Moxie (Rock-Hard Beautiful Book 3) Kindle Edition

Out of all three book I think the first one was my favorite. Before the end of a book there's always a bit of angst that keep you at the edge of ur seat. That was book one when lily ended locked out of the concert and seeing the guys in book one by Octavia. It had drama, romance and all the good things. Book two was kinda bland in comparison. The little issues that Could've lead to the climax of the book got solved pretty easily and quickly, there was no drama really, but I guess it was ok since the biggest obstacle seem to be be Paxton's parents. Again, I big no. Everything that seemed to be a big deals was nothing. Everything was downplayed and And the important issues to be solve where solved with such ease that I don't remember why it was such a bit deal in the first place. All the important scenes were fast paced and the book appeared to be a big nonsense end just thrown together for the heck of it. It was pretty bland and nothing new for the the ending of a book. I wish we could've seen lily pregnant and with a family, a couple years into the future. I love the first book and could stand the second one, but the third was a bit of a let down.

The definition of Moxie is force of character, determination, or nerve. There's nothing mentioned about it being hot, sexy, emotional, sweet or being the perfect ending to the Rock-Hard Beautiful Trilogy. C.M. Stunich's Moxie definitely deserves the second definition. This is the final book for Lilith and the boys of Beauty in Lies. The band and their girl are on the world tour. It seems the shows are the only effortless part of the tour however. The guys and Lilith have settled into their unique relationship and it's working; making everyone happy in all sorts of combinations. The L word is even being thrown around. Lil has the guys sight-seeing every stop of the tour and the guys are all loving seeing Lil this happy. But there are still problems to be faced; Paxton's parents and fianceé, Muse's past, Mikey's brother Tim, Pax's and Ransom's relationship, Cope's mom. What will happen when the tour is over? Where will Lil live? How will they all be when life returns to normal? All of these issues are addressed and answered. All loose ends are tied up.If I had a complaint about the book, it would be the fast pace. It only makes sense that it moves quickly since the band is on tour, but I would have liked it to slow down once it was over. More normal time in Seattle would have been awesome. More details, more time with the guys individually and as a group would have been appreciated. I'm greedy this way. Maybe we will get a holiday Novella? Art show, wedding+commitment ceremony, baby??I love that there were no loose ends. Each one of the individual relationships was a focus at some point in the book and the group became stronger because of it. It was good to see the group with lessened pain and angst. Lilith Goode, the once-broken little girl was key to making everyone whole. Everyone has problems; some people just have issues that are more apparent to the world. This belief and her ability to forgive, accept, and empathize were what made her fit perfectly with each of the guys. I loved how she made each one feel special and completely loved. And that they did the same for her. I will miss Lil and her guys from the band.

This series will be my top two favorite CM Stunich reads of all time—second to HAVOC—and I felt my heart break while reading the last sentences of the book. Even though this series wasn’t as long as HAVOC (I think, because I finished this in three days while it took me 5~7 days to finish HAVOC), the story wrapped me so tightly with its presence that I couldn’t get enough and I turn every page like I’m gasping for air.The reason for my tears at the ending though was not because of the story, not at all, since it ended with a ‘Happily Ever After’ (although i’m gonna wait patiently for Reverie) but because of how it was written. Those last lines were exactly how I felt with this story that I started to sob.**VERY LIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD**ANYWAYS, for this book, we got to focus more on Paxton, Derek, and a little bit of Michael—their problems and issues, and more planning of how Lilith and her men plan to continue their life after the tour, and also more progress in their relationship. I’m not sure count-wise but I felt that there were less steamy scenes in this one compared to the former books but every time there was, the spiciness didn’t lessen at all. There was just more plot, and more conversations and I think that was a beautiful way to make way for the ending.I really loved this series and I was wishing to see more of Lilith and her five rockstars’ everyday life away from tour and I am hoping that Reverie will come soon so I can revisit this world because I will for sure miss these characters.Final harem ranking (for now, I guess): Derek = Cope > Ransom > Paxton > MichaelI’m surprised that I didn’t get to love them all equally by the end but I felt a little bit lacking with Michael’s presence. I’ve also seen similarities between my faves in HAVOC—Hael and Cal—and Derek and Cope because those pairs have some real platonic yet tight bromance going on between them. I love it ♡

So when I read the first book ”Groupie” I was overwhelmed by all the negativity, pain and all the raw feelings that were on each and every page. Did I love it? No, I honestly did not! I felt that the book was too painful for me. I still kept the score high, because it takes some serious writing to make me feel like that, and I admire that about C.M. Stunich! So I continued and read the second book “Roadie”, which was right up my alley. Yes, the pain is still there but it no longer feels wrong or morbid. I might be a prude, but it doesn’t sit right with me when someone is thinking “oh no, daddy died” while someone is thrusting inside them!! However, I feel that C.M. Stunich made the balance more tolerable in “Roadie”, and almost beautiful in “Moxie”.Still, I’m once again sat with mixed emotions because I’m not sure I’m quite happy with how this Rock-Hard Beautiful series ended. Is it because I never really wanted it to end? Very possible! But I feel that Muse, Copeland, Michael, Paxton & Ransom has so much more to offer to Lilith, and to me. I do like that there’s kind of an epilogue in the end, that tells us a little bit about how life goes on. But I’m not ashamed to admit I’m greedy and thus, I want more!I want to know more about Paxton and Ransom’s relationship. I want to know what Muse’s place is in it, how does he work through his demons? How does Michael cope with the sharing, in the long run? Does Lilith have a relationship with Copelands mum? Because I feel like she would help take care of her.Was the book bad? No, it was explosive and awesome! But I just can’t shake the feeling that I’m not done with these 6 people. Maybe it’s wishful thinking, maybe it’s just pure greed. But one thing is certain, I’ll be reading these masterpieces over and over again.

I feel like this book was a bit stretched out. There was an awful lot about travel that didn’t actually move the story forward that much, just shared a lot about the weird and wonderful places around the world that they visited on the world tour.There was key stuff that happened in the book, but those could quite have easily been included in the previous book and the trilogy could have been a duet. However, this book is needed to round out the series, because there is plot that needs to unravel before the story can end with an HEA.In a way I wish there were more of an epilogue about what happened a few years down the line, to show what living a ‘normal’ life would be like for the sextet. It’s just as well that I have an active imagination and write that plot inside my head.I’m a little sad that this third book didn’t live up to the same emotional highs that the first two books did, but maybe it needed one book of stretched out living between the traumatic parts to bring the reader back to earth without too much sobbing. It was still a great series, that I enjoyed a lot.

One of my favorite series of books I've read. The first book consumed me...I read it twice just to re-live it. All of the boys are beautiful and each of their stories took my breath away. Lilith's story was tragic but i think the boys were the real story. I put off reading the second book cause i didn't want the dynamics to change or the story to end....I finally read the second book and almost cried at the development of each of the boys feelings towards Lil. I'll be honest the boy on boy twist blew me away and made me want to cry it was so beautifully written ( i say twist but i'd like to say i saw it coming and it made me happy ). Muse's revelation tore me to pieces and i couldn't wait to see him heal...although how that worked out almost destroyed me ~( in the 3rd book ) . I put off reading the last book as once again i didn't want to see the end of these boys that have burned them selves in my reading memory. I did find the 3rd book a bit rushed and some of the key elements were missing for me...The answers from Muse and Pax's healing....Ran's feelings towards the relationship between his two lovers...I felt it could have been pushed a bit more and it was a bit flat towards the end when they all returned to normal life. I do have to say though one of the most beautiful pieces in this book was at the end...The kitchen interaction between Pax and Ran....After Pax gave Lilith her brushes and placed something in Rans pocket ( i can't reveal )...I loved it and god it made me so happy, I will continue to re read these books and i will recommend to anyone who wants a brilliant well written love story with hot guys and a strong female.

I really enjoyed this book I found I enjoyed it more than the second book I felt with the second book pax and ram distance themselves from the others I know they were figuring things out but it seemed they wasn't together as a group after that I know it includes that they were but I just didn't feel it but I think with this book you see them more as a group plus other relationships and see how it blends together within the group I liked the way the story was rounded off just wish there would of been a epilogue maybe 10 years later just to see if she did have a kid with each of them

So this is the last of the series and I cant tell you how gutted I am that it's the third and final one. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO END! I NEED MORE! Give me a second to compose myself.Ahem. Anyway. This book was very much worth the wait. Again, it was just as good, if not better, than Groupie and Roadie. That's hard to accomplish, so super props for that alone.I didn't want to put the book down, and, if truth be told, it very rarely was until I finished. By the end of this book, I was just totally in love with every one of the characters. I loved reading them all grow as people, and reading their relationship developing and how they learnt to be together.So, to simply put it, this series ROCKS. Honestly, this was the first series of C.M. Stunich's that I read and I stumbled across the series by accident, but it was one of the best darn accidents I've had. Couldn't get enough of it. So take my five stars! I gladly give them.