Lick was one of my favourite books of last year and rapidly made it onto my list of favourite rock star romances. After reading Play, this series will undoubtedly sit on list of all time favourite series. This story follows that of Stage Dive’s crazy and somewhat eccentric drummer Mal. The heroine comes in the shame of Ev’s (the heroine from Lick) next door neighbour Anne.
The plot is as crazy as the hero, with Anne left in serious financial trouble after her best friend betrays her, a strange conversation with a rock star at a party and the next day she discovers she has a new and extremely famous room mate. Mal’s kooky solution to Anne’s problems and his own is light, funny and the chemistry between them instantly buzzes.
What I particularly enjoyed about Play, was that Mal wasn’t just the same character as Dave (Lick) with a different plot. Scott has written a very different hero, Mal is unique. He’s funny, sexy and totally off the wall. Which inevitably means the book is funny too. But while he definitely has the sexy, funny thing going on, you want to peel beneath the surface and see who the real Mal is. And trust me, he does have hidden depths.
Anne kind of rolls with the Mal train, she doesn’t really have a choice, but grows with the book and gives as good as she gets. I like that fact she’s not perfect either, Mal mentions early on the gap between her front teeth. She’s a normal woman (almost the girl next door) who falls for a rock star, and I like this romance trope far more than famous people falling in love with other famous people.
Another thing that really worked for me was while there was the usual tabloid and groupie plot moments you see in rock star romances, the story was essentially all about Mal and Anne and their problems and barriers to love. The fame thing just added an exciting backdrop to the story. Plus some cracking famous parties.
There are some awesome scenes in this book that made me laugh-out-loud, from bed breaking to bathroom floods. Then there are the sex scenes which are seriously hot with a capital H. The plot also has a sad undertone to it. I don’t want to give too much away as if will spoil things for you. But, it is written with compassion and adds to the story without trivialising it or bringing the happy tone of the romance down either.
Verdict
Ms Scott has done it again, this is one super sexy, funny, page-turning, fabulous rock star romance. Mal is a hilariously funny, yet sexy hero. I put Play down and Stage-Dived ( see what I did there? Don’t groan… 
) straight into book number three. If you love rock stars, then you need to read this series!
Rating 4.5 Stars
Play by Kylie Scott
(Stage Dive #2)
Rock Star Romance
Pan (25 March 2014)
Ebook: 300 pages
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