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leelee68's review against another edition
5.0
This was really good. Both Henri and Sebastian had their issues. We only get Henri's pov in here and only hear about Sebastian's issues and what he's going through when he's with Henri but I have to say I'm glad it was done that way. Henri had enough going on if we had gotten Sebastian's pov it probably would have been too heavy for me personally. I loved how Henri picked himself up and took charge of his own life. I loved all the changes he made. I was so excited to read about them. I'm also glad Sebastian got his life together. They were sweet together.
liza5326's review against another edition
4.0
This book was wonderful. You have a rockstar who is crashing, an opera star with a secret, put them together in the middle of the Colorado Rockies and FIREWORKS!!! And the secondary characters . . . . OMG!!! I loved them!! Especially Henri's new eclectic band and Lucas. His momager though . . . Throw that bitch off the mountain! I just wish we had gotten to see Seb's POV because his story was definitely deep and needs to be told.
starstruck0's review
4.0
This is a refreshing take on the superstar romance genre.
A stalker forces lead singer Henri to reassess his life. The realisation he's alone with no real friends gives him the push he needs to get into therapy and reinvent himself. He hires a new manager who convinces him to treat being a rockstar like any other professional and arranges vocal lessons with opera singer Seb.
A stalker forces lead singer Henri to reassess his life. The realisation he's alone with no real friends gives him the push he needs to get into therapy and reinvent himself. He hires a new manager who convinces him to treat being a rockstar like any other professional and arranges vocal lessons with opera singer Seb.
kaje_harper's review
4.0
This story is told from the POV of Henri (or Henry- his name before it was changed for promotion purposes). He's rock star who currently has a very good but not stellar career, a band more interested in partying than improving, a manager in it for the money, an alienated family, and a stalker. He's pulled back from his own worst sex-and-drugs indulgences, and is looking for something better. When he barely avoids disaster after being drugged in a drink, he faces the fact that he hates just about everything about his life right now, other than the music. Something has to change.
One of the things I liked about the book was that Henri goes to professionals for help. He talks to a psychiatrist, spends time in rehab; he actually hires a trained pair of bodyguards (and doesn't fall in love with one.) And he consults with an opera singer about his voice... and there romance does appear.
Sebastian is a young singer dedicated to his voice and his talent, acting, dancing, studying everything that can forward his career in the demanding world of opera. He's clearly not thrilled to take on a rock singer as a pupil, even if he needs the money. But Henri can be charming when he tries, and Seb is not able to fully resist the presence of a vibrant, fun, and kind man in his isolated world of practice and work. Their relationship begins slowly and sweetly.
When Henri returns to his real life and his career, (now able to hit the high notes), he's determined to make changes. The new bandmates he finds are a nice mix of characters, his new manager is appealing. I enjoy a story with a good supporting cast who are well-rounded and human, with both virtues and flaws. Henri's interactions with them add fun to the story. And the romance heats up emotionally, as the distance between Henri and Seb is clearly intolerable, except that Seb shows no signs of thinking the same thing.
This story is well done, a nice, smooth read. The presence of a stalker sub-plot is not my favorite, and some later scenes skim a little superficially and fast over some serious issues. They are mostly Seb's issues.
Because Seb is both not the POV character, and very determined to be independent and self-sufficient, we miss the heart of those issues. He takes his problems off the stage of the book to deal with them. We only get glimpses, as he interacts with Henri, and those are shorter and shallower than I'd have liked. By the end Seb has made some serious decisions and taken some major steps that had to have been really hard, but the process isn't revealed. Although Henri has his own interesting problems, his is the easier course. So having only his side makes the book feel lighter. (Some may prefer that. I admit to being an angst whore - if pain is in the plot I prefer to see/feel it.) The ending has more of an action than an emotional context, completing the arc, if a little conveniently. I'd have preferred the action to have messier consequences and more emotional longevity, but it moves fairly quickly into a romance HEA. The guys are admittedly lovely together.
If you enjoy books about musicians, and about young men taking control of their own lives and seeking their own definition of happiness, then this is well worth a read.
One of the things I liked about the book was that Henri goes to professionals for help. He talks to a psychiatrist, spends time in rehab; he actually hires a trained pair of bodyguards (and doesn't fall in love with one.) And he consults with an opera singer about his voice... and there romance does appear.
Sebastian is a young singer dedicated to his voice and his talent, acting, dancing, studying everything that can forward his career in the demanding world of opera. He's clearly not thrilled to take on a rock singer as a pupil, even if he needs the money. But Henri can be charming when he tries, and Seb is not able to fully resist the presence of a vibrant, fun, and kind man in his isolated world of practice and work. Their relationship begins slowly and sweetly.
When Henri returns to his real life and his career, (now able to hit the high notes), he's determined to make changes. The new bandmates he finds are a nice mix of characters, his new manager is appealing. I enjoy a story with a good supporting cast who are well-rounded and human, with both virtues and flaws. Henri's interactions with them add fun to the story. And the romance heats up emotionally, as the distance between Henri and Seb is clearly intolerable, except that Seb shows no signs of thinking the same thing.
This story is well done, a nice, smooth read. The presence of a stalker sub-plot is not my favorite, and some later scenes skim a little superficially and fast over some serious issues. They are mostly Seb's issues.
Because Seb is both not the POV character, and very determined to be independent and self-sufficient, we miss the heart of those issues. He takes his problems off the stage of the book to deal with them. We only get glimpses, as he interacts with Henri, and those are shorter and shallower than I'd have liked. By the end Seb has made some serious decisions and taken some major steps that had to have been really hard, but the process isn't revealed. Although Henri has his own interesting problems, his is the easier course. So having only his side makes the book feel lighter. (Some may prefer that. I admit to being an angst whore - if pain is in the plot I prefer to see/feel it.) The ending has more of an action than an emotional context, completing the arc, if a little conveniently. I'd have preferred the action to have messier consequences and more emotional longevity, but it moves fairly quickly into a romance HEA. The guys are admittedly lovely together.
If you enjoy books about musicians, and about young men taking control of their own lives and seeking their own definition of happiness, then this is well worth a read.
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