Rock Star (Love Spectrum Romance) (Paperback)

by Roslyn Hardy Holcomb (Author)
Key Phrases: tribute concert, Storm Crow, Maple Fork, Edith Lawson (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Genesis Press; Stated First Edition edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585712000
• ISBN-13: 978-1585712007
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #509,591 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this one..., April 26, 2007

By	R. White (Anywhere, USA) - See all my reviews

Over the years I have read a few IR romances and, I have recently started reading them again. After discovering this book on Amazon and seeing the great reviews it has received, I set out right away to get a copy. When I finally found a copy, I couldn't wait to tear into to it but when I finally did, I felt let down in a major way. Bryan and Callie as a couple had so much potential and I truly loved the idea that Callie was a black woman and not half black like a lot of books portray their lead characters but by the end of chapter 4, you are left wondering why you should even turn the page. In a way, I would've much preferred Bryan and Tonya as a couple because she seemed to have more of a spark that might have played off better against Bryan than the lackluster Callie. Bryan on the other hand seemed to have far too many issues going on to even consider being in a romantic relationship. If you truly want a great IR rockstar romance then I suggest you read CRUSH which came out around the same time as this one. Again, I really wanted to like this one...

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good girl meets Bad boy, September 18, 2006

By	Reader Queen "Reader Queen" - See all my reviews

This is the story of a good girl, an intelligent woman who was born and raised in a small southern town where everybody knows everybody. She's the owner of her own business and successful. She meets the quintessential bad boy rock star. The sparks begin to fly. The male character Bryan is one of the sexiest characters that I've ever read about. The heroine, Callie I didn't relate to very well. For a strong supposedly independent 29 year old woman, she had to get permission from her father to date this guy.

Still, this is a very good debut romance. The writing for this story is closer to a 5 and that is what saves it and makes it worth the read, but I gave it a four because of the strong racial currents in the story. The negative social commentary on the perceived trials of interracial dating detracted from the better story of the romance between Callie and Bryan. The heroine was supposed to be a strong savvy business woman but her character appeared at odds with herself because she was way too concerned with what other people thought. She came off as incapable of making an informed decision on her own (how such a person could survive and prosper in business becomes suspect). And too quick to deny her own happiness and that of the man she knows loves her all because of a few negative reactions by small minded ignorant individuals which included her father.

Both the heroine and her parents seemed to be more concerned about the color of Bryan's skin rather than the effect his famous lifestyle would have on their sheltered daughter. Bryan's life style was much more interesting and would have provided sufficient controversy as the central focus of the story instead of the racial conflict the author provides.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars No! No! No!, November 15, 2006

By	Tap Shoes (Michigan) - See all my reviews

Well I must have read a different book. Based upon the reviews here and in the Interracial-Multicultural Romance Readers website, I bought Rock Star and I don't understand all the praise for this book. Believe me I had high hopes for it but, it just didn't hit the mark for me. It's odd, because I liked Bryan and the depth of his feelings for Callie (which is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1) but, I just did not enjoy the entire ride because I kept being nagged by the question of what did he see in Callie? She had no depth, no spunk, no real sense of self. As characters, they weren't equal. I couldn't even bring myself to care about the so called romance that was supposed to be blossoming between them. It's far from the worst I've read but, in all-good consciousness there's no way I could offer up the praises the way others have.