Jeanne Bogino

Shan might finally get her big break. She is auditioning for the new guitar player for the band, Quinntessence. She gets the gig. She is the only female in the band. It is not bad except that she is distracted by heroin and another type of drug called Quinn. Who the band is named after.

The author did do a job of bring the rawness to her characters. This is not pretty. It is more at times like pretty ugly. In that the truth will set you free but it also brings with it demons and skeletons from your closet. I had mixed feelings about the relationship between Shan and Quinn. It did seem like the author wanted them to hook up but I was not so feeling the love with then unless it was more like a love/hate relationship or a friend relationship. Quinn came off as such a player. I mean in the beginning he was all about Shan but he was not man enough to say anything and instead would hook up with a different women. Unattractive. Shan definitely acted her age as well in situations. She was sixteen and still a teenager. Although the rest of the cast was fine. I didn't really have any issues with them. This book is so much more than just music. It is about emotions.… (mer)