Tattoos, house fires, and house arrest: It’s Christmas with the Band!All Jax wants for Christmas is for his favorite people to get along. So when he takes Ava home for the holidays, she vows to finally make peace with his drummer.What she gets instead is a house fire, house arrest, and the kind of dinner none of them will ever forget.This comic romp of a holiday story wraps up the world of the … a holiday story wraps up the world of the Sex, Love and Rock and Roll series in a red lacy bow. Click now to have Christmas with the Band!
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I’ve loved this whole series – read in order. Michelle Hazen has a great way of writing that brings her characters to life with quirky personalities, funny repartes, emotional depth (even if they are just trying to wrap their minds and hearts around it), and of course their own personal demons. There are plenty of sexy times along the way, heartache, betrayal, determination, hope, forgiveness. The interplay between the characters makes them really feel like a family and I for one am sorry to see this series come to an end. Will definitely look to read more by Michelle Hazen. She’s one of those authors that I know I will love whatever she writes… Read this series and I challenge you not to fall for Jera, Jax and Danny (and their significant others, Jacob, Kate and Ava), despite all their flaws.
This quick enjoyable read is book 3.5 in the Sex, Love, and Rock and Roll series. It is not a standalone so I do recommend starting with book 1. Christmas With the Band is told from Ava’s POV. She is still with Jax (one of my favorite couples!) and they are off to spend Christmas with his band, The Red Letters. This novella is not a standalone – the previous books from this series should be read first.
One thing that I like about Michelle’s Hazen’s books is the character development. They are all strong and have traits that make them unique and flaws that sometimes want to shake some sense into them. She makes them human. In this case, there were times that I wanted to snap at Jera. We met Ava in Jax’s book “Insatiable” and the author painted her as a type A, in control character who bonded with Jax. Yes, she had faults and one of her actions hurt those in the band, but she also owned up to them in a very public way. Yet even though she has apologized and the rest of the band, including Jax, have forgiven her, Jada still cannot let go. Jada slings cruel words towards Ava.
I really enjoyed having this novella told from Ava’s POV. She was a character that I had a little more difficulty identifying with previously and it was good to really see her thoughts and feelings. I also loved “meeting up” with all my favorite characters. I do wish the novella was a little longer because I would have like to have seen further into the future i.e. Jada having her baby and how things go with Danny’s cancer, with those told from their POV. It is a bittersweet end to this rockstar series. I fell in love all the characters and I am sad that the series is over but, I am happy that they all got their HEAs.
I received this book as an ARC and I voluntarily leave this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Hazen gives one last glimpse of the chaos as we say goodbye to the band. Will Ava and Jax finally get it right? Christmas with the Band is a heartwarming chance to feel the burn before the fire fades away. Family is never easy, but opening yourself to love is even harder. Witness what it means to be a family, one frustrating, aggravating step at a time.