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JessClark78
We Sold Our Souls | Grady Hendrix
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Only A Girl With A Guitar Can Save Us All

Second book choice for #SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll

I actually finished this a couple weeks ago. Not my favorite by Hendrix but still a really good read. Has some creepy moments.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#TitlesAndTunes #RushAThon

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1y
Cinfhen Agree! Fun but not his best 1y
Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 1y
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AnneCecilie
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I watched the TV series “The Borgias” years ago when it was shown on TV. Her father was chosen to be the Pope in 1492 and his rapacity is seen as the most corrupt in Vatican history.

This is the story of Lucrezia, deemed the most beautiful women of her time. She had been engaged 3 times before she was 13, at 13 she was mad for the first time. Her father had her marriages annulled and husbands killed as he saw fit. Her 3rd marriage was her last,

AnneCecilie making her the Duchess of Ferrara. She was a good administrator and as her husband was of fighting in wars, she would take care of everything in Ferrara. 1y
AnneCecilie This was my #SexDrugsandRockandRoll book July. I went in a different way than most. But there was more than enough sex, poison and doing what you want here. @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen 3rd book finished for #RushAThon @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES (edited) 1y
BarbaraBB Fab choice for the prompt! 1y
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Billypar
We Sold Our Souls | Grady Hendrix
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#TitlesandTunes #SexDrugsandRockandRoll
A Faustian tale that isn't really about Faust so much as his bandmate who has to live with the aftermath of his bargain. It's not really about the tragedy of giving into temptation so much as the vacuum of being 'soulless'. When heavy metal becomes nu metal and gets taken over by corporate overlords, it's not mortal sin, just sad. Thankfully this novel has plenty of soul: it's darkly funny and fast-paced 👇

Billypar The ending makes sense logically and isn't weak, but the horror scenes are so unique and effective, I was hoping for a little more of that in the climax. But that's a small point - there's lots to appreciate, including the book itself, all decked out in black pages and red interiors. I'm liking all my picks so far for this series and plan to finally get back on track this month and read the book in its intended month 😸 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 1y
Megabooks Agree! I love how he explored the bargain not from the bargainer‘s perspective. Unique take. 👍🏻 1y
Billypar @Megabooks Yeah, it didn't even dawn on me until I was writing this review that this was what made it feel so unique. I also enjoyed the special kind of 'punishment' bestowed on Terry in the final pages. 1y
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vonnie862
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I finally finished my #SexDrugsandRockAndRoll book for #titlesandtunes. The last few chapters were hard to get through because of how honest it became. Reading about Mayte's hopes of living with the love of her life for the rest of her life to only be betrayed and heartbroken, to losing her baby, to getting her daughter was very emotional. Despite everything she went through, she still respects and admires Prince. 4.5⭐️

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JessClark78
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‘Courtney Love. The girl with the most cake. The girl with the loudest mouth and the fiercest guitar.‘

First book choice for #SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll

This was an interesting book. Lots of stuff I didn‘t know about Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain. Would recommend to music fans.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#TitlesAndTunes

Cinfhen Thanks for sharing and posting! #stacked 1y
BarbaraBB Super interesting! I will be on the lookout for this one! 1y
batsy Oh, this looks good! 1y
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CarolynM
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#TitlesAndTunes #SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll
Very readable, enjoyable fantasy about a sophisticated older woman & a spectacularly beautiful, immensely charming, unbelievably mature 20 year old leader of a world famous boy band. The woman & the descriptions of fame were all very convincing but, delightful though the character was, the boy was just too good to be true. There was masses of (oddly unerotic) sex, some drugs, but not what I call rocknroll.

CarolynM Thanks for putting it on my radar @LeeRHarry It was a fun read. 1y
Cinfhen Sounds like a fun read🤩 1y
BarbaraBB Your review made me smile 💛 1y
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LeeRHarry Nice review- I had fun with it too, glad you enjoyed it. 😊 1y
Cupcake12 I really enjoyed this last year. They are making a movie too 1y
CarolynM @Cupcake12 Do you think Harry Styles is too old for the part now? 1y
Cupcake12 @CarolynM definitely not! He would be perfect! 1y
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julieclair
The Villa: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins
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This book! Two timelines. One Italian villa. Secrets. Lies. Murder. Tragedy.

1970‘s - Five musicians living the #SexDrugsAndRockandRoll lifestyle at a villa in Italy.

Present Day - Two best friends, both authors, take a girls‘ trip to Italy to work on their books. They stay in the same villa.

The two plot lines overlap and intertwine in fascinating ways. Who can be trusted? Who is lying? Great reading!

#TitlesAndTunes

Cinfhen Love EVERYTHING about this post 🙌🏻 From the graphics‘s to the written review!! Well done 😁 1y
BarbaraBB Echoing @Cinfhen 💚 1y
julieclair @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB Thanks so much! 💙 1y
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BookwormAHN
Wylding Hall | Elizabeth Hand
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I loved this book. This is the tale of the fictional British folk band, Windhollow Faire, and their recording of their album at Wylding Hall. And the disappearance of their singer/guitar player Julian ❤️
I listened to the audiobook version, and it was fantastic. There were multiple narrators, and the whole atmosphere of the book was very Stevie Nicks 🖤
#TitlesAndTunes #SexDrugsandRockandRoll @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen #wickedwords #England @AsYouWish

Cinfhen Yay!!! #stacked 1y
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batsy
Less Than Zero | Bret Easton Ellis
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This is such a bleak, nihilistic novel & I think when it arrived on the scene in 1985 it would have caused shock waves. The 80s I recall as a toddler was full of campy excess; this is resoundingly minimalist, with a young narrator already jaded beyond imagination. The events & actions around him are horrifying as hell; sex & drugs are mainly means of enacting violence or avoiding life. A good, scary read. #TitlesAndTunes #SexDrugsAndRockandRoll

SamAnne This has been on my list for….a few decades. 1y
Ruthiella Great review. I found this book to be really disturbing but still compulsively readable…😬 I‘ve not read any more BEE yet but I feel like I should at least try 1y
BarbaraBB Great choice for the prompt. I remember this one as extremely bleak too. Did you choose a song already (I may have forgotten l🙈) 1y
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batsy @SamAnne Ha, yes I know how that goes 😁 1y
batsy @Ruthiella I very much "enjoyed" American Psycho ? Very disturbing but the satire was also extremely funny re: his takes on pop music. 1y
batsy @BarbaraBB Yes, I went with NIN's Closer for this prompt! Quite well suited to the book. I haven't had time to think much about August's picks yet but I should have more time to myself after Tuesday! 1y
BarbaraBB Of course! You were the one adding NiN 😎🤍 1y
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LitsyEvents
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repost for @BarbaraBB:

We‘re still into #SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll (the playlist is still getting better every day: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EjmJFKQzUikCsGrLXLs6x?si=mTdVxgGcQ2iFgSwmXHLf.... we‘re approaching a new month.

August‘s theme will be #TheWorldIsMyOyster. Something to think about during the coming weeks! @Cinfhen and I are looking forward to your choices of #TitlesAndTunes!

Let us know when you want to be (un)tagged!

Cinfhen Thanks SO MUCH for the repost 🫶🏼 1y
BarbaraBB Thank you 🩷 1y
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