Blog Tour Review: Ripped – Katy Evans

Every woman wants me–except the one I sing for.

Seattle shakes with anticipation: they call it the concert of the year. They say girls are getting pregnant just thinking about my band being in town.

But when you love a girl, you don’t leave her with nothing but a ring and a promise. Any man with half a brain should know.

So what did I expect my girl would do when she saw me again?

Well, for starters, she loathes our music. Particularly the song I wrote about her.

When I sing it, the stadium is in an uproar. Thousands of fans scream my name like I’m a god–but yeah, not her. Crystal clear: the girl’s not happy to see me.

Black hair, black boots, a bad attitude, that’s her — Pandora Stone is a freaking man-eater and she’s out for my blood.

That’s alright.

Let her come at me. Because I’m out for her heart and, this time, there’s no way she can stop me.

Series: Real #5
Release Date: December 9th 2014
Publisher: Gallery Books
Source: NetGalley
Reviewer:  Candace
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

This book surprised me.  I didn’t fall in love with ROGUE (Real #4) and was worried this one wouldn’t meet expectations.  Ripped was an unexpected one day read and I couldn’t get enough of Pandora and MacKenna.  Pandora is a woman scorned.  She is extremely feisty and strong and the opener to the book made me laugh.  We all want to get back at an ex but most of us talk a big game but never follow through.  Not Pandora.  She enlists Melanie to help her in revenge and the story unfolds from there.  The thing I love about Pandora the most is that she is a strong, tough female lead but underneath it all, she can admit that her hurt runs deep and she hasn’t handled her past in the best way.  I’m not sure why I related to Pandora so much but Katy Evan’s developed a heroine that hooked me from the beginning and I couldn’t wait to get to the end.

Pandora’s first love, Mackenna, broke her heart, left her with no explantation and went on to become a rock god who sang about it all.  She has spent years hating him and when her revenge prank gets her into trouble, she finds herself stuff with Mackenna on the road.  I love a good front man for a rock band and Mackenna fits the bill.  Not only is he sexy but he can go head to head with Pandora.  Ripped not only had some seriously good humor in it but the witty banter between Pandora and Mackenna was some of Katy’s best writing in the whole Real Series.  A few of my favorite quotes in Ripped and they really nail Pandora….

“God, I’m such a bluffer. Black clothes, black nails? I’m a pussy. An innocent little kitty pretending to be Catwoman. This man could kill me, over and over, until my nine lives are done.”

“Black hair, black boots, a bad attitude, that’s her — Pandora Stone is a freaking man-eater and she’s out for my blood.”

This book is a good story about second chance at first love.  One click it…you will enjoy the ride.

Katy Evans grew up with books and book-boyfriends until she found a real sexy boyfriend to love. They married and are now hard at work on their own happily ever after. Katy loves her family and friends, and she also loves reading, walking, baking, and being consumed by her characters until she reaches “The End.” Which is, hopefully, only the beginning…

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