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Ex in the City
by Portia MacIntosh
Publication Date: February 27th, 2024
-Second Chance Romance
-Celebrity Romance
-Music Lovers
-Emotional Rollercoaster
A huge thanks to Portia MacIntosh, Boldwood Books, and NetGalley for providing me an Advanced Readers Copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I think many of us dreamed of being plunked from obscurity by our favorite band, joining them on tour, and getting to know the frontman intimately. Nicole Wilde also had this dream, but she made a career of it by becoming a music journalist and joining the popular band The Burnouts on tour. Nicole becomes best friends with the popular frontman Dylan King and after an untrue scandal rocks their friendship, she returns to obscurity.
Ten years later, Nicole is dating and living with social media influencer Rowan while she assists him in parenting his young children, Ned and Archie. She’s left her career as a music journalist and is now a fixer (think a smaller-scale Olivia Pope). However, now her life needs fixing, and right when she’s getting close to her matter being fixed, Dylan shows up, reigniting the flame she previously had for her.
***Vague spoilers below**
This book was sooooo much fun to read. As a music lover, I really enjoyed getting the inside perspective of life as a rock star/close friend of a rock star. The characters are pretty relatable and easy to love. I even found myself trying to find excuses/love for Rowan until the end of the book, but then he redeemed himself. I loved Nicole and Dylan together. They really gave off the OTP vibes, and it was beautiful to watch them fall back in love with each other and bring the best out of one another. It was also incredible to see characters loving and treating kids who were not their own so great. Ned and Archie got two bonus parents and there was never a time where it was forced or something Nicole or Dylan had to do, they just had great love for the boys. This book does a great job of keeping the reader interested. There was never a lull in reading or moments that felt like fodder until the next big event happened.
This was my first Portia MacIntosh, and it definitely won’t be the last.
-Second Chance Romance
-Celebrity Romance
-Music Lovers
-Emotional Rollercoaster
A huge thanks to Portia MacIntosh, Boldwood Books, and NetGalley for providing me an Advanced Readers Copy of this book in return for an honest review.
I think many of us dreamed of being plunked from obscurity by our favorite band, joining them on tour, and getting to know the frontman intimately. Nicole Wilde also had this dream, but she made a career of it by becoming a music journalist and joining the popular band The Burnouts on tour. Nicole becomes best friends with the popular frontman Dylan King and after an untrue scandal rocks their friendship, she returns to obscurity.
Ten years later, Nicole is dating and living with social media influencer Rowan while she assists him in parenting his young children, Ned and Archie. She’s left her career as a music journalist and is now a fixer (think a smaller-scale Olivia Pope). However, now her life needs fixing, and right when she’s getting close to her matter being fixed, Dylan shows up, reigniting the flame she previously had for her.
***Vague spoilers below**
This book was sooooo much fun to read. As a music lover, I really enjoyed getting the inside perspective of life as a rock star/close friend of a rock star. The characters are pretty relatable and easy to love. I even found myself trying to find excuses/love for Rowan until the end of the book, but then he redeemed himself. I loved Nicole and Dylan together. They really gave off the OTP vibes, and it was beautiful to watch them fall back in love with each other and bring the best out of one another. It was also incredible to see characters loving and treating kids who were not their own so great. Ned and Archie got two bonus parents and there was never a time where it was forced or something Nicole or Dylan had to do, they just had great love for the boys. This book does a great job of keeping the reader interested. There was never a lull in reading or moments that felt like fodder until the next big event happened.
This was my first Portia MacIntosh, and it definitely won’t be the last.