Mended Connections #3 by Kim Karr © 2013 by Kim Karr
Published by the Penguin Group Release date: June 3, 2014
Music has the power to heal, but not all broken hearts can be mended.
Always in control, Xander Wilde considered life on the road to be a perfect fit for him. But when disaster strikes on the band’s latest tour, fate intervenes…and a newly single Ivy Taylor, the only girl he has ever loved, steps back into his life.
After moving past her painful breakup with Xander years ago, Ivy was poised to become the next big name in music…when suddenly she withdrew from the limelight—the same day she announced her engagement to her controlling agent, Damon Wolf.
Xander knows he should keep his distance. But once they’re on the road, he can’t resist pursuing her for a second chance. Yet a jealous Damon can’t let her go—and he’s keeping dangerous secrets that could destroy them all.
When the three of them come together, everything falls apart. But if Xander and Ivy can hold tight to the bond that connects them, they just might have a chance to reclaim the powerful love they thought they had lost forever....
MY REVIEW
In all honesty Kim Karr continues to keep me surprised. Kim has a special way of writing, one that can make you visualize the story as you are reading, feel as if you are the character in the book and still keep you intrigued as the reader. Truth be told I really felt like Kim gave us two books in one because there was so much story in this book.
Xander is another wonderful character that Kim has created. The start of the book we meet a much younger Xander and get pulled into him right away. He is a good person who loves his family and Ivy very much while trying to do what is right. His connection with Ivy felt so real, it was filled with true happiness. I liked him in the other books, now I really like him. Like really, really, like him. I am not ashamed to admit it.
That’s cool. Thanks for everything. Hey, one more thing.’ “What?”
“Ivy Taylor’s here.”
“No way. Have you talked to her?”
“Ivy Taylor’s here.”
“No way. Have you talked to her?”
“Fuck no. You know she won’t talk to me. And besides she’s with that asshole.” “You should talk to her. Tell her the truth.”
“What’s that going to do now? She’ll just think I’m lying.”
“You want me to talk to her? I can explain everything.”
“No. I don’t need my little brother to fight my battles. I’ll talk to her if I feel the time
“You want me to talk to her? I can explain everything.”
“No. I don’t need my little brother to fight my battles. I’ll talk to her if I feel the time
is right. Do you hear me?”
Ivy as young girl had a lot on her shoulders and yet was not resentful over it. She had Xander and her band. Ivy was truly happy. She wanted to sing, her mother wanted her to be an actress. Her mother saw Xander as a distraction to her daughter possibly becoming her meal ticket. Of course like all goods things that came to an end. She wont see river for another 12 years and things will have changed a lot for them.
Again this is another female character that I liked. She was a person that had a few issues and stayed strong, she knew the choices that she was making and did not need someone to rescue her. Trust me the reasons are very…well I can’t go there…spoiler. But they are SO good. I kinda feel like a kid, I know a juicy secret and you don’t, I want you to know about it so we can talk about it.
After taking care of his family sense his dad’s suicide Xander is the band manager for The Wild Ones and has carved out a life for himself. He has not had another “relationship” sense Ivy and he just does not think that he can do it. Heck, once he sees Ivy again he knows that he still loves her. Only problem is she is engaged to Damon Wolf.
Suddenly she sits up and looks over at me. Her eyes pin me in place, bringing me back to the here and now. She looks at me as if she remembers me for who I was, not what we were. Not what I did to her. With my chest pounding, memories of keep flashing through my mind.
Ivy and Xander are both on tour together and this is hard on both of them. It is obvious that they both have not fully moved on form the past. Can they build a friendship and forgive one another? For every step forward it seems that they take ten steps back.
I look down at her. “Why not? I’ve gone along with the friends thing, but clearly we want more.”
Her voice cracks as she whispers, “Because, Xander, my body might want you but my heart doesn’t.”
They have a long history, Ivy believes that Xander did something that tore them apart and while he did, his intentions were not what Ivy thought. Xander wants to tell her the truth about what really happened, he just chickens out EVERY time. There is always something happening that keeps him from just talking to her and working it out. He puts others before himself, his family and the guys in the band.
I must give props to Xander, he is an honest man, who helped his mother raise River and Bell. When the chance to be with Ivy presents its self (You knew it was going to happen) he, well let me think here, well he does the right thing by not walking away. Finally he is fighting for what he wants and Hell if I don't want them together too.
Holly hell of all kinds of stuff, this book has so many twists to it that I had a hard time keeping up. I mean really, there are some really good secrets that are in there, stuff that was mentioned in the other books that are getting answered and of course things that I just can not, will not tell you about. I will not spoil this book for you but you are going to want to keep up that is for sure.
Secrets, lies, deceit and a little blackmail just to name a few. It was a ride, well worth the read.
The book ties up very well and I was left feeling very satisfied. Oh, and I totally agree, ROSES ARE SO CLICHE.
Just to let you there is a little of River and Dehila and Jagger and Aerie in there as well. I am looking forward to Ben’s book next. So here is your chance to read the book, Hell you might even win a ebook of it as well.
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this series is addictive and i love her writing style! can't wait to read this one :))
ReplyDeleteI love the way she writes and her characters in the book. I love River And Dahlia. I cant wait to read the next book. The things her characters face are things u can relate to, Thanks for the give away
ReplyDeleteI love her WRITING style and every book from her series is ADDICTIVE and beautiful. Thank you <3
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