Review: Rising West (Turner Artist Rocker Series Book 1) by Alyson Santos

Rising West by Alyson Santos
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Beautiful Rock Romance

I haven’t come across anything by this author before, but a Facebook ad really sucked me in. I knew I had to read this book because the premise sounded so different from the usual Rock Romance books you see.

Mason is a single Dad. His beautiful fiancee died a few months after giving birth to his gorgeous daughter Brooklyn. When she died he was 19 years old. He had to give up his fledgling rock career and get a job to pay for his little girl. For four years he’s been working construction and barely making ends meet, being helped out by Brooklyn’s grandparents and babysitters. He still plays the odd gig and is thinking about giving up the music forever because he’s just exhausted. Then he gets a booking, he thinks might be his last and plays his socks off. A manager is in the crowd and asks him to audition for an established rock band that’s lost it’s lead singer.

The reason this book is so different is that is really three love stories in one. Mason’s first love is and always will be his daughter. She is everything to him. The second love story is in the diary we read that his lost fiancee wrote about their relationship. The third love story is about Mason and Liberty and their shared passion for music.

This is a layered and subtle book that is moving and beautiful in equal parts. I was really blown away by the lyrics written for the songs that were intermingled with the dual points of view of Mason and Liberty.

I really loved this book. I now want to read all of this author’s other works because if they are as good as this one, I need to have them in my life. You need to read this if you love beautiful stories about vulnerable people trying to live the best lives they can.

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