtship
By Nalini Singh
Release Date: September 30, 2014
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3 Stars - A short and sweet short novel that can be read outside the Singh rock star series. Thea and David have quite the sparks and a pretty adorable way of communicating that takes center stage. Thea has some emotional hang ups to work through but David's not about to let her get away.
Singh's rock star series is one of the better ones in my opinion. Her characters are very heartfelt and unique, perhaps something that carries over from her more long running fantasy series. She has a nice touch with emotion even without a lot of dramatic moments and discoveries. David is a nearly perfect hero. Raised by patient and proud parents, her tries to reflect their teachings in all that he does. But he's also a bad boy drummer who knows what he wants. Thea is much less easily devoted and indecisive. She tries a little too hard to protect her tender heart from David's advances.
These two were already friends and tied together at the start of the story. But their relationship hasn't really begun and takes awhile to get started. It was impressive how much dialouge, plot, and more Singh was able to infuse in this short story. And there's a lot of steamy scenes too. We get to meet both David and Thea's parents and explore some of their youthful choices that led them to their present. And Thea's relationship with he ex sort of looms over them in a way I didn't carry for, personally. But it did add an element of angst and give Thea a hang up that keeps them from being instantly perfect together. David's so bright and loving though that he manages to break her shell. They have some help from friends though too, namely David's band. Those characters make up the other characters in the series. Overall, this was a fun little read with just enough backstory and drama to keep things interesting. Worth a quick read for fans of the series or general romance lovers.
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