Relationships - good; romance - good; emotional resonance - good; misogyny - annoying. Calling people girls as an insult, being the kind of girl who counts herself as one of the guys to lift her above and make her "different" than the other girls, shaming all kinds of girls for their sexuality and appearance, really hated that part. I don't think I could read another book by this author unless I knew that she'd stopped using casual misogyny. ( )

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I picked this book up on a whim when I needed a good pick me up--and this fit the bill!

It was perfect and everything I had hoped it was going to be. The sexual tension between these two was off the charts and had me swooning at every turn. They were perfect for each other and I LOVED watching them find out for themselves.

What I also really loved was that there was a touch of realism to this story. It didn't follow all of those cliche situations you find in a romance novel and I really appreciated that.

I'm super stoked for the next one!

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"Mayhem" was my first experience with this genre. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I was hooked by the end of the first page. Sequels rarely live up to their origins but "Riot" did. Many series lose strength as they continue or become repetitive but not so with "Chaos", the third book in the series. The characters were just as strong as in the previous books. The characters from previous books progress and grow as well as the focal characters in "Chaos". Each of the three books has presented unique couples with very different obstacles to overcome. The situations have been believable and the characters likable. The Mayhem series is an excellent and entertaining escape from reality. I am especially happy to see that Ms. Shaw is going to give Mike his own book. I am looking forward to reading it. ( )

Kit Larson has loved Shawn Scarlett for years. As a teenager and now as a young woman, Kit has worked on her music with the thought of one day playing with the great “Shawn” or at least showing him up a bit. When the chance comes to finally perform with the band, Kit immediately auditions and is welcomed into the band.

Little do the bandmembers know though, Kit is still holding back some resentment from her teenage years about a brief experience she had with Shawn. Kit and Shawn go on the road and Shawn shows Kit he isn’t who she thinks he is...not anymore. The past is revisited and wrongs are righted in this newest rock star book by Jamie Shaw.

I am a fan of the first two books by Shaw, I honestly devoured them. I read this one within a day and still love her band, her dialogue, and her story lines. However, this one didn’t work as well for me as her previous stories. My main concern was with Kit, the main character, and her almost dogged determination to hold on to the past. People make mistakes. People change. We are to believe she has changed and grown, but her relentless inner dialogue against Shawn got pretty old, pretty quick.

However, on the flip side, I adored Shawn. He was up for anything, sweet, solid, and seems to be the backbone of the band. He didn’t let the past define him the way Kit seemed to, but he also recognized that what had happened was wrong. In short...loved Shawn, and Kit seemed like the whiny girl in high school at different points in the story.

All in all though, Shaw has crafted a pretty solid romance with fantastic secondary characters. I adore how the author incorporates the bandmates and previous characters into the story so expertly while crafting the new story. All in all, Chaos is a strong story, just not my favorite. Chaos can be read alone, but I STRONGLY suggest reading the previous two books because they are friggin awesome.