Although this isn’t one of my top favourite books from Sam, I did enjoy reading this.
There were some very shocking moments that I was very surprised by and I didn’t see coming.
And if there is another two books in the series that features one couple in particular, I would read it because I really wanna know if what he did to her was blackmail or real feelings.
Then, if there’s a book with Hex as the love interest, I really wanna know what kind of unsuspecting heroine will be attached to him for life. He is so unhinged and I just love him. I want a book with him maybe even if it’s like MM but I just wanna book with his love interest.
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I think the past was really good to set the tone but once you get to the present or the now of the story, it happened over a span of 3 to 4 days and it just wasn’t enough for me.
I found that some of the drama still wasn’t resolved for the ending that it had, especially with her birth mother. I don’t know if that was a one off, cause it did surprise me, or if that was how she was going to stand up for everything that woman put them both through.
I was very happy that Theodore was the way he was in the end of the book and he learned once he left the bubble of his town. But other than that, I just kind of wish that it was longer, and we had more of a resolution.
Also their consequence of their actions, didn’t really have a huge fall out like I thought it was gearing up for. It was almost like a letdown once everything was out of the bag.
For what it was and how short it was, this was good.
I didn’t really get too invested in the characters because of how short it was, but it was enough to where I was laughing at some of the stuff that he was doing to win her back and enough to feel sympathetic to her.
Wow!!! Though I was waiting for the other couple of shoes to drop and having that anticipation of it while also realising that things were going. Nico‘s way was great. My stomach had butterflies and then the sinking sensation of the shoes dropping one after another was even more.
This was really really good. I’m also glad that we got to see the consequences of his actions and the actions of the people in his circle. I’m also glad that we got to see Nico rise to the occasion and be that person that Felix needed.
You can definitely tell that Felix was in a I hate you because I like you bag and it was so fun to see him realise and work through it. Wow, Nico not liking the situation that they created it but knowing that this is the foot in the door to getting to finish line of how he would like it to be.
I also love the Felix clause! I am so ready for more from Scarlett and I cannot wait for the next book! We definitely recommend this but Hamartia is still my favourite!
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
So yes, this was almost typical of what I would think a second chance, single mother, rockstar romance would be.
With just a few slight surprises that I wasn’t expecting, maybe because I wasn’t looking for a warning signs of certain things. But still wondering how we were going to address the very big single mother factor.
But I do think that it was a great drop moment when it became clear what was going on.
For me, the reason why it’s not higher because there wasn’t enough drama leading up to it and after it. Yes we did get the drama of the finding out and what to do afterwards, but it seemed like everything was kind of cookie cutter shaped, and you just placed the cookie in it.
And maybe it’s because I was expecting a bit more angst when it comes to this type of specific tropes but it just didn’t hit it for me.
I was surprised that I did like how Vince handled the situation and even though he was very staunch in the beginning of his feelings about this certain trope, he was very hands-on and went above, especially the first meeting.
So would I read this again? No. But would I recommend it to a contemporary friend? Yes.
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Better Than I Expected
I thought this was gonna be one of those little trashy fast paced stories, but it definitely wasn’t.
Although the breakups were very dramatic and kind of unnecessary after the first one and especially the second one. But I did understand why they were implemented into the storyline.
I’m also glad that the characters aren’t running from their problems and not talking it out! Except for that second time because she wanted to talk it out and he didn’t wanna hear it.