Beat by Vi Keeland Series: Life on Stage #2
Published by Self-Published on June 14, 2015
Pages: 301
Genres: Romance
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From New York Times and USA Today Bestseller, Vi Keeland, comes a steamy new standalone novel about a rockstar. Or two.
Dimpled smile of a boy
Hard body of a man
Sings like an angel
Fucks like the devilI was stuck between a rock(star) and a hard place.
At fifteen, his poster hung on my bedroom wall. At twenty-five his body hovered over mine. Every girl’s fantasy became my reality. I was dating a rockstar. Yet I was slowly falling for another man. The problem was—the two men—they shared a tour bus.
Flynn Beckham was the opening act.
Dylan Ryder was the headliner.What happens when the opening act begins to shine so bright, it seems to dim everything else in its wake?
I’ll tell you what happens. Things get ugly.
Author's note - Beat is a full-length standalone novel. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
I have a feeling I would have enjoyed this book more a few years ago, but my tastes seem to be changing and I’m generally pickier these day. Beat is a love triangle so by its very nature Lucky is torn between two men. However, there’s torn and then there’s deciding but being too much of coward to actually follow through.
Lucky is a vocal coach. Her boyfriend, Dylan, is a rock star and it’s established early on that he’s conceited, insecure, and a bit controlling at times. I didn’t like him, but at least he genuinely cares about Lucky and is good to her overall.
Lucky falls for Flynn, an up and coming rocker who is on tour with Dylan’s band. Despite their intense mutual attraction, Lucky reassures herself over and over and over and over again that she is not a cheater. Spoiler alert: View Spoiler » She knows she wants to be with Flynn, but Dylan has been good to her so she just needs time to “figure things out”. This process involves stringing both men along because she’s too afraid to act. Flynn is so into Lucky that he tolerates her returning to her boyfriend’s bed at the end of every day. Dylan is so egotistical and so into Lucky that doesn’t catch on that she’s interested in another guy. And because I didn’t see Dylan as a huge villain, I wound up feeling sorry for both men.
Maybe if Lucky had witnessed some of Dylan’s inappropriate behavior – which could have been emphasized more – it would have pushed her to make a decision earlier. As it is, the amount of time she takes to “figure things out” lasts long past the expiration date of my patience.
I didn’t find any side of this love triangle to be particularly enjoyable, but the music lover in me is always a sucker for a rock star romance.
About Vi Keeland
Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in two dozen languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.
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I didn’t read this one, but I attempted to read Throb (I think that’s the first book, right?) and had the same issue. It was something I might have liked years ago, but not now. I gave up pretty quickly on it. I’m sorry you had a similar kind of experience with this one.