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verloren918's review
2.5
A bit better than the other two, even though the entire premise was absolutely ridiculous, and I never really got over that.
More than that, it features something that I've pointed out in some of Albert's work before- a disdain for queer people who may be out to a few select people, but remain closeted for their own reasons, even if they're very good ones. This drives me fucking nuts. We do not owe anyone our outness. Period. Michelin doesn't even do it on his own, he's outed against his will, and it's understandable that he struggles with it, even without considering the homophobic country music culture he's in. And yet, somehow it's always him that's framed as being wrong when Lucky is a pushy asshole about it. Lucky has his own issues to deal with, but he gets a free pass for some reason I don't understand. Michelin is an adorable dork and I totally get where he's coming from pretty much always, even when I don't agree with him. Lucky's just kind of a dick half the time because it's his way or the highway and who cares if he hurts other people- it's their own fault for not going his way, right? And yet it's inevitably Michelin who gives in, who does the public song and dance routine, literally. He deserves way more than Lucky tbh.
More than that, it features something that I've pointed out in some of Albert's work before- a disdain for queer people who may be out to a few select people, but remain closeted for their own reasons, even if they're very good ones. This drives me fucking nuts. We do not owe anyone our outness. Period. Michelin doesn't even do it on his own, he's outed against his will, and it's understandable that he struggles with it, even without considering the homophobic country music culture he's in. And yet, somehow it's always him that's framed as being wrong when Lucky is a pushy asshole about it. Lucky has his own issues to deal with, but he gets a free pass for some reason I don't understand. Michelin is an adorable dork and I totally get where he's coming from pretty much always, even when I don't agree with him. Lucky's just kind of a dick half the time because it's his way or the highway and who cares if he hurts other people- it's their own fault for not going his way, right? And yet it's inevitably Michelin who gives in, who does the public song and dance routine, literally. He deserves way more than Lucky tbh.
jodi_ice's review
5.0
Cawpile: 5* 9.79
I’ve loved this series, just the right mix of fun, cute, angst and smut.
I’ve loved this series, just the right mix of fun, cute, angst and smut.
rebeccabadger's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Homophobia
Moderate: Death of parent
ashish_ras's review
5.0
Intense and entertaining
Lucky and Michelin have a love-hate relationship. The conflict and the character journeys keep you hooked till the end. The back story and turmoil are well built.
Lucky and Michelin have a love-hate relationship. The conflict and the character journeys keep you hooked till the end. The back story and turmoil are well built.
lifeand100books's review
3.0
I had issues with the generalization of how the south and country music fans would respond to a gay country star. While there are a lot of anti-gay people in both groups, the world is changing and starting to speak out against LGTBQ hate. I understood it was projected this way for Michelin's character development, but wish it wasn't such a sweeping generalization.
I loved Michelin and Lucky though, and the way they both figured out how the other worked. The way they worked off the other's energy is how partnerships are supposed to function. Seeing them figure that out and get their personal shit together was great.
I loved Michelin and Lucky though, and the way they both figured out how the other worked. The way they worked off the other's energy is how partnerships are supposed to function. Seeing them figure that out and get their personal shit together was great.
ofbooksandromance's review
2.0
2 stars
I have very mixed feelings about this series. Book one didn’t work for me, but I loved book 2 so I was very hopeful that I would enjoy this one too, but sadly, it also didn’t work for me.
Quick summary: Michelin is closeted country star and Lucky is a go go dancer trying to make it into the dancing world and Michelin goes to the club where Lucky dances and Michelin ends up being outed. Michelin and Lucky start to fake date because the label think it might help Michelin’s career.
Let me just start by saying that I don’t really enjoy angst, I like when my books are happy and I don’t have a high tolerance for angst, which really didn’t help me here because this entire book is very sad and angsty, so thats the first thing that didn’t work for me. I really appreciated Michelin’s character but he had a lot of internalized homophobia and it got way too heavy for me after a while. It was really well done though, just not for me.
Honestly, there are a couple of things that really bothered me with this book but the biggest one is Lucky. I just didn’t like him, at all. He wasn’t very nice to Michelin most of the time and it really bothered me, I just thought he could have done much better.
I really want to talk about one thing though. So the big conflict of the book was because Michelin didn’t want to be an out and proud country singer, he just wanted to stay in his corner and sign his music and Lucky wanted him to be proud of them or he couldn’t be with him. So they break up at 75% because of that. But Lucky also betrays Michelin in the worst way, which I thought was way worst than what Michelin did. Yet Michelin was the only one to apologize and do a public gesture where he signs a song he wrote for Lucky, but Lucky barely apologized for betraying him and I thought it wasn’t fair at all. Like sure Michelin had some issues and maybe wasn’t the most proud, but he wasn’t the one the worst one in the situation to me. To explain it, Michelin told Lucky that was in love with a guy before and that he broke his heart and then Lucky accepts to dance in that guy’s music video (that is only doing it to hurt Michelin) because it will help his career and he never cares about hurting Michelin’s feelings. And then Lucky backs out of it BUT he says it’s because it would make him look bad and all and not because of Michelin. To me he should have said no because it would hurt his man and he knew it. I really really hated that. It was a massive betrayal to me and I didn’t like how it was shown like it wasn’t a big thing, it was really important to me. And I don’t see how they can have a strong relationship after that.
I just want to mention one thing that I really liked and that was the fact that Michelin is demisexual. It was really nicely done and I loved how he discovered his sexuality and how he burned for Lucky, that was really nice.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange of my honest opinion
I have very mixed feelings about this series. Book one didn’t work for me, but I loved book 2 so I was very hopeful that I would enjoy this one too, but sadly, it also didn’t work for me.
Quick summary: Michelin is closeted country star and Lucky is a go go dancer trying to make it into the dancing world and Michelin goes to the club where Lucky dances and Michelin ends up being outed. Michelin and Lucky start to fake date because the label think it might help Michelin’s career.
Let me just start by saying that I don’t really enjoy angst, I like when my books are happy and I don’t have a high tolerance for angst, which really didn’t help me here because this entire book is very sad and angsty, so thats the first thing that didn’t work for me. I really appreciated Michelin’s character but he had a lot of internalized homophobia and it got way too heavy for me after a while. It was really well done though, just not for me.
Honestly, there are a couple of things that really bothered me with this book but the biggest one is Lucky. I just didn’t like him, at all. He wasn’t very nice to Michelin most of the time and it really bothered me, I just thought he could have done much better.
I really want to talk about one thing though. So the big conflict of the book was because Michelin didn’t want to be an out and proud country singer, he just wanted to stay in his corner and sign his music and Lucky wanted him to be proud of them or he couldn’t be with him. So they break up at 75% because of that. But Lucky also betrays Michelin in the worst way, which I thought was way worst than what Michelin did. Yet Michelin was the only one to apologize and do a public gesture where he signs a song he wrote for Lucky, but Lucky barely apologized for betraying him and I thought it wasn’t fair at all. Like sure Michelin had some issues and maybe wasn’t the most proud, but he wasn’t the one the worst one in the situation to me. To explain it, Michelin told Lucky that was in love with a guy before and that he broke his heart and then Lucky accepts to dance in that guy’s music video (that is only doing it to hurt Michelin) because it will help his career and he never cares about hurting Michelin’s feelings. And then Lucky backs out of it BUT he says it’s because it would make him look bad and all and not because of Michelin. To me he should have said no because it would hurt his man and he knew it. I really really hated that. It was a massive betrayal to me and I didn’t like how it was shown like it wasn’t a big thing, it was really important to me. And I don’t see how they can have a strong relationship after that.
I just want to mention one thing that I really liked and that was the fact that Michelin is demisexual. It was really nicely done and I loved how he discovered his sexuality and how he burned for Lucky, that was really nice.
I received an ARC of this book in exchange of my honest opinion
faustin2nd's review against another edition
4.0
I saw some of the early reviews that made me think that I wasn't going to like this book. I was surprised at how much I really liked it (low expectations might have helped).
Michellin was an adorable, insecure, lovable character. In this book, the author unpeeled the celebrity layers off him to the man underneath and it was worth the wait. I also loved Lucky. He was ambitious with an amusing POV. It was always great to read about things from Lucky's perspective. I liked how this was not one of those "famous and rich man savior" stories. Lucky had his own ambitions and the famous and rich man had to compromise for him as well.
This story is heart-warming and sweet. Annabeth Albert did it again. I'm glad that this is how this series ended.
Michellin was an adorable, insecure, lovable character. In this book, the author unpeeled the celebrity layers off him to the man underneath and it was worth the wait. I also loved Lucky. He was ambitious with an amusing POV. It was always great to read about things from Lucky's perspective. I liked how this was not one of those "famous and rich man savior" stories. Lucky had his own ambitions and the famous and rich man had to compromise for him as well.
This story is heart-warming and sweet. Annabeth Albert did it again. I'm glad that this is how this series ended.
papercranestitches's review
4.0
*** 4.5 Stars ***
If Annabeth Albert wrote 100 books in this series, I’d happily read them all. This was another winner for me.
If Annabeth Albert wrote 100 books in this series, I’d happily read them all. This was another winner for me.
janetted's review against another edition
4.0
I was worried at first that All Note Long might be the first story to really challenge my expectations for one of Annabeth Albert's stories. Lucky and Michelin were a tad bit frustrating and they could not, for the love, stay out of their own way. Something I love about Annabeth Albert's books is that they guarantee a great ride; she's true to her characters in a way some writers struggle with, and it's refreshing to see their growth and evolution. Because of my faith in Albert's writing I didn't let Lucky and Michelin's strife dissuade me, and it paid off. In SO MANY WAYS. This story is an extremely fulfilling journey from start to finish, one readers won't want to miss.
anya_doesntmatter's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
FINALLY The judge takes center stage :) It's Michelin’s book and I couldn’t stop jumping up and down I was so excited! I’ve been anticipating this story for awhile now and it delivered for the most part! This is a great slow burn.
Michelin is a gifted rising star who appreciates the simple things and for the most part lives a low key life… since he’s a closeted country singer. While out celebrating with friends ( read book 2 to get the full story), he meets Lucky, a stunning go-go dancer in WeHo.
Lucky is adorable! He’s a go-getter, comfortable in his own skin and true to himself. His independent streak is a personal characteristic I relate to deeply. I love how he takes charge pushing all of Michelin’s buttons in the most delicious ways, determined to show him how much better life can be if they both put in the effort.
I don’t want to give the story away but something happens which sets in motion the need for the "fake boyfriend trope" to come into play . Will Lucky’s luck finally change?
The story on a whole is good but there is one thing I took issue with. I hated how wishy washy Michelin was. He couldn’t make up his mind if he wanted to be “out” I could understand not wanting to be the “face”after all that is a lot of pressure for anyone, however, the cat’s out of the bag so why put it back in or even consider it when you now have the opportunity to live an authentic life. This struggle of his made me actually not like Michelin as much as I did in other books. Anyway, despite Michelin’s back and forth about being out, I liked the story and I can finally breath that sigh of contentment to have read it.
*ARC Provided for Review*
