Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Saturday, December 5, 2015

"My Soul to Keep" by Kennedy Ryan

Oh my... I can't even; this book is so damn beautiful, inside and out, I can't wait to get my hands onto one of those paperbacks!

This wasn't my first read by Kennedy Ryan, and what I had previously read by her was great, but this... this is amazing! It's one of those books that you can't put down because you want to know what'll happen next, but at the same time you don't want to finish reading it, because you don't want it to end.
Like, ever.
And just when you think you know what'll happen next, or how the book will end, Kennedy Ryan throws a twist your way that will be catching you off guard. Unfortunately I feel like this will be one of my shortest reviews, because... all I can say is... go get a copy and get reading, because you're missing out if you won't! Honestly, if I could, I'd love to make this a 6-star review!
(You have no idea how hard it is to keep this review spoiler-free!)

My Soul to Keep is a story of loss, love, struggle and intrigues, friendship and family. It shows you how much you can achieve if you just believe in yourself, if you don't let your past drag you down and define you, and if you surround yourself with people that support you – people that matter.
It's a book that had me in tears with its first chapter, but that had me giggle and laugh just as much as it made my heart feel heavy. It contains the perfect balance to make the story seem possible and real, despite being a rockstar romance; and, most importantly, neither Rhyson nor Kai are perfect – both of them are deep, raw, vulnerable and human – My Soul to Keep doesn't deliver a damsel in distress and an uber-hero, but two people that are – despite, or maybe because of their respective baggage – finding themselves in each other.

It is no secret that I fell in love with the book's cover when it was revealed, and the blurb easily caught my interest. Knowing Kennedy's writing I knew I'd be in for a treat, but I honestly hadn't expected to love the book quite as much as I did, do, and will once I am re-reading it as soon as I have a paperback. My Soul to Keep is amazingly well written, introduces characters that you can't help but fall in love with, and will definitely keep you craving more... bring on part two!


6/5 ;-)



 [as previously mentioned, my internet access if very limited at the moment... blurb, author info, more links as well as graphics to follow once I am back to being better connected <3]



*** I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review ***

Thursday, October 15, 2015

"My Soul to Keep" by Kennedy Ryan
♥ Cover Reveal ♥


Oh my... I think it is no secret that I absolutely love rockstar romances... what's better than a book that's music to your eyes?! (; And this book does not only sound great (no pun intended), but it also looks absolutely beautiful! I'll so need a paperback of this!

Happy Cover Reveal Day, Kennedy!

My Soul to Keep AMAZON

My Soul To Keep

Kennedy Ryan

Coming November 16th

Cover by Hang Le



Synopsis

It seems the things worth keeping are often the hardest to hold...
KAI
I had two things in life that mattered. My mother and my music. Mama was taken from me too soon, and now music is all I have left. It’s the thing that’s pushed me right out of backwoods Georgia into Los Angeles, where the line between fantasy and reality shimmers and blurs. I’m finally making my way, making my mark. I can’t afford to fall for one of music's brightest stars. Not now. Music is all I have left, and I’m holding on tight with both hands. I won’t let go, not even for Rhyson Gray.
RHYSON
I had one thing in my life that mattered – music. The only constant, it’s taken me to heights most people only dream about; a gift dropped in my lap at birth. I thought it was enough. I thought it was everything until I met Kai. Now she’s all I think about, like a song I can't get out of my head. If I have to chase her, if I have to give up everything - I will. And once she's mine, I won't let go.

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About Kennedy Ryan

 
I just can't write about myself in third person for one more bio! I'm a wife, a mom, a writer, an advocate for families living with autism. That's me in a nutshell. Crack the nut, and you'll find a Southern girl gone Southern California who loves pizza and Diet Coke, and wishes she got to watch a lot more television. You can usually catch me up too late, on social media too much, or FINALLY putting a dent in my ever- growing To Be Read list!
   

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Friday, February 13, 2015

Mail-Day Friday

As if the mailman knew that I had just posted my newest additions yesterday, he just dropped off these 744 pages of punk rock history!

Each month, the school I attended until December gives away a book to someone active on their facebook-page - to their "fan of the month". I was fan of the month in December, and got to pick a book worth up to 25€. I had been toying with the idea of getting this for years, but always ended up getting several novels for what I would have had to spend on this - so it kept chilling on my amazon wishlist, trying to tempt me... until school asked me what I wanted.


"Punk Diary is a day-by-day account of exactly how this historic and mythologized era came to pass. Here's all the data, important and trivial, prestend to you just as it unfolded through an astounding 13 years. The early '70s were a dreary time for music. The latest thing seemed to be introspective singer-songwriters who poured their souls into convoluted lyrics and strummy-strummy noodling, or the ponderous, overproduced hogwash of Queen, Genesis, Yes, and their ilk. There was nothing that average kids could hope to indentify with; they couldn't participate. What was needed was to roll back the clock to the mid '60s, when garage bands could plunk out a few raw chords and produce a rattle that would send parents running for their earplugs. By the time 1975 came around, the stage was not only set for a revolution in music, they players were already in the wings, warming up.

There is no other book that so clearly shows how all the pieces fit together, or that lets you be your own rock analyst armed with an expert's fact file. No opinions here; only the day-to-day reality, just as if you were living it all over again, or for the very first time."


As someone who not only enjoys listening to more contemporary music, but also to bands like The Clash and the Sex Pistols, I am curious to dig my way through this book. (:


Find Punk Diary - The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982 on amazon.