“For I am Malcolm, Lord of the Sex” – Malcolm “Mal” Ericson
Yeah, yeah, I know I could
have chosen a different quote to start this review off, but to be honest, I
love this and it really reminds me of Mal.
So there it is!
Play is book two of the Stage
Dive series by Kylie Scott. The series is about a band named Stage Dive. Lick is book one and its focus is on David
Ferris the band’s lead guitarist, and the woman who steals his heart; Ev.
Play is focused on Mal Ericson the drummer
and the girl he falls for; Anne Rollins.
Malcolm “Mal” Ericson is tall and blond, with eyes that change between green and hazel depending on his mood. He’s got
muscular “drummer’s” arms and “hooker lips, high cheekbones and a notch in his
chin” – Is how Anne describes Mal. Yeah, it’s safe to say Mal
is hot!! But Mal is also the constant
joker and manwhore too!
Anne Rollins is one of Mal’s
biggest fans. She grew up with posters
of him all over her walls. Small, athletic with orange hair and blue eyes, she
is beautiful!
Anne meets Mal at a party at
Ev and David’s condo. Ev used to live
next door to Anne with her roommate Lauren, who still lives there. Lauren drags Anne to the party after she's had a very a very
bad day, which left her broke, shy of a roommate and next month’s rent. Being a huge Stage Dive fan Anne reluctantly
goes with Lauren.
Anne finds herself on
the balcony talking on the phone to her friend and crush Reese about her
predicament; she is startled to find Mal on the balcony with her. Anne is completely star struck at seeing her
teen crush! After offering her a beer and questioning who she's on the phone with. Mal
begins to tease Anne telling her she has “crazy eyes” for him. He is a huge flirt and loves to joke and talk
dirty to her. Mal is over the top flirting and joking with Anne all night, leaving a furious Ev telling Mal to stay away from her friends.
The next day as Anne arrives
home from work she is speechless to find brand new furniture and Malcolm
Ericson in her apartment, stating that he is her new roommate. In between all of his joking and sexual
innuendo, Mal asks Anne to be his pretend girlfriend. He will not tell Anne the reason why, but says
he will pay the rent and live there for a while. Anne reluctantly agrees, because, well it is Malcolm
Ericson and she needs the help. How bad
can it be? They set up boundaries for their
fake relationship and sex is off limits, kissing is ok.
Things between Anne and Mal
heat up rather quickly as Mal spends one night kissing Anne many different ways
to try to gain her approval as she has told him his kisses were “okay”. Soft, and hard, with or without teeth, tongue
and hand placement, all different kisses from Malcolm. Anne knew she was in trouble! Malcolm had a way of making her feel like he
was really into her and making her forget they were just pretending.
Spending so much time with
Mal was so confusing. Mal was jealous of
Reece (who now decided he was interested in Anne), and he made her feel
wanted. Mal was protective and flirty
and he always seemed sincere to her.
He constantly joked and teased her about his desire for her and how much
he cared for her. Lines were definitely
blurring, making Anne feel like he really wasn’t pretending after all.
Mal and Anne couldn’t deny
their attraction and decide to give their relationship a go for real.
Anne could not have been happier until one day at band practice an old hook-up
has Mal quickly forgetting about Anne.
Mal reverted back to his old flirty, handsy ways. Hurt and
humiliated Anne in front of the band and the other women. Anne left with the girls for a night out and
wondered if Mal would wind up in the other woman’s bed. Mal showed up frantic to the apartment the next day after
Anne’s seemingly break up texts. He
explained how sorry he was and that he spent the night alone in his band-mate
Ben’s room alone.
Anne and Mal had dinner with
Mal’s parents, who loved her. Things seemed to going great with them and they
finally gave in to all of the sexual tension that had been building up between
them. Mal still would not talk about why he needed a pretend girlfriend in the
first place. Anne knew he was hiding
something, and she hoped he would tell her soon. She was worried as she saw him become sad for
a bit, then immediately turn it around and make a joke.
Anne finally learning what
Mal’s secret was, after a fight with his band mates and during a drunken declaration of love
by Mal, Anne knew she was completely in love with him. Drinking and manic behavior seemed to be the
way Mal dealt with his heartbreak.
Drunkenly proposing to Anne in front of his parents, his band mates and
a crowd after a concert was a big problem for Anne. After Anne turned him down Mal took off. He was gone and Anne did not hear another
word from him. The tour was cancelled
and Mal and the rest of the band were gone dealing with Mal’s secret, Anne was
very much alone, sad and miserable. She
lost the love of her life.
Will Mal realize how much he
loves Anne and come back for her? Will
Reece win Anne for himself? Will Mal’s
secret destroy him? Read Play and you
will find out!
This book was fantastic! I
really loved the way it made me feel! Mal was so much fun and so adorable he
had me laughing and swooning at the same time!
Don’t let all the joking fool you though, Malcolm was intense and hot as
well. He said and did so many wild things;
I just have to share a few!
Mal- “Hello, Anne’s
clitoris. It’s me, Malcolm, your lord
and master”
Mal- “Whatever you’re
imagining, it’s bigger” Anne- “I’m
not imagining anything” Mal- “I’m
serious, it’s basically a monster. I
cannot control it” Anne- “Malcolm” Mal-“You’re pretty much going to need a
whip and chair to tame it, Anne”
Mal- “Ah man, I’m not sure I
can stick my dick in a woman who doesn’t even know who John Bonham is” Anne- “Stick your dick in? Did you actually
say that?” Mal- “Make love. I meant make love… of course. I would never
just stick my dick in you. I would make mad, passionate love to this sweet,
sweet body of yours for days, no, weeks.
It would be beautiful, pumpkin. There’d be little angels, and birdies,
and you know… all just hanging around, watching. Perverts”
Yeah, Malcolm said all that
and it totally worked for him and this book! Mal was funny, sweet, hot, sexy
and did I say hot? Yeah, Malcolm Ericson
is definitely book boyfriend material! I
swear just writing this review makes me want to go straight to a re-read!!!
Definitely earned 5 lip
smacks from me!!!
About the Author: Addison Moore is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her work has been featured in Cosmopolitan magazine. Previously she worked for nearly a decade as a therapist on a locked psychiatric unit. She resides with her husband, four wonderful children, and two dogs on the West Coast where she eats too much chocolate and stays up way too late. When she's not writing, she's reading.
