Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Behind the Lights
SERIES: Social Sinners #1
AUTHOR: TL Travis
PUBLISHER: Encompass Ink
LENGTH: 1088 kb
RELEASE DATE: June 9, 2018
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Joey Hayes and his best friend Ricky Branson have been together through the good times, as well as the bad. Attending their first concert as teens set the path for their futures in motion. Shortly after, the pair joined band class where they meet Ethan and Mick and the foursome formed the metal band, Social Sinners.
Things were going according to plan until Lucas Shane entered their lives, disrupting the flow and testing the strength of their friendship.
When Joey spirals down a dark path after catching his cheating boyfriend, this tasked the other three band members with making a difficult decision that could end his career as their lead singer.
Book 1 is the only book in the series that can be read as a stand-alone.
Book 1 – Behind the lights (MM)
Book 2 – In the shadows (MM)
Book 3 – A heart divided (MMM)
Book 4 – Beyond the curtain (MM)
Book 5 – After the final curtain (MM/MMM)
REVIEW:
Being the fan of Gay Rock Star romance series that I am I just had to grab this one.
Joey and Ricky have literally been best friends since they left the womb. Their parents had each been high school sweethearts and best friends forever. They even lived next door to each other. When Joey’s mom walks out on him and his dad, Ricky’s mom steps in. When they are in high school, being the rock fans that they are, they start a garage band. When both boys admit that they are gay, along with one of their other band mates, all goes well…until Joey gets a boy friend. With the help of Brett, Ricky’s (Stoli) Mom’s new boyfriend and Lucas, Joey’s boyfriend, the band gets the chance at their dreams. But how will months on tour together fare for the young band?
I am going to warn you, this book has a lot of angst and moves pretty slowly. I know that it is all to set up the rest of the books in the series and that the author warns that this is the only book in the series that can be read as a standalone. However, I am hoping the next book moves a but faster. I literally waited with bated breath to see if Joey would ever open his eyes and see what was right in front of him…literally! I can’t believe that anyone could be that blind! I mean really, did you even pay attention to the words of one of your most popular songs? He really annoyed me. And when things finally came to a head (pun intended) between Lucas and him, the events that happened really didn’t work for me.
As I stated, I am hoping that, now that we have all the framework in place, we can get to the meat and potatoes part of these men’s stories. I am excited to see where Joey and Stoli’s storyline goes, along with their band mates, and what happens to this rising rock band stardom, now that they have hit the big times, and how that will affect them all.
Good but slow beginning to this series and I am eagerly awaiting what is to come.
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