Lick

Loved this!

What a great distraction Ev and David were! I actually enjoy the dating/married to a rock star trope and all the baggage that comes with it. This one was extra fun because of the early Vegas hijinks that lead to their marriage. What I loved about this book was that Ev and David weren't perfect. Their love is messy. It's exhilarating, sexy, euphoric, but also upsetting and even super cringeworthy at times. I really enjoyed the ride. Honestly, what's not to like?

I liked this book because even though it's about a girl who drunkenly marries the hottest rock star on the planet in Vegas, their relationship afterwards and the events that occur felt like things that would happen in any normal relationship. There wasn't any over the top, cheesy drama. Loved the banter between the characters and also Mal! Can't wait to read his story.

Biggest crush ever on David!
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After reading Deep, the last book in Stage Dive Series, I knew I had to go back and read the previous books. I was really curious about David and Ev's story but I was betting that my favorite book would be Play because of Mal, who became my favorite band member in Deep. Well, even though I haven't finished Play yet (yes, I'm already reading it), I can say that I really don't think that's possible now because I totally loved Lick and David is my newest book boyfriend!

The story starts in the bathroom of an hotel in Las Vegas, Ev wakes up with a killer hangover, a hot and half naked tattooed guy, a huge ring on her finger and no memories of the night before. David, the hot guy in the bathroom with her, can't believe she doesn't remember their night and that they got married. Pretty hard on a rockstar ego, right?

“Let me get this straight, you don't remember anything?”“No,” I said, swallowing hard. “What did we do last night?”“We got fucking married.” he growled.

I fell hard for David, it's impossible not to because even though he was tough to read in the beginning, he definitely didn't have many flaws. But his trust issues, which are totally understandable, are also hard to overcome. He was hurt that Ev didn't remember anything from their night together, while Ev was trying to wrap her mind around waking up married to a total stranger. The first moments of the book were hilarious and I laughed a lot through the story (Mal, Stage Dive's drummer, delivered plenty of funny moments). David and EV's relationship was hot (sizzling chemistry!), sweet and realistic because they had to work through their problems. They really made sense together. I love their story and I am definitely recommending Stage Dive Series to all Romance readers.

4.5I listened to this a while ago but had not time for a review, later I re-listened with the intention of reviewing, and again NO TIME. Finally the third time is a charm! Also these re-listens have been no hardship. I'm not a super fan of ROCK STAR books, but I really liked this story, and [a:Andi Arndt 6746963 Andi Arndt https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1381410479p2/6746963.jpg] delivers a flawless, pitch-perfect, and emotional performance of [a:Kylie Scott 6476625 Kylie Scott https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1486448069p2/6476625.jpg]'s sweet romance.At 26 David Ferris, the lead guitarist, and lyricist for Stage Dive, one of the biggest rock bands around, is burned out. He hasn't written a new song in two years. Family and band stress are taking their toll. He goes to Vegas to blow off steam and crosses paths with Evelyn Thomas, who, at 21, has gone to Vegas to do what people do in Vegas: be someone else and maybe have some sex. After some epic tequila drinking, the two wake up married, except Ev can't remember the details, or much of anything at all. In fact she didn't really know who David was when they met (she's more of a country music fan). Given the circumstances they decide on a divorce but on the road to Splitsville love pushes through.These two are electric together. David is all sorts of delicious, and Ev is adorable. Sometimes I wanted to shake her, but then I remembered that she was a sheltered, 21 y.o. when she got thrown into David's world, and at first, David keeps his cards pretty close. She was sweet but not a pushover, she was honest about her sexual desires. She was funny, self deprecating, and good hearted. I liked that David behaved like what he is: a rock star surrounded by YES people. Authentic. He was a bit arrogant, cocky, sometimes suspicious, but ultimately a good man, and good to Ev. They make a good team, and it wouldn't be too difficult imagining them as one of those long term rock ‘n' roll couples, maybe Valerie Bertinelli & Eddie VanHalen (in a world where they never broke up). There are some things you might have to suspend disbelief it's impossible to get "accidentally" or "drunk" married / David relocating to Portland, OR., and eventually the rest of the band too, so that Evelyn can continue to work as a barista? Ev working as a barista after her happy marriage to a rich & famous, guitar god? All of this highly unlikely. Almost impossible., but their negligible and par for the course in romancelandia. This first installment does a great job of setting up other characters I'm definitely intrigued about. I'll definitely go on. I like these people.