Dirty: A Dive Bar Novel

4.5 “Babe” “crazy” “Dive Bar” KissesGod Bless the writing gods…Kylie Scott is back with a vengeance and I couldn’t be happier about it. I’ve been unapologetically addicted to Kylie’s writing since Lick and she has yet to deliver anything short of amazing in my book and Dirty is just another addition to that magically awesome collection. If there was any doubt in my mind that Kylie couldn’t rock my world with a brand new set of amazingly wonderful cast of characters, they were completely obliterated within the first few pages. I could not stop reading Dirty and every second that I wasn’t reading, I couldn’t get this story out of my head…I was hypnotized in the best ways imaginable. I'm already insanely hooked on the Dive Bar Series.Lydia Green…I mother freakin’ love this chick, she’s too bad @#$ for words and also might be my new favorite spirit animal. First of all…she’s so much like me it’s unreal, so of course that gives her 5 million awesome points to start off with. Second…I adore just about any and every thought that came out of her head…I was so in sync with Lydia it was fantastic. Third…her sense of humor and all her sassy little liners were the closest thing to genius since…well, all of the Stage Dive girls, so I was basically on cloud nine the entire time. From A-to-Z, Lydia did it for me…I loved every second I was in her head (which was in the entire book) and I probably could have done with about 500 more pages of just her thoughts on everything in life. This chick has basically been slapped upside the face with a horribly humiliating new reality of her life and rather than crawling into a hole and pretending like the world doesn’t exist…she kinda takes the bull by the horns and kicks some major @#$. Granted…she had a little help from a way-too-sexy-for-his-own-good ginger rocker.‘“Really?” he drawled.“Absolutely. Life is short, Vaughan.” I grinned. “And short or not, I intend to get one.”“One what?”“One life. Just the one. I’m not greedy.”“Right.” The dude did not look convinced. Gosh, I liked him. He was so pretty. He and his cock were the highlights of my day.’Vaughan Hewson…speaking of said sexy ginger rocker…I haven’t crushed this hard on a ginger since Truth or Beard by Penny Reid (and I may or may not being having ginger fantasies involving a crossover with these characters *spoiler alert* - it would be amazing!!!). Vaughan is the epitome of the strong silent type…he reminds me a lot of Ben from Deep - which strangely enough is where we first meet Vaughan. He’s a man of few words but it’s funny how emotive he can be with a simple grunt, it works in so many different ways for his character. I grew strangely addicted to the fact that he didn’t have to say a lot to have a huge impact…I learned to pay attention to his actions and the way he treated others, especially Lydia. And I think it also made me pay attention that much more whenever he did speak and open up…it made those words more valuable and more important. It’s obvious that Vaughan is very reserved…he has lived most of his life without commitments or being tied down because it’s safer that way for him. And then the ultimate commitment lands in his bathtub.‘Our bodies gravitated toward each other. The pull of one messed-up heart to another. I watched him warily, trying to hold something back for safekeeping. It didn’t really work.’Just when I think I’ve read the most creative first time a couple meets…then Kylie has to go and blow them all completely out of the water. I mean…I’ll leave it at this, it involves a runaway bride, a naked ginger and breaking and entering. And you know what…it worked. Brilliantly…effortlessly, and I was beyond hooked from that point forward. To say Vaughan and Lydia’s first few days of knowing each other are a whirlwind would be like saying the sun is ‘kind of’ hot. Everything happens and it’s quick and a little intense and a lot crazy and honestly, I think if they didn’t have each other they might not have survived. They both have their fair share of s#!% going on and it’s like as long as they have each other to hold on to…it’s all good. They ground each other in a way that shouldn’t work for complete strangers but that fact completely and totally melts away. It was really hard for me to remember that they hadn’t known each other for that long because it didn’t feel like a short amount of time and I love it when that happens. It’s like you put two people together and time melts away and is completely inconsequential to the emotions and what is happening between them. That’s what I read romance for, to focus on that and Vaughan and Lydia mastered it without even trying.“You okay?” a deep familiar voice asked me from behind.“Yep. Want to go out with me tonight after work, Vaughan?”First, a gentle tug on my ponytail, then his lips brushed my ear. Christ, I liked that. Goose bumps ran riot down my spine. It was all I could do not to give a happy-girl moan.“You asking me out on a date, Lydia?”“Yes,” I said. “I am.”“Babe, I’d love to.” His hand rose to the back of my neck, stroking, drawing me closer. Hot d@^#, did he have the moves. The man turned my mind to mush.“Something you need to know,” he said. “Before tonight.”“What’s that?”“I put out on the first date,” he told me with a perfectly straight face. “That okay with you?”“Oh, I’m counting on it.” My face might have been aflame, but then so was the rest of my body. “I mean … it would have been so awkward if you expected me to respect you for your mind or something. Yikes, how embarrassing. Between you and me, I’m really only interested in getting into your pants.”The corner of his mouth twitched.“I’m sure you’re a nice guy and all but, priorities, you know?”“I know.” The man’s smile would have made a nun think twice. I never stood a chance. The way it lit his eyes seemed more magic than biology. “All right then.”“We’re all set?”“We are indeed.”I am 1000000% in love with Kylie Scott’s writing. Like I have an increasingly obsessive addiction to it…I crave her writing it because it’s just sheer perfection and feeds a part of my brain that no one else can. I would feel bad about it…but I just can’t. Her humor is perfection – dry, sarcastic, witty, impeccably timed and just flawless…I simply love it. Her characters are downright addictive…I cannot even explain how quickly they worm their way into my heart but it’s like I snap my fingers and I just love them to bits and pieces. She’s insanely creative in completely unique ways…her stories are never predictable for me…I just sit back and enjoy the ride. I don’t even know if it was intentional but Kylie absolutely made me the happiest person in the universe when she had Mal make a cameo towards the end of Dirty…I think it’s physically impossible to not love and adore that man and every time I read him I get the biggest, goofiest grin on my face. I also loved that the book was set in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (if you’ve read any of Joanne Wylde’s books, then that place will totally ring a bell) – I can’t think of any logical reason why but it just added a special little touch for me.‘Our connection was absolute and always would be. No matter where he went. No matter what he did. I’d lost a part of myself to him that I’d never get back. Hell, I gave it, even knowing it wasn’t smart and I might regret it one day soon.Hearts are so stupid.’The ending….kind of snuck up on me. Kylie really strung me along for this one, I was half convinced I wasn’t going to get an HEA but with two minutes left in the final quarter, she mastered the impossible. Giving a completely amazing ending that didn’t feel rushed. Just like everything else with Vaughan and Lydia…what doesn’t work for most couples, works like a charm for them and it was really perfect. What’s even more perfect…Dirty is just the start of the Dive Bar Series! WEEEEE! Gah, all that goodness and it's just the start of my love affair, I'm too excited for words! Twist is the second book and it’s about Joe…which really surprised me! I did not think his book would be next after everything that happened in Dirty but after reading the synopsis…I’m so freaking pumped – I cannot wait to see what Kylie’s genius does with this premise! #DiveBarAddict

'Dirty,' the first book in Kylie Scott's new Dive Bar series, was not what I expected. But that was actually a pleasant surprise. For the heavy material that was touched on, this was actually a light, sweet read, and just the read I needed. From chapter one, I was sucked right into this story, and quickly fell in love with Vaughan and Lydia.I loved Vaughan. He had such a chill presence, but you know under that mellow exterior is a whole lotta deep water. I loved Lydia. Her personality was refreshing, her ability to be honest and push through the awkward was fantastic. And yay for a beautiful, curvy girl full of personality and heart! I loved the way Vaughan and Lydia's friendship developed. There was something truly special in the air that day, and charging their chemistrty forward in such a deep way for such a short period of time. But in spite of the abbreviated time period, I bought their relationship hook, line, and sinker. They were a really great couple, who happened upon each other in the oddest sort of circumstance. But funnily enough, that really worked for them. It took a real stroke of luck to bring these two together. What seemed like bad luck turned into the best luck of all. I really hope they make lots of appearances in the rest of the series, because I can't get enough of them.I also liked the new characters brought into the story, setting up the atmosphere for the series and future books. Dive Bar is fun and is loaded with interesting characters. The only drawback for me was that these secondary characters were chock full of drama. I could have used a bit less of it, especially one set of circumstances in particular. It just made me sad in an otherwise fun and sweet story. But I'm definitely interested in where these other characters and their lives are going. I'm buckled in for the ride.

Spin-off de la serie Stage dive la cual me súper encanto, y esta pues... No tanto pero no está tan mal, presentan más personajes muy interesantes, mucho mucho drama, y por supuesto sabemos más sobre la vida de los integrantes de Stage dive (suspiro) lo que no me gusto fue mmm el principio , está como que raro, a lo mejor quería más de la serie original

Salve readers, oggi torno a parlarvi di un libro della bravissima Kylie Scott, il primo volume della Dive Bar Series, edito per noi dalla Newton Compton Editori, sto parlando di Dirty.Già il titolo è tutto un programma “sporco”, di cosa immaginate che parli? Al di là di cosa può suggerire il titolo, Dirty è una storia ironica, divertente, piccante e a modo suo anche romantica.La scrittura della Scott è sempre molto coinvolgente, riesce a raccontare storie, a volte anche dolorose, con una vena ironica che ti lega alle pagine senza lasciarti la possibilità di leggerla un po’ alla volta, una volta iniziata l’unica soluzione è arrivare alla fine, solo allora ti sentirai bene, soddisfatta.Ed è stato così anche stavolta. Dirty racconta una storia tanto assurda da poter essere vera, e non solo frutto della fantasia di una bravissima autrice.Lydia è cresciuta in una famiglia anaffettiva, i suoi genitori avevano sempre di meglio da fare che dedicarsi a lei, così quando ha conosciuto Chris che sembrava incarnare il prototipo dell’uomo perfetto, o perlomeno del suo ideale di uomo, non ci ha pensato due volte: ci è uscita, si è innamorata e dopo quattro mesi di fidanzamento è pronta a sposarlo.... Vaughan è un musicista, un chitarrista di discreta fama, in un momento di difficoltà, la sua band si è sciolta e si ritrova senza lavoro, senza soldi e con una sconosciuta con addosso un abito da sposa a brandelli in casa.... Troverete la recensione completa nel Blog Recesnioni Young Adult

From the first word . . . I was hooked. Great characters, fun story line, real problems and solutions.Love this book.Read it.Yes, I am telling you to read it. You will love it. Honest.Go pee first, you will probably read this all in one setting.And get a snack.Maybe a blanket - depending on the weather. ;)

Eu achei a leitura ok e a história tem cenas meio ridículas.A heroína descobre no dia do casamento que o noivo é gay e ao fugir se esconde na banheira da casa do herói.Os dois formam um amizade com benefícios e tem data marcada para terminar.Acabam se envolvendo e criando sentimentos verdadeiros entre eles.Os personagens secundários são interessantes e fiquei curiosa sobre a irmã do herói.------------I think that reading was ok and the story has some kind of ridiculous scenes.The heroine discovers on her wedding day that her fiance is gay and she flees and ends up hiding in the bathtub in our hero's House.The two heroes form a friendship with benefits that has scheduled to end when both get out of town.Become involved and creating real feelings between them.The secondary characters are interesting and I was curious about the hero's sister.

The reason I write this is, that I read a bad review about this book, she wrote that it was a good beginning but than went bad, that it is not believable, that you live in a town and don't have any friends. I think that a load of crap, if you work hard most of the times you are glad you are home and not go out to look for friends. But enough of that. The book was great witty dialogues nice character's, short the full package. So what's not to like.