This
was freakin’ fantastic! Kept me on my toes the whole time! And, what a
cliffhanger...
“Real Ugly” is just how it sounds, REAL friggin’ UGLY! It’s filled with
intensity and grit. Hardcore mind-blowing emotion! And, it packs a punch full
of fire. I read it in a day. That’s how intoxicating it was! The characters’
personalities were raw and explicit. I’ve never read a book with such extremely
eccentric individuals. Pretty much the whole cast is broken with pasts that
were immensely painful. But, for the most part, they rallied around each other
and tried to support each other – with just an exception of a few.
The
two main characters, Naomi Knox and Turner Campbell (definite rockstar names),
have a past. One of them knows exactly who the other is, while the other is
clueless as to them ever meeting before. When they do meet again as Naomi’s
band is on tour with Turner’s, he just can’t understand how she can hate him so
much. The truth finally does come out, but he doesn’t have a clue as how to fix
this. And, Naomi will never get over the hurt that he had left her with. As the
days of the tour go by, they are thrown together numerous times. Naomi is one courageous
chick. She can more than take care of herself, but I think she’s lonely. All
she really has is her music. And, she’s one kickass guitarist and songwriter.
Her music is her soul. She knows that she can lose herself among the notes that
she pens, which that alone just intensifies her will to survive. But, will she
be able to survive Turner being so close
day after day? And, Turner? Damn he’s hot for Naomi. He can’t freakin’ get her
out of his mind. He’s going to have to work damn hard for her to change that
opinion of him. But, he hasn’t ever given up on a challenge so far. If coming
from a family that was disfunctional didn’t ever keep him from wanting to live
his dream of becoming a rockstar, then nothing would keep him from claiming
Naomi as his own if he truly wanted her.
This book was so HOT!!! Turner, damn he’s
explosive! Not a care in the world! He’s epically breathtaking! And, Naomi was
intense! Biting! Nothing was ever soft with her. She was one headstrong woman!
Their relationship together was provocative and reckless. And, when it came
down to if they really could trust each other when it was absolutely vital,
they knew without a doubt they could.
Naomi
and Turner’s story does end in a cliffhanger. But, the next book, “Get Bent”, picks up exactly where Book
1 leaves off. There is definite talk of major sexual situations, drug use and
violence within the pages, which may not be appropriate for all readers. But, I
felt it was entirely helpful to the realistic telling of the story. Ms.
Stunich’s book really kept me enthralled during my entire first-time experience
of reading one of her novels. I can definitely say, that I won’t be hesitating
to pick up the next part of this couple’s exciting story!
Review Written, 9/29/15
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