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Rock My World: A Novel of Thongs, Spandex, and Love in G Minor

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At seventeen, Livy James realized long ago that her childhood was anything but normal. The only child of Paul James, lead singer of the band the Babydolls, and Anna James, one of the band's former backup singers, Livy spent most of her younger years surrounded by music, drugs, and alcohol. Now she's working for the magazine Rock On, following the Babydolls around the country and writing pieces for all the world to read.

The Babydolls are all older, but thanks to one of their songs being played in a hit movie, they're now on an International Tour along with The Wolves, their opening act. Everyone's there--dad Paul, who is currently drug-free and sober; her father's bodyguard/driver Toby Quinn, who has always been more of a father to Livy than Paul; lead guitar player Greg Essex, who still downs Jack Daniel's like it was water and who also happens to be her mother's ex-boyfriend; womanizer Steve Zane; and the band's drummer, Charlie, who is still in love with ex-wife number three.

Livy's mother is along for the ride, too, of course, along with Livy's own best friend, Cammie. As Cammie sets out to bed Steve Zane to complete Operation V, things become a little more complicated when the girls meet Nick and Kai, the lead members of The Wolves. Livy has always sworn to herself that she would never get involved with a musician of any type, but Nick is proving a worthy adversary to her self-made rule.

Add to the mix the infamous "Night In Paris", a night several years ago when the band disintegrated after Greg pulled a gun on Paul, and the tour becomes a veritable circus. As Livy seeks to uncover the truth about what happened all those years ago, she learns a few things about herself along the way--namely, that love has no boundaries, that parents are tricky creatures with their own hurts, wants, and needs, and that truth is subjective.

I loved ROCK MY WORLD! At times funny, poignant, and downright sad, it's the story of learning to be your own person, that truth isn't black or white, and that love comes at the most unexpected times.

"Rock my World", had a really beleivable plot. You could almost feel that you were with the characters. You could even sympathize with the adult, seemingly unsympathetic characters, who, as you continued reading,became more and more human, and real.

This book is not for the rock illiterate. I do believe it is only appropiate for those who fully appreciate music. Not Justin Timberlake or Pussycat Dolls, but real music. It reveals the true intimacy of true rock from The Who to The White Stripes. This book is full of passionate love of music and life. And unfortunately in a world where a synthesize drum beats and computer generated noise are concerned amazing music (e.i. "Yeah"- Usher), this book isn't for all audiences.

Liv is going with her dad's band on the reunion tour as a writer for a magazine. She wants to find out what happened on the famous "night in paris" when greg tried to shoot her father and the group split up.
Also on the tour is the band the Wolves. Nick, the lead singer, asks her out and even though they have chemistry she doesn't want to break her no musician rule. She knows all about sex drugs and rock and roll growing up with her dad and she doesn't want to get into that. But Nick seems different somehow. So she decides to give him a chance.
In London Nick takes Liv to a pub where he gets drunk and then back to his hotel room where he tries to have sex with her. When she wasn't ready he got mad and she ran out in tears.
Will they ever make up or will she keep her no musician rule? Read to find out

I picked up this book at the library for a potential book report option. My teacher asked us to pick our books so I had to quickly choose between 4. I went to amazon and read the reviews and decided that it sounded okay. That night, I started reading at 9 p.m. I had to throw the book out into my hallway so that I got some sleep. You know when you find a good book, and you keep telling yourself that you'll stop at the next chapter. Well, I did that until I was halfway through the book. It had pulled me in! I always love to read a book with a strong female charecter that isn't completely freaked out by peer pressure or what everybody else thinks. Livy James is that charecter! She has a level head in a world that often people do not. Her dad was a druggie, he barely saw her grow up. But she turned out to be a music lover that had basically one rule. "Musician need not apply" Meaning don't waste your time because the answer is no. But then she meets Nick, the lead singer of The Wolves. The band that opens for her dad on their world tour. She falls hard for this guy and finds that things are not what they appear. Things in the world of rock, are not what they appear.

I love Liza Conrad (aka Erica Orloff). She has such a quick wit and fluid style of story-telling that I never quit wanting more. This story not only inspired my love of reading, but also my love of music. Each chapter has a song heading as a theme and I found myself visiting iTunes frequently while reading to download "the playlist".

The characters are warm, with just the right amount of issues. The story is fresh. And it's a really fast read.

Love it! ...There's not a whole lot more I can say.