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This is a novella used as an introduction to Elizabeth Briggs' great series, Chasing the Dream. If you sign up for the author's newsletter, she will give it to you free. Before I even finished it, I was buying more of the series, so that should tell you how much I liked it. It introduces the band members as they are getting ready to perform on Battle of the Bands. The bands this night are all from UCLA and USC. It's written from Kyle's point of view, and he's the keyboardest for his band, and I enjoyed his take on his job. He says his place in the band is to blend together the lead guitar, bass and drums, making them all sound better! While they wait, their bass player disappears, and then he hears she left because his brother Jared had a one night stand with her, then dumped her. (Obviously a jerk with poor timing!) Kyle is the problem solver, and he sets off to find her and get her back in time to perform. And who offers to help him? His old girlfriend who broke up with him three years ago when they started college on opposite sides of the country. It's very well written, and sucks you into the scene, sharing the pressure of the night and the nerves of the players, so you feel as though you're right there with them. I hope you try it for yourself, because I really think you will.
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More Than Exes Chasing The Dream Elizabeth Briggs 9781502473431 Books Reviews

My only real complaint about this book is that it was too short!!! I wanted more of Alexis and Kyle!!!

I love that this story is told from his POV. I think male POVs are better simply because most of the time there is a lot less whining about what’s happening or not happening. And let’s admit, wouldn’t we all like to better understand what guys are thinking?

Kyle is the keyboard player in a band with his brother and they are about to perform in a battle of the bands, but their bass player is missing.

Alexis moved across the country 3 years ago to go school, and she broke Kyle’s heart when she said she didn't love him anymore and it would never work out between them.

This story takes place in just one evening, but the action and fun and sex that comes as part of that evening is plentiful. I love the way the story progresses and that it gives us some much needed background for the follow up novels as well.

I really enjoyed the almost over the top thoughts he had after their first kiss…

Our lips touched for the first time in three years. It was everything I remembered and more. Like waking from a long coma. A bright sunrise over a dark sky. The first hint of spring after a long winter. I was truly lving again, in the way I normally only felt when I was on stage.

I think it’s so cute how much he missed her and I love the way they got where they needed to be.

If you like rock star romances and you’re looking for a quick, enjoyable read, please check out this book!!
This review is cross-posted from my blog.

More than Exes is a prequel to More than Music and it takes place all on the same night, the evening of the USC/UCLA battle of the bands. The story is told from Kyle’s perspective as he tries to keep his band together and avoid his ex-girlfriend who has suddenly shown up at the battle.

Obviously, this doesn’t work, and Alexis ends up helping him on his mission to find their strung-out bass player and convince her to play the show, despite a one-night stand with Jared that leaves her devastated.

I loved the look into Kyle’s head, and seeing what Jared was like before his determination to stick to one woman at a time. The hints at Kyle and Alexis’s relationship from high school were great, and their chemistry and ease with each other were apparent for the whole story. They had such a different dynamic than Maddie and Jared, which was refreshing and shows off Briggs’s talent.

I was a little frustrated by how much of a player Jared was–throughout More than Music I assumed the guys were exaggerating, or that when Jared said it was in the past, he meant by more than a few months. But that didn’t keep me from falling in love with Kyle’s good-boy image under his bad-boy exterior, and rooting for him and Alexis all the way.

3.5 stars
So this book was really cute, had some hot and steamy, some drama, and was just a fun read in general. I normally don't really like the whole novella thing, but I do make exceptions. One of those exceptions is when it comes to novellas that are there to set up a series, and this novella is doing just that. Plus I really liked the synopsis and the cover, so this was an easy buy for me.

So this whole novella takes place over a couple of hours one night at a Battle of the Bands, USC versus UCLA. Kyle is there with his band, which is made of his brother Jared, Jared's best friend Hector, and the missing in action Becca. As it turns out Kyle's brother is a bit of a horndog which has caused Becca to go MIA. Kyle being the good guy he is realizes if they have any shot of competing in this battle he has got to find Becca. Only while he is looking for Becca he runs into the girl who broke his heart several years ago, Alexis.

So since the book is super short, I don't want to give too much away. So what I will say is that I liked Kyle, I liked that he is just a good guy in general, but he also is kinda learning to stand up for himself. I liked that he loves his brother fiercely, it seems like the two of them have a strong bond (an a big backstory there). I will admit to liking Kyle more than Alexis but that might be because the whole thing is told from Kyle's POV. Alexis seems like a girl who has spent a lot of time trying to figure out where she fits in and who she really is. I like that she is confident in herself, seems like more than was before when she was dating Kyle. I liked the two of them together in general. There is a jerk in this short story, but I will leave you guys to experience him on your own, cause he really is a grade A jerk, but makes the story a little bit more interesting with his antics.

All in all this was a pretty good set up for a series and a good fast read for me. If you like hot, tattooed musicians and second chance romances in new adult, or are just looking for a quick novella to read, you might want to check out this one.
This is a novella used as an introduction to Elizabeth Briggs' great series, Chasing the Dream. If you sign up for the author's newsletter, she will give it to you free. Before I even finished it, I was buying more of the series, so that should tell you how much I liked it. It introduces the band members as they are getting ready to perform on Battle of the Bands. The bands this night are all from UCLA and USC. It's written from Kyle's point of view, and he's the keyboardest for his band, and I enjoyed his take on his job. He says his place in the band is to blend together the lead guitar, bass and drums, making them all sound better! While they wait, their bass player disappears, and then he hears she left because his brother Jared had a one night stand with her, then dumped her. (Obviously a jerk with poor timing!) Kyle is the problem solver, and he sets off to find her and get her back in time to perform. And who offers to help him? His old girlfriend who broke up with him three years ago when they started college on opposite sides of the country. It's very well written, and sucks you into the scene, sharing the pressure of the night and the nerves of the players, so you feel as though you're right there with them. I hope you try it for yourself, because I really think you will.
Jgtimm