Title: Keep The Beat

Author: Kata Cuic

Genres: New Adult, Romance

ISBN: B087638F6M

Goodreads Rating: 4.54

Sophia Reston has never been bothered by the term band geek. The definition of geek is an enthusiast or expert in a particular field or activity. She loves marching band with all her heart, so the term is appropriate. Of course, one of the lesser known definitions of a geek is a carnival performer who is often billed as a wild man and whose act typically includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake. This definition also seems accurate since there is one snake Sophia fantasizes about maiming in the most deliciously torturous ways—her archnemesis, James Fossoway. He has a stupid nickname, stupidly attractive muscles, a reputation for sleeping around, and he is a fellow band geek. Unfortunately for Sophia, he’s also an enthusiast of pushing all her buttons—and not in a good way. When their rivalry leads to one final showdown during the competition for head drum major, the entire band is invested in the outcome. And James has some new tricks up his sleeve to win the last battle they’ll ever wage against each other. Because, after years of pranks, James isn’t out for revenge. He wants Sophia’s heart. Or maybe it’s just another dumb challenge.

A little while ago I was approached to read and review an ARC of ‘Keep The Beat’ by Kata Cuic. Since I love romance novels, this book sounded like a lot of fun and I signed up.

In ‘Keep The Beat’ we meet Sophia and James. Sophia and James are both in the marching band and are competing for head drum major. Not only are they rivals now, they have been for the last three years. They’ve been pranking each other a lot, sometimes with tricks more complex than others.

Unfortunately it became clear to me early on in this read, that this book was not for me. It started with the whole band geek, college talk and hierarchy I just couldn’t follow. There are a lot of different names like head drum major, and I just simple couldn’t really get what was going on and who was who.

The romance between Sophia and James was also something I couldn’t really get into. I just didn’t really believe their connection, and I couldn’t feel their chemistry. Things also seem to move pretty fast. One moment they are archnemesis, and the next they are in some kind of relationship?! I just couldn’t really follow.

To be honest I don’t really know why this book didn’t work for me. When you check out the ratings on Goodreads and Amazon, this book gets high rates. So maybe it’s just me? I just really didn’t feel this book and now a view days later, I can’t even remember everything. Which is unusual for me.

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Kata lives near Pittsburgh, PA with her family. She spends most of her time contemplating the best dark chocolate and whiskey pairing.

 

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