Laura’s Review of Lights to My Siren (The Heroes of Dixie Wardens MC, #1) by Lani Lynn Vale

Synopsis

You’re The Lights...

Sebastian had one rule.

No women on the back of his bike. Period.

The one time he broke that rule, he killed the woman that was carrying his child.

Then comes Baylee Roberts. She makes Sebastian want to break every single rule he’d ever implemented. Hell, but she even makes him consider that dreaded H word. A helmet.

To My...

Baylee Roberts innocently walked into her bathroom never expecting that she’d find a man in there. It is her bathroom after all, and she lives alone.

From the instant he placed his hat on her head to protect her from the sun, Baylee’s mind becomes filled with thoughts of a certain biker.

She really shouldn't go there. There’s no telling what kind of dangerous things he does for The Dixie Wardens MC.

Siren...

Nothing is ever as easy as it should be. Their relationship’s one of them.

Baylee’s brother is a cop. Baylee’s father is a cop. Which inevitably means that Baylee’s going to have certain hang-ups about being with a man like himself.

Sebastian has a lot on his plate with his busy job as a firefighter, a single father, and the vice president of The Dixie Wardens MC.

Not enough, though, to keep him away from Baylee.
When a series of arsons rattle their hometown and puts Sebastian’s life on the line, Baylee finally realizes the only fire Sebastian can’t put out is the one inside her heart. 

What I Loved

        

          I really enjoy a series where you don’t just get to know the two main characters but all the background characters as well.  I love that as the series moves on you don’t just fall in love with a couple people you fall in love with a whole group of them and this series definitely has the potential for that. 

The foundation of the story was spot on and I really loved the character development on top of that.  Sebastian is one sexy fireman/ MC vice president and a whole hell of a lot of other things.  I love how in love he is with Baylee and how possessive he instantly gets when another man comes sniffing around.  I have a weakness for alphas with tempers, and Sebastian definitely fits into that category.  I really enjoy the character of Baylee as well, she’s one sexy woman who knows what she has and owns it.  She doesn’t expect a man to take care of her and has no problem doing it all her own.  She’s definitely a very relatable character and it’s easy to become engrossed in her happiness.

Not So Much

          I really wanted to absolutely love this book, and maybe that’s my own fault for having such high expectations but there was just a lot wrong.  I felt like the story was being talked at me, instead of to me and it kept me from being completely invested in the plot.  The story was spotty at times, and I felt some paragraphs were just randomly put in there that served no purpose towards the plot.  Tons of details were described of Baylee’s job and her policies and procedures but the same attention was not paid towards what details actually mattered.  I have no idea what Baylee’s house looked like, all I know is that it has a pool.  The same can be said for Sebastian’s house (although there was a little bit more detail) the MC club house, or where either of them worked.

          There was so much inconsistency that it kept me from getting emotionally invested in the story as well.  At one point Sebastian & Baylee go visit grave sites and one person Baylee visits is named in the book.  Then the very next scene the person’s grave comes up again and the person has a completely different name.  There was just a ton of that type of inconsistency throughout the story that really knocked the plot out of place. 

Also, a lot of the times the sentences would go from first person point of view to third person and that just totally confused me and made me angry.  On top of that there was just a ton of grammar mistakes, I usually don’t mention grammar mistakes but there was just way too many of them that it distracted me.

To Sum It All Up!

          I went into this book hoping that I would find another series that I could fall in love with.  This story definitely had the potential to be that for me, but there was just too many errors and holes in the plot that it irritated me.  I wish there was more attention paid to the main characters of the book as far as their looks and actions rather than what an EMT does on a daily basis.  I love that there was a ton of information about that kind of stuff but when it’s not followed through to other parts of the plot it shows the weaknesses more than bringing out the strengths.  I love series that introduce the reader to a whole group of characters because you get to know so many different personalities so personally and this MC series definitely offers that.  I just wish the structure and grammar were stronger because this is definitely a series I know I would’ve loved.