Bitsy didn’t seem to fit in anywhere. She had been originally brought up by Drakkons. Then she went and lived with a druid she still called Mum. But now Bitsy was touring with a non-human punk band. The band has an elf, a half breed siren, and a succubus but nobody seems to know what Bitsy is. Bitsy thinks of the band as her family Bitsy is determined to show she can make it on her own. The oddity about Bitsy was when someone asked her for help she felt she had to help them weather she wanted to or not. Then an Angel asks her to help get rid of Chaos Demons. Bitsy is only eighteen and doesn’t know how to get rid of the demons but she still feels she has to help. But she is also going to need help to do what the Angel has asked. Also the Angel acted like a butt to top it off.
I liked this story but it only got a three because too many things were unanswered and I felt it was mostly a cliffhanger and I hate cliffhangers as anyone who have read my reviews before. But the writing was good. I felt like I was right there with Bitsey . This was a quick read too quick as far as I am concerned. But that is me. I liked finding out with Bitsey what she was and what she could do. For the most part this kept my attention but the ending irritated me. But there are a lot of supernatural species such as elves, trolls, sirens, druids, demons, drakkons, angels, chaos demons, succubus, dragon shapeshifters and more and i really liked that. Anyone who likes urban fantasy should like this. There wasn’t really any romance and I missed that. So all and all not a bad story just didn’t like all the unresolved stuff.

This is my first look at this great author! Loving the world-building and truly hoping for more!

An outstanding and fun new urban fantasy!
5 stars

I was highly impressed and entertained by this new urban fantasy. It is written by an author that I had never heard of before, but I am so glad that a friend told me about it. Now I need to read Book 2 ASAP because I am thoroughly invested in this new series by Suzanne Lazear. This book did not have a cliffhanger, but there is definitely a continuing storyline.
The heroine Bitsy Butler is really intriguing: very likeable but with contradictions and a really fascinating, slowly unfolding backstory. I loved finding out what Bitsy is and what she is capable of at the same time that she did. Bitsy is about 18 years old, looks human, and is a member of a newly successful indie rock band with her paranormal friends: an elf, a half-siren, and a nice succubus. These and the other supporting characters are an eclectic and fun bunch of young people. All of the paranormal people that Bitsy meets know that she is not human, but no one seems to know what she is. It seems that in this modern world, supernatural people keep themselves secret from most humans. Tons of different species exist in this world: elves, demons, angels, witches, dragon shapeshifters, trolls, and many more.
The entire book is told in the past tense first person perspective (only Bitsy's), and this choice by the author worked really well.
I simply categorize the book as urban fantasy. The author also describes it as "elfpunk", which is fairly accurate, and "New Adult". Technically, the characters are college-aged, but this book has a lot less angst than what I think of as New Adult books. Also, there are basically no romantic or sexual relationships in this novel, which is really nice. I can see a future relationship developing, but it seems like it will be pleasant. Thankfully, there is no hint of a love triangle [I hate those.]. If it was rated like a movie, it would be PG-13.
I was enthralled by this really cool book. I recommend it to all fans of urban fantasy, especially to fans of Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles. This book is similarly light in tone and is nicely action-packed like "Hounded" by Kevin Hearne. These two books also have a great amount of magic that follows logical rules. "The Secret Lives of Rock Stars" is fun and extremely entertaining!
Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a free copy, and I voluntarily wrote this honest review.