Starting tomorrow, 2-23-13, this book will be FREE!!! (the date for a freebie was changed to one day later from 2-22...Amazon, bleh!) Here's the Amazon Link.http://www.amazon.com/A-Happy-Accident-ebook/dp/B00AHER9I0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361480118&sr=8-2&keywords=a+happy+accident+evan+tylerFinal Review...I left the ramble, because that's what I felt. But I did add some coherent thought..."The young at heart aren't built for marriage. It is the art of sacrifice."I can't even organize my thoughts right now, I'm such an emotional wreck. But I can't seem to function without staring off into space, so I may as well try to tap this review out now. A Happy Accident...Bobby is a musician with a band called The Dare, and they've come to England in search of an audience. The setting is the year between 1979 and 1980...the end of a huge era of rock musician and the beginning of the punk era...the '80s. For me, ugh...not a fan of eighties music. Across a crowded bar, Bobby sees the woman that he will later propose to...that is, later that night. "She was really the most beautiful thing he'd seen since he'd arrived in England. Maybe she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen in his life..."This spontaneous act may seem young and a bit too carefree, and that's exactly what Bobby is. He's naive and young and such a sweetheart. He just wants to play music. It's his first true love....keep that in mind. But he's fascinated with this caramel skinned beauty who wants nothing to do with him. Kindle is alone in the world, working two jobs just to feed herself. And she's not even doing that very well. She's barely getting by after the death of her mother, and her father has been gone since before she can remember. Kindle tolerates Bobby because I think he just amuses her. She's half black, half white, and this fact is a huge part of her identity. Both because of the time she was in and the way that people perceived race back then, and because she was never ashamed of her mixed heritage. "I'm going to make love to you, Kindle." He gazed into her eyes, which had widened so much that he was sure now that he had scared her. "I mean, one day I will. And I'll be a gentleman." He laughed. "Or a sailor, if you want. Whatever you want, I'll be Just as long as you lend your whole self to me for a s long as we have."The sexual aspect of this relationship is a long time coming, and even when it does come, its very PG. The focus isn't the chemistry, but the story going on all around them, the tragedies that befall them. I didn't necessarily LIKE either Bobby or Kindle. Bobby is almost too damned nice, Kindle has a bit of a mean streak. Or indifferent to other's feelings streak. This book is the story of their antagonistic and very odd love affair. I can't even call this a romance in the true sense of the word. Though love is the point, I suppose...it's painful to read about. I agree with some of the other reviewers that say that this book reads like an indie film you'd see with the Sundance Film Festival logo on the cover. In fact, this would make an awesome movie. It's full of stops and starts, it goes off on tangents, and I was often confused as to what the hell these characters were thinking. But I think that was on purpose...this odd style of writing set the whole tone for the story. You never truly get to understand ANYONE.Now, a lot of people will pick this up thinking they're going to get a rock star book and to a certain extent, that's true. Bobby (stage name Ricky Stallion) is the lead singer and forefront of The Dare. He's the one the girls go crazy for and the guys want to be. But this part of his life is the pre-fame part. It's being poor and begging for gigs and a good venue. It's schmoozing the right people and possibly caving in to demands even when you know you shouldn't. It's the sex, drugs, and rock and roll without the sex and drugs. It's all about the music, and a great seventies and eighties soundtrack would be awesome to listen to while reading this. I love how there are little moments, little blips of conversations in this couple's lives in which songs are pulled from...the author alludes to a song in the making, songs that became huge hits for Bobby, and we get to see where his inspiration came from."Who are you, really?"He laughed and sniffled, rubbing his chin. "I don't know, really. But maybe I'll find out when I get to know my other half."The entire story reads as if it's a dream...hazy and incoherent to me at times. I fully had no idea of what comes to be. Even when there are HUGE, MASSIVE hints in the beginning, I truly didn't know!!! When I kept reading other reviews and people were crying and exclaiming, I was confused. But when I got to a certain point, I saw it. I saw the future. I was crying before it even came to be. Life is sometimes tragic, and boy do Bobby and Kindle learn this the hard way!I can't believe this has "Happy" in the title. I am not happy. I am devastated!!!! Torn and broken and still bleeding as I sit here and spew feelings all over this review. But my GOD!! If you want a powerfully emotional, heart-breakingly tragic and completely original read, this is IT!!!Fair warning: this is NOT the type of story that I normally read. This is not a Happily Ever After type of book. This is about as unhappily ever after as it gets. But the getting there is so very powerful and extreme. And it's based on the story of Steven Tyler?!?! I want to punch his face right now, but I think if I happened to see him, I'd likely just crumble at his feet and cry. Copy generously provided by Evan Tyler in exchange for an honest review.
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Starting tomorrow, 2-23-13, this book will be FREE!!! (the date for a freebie was changed to one day later from 2-22...Amazon, bleh!) Here's the Amazon Link.http://www.amazon.com/A-Happy-Accident-ebook/dp/B00AHER9I0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1361480118&sr=8-2&keywords=a+happy+accident+evan+tylerFinal Review...I left the ramble, because that's what I felt. But I did add some coherent thought..."The young at heart aren't built for marriage. It is the art of sacrifice."I can't even organize my thoughts right now, I'm such an emotional wreck. But I can't seem to function without staring off into space, so I may as well try to tap this review out now. A Happy Accident...Bobby is a musician with a band called The Dare, and they've come to England in search of an audience. The setting is the year between 1979 and 1980...the end of a huge era of rock musician and the beginning of the punk era...the '80s. For me, ugh...not a fan of eighties music. Across a crowded bar, Bobby sees the woman that he will later propose to...that is, later that night. "She was really the most beautiful thing he'd seen since he'd arrived in England. Maybe she was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen in his life..."This spontaneous act may seem young and a bit too carefree, and that's exactly what Bobby is. He's naive and young and such a sweetheart. He just wants to play music. It's his first true love....keep that in mind. But he's fascinated with this caramel skinned beauty who wants nothing to do with him. Kindle is alone in the world, working two jobs just to feed herself. And she's not even doing that very well. She's barely getting by after the death of her mother, and her father has been gone since before she can remember. Kindle tolerates Bobby because I think he just amuses her. She's half black, half white, and this fact is a huge part of her identity. Both because of the time she was in and the way that people perceived race back then, and because she was never ashamed of her mixed heritage. "I'm going to make love to you, Kindle." He gazed into her eyes, which had widened so much that he was sure now that he had scared her. "I mean, one day I will. And I'll be a gentleman." He laughed. "Or a sailor, if you want. Whatever you want, I'll be Just as long as you lend your whole self to me for a s long as we have."The sexual aspect of this relationship is a long time coming, and even when it does come, its very PG. The focus isn't the chemistry, but the story going on all around them, the tragedies that befall them. I didn't necessarily LIKE either Bobby or Kindle. Bobby is almost too damned nice, Kindle has a bit of a mean streak. Or indifferent to other's feelings streak. This book is the story of their antagonistic and very odd love affair. I can't even call this a romance in the true sense of the word. Though love is the point, I suppose...it's painful to read about. I agree with some of the other reviewers that say that this book reads like an indie film you'd see with the Sundance Film Festival logo on the cover. In fact, this would make an awesome movie. It's full of stops and starts, it goes off on tangents, and I was often confused as to what the hell these characters were thinking. But I think that was on purpose...this odd style of writing set the whole tone for the story. You never truly get to understand ANYONE.Now, a lot of people will pick this up thinking they're going to get a rock star book and to a certain extent, that's true. Bobby (stage name Ricky Stallion) is the lead singer and forefront of The Dare. He's the one the girls go crazy for and the guys want to be. But this part of his life is the pre-fame part. It's being poor and begging for gigs and a good venue. It's schmoozing the right people and possibly caving in to demands even when you know you shouldn't. It's the sex, drugs, and rock and roll without the sex and drugs. It's all about the music, and a great seventies and eighties soundtrack would be awesome to listen to while reading this. I love how there are little moments, little blips of conversations in this couple's lives in which songs are pulled from...the author alludes to a song in the making, songs that became huge hits for Bobby, and we get to see where his inspiration came from."Who are you, really?"He laughed and sniffled, rubbing his chin. "I don't know, really. But maybe I'll find out when I get to know my other half."The entire story reads as if it's a dream...hazy and incoherent to me at times. I fully had no idea of what comes to be. Even when there are HUGE, MASSIVE hints in the beginning, I truly didn't know!!! When I kept reading other reviews and people were crying and exclaiming, I was confused. But when I got to a certain point, I saw it. I saw the future. I was crying before it even came to be. Life is sometimes tragic, and boy do Bobby and Kindle learn this the hard way!I can't believe this has "Happy" in the title. I am not happy. I am devastated!!!! Torn and broken and still bleeding as I sit here and spew feelings all over this review. But my GOD!! If you want a powerfully emotional, heart-breakingly tragic and completely original read, this is IT!!!Fair warning: this is NOT the type of story that I normally read. This is not a Happily Ever After type of book. This is about as unhappily ever after as it gets. But the getting there is so very powerful and extreme. And it's based on the story of Steven Tyler?!?! I want to punch his face right now, but I think if I happened to see him, I'd likely just crumble at his feet and cry. Copy generously provided by Evan Tyler in exchange for an honest review.
