Oh, this book, this book, this book. What can I say about this book? Surprisingly, I have a lot to say about this book considering I only read 4% of it. I hadn't meant to start reading it at all, but I hit "enter" on my Kindle instead of the over key while I was trying to sort titles into their designated folders, and up popped the first page. So I started reading aloud to my younger brother, who began cringing after only a few sentences. This girl, Libby, reads like every other emoriffic, depre More...

4 of 5 stars

Yay! I'm done! And its awesome! I didn't think this would be really good. During the first parts I thought it would be a struggle read. Libby being the kind of girl who lack confidence due to a tragic past, becoming an outcast in school, and getting stuck with a psycho aunt and then meeting Peter, the popular good looking lead singer of the famous Jamieson band, which is a really nice guy who just wanted a little normalcy in life aside from screaming fans. With their situation like t More...

Been reading a lot of books on rock stars lately (well, what can I do I can’t help but love them…I know you guys are gonna agree with me on that one) and I would say this book is definitely one of my favorites as well.

Libby lived a sheltered life. Well, way too sheltered. She has no TV, no cell phone, no internet and lives far away from everyone from town. But then she meets Peter Jamieson a famous rock star (along with his brothers) without any idea of who he is. And immediately Peter was enthr More...

ROCK AND A HARD PLACE is adorable! Not only is it one of those stories that give you the warm fuzzies, but it's also quite emotional. At one point I had to put it down because I was sobbing.

Libby's life has been nothing short of horrific and heartbreaking. She meets this amazing stranger who turns out to be a famous rock star (unbeknownst to her). This poor girl, that everyone treats so horribly, has finally made a friend. Peter sees her and he cares for her. Aside from all of the awful things t More...

This is such a touching novel about teenage love and the harsh reality that sometimes, life isn't all white picket fence. I love how the characters were created and put in the story. I can't and won't find fault..anyway, i am but a reader, not a critic. I think some would say that other scenes here are quite over the top (in a dramatic sense) but hey, to each his own. What scene did i like most? hmm.. i know it's quite morbid, but i like the scenes wherein they were torn apart.. and i looovee th More...

Rock and a Hard Place is the story of a girl, Libby, that lived a very sheltered life. She basically had no contact with the world around her. Because of a tragic event in her past, she is very timid and shy. She will not make decisions for herself, does not take chances, does not break the rules, and has no self confidence. Then one day Libby meets Peter. Peter Jamison is a rock star that just wants a little bit of normal in his life. When he meets Libby and she has no idea who he is, it is ref More...

It only took me a day to read this book. At times it was fast paced but most of it was slow. When an author is writing a book, there are certain aspects that need to be perfected in order for the book to actually be considered readable. One of the aspects is characters. In Rock and a Hard Place, the characters scared me. Libby was freaky. She starts off down-right obsessed with Peter, but then is all "I looove him", "I can't be without him" Then later on towards the end of the book, she's all "I More...

"Rock and a Hard Place" By Angie Stanton is a love story between the protagonist, Liddy, and a famous musician, Peter Jamieson. Before Liddy met Peter, she lived her life with no one. Her mother and sister got into a car accident and passed away. Not knowing how to accept this fact, her father was depressed and decided to leave Liddy to Aunt Marge while he go elsewhere. Aunt Marge was not a normal aunt. She was an alcoholic and she did weed dealing. Liddy basically lived under a rock under Aunt More...

I liked the way the characters talked. It was really natural. What I didn’t really like was the sort of childish spin to the book and some inconsistencies. (view spoiler)[why did Miss Ormann report and then run? Where was the conversation that should’ve taken place between Libby and Peter about Garrett’s interference? (hide spoiler)]

While I enjoy books about music (being a musician and all) sometimes authors don't seem to know what they're talking about. Fortunately, in this book, that is not the case. I found myself connecti More...

Brief summary
Libby has had a hard couple of years. She lives with her aunt who is always drunk and smoking and seems to hate her guts. Peter is a famous rock star who bumps into Libby at a nature preserve and it changes both of their lives.

Thoughts
Ok, so this is one of those reviews I don't want to write because I didn't really enjoy this book. There were a small number of scenes that were sweet, but that's about the best I can say for Rock and a Hard Place. The book was mostly from Libby and Pe More...

As my wont, after enjoying Stanton's Dream Chaser, I immediately checked out the rest of her books. Famous rock star hero falling in love with ordinary girl? Don't mind if I do, thank you very much.

But, *sigh*

I think I'm too old for this one.

A dreamy, idealistic, teenaged girl would probably eat this up with a spoon, but jaded ole me kept saying, 'WTF?!?' I felt this book could be the plot for a Lifetime movie or after-school special. (view spoiler)[Libby, practically imprisoned by her aunt before being forc (hide spoiler)] More...

OH WOW! WOW AS IN WOW! This is my first review ever that I will gonna make and I really dunno what to say. I effin love this book! and that is an understatement! It made me cry a river it made me happy, it made feel in love, it made my heart beats fast and made me love reading all the books of Angie Stanton. Although at first I'm not that happy reading it because it's like a modern Cinderella talks about cliche and stuffs but thank God I didn't stop reading it. I love everything about the book i More...

I guess when it comes to love I am one of those girls who still loves to hold the ideal world of romance, the stories that fall into the category of Cinderella. The ones that somebody big in the world could fall for us who well ... are plain of sorts , or like the hit TV Show was called The freaks and geeks of the world. I know it's fiction but whenever I read a tale like this , something always sparks in my mind of What If ? What if I met someone wonderful and who liked me for me , what type of More...

Awe! Loved this story!

I'm a huge fan of Rock Stars -
Reading this at a Young Adult level was great! I loved it!

We start off with Libby sitting at her favorite tree. Waiting for her dad that has been gone for over a year. He said he'd be back and she'd be ready when he did.
But instead of her dad, she saw a big bus pull into the park. At first she thought it would be someone famous or really rich. But when a few guys came out of the bus and started throwing the Frisbee around, and mom and dad ca More...

Rock and a Hard Place was definitely the contemporary novel I was looking for! It was fun, chill, and very interesting! The flow of the book was wonderful, and the story events were all great! Angie definitely wrote a book that many young adults would enjoy!
In this book, I loved how the main protagonist Libby, never felt sorry for herself. She didn't have a family, and had to live with her awful aunt who's always drinking. If it was me, i'd go crazy! Libby held through and went to school, got go More...

Fue hermoso, simplemente hermoso!!!
No es la tipica historia de yo te veo y me enamoro, la autora nos presenta un par de jovenes que a pesar de todo viven una vida muy diferente.
Tenemos a Peter, un chico guapo, talentoso y tiene una banda con sus hermanos, ama lo que hace y sus canciones transmite millones de sentimientos.
Del otro lado tenemos a Libby, que vive con su tía que esta loca (por decirlo suave) su madre y hermana murieron y su padre entro en una depresión y la abandono pero ella es fue More...

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Words can't even describe the emotions I felt while reading this novel.
I cried, sobbed, laughed, and smiled through this novel. I even had to take breaks to actually see what I was reading since there were so many tears clouding my vision! Be warned: You may cry while reading this story.

Anyways, there's Libby, an ordinary girl? No. She's far from ordinary. She's actually considered a freak at her school, and she's all alone. Except she has her aunt, who's a lunatic and sm More...

Wow, I started this book this morning, and could not put it down... I ended up finishing it in the same day. My husband asked me how it was, since I apparently barely looked up from the pages. My first response was that it was so so sweet... but then I started thinking about it, and this book is actually almost anything but. Though the story is overwrought with horrible occurrences that keep bringing our main character Libby down, I couldn't help but fall in love with it, and was an emotional tr More...

2.5 Stars

I really wanted to love this book, but at times I felt that Ms. Stanton should just have cut to the chase and named Libby after the Biblical figure Job. Because seriously??? How could so many overtly awful things happen to one person? Keeping up with the many things that sucked for the poor kid was exhausting.

That was my first major issue. Also of concern was how quickly characters in this book made (usually totally wrong). It took Peter half of a Kindle page (on my phone) to convince More...

This was a bit more emotional that I expected it to be. Libby seems to be in such a dark place after a tragedy and is waiting for her father to come back and rescue her from her crazy aunt.

I was glad to see that she got to meet Peter and she didn't know who he was or his family. I was so mad at his brother for doing what he did and not only ruining things for Peter, but making some huge changes for Libby. Things don't go well for Libby and while it was hard to see, I'm glad she was able to take More...

I absolutely love Angie Stanton's Rock and a Hard Place! Libby is a sweet girl who has had so much sadness heaped on her head, it's unbelievable. When she meets the gorgeous, kind Peter at a nature retreat, it seems like the beginning of a loving teen romance. Except that Peter isn't just some nice guy...he's part of a mega-selling band, and his life is as far from an ordinary teen's as you can get. But somehow these two make so much sense. Neither one of them lives a 'normal' teen life; they bo More...

After receiving an ARC for Rock and a Hard Place for its book blog tour, i was pleasantly surprised!! It earned a solid 4 stars from me!


After a tragic accident lands Libby in the hands of her neurotic Aunt, Libby struggles with her identity. She's extremely withdrawn and her classmates see her as an outcast. When she's not studying shes drawing while spending as much time as possible in the beautiful Parfreys Glen and out of her Aunts filthy house.

One afternoon while drawing in Parfreys Glen L More...

Rock and a Hard Place nos cuenta la historia de Libby, una joven a la cual la vida le ha arrebato todo lo que alguna vez amo. Dejada al cuidado de su tía en Rockville, Libby es considerada rara por ser tan introvertida y no demasiado sociable. Por el otro lado de la historia, esta Peter, quien pertenece a la banda Jamieson junto con sus dos hermanos. Peter solo quiere tener un poco de tranquilidad dentro de su vida. Ahí es cuando conoce a Libby, quien ni siquiera lo reconoce por su fama. Fascina More...

I didn't think I would like this book till the second part when the action picked up and it wasn't all lovey dovey anymore.
I don't like books purely based on romance but instead I believe a good romance is always needed to make a book work.
Life was shit for Libby living with an aunt who neglected her and surviving a car accident that killed half of her family finally something bright comes into her life. Peter
He's a rockstar, teen sensation so for whatever reason they meet and it's love at first More...

Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Another good ol' bad review gone to hell. Care to know why? Here's the thing:
As the moron that I am, I read the second book in the "series" first. In my defense, I even checked on goodreads if there was a first book, but apparently I found none the other day.
So I read Snapshot which, I know now, is the second book to the so-called "Jamieson Brothers" series by Angie Stanton. (which, by the way, Jonas Brothers much? Seriously, am I the only one who thought of that?)
The thing is, More...

Oh. My. Lord!!! This book is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! I simply couldn't put it down.... So I didn't!! I started it at about 11pm and thought I would read a chapter or two before I went to bed. HA!!! I think I finally fell asleep sometime around 4am because I just couldn't get it out of my head. So here I am today after having 3 hours sleep last night and I still can't help the grin every time I think about it!! I'm so happy that I was home alone when I read it because there were times when I had the big More...

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This novel was a recommendation from Amazon at a attractive price for the Kindle version. So I went to check the critics and many readers said they were surprised by the story and the turn of the elements. So I tried the first chapter on my Kindle before to take the plunge.

I admit I had some prejudice against this book and was expecting a story full of "clichés" and "déjà vu" with Peter in the role of the Prince Charming with a guitar.
I was caught by my own condescension! My apologies More...

Libby has been waiting for her father to return for a long time. He never has.

One day while waiting for her father, Libby sees a big bus arrive instead. As she sees the family get off the bus, Libby knows she will never have that again. Her family is gone. When one of the boys walks up to her and strikes a conversation, the last thing Libby expects is to actually fall for him. She does.

As Peter got off his tour bus with the rest of his family A.K.A. his band, he spots a girl. The last thing he More...

Geesh - this is where YA fiction and 35-year-olds have a hard time meeting. First of all, the story line was compelling. I really did want to see what happened to the characters.

That said, the writing was immature. It was third person, so there was no excuse since it wasn't in the voice of a particular character. As well, the story was really plot and "situation" driven, versus building character. I never really got a sense of the two main characters because the author was busy finding so many More...