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A review by xakyr
Viral by T. Gephart
3.0
FTC DISCLAIMER: I RECEIVED AN E-ARC FROM THE PUBLISHER THROUGH ONE OF A VARIETY OF SOURCES. I VOLUNTARILY OFFER MY HONEST REVIEW OF THE BOOK, THOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED OF ME! RECEIPT OF THIS BOOK IN THIS MANNER DOES NOT AFFECT MY OPINION OF THE BOOK OR THE CONTENT OF MY REVIEW!
I'd read a couple of this author's works, several years ago, and I remember being favorably impressed with how much of an enjoyable read they were, especially since I enjoy the Rock Star Romance trope. This one fell a bit short of that mark.
I had a really hard time connecting with Gillian, but also with Vaughan. As such, I couldn't invest in their relationship. I think the biggest hurdle to overcome for me was Gillian's distant nature. She wasn't a warm and caring person to me, she felt very robotic in general. Vaughn felt like an attention whore at times, but he was also the redeeming factor in the book, with how much emotion he showed and his attitudes about relationships, in spite of being a rock star.
It also felt like it took me forever to get through this book! The first 60% of the book was extremely slow moving to me, and the buildup on the relationship didn't pay off like I had hoped it would. The remainder of the book was the best part for me!
This has left me questioning if this is an author for me or not. I can tell I wasn't a good fit for the book based on how many others enjoyed it, but I will definitely be looking at reading other books of the author's, to see if this was just a miss one time for me or not.
I'd read a couple of this author's works, several years ago, and I remember being favorably impressed with how much of an enjoyable read they were, especially since I enjoy the Rock Star Romance trope. This one fell a bit short of that mark.
I had a really hard time connecting with Gillian, but also with Vaughan. As such, I couldn't invest in their relationship. I think the biggest hurdle to overcome for me was Gillian's distant nature. She wasn't a warm and caring person to me, she felt very robotic in general. Vaughn felt like an attention whore at times, but he was also the redeeming factor in the book, with how much emotion he showed and his attitudes about relationships, in spite of being a rock star.
It also felt like it took me forever to get through this book! The first 60% of the book was extremely slow moving to me, and the buildup on the relationship didn't pay off like I had hoped it would. The remainder of the book was the best part for me!
This has left me questioning if this is an author for me or not. I can tell I wasn't a good fit for the book based on how many others enjoyed it, but I will definitely be looking at reading other books of the author's, to see if this was just a miss one time for me or not.