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A review by itssarahc
Filthy Rock Stars by R. Cayden
5.0
I have been a fan of R. Cayden's works since the first book I read of theirs and this book did not change that opinion. It lived up to the expectations set by the other books in this series and continued the low angst, high heat combination that we all come to love from R Cayden.
Honestly, this book surprised me. I didn't realize how much I would enjoy the initial conceit or how well it would work. Two men meet and hook up. They decide they enjoy the anonymous, so they don't share names with one another. Instead, they come up with nicknames for each other - and that's used until their paths inevitably cross and they learn the truth about who the other is.
It shouldn't have worked so well, but R Cayden's characters made it work and made it work so well.
I think what worked best on this type of story was the fact that the lack of names didn't mean that they weren't getting to know one another. While it started as just hookups - usually to fill a bit of a public sex kink - they started to open up to each other. Even before they had names. They started getting feelings which made it make sense that when life tried to stand between them, they'd keep pushing.
While this is book three in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Characters from other books appear, but I don't feel like its necessary to read them to really understand anything in here. I definitely recommend - but then I recommend the whole series.
** DISCLAIMER: ARC provided by GRR for fair and honest review. **
Honestly, this book surprised me. I didn't realize how much I would enjoy the initial conceit or how well it would work. Two men meet and hook up. They decide they enjoy the anonymous, so they don't share names with one another. Instead, they come up with nicknames for each other - and that's used until their paths inevitably cross and they learn the truth about who the other is.
It shouldn't have worked so well, but R Cayden's characters made it work and made it work so well.
I think what worked best on this type of story was the fact that the lack of names didn't mean that they weren't getting to know one another. While it started as just hookups - usually to fill a bit of a public sex kink - they started to open up to each other. Even before they had names. They started getting feelings which made it make sense that when life tried to stand between them, they'd keep pushing.
While this is book three in the series, it can be read as a standalone. Characters from other books appear, but I don't feel like its necessary to read them to really understand anything in here. I definitely recommend - but then I recommend the whole series.
** DISCLAIMER: ARC provided by GRR for fair and honest review. **