The English Roses admonishing her older provocative self. Madonna's narration was described by Ginny Dougary as "bossy". She also found parallels with the singer's childhood in "The English Roses". "Slate"s Polly Shulman found the book to be "charmless, didactic" and egoistic since she felt it revolved around Madonna and her daughter. Shulman added that ""The English Roses" is a dull little thing, though not incompetent. Madonna does understand the basic structure of storytelling—perhaps too well", with multiple cliches present while making the titular characters "so passive that they might as well be good." David Kipen of the "San Francisco Chronicle" humorously said that
The New Roses Serum 114 and opened for Saxon in December. In February 2017, The New Roses played their first three shows in England, which included performances in London, Derby, and Nottingham. In April 2017, The New Roses played a two-week tour in Spain followed by shows in France. In June, The New Roses joined The Dead Daisies for their tour as special guest for their shows in Germany, Switzerland, and France as a warm up for their show at Hellfest which also included performances by Airbourne, Steel Panther, and Aerosmith. In August of 2017 The New Roses released their 3rd album "One