Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:
SERIESous’ Top Book Series: Favourite Author
Series: Kylie Ryans Trilogy
Author: Caisey Quinn
# of Books: 3 (Girl with Guitar, Girl on Tour, Girl in Love)
There will be a spinoff series called Second Chances
Book Order: Chronological
Complete?: Yes
Genre: New Adult, Romance, Music, Drama, Contemporary
Heat Rating: warm, gets warmer in later books
Point of View: Third Person
Thoughts on Girl With Guitar:
I’ve been dying to get my hands on Caisey Quinn’s Kylie Ryan series ever since I devoured her Keep Me Still Series. I just loved the heartfelt story in that series so I was looking forward to a similar experience with her other works.
I bought Girl with Guitar (and then it was free the next week on Amazon :P); but I honestly didn’t mind paying the $1 it cost me because I knew I was going to get a good read. And I did! This book was just what I wanted–a romance with great sexual tension and a strong heroine. I easily finished the book in a day because it was so easy to get caught up in everything. To me the romance wasn’t as well developed as in her other series but it wasn’t like it came out of nowhere so I really didn’t mind.
Kylie is a strong and stubborn character and I think some readers might find it a little irritating at times. She has no problems speaking her mind and while I agreed with her observations most of the time, a few times she should have just kept her mouth shut because she came across as a little rude. But I would rather have a slightly overbearing heroine than a timid, whinny little girl any day so I really didn’t mind too much about Kylie’s attitude. I really liked Trace though–and every other character we meet along the way. Overall, it was a good cast of characters.
Girl on Tour differs from Girl with Guitar because this time we get to see more from Trace’s perspective. It alternates between Kylie and Trace though it is still third person narration. I’m glad we get this delivery because I found that there really wasn’t much going on in Kylie’s life to warrant a whole novel dedicated to it alone. We get the same approach in Girl in Love but it doesn’t necessarily alternate on a regular basis.
These books aren’t fast moving plot-wise though they are shorter so you can breeze through them quickly. However, I never felt like there was anything missing from the story because of the books’ page length. They were the perfect length without dragging everything on too much or unnecessarily. Each book blended well with each other and I love the journey we take from start to finish. Overall, I’m very satisfied with this series.
I just want to say that you don’t have to be a country music fan to enjoy these books! I don’t listen to country music in any capacity but I never felt like I was at a disadvantage while reading this book. I also normally don’t enjoy New Adult books that are set in the South because they are overdramatic and tend to lack a bit of maturity but that really isn’t the case here. Kylie is exceptionally mature for her age and I never found any drama to be over the top.
There will be a spinoff series called Second Chances though it isn’t immediately about any of the characters featured in these novels that I can see. I’m really interested to see where it will go so I will definitely be checking it out!
Conclusion:
While I didn’t love these books as much as her other series, Caisey Quinn wrote a great New Adult romance for fans who like stories about musician celebrities, life and family. I enjoyed every minute of these books and am sad to see these characters go but the series as a whole is great. It’s realistic, has some interesting drama and a great cast of characters! Check it out!
Rating: 4/5
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Synopsis for Girl with Guitar (from Goodreads):
After Kylie’s dad dies in a freak accident, he leaves her with nothing other than her crazy stepmother, Darla, and the ability to play guitar. When Darla kicks Kylie out and she loses her job all in the same day, she hops a bus to Nashville determined to make her late father’s dreams come true.Waitressing and saving her pennies to record a demo, her big break comes when she’s asked to join a tour going down the tubes with once platinum album-selling country music superstar Trace Corbin. But touring with Trace is hardly a dream come true since he’s pretty much drinking his career down the drain. If Kylie can’t pull Trace out of his rut, he’ll pull her and her dreams down with him.