Shattered by Cari QuinnMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have been a fan of the Lost in Oblivion Series from the very beginning. It’s since become one of my favorite rockstar romance series.
Shattered is the #4 book (there are a few novellas in between) in the series by Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott. And at last…..Nick and Lila’s story.
Nick Candrall, one of the band’s founders, lead guitarist and a bit of a jerk at times but I saw glimpses that there was more to this guy that what he projected….and now we get to understand the reason he hides himself from people, even those he loves and cares for.
He’s an interesting character, strutting around and pretending he cares for or about anything or anyone. His struggle to rise up from a very dysfunctional family and unhappy childhood had its ups and downs but he’s finally achieved his dream of being part of a successful and famous band. But the fame, money, women, drink and drugs have not brought happiness and love into his life. The only thing that has always helped him was the music.
Lila Shawcross has been with the band from the very beginning as their manager. Labeled as the “Dragon Lady” by the bandmembers, she has been the one keeping them in line, the person who manages their lives.
I have loved this character from page 1 of book 1!! Dressed in fitted suits, never a hair out of place and always with her IPad at her breast…….she’s a dynamo, takes no crap from the guys and she always has the final say. Through time, she has built a strong relationship with the bandmembers and become a good friend to the women in their lives.
Trapped into a loveless marriage, she’s focused on her career and becoming financially independent to be able to help her parents. Nothing will stand in her way to reaching her goal, not even the man she has always felt an attraction for.
On the surface, Nick and Lila seem to be the most unlikely people meant for each other.
Giving in to an explosive night of passion, they realize that there’s something deeper than just a sexual attraction.
They begin opening up to each other, showing their true feelings and vulnerabilities. Nick is determined to show Lila that they are meant to be with each other. She’s the one for him. The one woman he has been waiting for all his life.
I loved finally knowing the real Nick. The pain he carries inside for his dying father and sister, how caring and loving he actually is.
I really liked these two – in fact, I rather thought they were “perfect” together. Watching the prim and proper Dragon Lady coming out of her organized and so together shell!
And when the hotness for each other reaches a peak!!!! Wow, steamy, fun, wild and totally “sizzlingly” fiery. So more than ridiculously sexy!!!
The scenes with the band in concert takes you into another zone…you feel the excitement of the crowds, smell the sweat, hear the riffs, sense the energy……that’s how vividly the descriptions are. And getting together with the characters I have come to know and like….Jazz and Gray with their baby boy, Deacon and Harper with their little girl, Margo and Simon and his sideline career as a hot model!!!!
The dialogue and banter is funny, quirky and fabulous.
One of my fav scenes was Jazz asking Nick to hold her baby whilst she did whatever she does…..and giving it to Lila and watching her holding the baby……..sweet and so lovely.
Loved this book……HOWEVER………..I want to state right now that I was totally “pissed off” when I reached the last page………What, a cliffhanger!!!!! No!! I hate these things!!! I want the whole story in one go!!!! And now….I have to wait until 2016 for the second part of Nick and Lila’s love journey!!
It’s really unfair…so not on!!!
Anyway, if you love rockstars and their world….read this series!!! It’s a really good one!!!
Ending off with one of the quotes I liked:
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