Rachel Van Dyken knows how to write good snark from a male perspective. I have to hand it to her that she made it entertaining and funny. ~ Amanda – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
About ABANDON:
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Seaside Pictures series…
It’s not every day you’re slapped on stage by two different women you’ve been dating for the last year.
I know what you’re thinking. What sort of ballsy woman gets on stage and slaps a rockstar? Does nobody have self-control anymore? It may have been the talk of the Grammy’s.
Oh, yeah, forgot to mention that. I, Ty Cuban, was taken down by two psychotic women in front of the entire world. Lucky for us the audience thought it was part of the breakup song my band and I had just finished performing. I was thirty-three, hardly ready to settle down.
Except now it’s getting forced on me. Seaside, Oregon. My band mates were more than happy to settle down, dig their roots into the sand, and start popping out kids. Meanwhile I was still enjoying life.
Until now. Until my forced hiatus teaching freaking guitar lessons at the local studio for the next two months. Part of my punishment, do something for the community while I think deep thoughts about all my life choices.
Sixty days of hell.
It doesn’t help that the other volunteer is a past flame that literally looks at me as if I’ve sold my soul to the devil. She has the voice of an angel and looks to kill—I would know, because she looks ready to kill me every second of every day. I broke her heart when we were on tour together a decade ago.
I’m ready to put the past behind us. She’s ready to run me over with her car then stand on top of it and strum her guitar with glee.
Sixty days. I can do anything for sixty days. Including making the sexy Von Abigail fall for me all over again. This time for good.
Damn, maybe there’s something in the water.
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Abandon is a novella created in the Seaside Pictures series to introduce you to this world and its characters. After reading the blurb and liking it, I thought it would be a chance for me to read a story about a rock star’s second chance at love. The main characters might have had a happy ending to their story but it left me empty wondering how they got together in the first place. The two main characters of the story came across as dysfunctional and angry.
Communication between Ty and Abigail wasn’t their strong suit, especially when it came to their feelings. Their time apart was all based on miscommunication and misperception. Not much was revealed about their past and how it all began for this couple. That might have shed some light on why they need to get back together. There was a slew of secondary characters to add to the story but it was hard to keep everyone straight.
However, there were a few good points about the book. The author knows how to write good snark from a male perspective. I have to hand it to her that she made it entertaining and funny. Another good point about the book is that it’s about family. When the one-person Ty was related to dies suddenly, it is his close friends and bandmates that comfort and support him. It put things into perspective for Ty and Abigail to what is important and how they needed to try harder to get along in order to be together.
This story was meant as a stand-alone and hopefully encourage you to want to read more in this series. I can honestly say that it did quite the opposite. The message of love did come across late in the story and the main characters did find their way back to each other, but did nothing to want me to want to read more.
3.5 stars
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About RACHEL VAN DYKEN:
Rachel Van Dyken is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. When she’s not writing about hot hunks for her Regency romance or New Adult fiction books, Rachel is dreaming up new hunks. (The more hunks, the merrier!) While Rachel writes a lot, she also makes sure she enjoys the finer things in life—like The Bachelor and strong coffee.
Rachel lives in Idaho with her husband, son, and two boxers.
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