Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Pulse (The Luminous Series #1) by K.E. Osborn

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BLURB
She makes my pulse race.
From the moment I laid eyes on her in that ridiculous giraffe onesie, I knew this girl would rock my world.
Effa’s the lead singer of the world-famous rock band, Luminous.
And I’m their new lighting tech, Kaden ‘Mercs’ Mercury.
Going on tour with an all-female rock band would be simple you’d think, but these girls aren’t an easy push-over.
All the while things back home are taking a turn for the worse, and I’m losing a battle of my own that might come back to bite me on the ass if I’m not careful. My only distraction from the ensuing chaos – a bubbly blonde lead singer, destined to brighten my life.
But with an all-male backup band, tensions are bound to run high when jealousy flares, and lines are blurred.
She sets my pulse racing, but am I enough to kickstart her heart?

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*Received an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review*
I thought that it was an interesting twist to have a female rocker instead of the usual male rocker as the main character. I liked the idea of an all female band because it brought a certain amount of feminine energy to the book. It was cool to see the comradery and friendship between all of them. The disappointing part for me was how annoying I found Effa (Vespa). I had a hard time getting through the book because I don't really like hippie characters. There is something about them that irks me. I don't want to read about a character that is constantly talking about energy, chakras, and doing odd activities. There wasn't any substance to the character other than being a hippie. The only characters that I even kind of liked were Luke and Alana. They were the only ones that seemed to have a clear head about things and didn't annoy me by being immature. 
I also strongly disliked the insta-love in the book! I don't understand why the author wouldn't have established a connection between the two main characters before having them act on it. When that doesn't take place in a book of this nature, the relationship becomes one that revolves around sex. Kaden and Effa did have a few moments where they spoke about deeper topics but they just barely grazed the surface when talking about them. Overall, it just felt a bit forced. It was hard to believe they had any kind of chemistry at all.
I thought that the story was predictable and felt like it was in keeping with the typical rock star trope. I would have liked to have seen something different and for the author to take a different approach on the whole rock star thing and run with it. The issues that Kaden and Effa face in the book felt like they were the same things that are in other books of this nature. It felt like the author was trying to put together a puzzle and forced certain pieces into places where they didn't belong. I know that I already said this regarding the main characters relationship but it also holds true for the story as well that it was very forced. 

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AUTHOR BIO
Australian author K E Osborn was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. With a background in graphic design and a flair for all things creative, she felt compelled to write the story brewing in her mind.Writing gives her life purpose. It makes her feel, laugh, cry, and get completely enveloped with the characters and their story lines. She feels completely at home when writing and wouldn’t consider doing anything else.

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