HARMONY by Addison Jane

Holy Cow, it feels like forever and a day since I’ve been on here.  This summer has been crazy!  The kids are home for the summer.  Not only are they eating me out of house and home, but they’re also extremely loud all day long.  Plus, if I didn’t know for a fact that they loved each other, I would swear they were mortal enemies.  LOL 

Nah…  It’s been fun.  We’ve gotten to hang out so much more.  We even took a family vacation to South Dakota.  It was so beautiful there, and we had so much fun.

The beautiful Mount Rushmore!  I of course had to take a couple selfies, just me and my presidents. :)

Mount Rushmore Cave!  150 feet underground!!



Bear Country! This place had the largest collection of black bears.  They got so close to the car, I could have just rolled down my window and petted them.  No!  I'm not that crazy to actually do it.



Storybook Island! How can I not go to a place that has the title "Storybook" in it! This was a great place for the kids to play, and even I got to read over the shoulder of the Cat in the Hat! 



A book store I just had to go in that was inside Wall Drug.  It smelled like fresh cut wood and book pages.  It was great! Even if most of the books were about ranching and the country.

 

While I was gone, I started reading Darkly Dreaming Dexter for my Reading Challenge, but once we got home, I wanted something a bit… should I say... naughtier.  What better way than to go into my MC romance collection.  So, without further ado…

 

HARMONY by Addison Jane

The Club Girl Diaries: Book 1

 

 

BOOK DESCRIPTION

 

Harmony makes no excuses for who she is or what she’s done. For the past few years she’s been living as a club girl for the Brothers by Blood MC. The club girls are there for a purpose - to cook, to clean and to keep the men happy. She respects the club, respects the men and she follows the rules. Watching the men walk in and out of her life is strangely comforting, and a feeling she’s grown accustomed to. With a history of disappointments and false promises, all she wants is to have fun, play music and finish college. Being associated with the club, she can do that without having to risk her heart. That was until he showed up.

When Kit's father stepped down as president, he took the title with pride. The Brothers by Blood MC is his family, his home. Deciding to celebrate his new title with his brothers from a neighboring chapter, the last thing he expected was to find Harmony - a club girl with all the makings of a perfect old lady. The stunning blonde is beautiful, strong and fiercely independent. Harmony refuses to lower the walls she’s created around her heart, but the fire inside her and her love for the club fuel his need to have her by his side, and on the back of his bike.

When Harmony’s safety is threatened, Kit is determined to do whatever it takes to protect her and prove that she can trust him. But after a lifetime of broken promises, will it be enough?

    

MY REVIEW

 3.5 out of 5 *Stars*

 

Do you realize how many reviews I have that say something about how I put off reading the book for one reason or another?  It feels as if I say that way too much.  Same went for this one.  I purchased a few different MC books and this was my last pick.  It got good reviews and sounded interesting, but I was a little iffy on how the whole “club girl” romance would play out.

After finally deciding to give it a chance, I found that I loved the whole new prospective.  I wanted a heart stopping romance, and I didn’t feel that a “club girl” could give me that.  However, this was a great story!  The romance was there, along with the suspense, drama, and of course the hot alpha males. 

Kit was great and was by far my favorite character.  He’s the rugged, throw a woman over a shoulder and carry her away type.  Give a little?  No way! He wanted it all!

“I don’t want to just possess her body.  I wanted her mind, her fucking soul and I was going to have it.”

He wasn’t too hard core but definitely not a softy either.  It was a perfect mix.

Then there’s Harmony.  She’s strong willed and independent, with this problem of somehow always getting attacked.  I mean it.  What was it about this girl that said, “Beat me up today”? She had a deep passion for music.  This part of her was emphasized SO much that at times I thought it pulled away from the storyline.  It was a little too repetitive to me.  However, it did make for a great comparison.

“That was what Kit had become, he was my song in the silence.” 

There’s something I just don’t get about this book though.  It could possibly be my inability to connect to Harmony, but there was something off here.  It started off compelling, and even had a good run at keeping me enthralled.  However, at the point where the love between the two characters should be almost tangible, there was nothing.  It said all the right things, and did all the right stuff, but I was somehow detached from the story.  It was as if all the emotion had been used up at the beginning and it sort of fizzled out in the middle. 

I do have to say, one thing going for this book, that sets it apart from any other, is the commentary.  Some of the things that came out of the characters mouths were definitely interesting and completely original.  It wasn’t until halfway through the book that I started to keep track of them. 

“Dude is crazy dipped in deranged.”

“I hope I can be in on that, I want a place in line to kick him in the nuts.”

and how can we forget…

“My gun was aimed at the slimy asshole who looked like he not only had a carrot up his ass, but possibly the whole damn vegetable garden.”

Classic…

Anyways, here’s my “overall”.  If you’re looking for a good book, this is definitely that.  However, if you’re looking for a powerful read that will stay with you for a while, I don’t think this one is up to the challenge. Like always, if you agree, disagree or have any questions, feel free to comment below.  Till next time…

 

Thanks for reading my thoughts and opinions.  Like I said, I’ve been super busy, but I have managed to get a few more books under my belt.  Stay tuned for their reviews and to see where a couple fit into my reading challenge. Talk to ya soon!