Rock Chick (Rock Chick, #1) in WACKY READING CHALLENGES

Mar 07, 2013 Pheonix Fanfiction rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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2nd read: 17/8/14 - 21/8/14

These are my thoughts while reading:

0.0% Finally doing a reread of this series in between other reads! :D I’ve missed this crazy lot and can’t wait to reread Indy and Lee's story (My first ever KA read!) :D :D I can’t really remember it due to it being over a year since I last read it! (WOW That long!) So excited to fall in love with the rock chick and hot bunch all over again! Especially Lee and Indy! So excited to start this tomorrow!

5.0% “Indy, this isn’t somet ...more

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Mar 25, 2014 Karen ♐ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I loved this book...Indy comes to her best friend's brother for help when she and a friend are shot at. Lee Nightingale...yummy Alpha, ex-military and runs a PI/security/not sure what he does type of firm. Indy is hilarious and I so enjoyed seeing all the trouble she gets herself into and Lee gets her out of. This is the first book in the series and I will definitely be reading the rest of the series. Kristen Ashley has grabbed me again. ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 Connie N. rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-audible, first-in-series, pink, romance, colorado, ammp-one-thousand, narr-susannah-jones, meet-greet-67-picked

#1 in the Rock Chick series

12/29/24 to 12/31/24 - 5 stars - This book hit the spot for me this time. Now that I've read all of the books in this series, I know Indy better and can understand her lifestyle, her fun personality, and her exuberance. She is an action girl (as she puts it), always on the lookout to keep busy, have adventures, and live life to the fullest. Often, these traits put her in danger (that could have been avoided) or embarrassing situations (which don't seem to bother her). #1 in the Rock Chick series

12/29/24 to 12/31/24 - 5 stars - This book hit the spot for me this time. Now that I've read all of the books in this series, I know Indy better and can understand her lifestyle, her fun personality, and her exuberance. She is an action girl (as she puts it), always on the lookout to keep busy, have adventures, and live life to the fullest. Often, these traits put her in danger (that could have been avoided) or embarrassing situations (which don't seem to bother her). In this book alone, she was shot at, kidnapped, chased bad guys, been in a bar fight, run a chaotic business, participated in family events, and gotten involved in a serious relationship with the love of her life, Lee. I loved Lee, who is a total badass with a quiet sexy voice (nice job, Susannah Jones). He does his best to protect Indy, but she resists all advice or any whiff of bossiness. I couldn't stop listening to this book and got through it in only a couple of days, thanks especially to the perky and enthusiastic narration. Susannah is a master at expressive voices, with her male voices being very believable. This book made me laugh all the way through. Here are just a couple of the turns of phrases that I found hilarious:
When there was a ruckus at a gay bar when Indy was singing with Todd/Burgundy and Lee helps get their friends and family away from danger: "He'll be OK. You wouldn't want a man who wouldn't go back to save someone's mother and a drag queen."
When Indy was running down the street while wearing flipflops: "I was flipping and flopping down the block double time."

7/28/16 to 8/12/16 - 4 stars - I went back and forth about this one but finally settled on a 4-star rating because overall I enjoyed listening and laughed many times. My biggest problem were the 2 main characters, who were alternately enjoyable and annoying. Indie is the ultimate rock chick, which means she's tough, outgoing, and pretty crazy. But her attitude, while amusing, made her seem much more like a 14- or 16-year old rather than the 30 she is supposed to be. She would invariably go off half-cocked to save the day, usually causing way more trouble than she was worth. Plus she says she's been in love with her best friend's brother Liam since she was 5. But when Lee actually wants to get together with her, she's hesitant and totally indecisive about it. Kind of like a child who wants a toy, but when they actually get it, they find they really didn't want it as much as they thought. Her redeeming feature is that she cares--about those around her and about right from wrong. She's very close to her family and loyal to her friends. Although she's a total loose cannon, her overall niceness attracted me. Lee is all hot alpha bad-ass guy with a dangerous kind of surveillance job. I liked him at first and sympathized with his frustration over Indie never doing what she's told. And since he was protecting her, you'd think she'd pay attention. But after a while, he became Mr. Bossy and Possessive, actually telling her what to do and deciding their futures without even asking her. "We're moving in together this weekend." "You'll be in my bed tonight." Blah-blah. It got old real fast. Soooo, all that being said, the "mystery" of the diamonds and Rosie's whereabouts was actually kind of fun, and Indie's exploits were told in a very entertaining manner (like kidnapping, gunshots, wrestling, etc.) It was all so hilariously unbelievable that suspending belief about Indie's actual age seemed easy. Secondary characters of Hank (Lee's brother the cop), Eddie (Lee's friend the cop), Darius (Lee's bad-ass friend), Stevie and Todd (Indie's neighbors), Allie (Indie's BFF and Lee's sister), and Tex, Duke, and Jane (Indie's employees at the bookstore) are all extremely amusing and made me laugh out loud many times. Susannah Jones did a great job narrating, with good and varied voicing. She definitely conveys Indie's attitude in a fun way, without going over the top. And Lee's voice, while not exactly male, was quiet and sexy enough to do the trick. I intend to continue with this series on audio. ...more

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Sep 01, 2017 Art (aka Whistler Reads) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Jan 06, 2021 Agnieszka rated it liked it · review of another edition

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After reading so much great stuff about this author's books I had pretty high expectations and have to admit I'm rather dissapointed. Out of all the characters in this book I liked Tex most and vacilitated between laughing at and disliking the two main characters. I liked Lee more than Indy but struggled with both of them pretty much. Since it appears this was the author's debut novel and I already have Mystery Man on my Kindle I'll give this author another chance but don't expect much anymore a ...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Debbie (Doc) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: contemporary-romance, read-in-2013, mystery, around-the-states, listopia-challenge, romance, series-reads

This is one of those books that several of my friends have been talking about, and I wanted to join in on the bandwagon. Actually, they have read several in the series so it is about time that I try to catch up. Indy Savage is a 30 year old rock hippie wanna be. Her dad is a former cop so she has been around the precinct and knows what to expect with criminals. She owns a used bookstore left to her by her eccentric grandmother. One of Indy’s employees, a quiet barista is caught stealing diamonds ...more

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Mar 27, 2013 Sassafrass rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I thought this was cute overall. I didn't like the way the author generalized people by racial stereotypes at times, but I thought the main characters were good. It's a good start to series and I'm really interested in seeing the other characters get their stories. ...more

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