Lick (Stage Dive, #1)

by Kylie Scott

[Cocktails and Books]

I saw a lot of buzz about this title, so I had to grab it from NetGalley. I'm so glad I did because I was introduced to a group of guys that were more than the typical rock band living the sex, drugs and rock and roll anthem. They had issues, they didn't deal with them and in the case of David a spur of the moment trip to Vegas brought him the only woman who wanted him for him.

On her twenty first birthday, Evelyn Thomas take a trip to Vegas hoping to cut loose. But a bottle of tequila and a sparse memories of the night before bring her face to face with a man she thinks looks familiar but can't really be sure. Thinking puking in front of some random guy is bad enough, but she discovers that while in her tequila haze she not only got a tattoo but she also married her handsome stranger. Now they both have to deal with the repercussion of their decision and decide if what they have it worth fighting for.

David Ferris is not your typical rock God guitarist. Sure he's extremely talented, hot as sin and tattooed, but he's got a gentle soul that is looking for someone to look past the fame, fortune and window dressings to see the real David. He found that with a very drunk Evelyn in Vegas. She didn't know who is was and didn't let him get too full of himself. So he was rightly upset when he realized the next morning she didn't remember a single thing from the night before. What David didn't realize is how hard it was going to be to leave Evelyn behind. She had gotten under his skin and no matter what he might say or do to push her away, he can't seem to let her go. She grounds him and makes him realize there is more to life than his band.

Evelyn was a girl stuck living a plan that had been developed by her parents. She was to graduate from college and become an architect, just like her dad...even if that prospect didn't make her happy. Her night in Vegas might have made her a huge disappointment to her parents, but it brought Evelyn the one person that knew her life plan sucked and stood by her in decided what she wanted to do to make herself happy. Evelyn also had a ton of insecurities when it came to her relationship with David and the lifestyle that he leads. When the one thing he swore he wouldn't do looked like it happened, Evelyn convinced herself she didn't fit into David's world. Evelyn had a hard time getting out of her own way, because she was so caught up in her own insecurities, but in the end she realized just what she meant to David and what he meant to her too.

A great read that lived up to the hype online. I can't wait to see what Diver is going to be next. I'm hoping it's Mal, because I know there's a story there.