Dirty Little Secret
By the acclaimed author of Such a Rush, Jennifer Echols returns with Dirty Little Secret, a romantic drama that follows two sisters as they navigate the passions, heartbreaks, and intrigue of country music fame. I was being given the chance to do the one thing I wanted most in the world. The chance was presented to me by a guy so gorgeous, he turned my skin to fire when he touched me. And joining a band was the one thing I was most forbidden to do, the thing that would ruin my future forever. Eighteen-year-old Bailey has issues--and not just that she's lying to her grandfather about playing fiddle in a Nashville bar. There's how her younger sister Julie's recording contract makes her family terrified that Bailey will mess the deal up. And why Bailey is acting out. And the way everyone seems mad at her, even Julie. Bailey's parents don't want her playing gigs at all, but when they leave her with her grandfather so they can tour with Julie, she lands a job playing old country songs in cheesy costumes at a local mall. That's where she meets Sam... Sam doesn't plan to spend his life playing backup at the mall for his alcoholic dad. He intends to take his high school garage band to the big time, and when he hears Bailey play, he knows she's what he wants. Bailey isn't sure where she stands with this boy who has a lust for music and life, and who may or may not have a lust for her. And yet, suddenly, her life is no longer about what might have been, and a whole lot about what could be...
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I could not finish this book. It happened the first time, and happened the second time. I saw it on a library bookshelf, beside 'Such a Rush' (which I remembered enjoying) and thought... 'Why not try this out again?' when I shouldn't have. I could only read up to half of this book.
Ive got to admit, though, the reason why I decided to give this book a go again was because of how interesting this book sounded. Countrified. Music. How often do we come across a book like that?
But when I read more, I couldn't help hating the characters. Sam, for one, is a horrible human being, and Bailey, a totally stupid girl who doesn't have the self-discipline to get away from Sam, the total jerk that he is. Does she have no self-respect? Does she like being used?
It was a complete pattern.
- They can't seem to get enough of each other.
- Bailey realises that Sam is using her to get his band into a record company.
- Bailey gets all angry.
- But Bailey eventually forgives him.
AND THE WHOLE CYCLE REPEATS. How would I know that since I didn't finish it? It was practically what I could see when I skimmed through the rest of the book. Completely horrible.
And I couldn't connect with Bailey. I have nothing against her black everything: blond hair dyed black, cut short, black eyeliner, black clothes... the typical book rebel, but I don't like it that she lied to her grandfather just so she could join in with Sam's band. Like, hello, he already gave her the freedom to join gigs and all that, even though her parents wouldn't have allowed it. And she wanted to push it? Why lie to your grandfather, who trusts you?
Just a book that seems quite interesting on the outside, but totally not when you look at the main characters. If a book has sucky side characters, it's still acceptable. But sucky main characters? Not my thing, thank you very much.
Ive got to admit, though, the reason why I decided to give this book a go again was because of how interesting this book sounded. Countrified. Music. How often do we come across a book like that?
But when I read more, I couldn't help hating the characters. Sam, for one, is a horrible human being, and Bailey, a totally stupid girl who doesn't have the self-discipline to get away from Sam, the total jerk that he is. Does she have no self-respect? Does she like being used?
It was a complete pattern.
- They can't seem to get enough of each other.
- Bailey realises that Sam is using her to get his band into a record company.
- Bailey gets all angry.
- But Bailey eventually forgives him.
AND THE WHOLE CYCLE REPEATS. How would I know that since I didn't finish it? It was practically what I could see when I skimmed through the rest of the book. Completely horrible.
And I couldn't connect with Bailey. I have nothing against her black everything: blond hair dyed black, cut short, black eyeliner, black clothes... the typical book rebel, but I don't like it that she lied to her grandfather just so she could join in with Sam's band. Like, hello, he already gave her the freedom to join gigs and all that, even though her parents wouldn't have allowed it. And she wanted to push it? Why lie to your grandfather, who trusts you?
Just a book that seems quite interesting on the outside, but totally not when you look at the main characters. If a book has sucky side characters, it's still acceptable. But sucky main characters? Not my thing, thank you very much.
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