Summer of Irreverence -- The Rock Star is a good fit for readers looking for a heartfelt exploration of finding love and learning to believe in it, even when it seems impossible, all wrapped up in a lighthearted, slow-paced contemporary romance.

I enjoyed this book. I enjoyed how Summer and Malcolm worked out their differences. I recommend this book it is a. Enjoyable read.?


Thank you The Wild Rose Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book for an honest review.

Good day! Before anything else, I would like to extend my deepest, sincerest gratitude for sending me a digital review copy of this book (via NetGalley). Thank you very much for the opportunity!

Unfortunately, I am sad to say that I have lost interest in this particular title, and consequently, I have decided against finishing it. Forcing myself to finish a book I am disinterested in (solely for the sake of finishing it) can only negatively impact the entirety of my reading experience, which, in turn, could result in me writing an unfairly negative review. That is a circumstance I hope to avoid. With that said, I believe that the best course of action is for me to simply not read it and to refrain from publicly posting any feedback regarding this book.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from. Again, thank you for the lovely opportunity!

I love love loved this book! Great summer read!

Summer and Malcolm have a story like no other! I loved the unexpected slow burn romance that they have and despite their pasts and the trials that their relationship went through they all got their happy ever after ending.

I loved this book...it was such a different take on a normal rock star love story. Both the main characters i feel in love with and the main twist was heart breaking but so believable. It was so refreshing to read a rock star romance where the rock star grew up....it was like a coming of age story for us older readers....total love.
Would highly recommend.

Malcolm Angel is a famous rock star who believes nothing about love. Malcolm has a different woman every night until he met Summer. Summer is a veterinary surgeon who also doesn’t believe in love. Before Summer works on her dream career as a veterinary surgeon Summer wants a summer of just fun. Summer’s parents had died when she was sixteen. Summer had one act of rebellion that played a part in her parents death. Summer had a chance to be with Mr. Perfect- Brad but he doesn’t excite her in the bedroom. Every else Brad is controlling. Summer.s best friends husband manages Malcolm band and Summer meets Malcolm and Summer goes to his room. Malcolm had a dog who was getting on in years but he loved the dog. Summer thinks for herself and stands up for herself and others when it is against her beliefs or common decency. He sees beyond who Summer is pretending to be.
I really like this book. It was a fun and easy read. It had my attention all the way through this book. I feel Winston definitely added to the story. This was well written with a good plot. This story made me chuckle at times and choked me up at times It had a good ending. I loved how Summer helped Malcolm believe he does deserve love. I loved the characters and the ins and outs of this book and I recommend.

Oh, how I enjoyed this book! I love rock star romances, and this was a good one! Malcolm Angel and Summer Wynters were great characters, and theirs was a touching romance. The storyline was captivating and I will be looking for more by this author.

Unfortunatelly I lost interest on the this book and think I won't read it anytime soon

Rating: 2.5 stars

I feel cheated! I requested this book because the blurb sounded interesting, but also because Netgalley had it in the New Adult category, so, being a sucker for NA, I requested it. This book is not NA!

Summer is a 28 yo veterinary surgeon, and my problems started with her. The plot balances on the fact that Summer has the need to “feel like a woman” because she was never “had”, as in, her ex boyfriend treated her too much like an equal, and while I do think that most of those things were disturbing and a bit bullshit, I couldn’t quite wrap my mind around the fact that this book kept putting a wrong emphasis on the roles of a “real man” and a “real woman”. I don’t think there’s a guideline and points that people need to hit to fill in the roles, so this plot point really bothered me. I didn’t like how insecure Summer was, how she let her best friend lead her in some crazy sexist ideas, and how she was willing to be insecure and stay at a job with someone she didn’t like, even though she didn’t look anywhere else.

Now onto Malcolm… first of all Malcolm is 39 yo. This is what stumped me, because until he said it, I was still kind of hoping that this would be somewhat NA, but nope. So, Malcolm is a rock star, Summer wants him, he notices her, and then she makes him realize how alone he’s been and he ends up sharing his past with her. Malcolm didn’t think he deserved to be happy and he hadn’t allowed himself to actually live until this point. I did like this, I thought that they had some really great moments, especially when his past is revealed. She supported him and it felt real.

I didn’t like the beginning of their romance, but I did like their connection a lot, but I wasn’t a fan that they both kind of thought of it as going nowhere, even if for different reasons, and I HATED that after Malcolm opened up to her like he did, she kept lying to him.

I do think the whole story would have worked a little better if the main characters were younger though, even if by just a few years. They both lived repressed for way too long.

I have to say that I really didn’t care for the writing. The book is told with a dual POV, but in the third person, and it was not always 100% clear whose POV it was sometimes. The overall writing style just didn’t do it for me… sorry.

Overall, I didn’t really love it, but it did have some great elements, and it was definitly a very deep book dealing with serious issues. If the blurb intrigues you, maybe give it a shot.