Holy crap, Carmen. What did you just put my heart through?! My emotions are all over the place and I don't think I could ever write a review that will do Levi justice.
After reading Revelry, I remember feeling like I may have just taken drugs myself. I lived the rockstar life along with Ali and the guys of Taint. It was all sex, drugs and rock n roll. And it wasn't all good all the time. It was a crazy mess. Sometimes a good crazy 12-inch mess, but mostly it was just crazy. And that's right where you start Levi's story. He's a hot mess and he does not have the girl. In fact, he's fallen so far down that he doesn't care about himself, his bandmates or anything but his alcohol that numbs any pain. But alcohol can only do so much for so long. Well maybe until you crash your car and leave everyone wondering what happened when hiding in the south of France for a month.
Enter the beautiful, talented cello playing Angry French Girl, Brielle. She comes to play for him at the chateau he is hiding at for the money she so desperately needs. But can her talent and her words bring him out of his misery? Or will Levi be subjected to a life alone forever?
"Love makes fools of us all. Love turns smart men into idiots, and strong women into doormats. I will be neither. I hope I never fall in love, for I cannot afford to lose my head."
Throughout their stay in the south of France, you see two people connected by music and feeling with music. But their pasts make them hesitant to develop beyond that. We don't see Levi change too terribly much. He wants what he wants and will do what it takes to get it. Throwing money away to Brielle is his way of showing that he cares. Drinking away his loss and his sorrows is how he deals with everyday. But can he go without those things to have a true connection to anyone? Will he wake up alone because he depends on drugs and alcohol too much?
"I learned long ago not to fall for men who fall in love with tragedy."
Levi is the tragedy here, but there is so much more in these pages. It broke my dang heart to see a man so broken continue to break and break. I just wanted to grab him through the pages and make him realize that he is more. His talent is more than 12 inches and more than alcohol. If only he could see it and see what everyone wanted to give him. He's lost much and he will continue to lose in his story. He will lose until he can lose no more.
"Forget everything that isn't music, because she's the only mistress who's always been there for me when no one else was."
We can't control who we fall in love with or how long a love will last. We can't predict how we fall in love or how long it takes. We don't always see what is right in front of us and we can't ever turn a blind eye to love so freely given.
Lesson is, life is short and we must always give our best to those that deserve it. Your partner, your friend, your lover, your family. You don't know when something or someone is so important might be ripped from your grasp.
Did I give too much away? I hope not. Because you will want to experience what Miss Jenner and Levi have in store for us. Just know that this rocker romance is full of angst, alcohol and grief. It's not pretty, but it's nice to see that Levi has the possibility to grow. Will he get his HEA? Will he break all of our hearts along the way? Will our Angry French Girl be able to do what no one else has? Or will it be Taint to bring him back?
Be prepared to be twisted up and want to kill Levi just a bit. But know we are in good hands and Carmen Jenner will give Taint and Levi and us readers what we all need.
"It's because I love you, that I hate you."
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