Rachel Higginson - Never Fall In Love With A Rockstar review and excerpt

GAHHHHHHHHH! I love Rachel's books and this one was no exception! I was very quickly drawn into Clover's world and what her life is like these days. The people in her life have no idea of her past and she's okay with that. I enjoyed the way she was suddenly thrown back into her past. It opens up her eyes in ways she did not expect. Her heart is still raw and has never fully recovered from Malachi, even though she tucked it away in a box. The grittiness and hurt in this book is strong and the reader can't help BUT FEEL the emotions these characters are going through. I couldn't read this book fast enough or slow enough to make it last. I wanted to see what was next. How will Clover handle this or what's Malachi's true intentions. If you love a rockstar read, this is THE ONE to pick up next! Be sure not to let this fantastic story pass you by! 

My name is Clover Calloway and I’ve lived two separate lives. 

The first, I like to call “my past.” I never talk about it. I try not to think about it. My rockstar days of playing in one of the hottest bands on the planet are over. Along with the most volatile, beautiful, tragic love story of all time.

Over the past five years, I’ve settled into my second life. My “normal life.” The one where I work a normal job, hang out with normal people and fall in love with a normal, but wonderful guy. The life where I’m admittedly a little bored, but also safe. 

My past wasn’t boring. But my past broke my heart into a million, unfixable pieces. So, I’m determined to keep it where it belongs—behind me. 

And the man responsible for the shattering of me? Malachi Porter, lead singer and mastermind of Bright Tragedy, should stay there too. Far away from me and this idyllic life I’ve carved out for myself. 

But what happens when my two lives collide? 

When Malachi comes crashing into my perfectly normal world, he threatens to destroy it, promises to annihilate everything I’ve replaced him with. 

He upends everything I thought I wanted and forces me to question the reasons I left Bright Tragedy all those years ago.

But I didn’t walk away five years ago, I ran. As fast as I could go. And while my heart is whispering that it’s different this time—that he’s different—my brain is screaming for me to run again.

Malachi Porter isn’t a normal guy. And he doesn’t belong in my “normal life.” But, nevertheless, he’s bound and determined to make a place for himself here.

I just hope my heart can survive him, that we don’t burn into another bright tragedy. 

EXCERPT

Cade released me, setting my feet back on the ground and led me toward the bar area of the restaurant. It was set out of the way of the front windows in a darker, more private section.

 “We’re back here,” he told me. 

Too happy to be spending time with him, I didn’t realize I was being ambushed until it was too late. “We’re?” 

“Don’t hate me,” he murmured as we turned the corner. 

Kai stood up as we walked into the empty space. Gray, Malcom, and Pete were there too, but I didn’t notice them. It was Kai’s blue eyes that surprised the hell out of me. It was Kai’s dominating, ferocious presence that completely stole my breath. 

“What are you doing here?” I demanded in a voice too breathy to be scary, echoing the same words he’d said to me last night. 

Kai’s intense gaze held me prisoner, but it was Cade’s request that upended my entire world. “We want you to come back.” 

Come back to what? “Come back?” 

“To the band,” Kai explained.

“Come back to us.”