Set in Earth Year 2453, this has intergalactic
environment. It is a combination of being thriller-ish (with a stalker) and a
romance.
Ari Walker is guitarist in a successful slam-thrash girl
band Shattered Crystal Enigma (SCE). She’s been getting messages that
are increasingly giving her the creeps. From fan mail, the letters from
Celestian have morphed into being more stalker-like. The band is completing
recording and is about to set off on their first interstellar tour. Along
with Ari’s stalker issues, the drummer of the band seems to be slowing
unravelling, sliding into a chaos of partying and drugs. The bands sets off
under this not very auspicious cloud. Ari’s stalker seems to be dogging them
everywhere and when the stalker makes their presence felt during a show, the
drummer loses it and quits. Rhynn Knight, drummer in a local band that
did the opening act for SCE is roped in to complete the tour. Already a huge
fan of SCE and in celebrity-love with Ari, for Rhynn this is a dream come true
One of the most interesting things in the book is that all
Ari parts are written in first person and all the parts with everyone else, in
third person. Ari comes across as vulnerable but strong. Despite increasingly
dangerous attacks, she retains both, her softness and she steel. You can’t but
help rooting for her and wanting her to find love. Rhynn is laidback and likeable.
This is a read-‘em-forget-‘em book which entertains while it
lasts.
⭐⭐⭐☆
