Chaos: Mayhem Series #3

Shawn has been one of my favorite characters of the Mayhem series from the beginning so I was excited to finally get to read his book. (Although I'm probably most interested in Mike's story.) I enjoyed how Riot really set up things for Shawn and Kit. We're introduced to Kit in Riot and we even find out about how she and Shawn shared a night back in high school. Yet I feel like Riot and the description of Chaos made it seem like Kit had some plan to win Shawn's affections only to make him "eat his heart out" by revealing that she was only in it for revenge, but that's just not how things go.As the description says, Kit did basically fall in love with Shawn when she was fifteen, but in that obsessive, love-you-from-a-distance kind of way you do at that age. She started playing the guitar because of him also, but he broke her heart. She thinks she's moved on, but the pull she feels toward him is even more genuine the more she gets to know the real Shawn.Shawn's been around over the last two books, but it was nice to see that he didn't take that same approach once Kit appeared on the scene. I'm not entirely sure if that's because he was attracted to her from the beginning or because he was trying to be respectful of having a girl in the band, but either way, it was nice to see him control himself. We learn a good bit more about him with seeing how much he organizes things for the band. It's almost like he's the manager as well as a member of the band. Plus he writes songs as much as Adam. Very attractive. And I have to give him props for not rushing things with Kit even when there were a couple of times that he probably could have.From a logistical standpoint, Chaos has a lot of f-bombs. They are a rock band. And Kit is surrounded by older, domineering brothers. So be aware of that. Although, I did feel like the physical scenes were toned down from what I expected. Or maybe just coming off Joel and Dee it felt like Shawn and Kit's story didn't revolve around the physical as much. I will say that although I liked Kit's twin relationship with Kale and even her relationship with all of her brothers, I wish we didn't have to delve so much into what was going on with Kale.The only quotes I highlighted were about Mike, but I'll share my absolute favorite one:-"Look...when I meet my wife, I don't want to have to explain to her why I slept with a hundred chicks before I met her, okay?"Amen, Mike! Amen! I can't wait to read his story.I picked Chaos up when I did because I needed to follow up a more weighty book with something that I could read quickly without too much heaviness. Chaos fit the bill. It was exactly what I needed at the time. Chaos gets 4 Stars. Have you read Chaos? What did you think? Let me know!

obsession. That was the night she lost her virginity to Shawn Scarlett and she would never forget it.Fast forward it to 6 years later and Last to Know needed a guitarist due to firing the last one because he overstepped with Rowan's best friend Dee. Everyone seemed to love her but Shawn and he acted as if he didn't remember her but Kit never forgot that night. Now hoping she would get a call back and her dreams to be a rock star would come true.With a new album just release the band had to tour now Kit was stuck on a tour bus across from Shawn until the tour was over. After the initially Shawn being a dick, they became close and wrote new lyrics together and the attraction they felt could no longer be avoided. No one knew of their little secret now Kit was in fear of losing Shawn, the band and the approval of her family.

This book may be ok for younger audiences but certainly not for adults. SPOILERS...The first scene is Kit at a party where her brothers are with older people. She loses her virginity...during the party to her idol or crush or whatever you want to call him. She is 15, yes 15 yrs old and loses her virginity during a party when they leave the room the brothers are like dude thats my sister and she is 15. Cops are at the door...and fast forward 6 years. I didn't get it. Why set the scene up like that if you we not going to explore it. Can you say statutory rape? The whole story that follows I just didn't get either. Did he remember her or not? He has her name. he knows who her brothers are and he really doesn't rmbr having sex with an under age girl when the cops show up? I did finish the book but honestly I just couldn't get past that scene. Won't be reading this author again. Too immature subject matter for me.

I didn't think this series could get any better. Don't let my earlier four star ratings on the previous reviews fool you, I loved them both but there were some small things to keep them from being five stars, but this was a five star book. I loved the previous two couples; Rowan and Adam, Dee and Joel, but I LOVED Kit and Shawn.Quick recap: Kit joined the band at the end of the last book, weird vibes go down between Kit and Shawn. Kit starts playing with the band and is sheer rock-star awesome. She's had to lie to her family about who else is in the band, but she goes out on a one month tour with them. During that one month of close quarters, she and Shawn get cozy, until their history gets in the way. Shenanigans ensue.I looooove second chance romance. I love the ensemble cast of characters that have made this series truly enjoyable. I love that this story, for the most part, because it syncs with the timeline of the events from the last book (poor Joel). I've used the word loved a lot in this review but that is how invested I am in this series.Like the other books, Chaos is told in a first person POV right up until the epilogue when it switches to Shawn's. This book maybe doesn't have as much as steam as the last, there definitely is a slow burn, and I appreciated every minute of it. I'm excited and a little hesitant to see which direction the series goes with Mike's book now that The Last Ones to Know are ready to make it big. I really hope that the upcoming book Havoc is not the last of this series. All I know now though is that I can't wait to get Mike's story, he truly deserves his happily ever after!