Reviewed by Amber
TITLE: The Backup
AUTHOR: Erica Kudisch
PUBLISHER: Riptide Publishing
LENGTH: 346 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2016
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I’m supposed to be better than this. I’m supposed to have a tenure-track job teaching music history to undergrads, writing papers about Bach, and proving to kids like me that you can work your way out of Harlem. I’m not supposed to be following a rock star around the country, fetching his mail, making sure his groupies are of age.
I’m definitely not supposed to be sleeping with said rock star, who claims to be the Greek God Dionysus. At first I thought it was a load of crap. Nik’s fans might think his music captures their hearts—and souls—but I knew better. Until one of Nik’s orgiastic concerts gets out of hand and I don’t know which is worse: that he might be a god after all, or that he has a body count.
Nik doesn’t care what I want or what I should be. He wants to tear down the world I’ve built, warping all I am, until his music is all that’s left of me. I can’t let him do that. I shouldn’t believe in him. I’ve seen what happens to the people who believe in him.
But I can’t get his song out of my head.
REVIEW:
When I first started this book I couldn’t really get into it but it was interesting so I kept picking it up and chipping away at it. And the craziest thing happened I found myself totally interested in it. This books is off the chain CRAZY. So crazy, in fact that at times I found it hard to follow. The saving grace was this author’s attention to detail and amazing writing skill. One thing this story does is draw you in. I needed to find out how this ended. I needed to know what was to become of these characters and I think being able to build that need, even if a book isn’t your cup of tea, is what makes a good writer.
Anthony Brooks is the epitome of a music snob. Having just graduated with his PhD in musicology he pretty much has every right to be as snobby as he wants. Having no luck finding a job using his degree he agrees to help manage/handle rocker God, Nik.
Nik proclaims that he is pleasure God, Dionysus. Anthony has a hard time believing the hype which in turn makes most interactions with Nik contentious.
They fall into a professional/personal/violent relationship. There’s lots of mystery. Lots of things that need to be uncovered. This is a very dark story. There’s no sunshine and rainbows here so keep that in mind.
I don’t want to give too much away because the mystery and the writing definitely keep you coming back for more. I will say I found Anthony annoying. He was so whiny, so bratty, so entitled that it was hard for me to feel bad for his situation.
Overall, this book is interesting. This is not a romance. This is mind fucking at its best so keep that in mind. It wasn’t my cup of tea but that’s not to say others wouldn’t love it.
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