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For the Record by Emma Lord
3.5
medium-paced

For the Record was cute, but it didn't hit the way I wanted/expected. The premise behind the story is great, two members of "rival" bands being put together by their recording companies to make their comebacks. Mackenzie & Sam were less of an enemies-to-lovers story than they were a just-kiss-already story. 

I can't give this book any higher than 3.5ish stars because the only reason I knew they had chemistry was because I was explicitly told that they had great chemistry. I didn't feel anything between the two of them. The pacing in the story also felt a little off. Shifts between emotional moments and other scenes felt disjointed and a bit jarring at times. 

Overall, it was a fun, quick story, but it's not one that I'm going to be thinking about long term.

Many thanks to St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for the eARC! My thoughts are my own.