This book felt like…. It didn’t know what to be? I’m honestly sitting here not sure what to feel about it? I didn’t enjoy it. I read until the end to see if I was right about my theory and I was wrong. And I feel confused by that? There were so many hints and yet, no?
Okay. I think ultimately this came down to characters. Hunter was fine for an MC. I didn’t hate him; I thought he was nicely flawed and it worked for this book.
But who was anyone else? I don’t have a feel for ANYONE else. Kaivan didn’t feel like he had much of a personality and I 100% don’t think him and Hunter would ever last in a long relationship unless they worked out their own issues first.
The boy band members of Kiss and Tell? Just names on a page. The interactions between them and Hunter were so small and random that I felt they weren’t more than a name and a general idea. They had very little substance. Ashton had a tiny bit more? But I wish he had more depth too. I wanted more of him and the other band mates than what I got.
I felt the magazine articles and interviews between pages were not great. It led to a disjointed narrative that was hard to follow. I really didn’t like that I had to follow the dates very closely to figure out when those interactions were - before or after the breakup? Before or after they met? Etc. I could have done without those and with more bandmate stuff.
Ultimately, this was a miss for me. I can see why someone with more involvement in the music industry might enjoy it or but the relatability doesn’t reach much farther.
Okay. I think ultimately this came down to characters. Hunter was fine for an MC. I didn’t hate him; I thought he was nicely flawed and it worked for this book.
But who was anyone else? I don’t have a feel for ANYONE else. Kaivan didn’t feel like he had much of a personality and I 100% don’t think him and Hunter would ever last in a long relationship unless they worked out their own issues first.
The boy band members of Kiss and Tell? Just names on a page. The interactions between them and Hunter were so small and random that I felt they weren’t more than a name and a general idea. They had very little substance. Ashton had a tiny bit more? But I wish he had more depth too. I wanted more of him and the other band mates than what I got.
I felt the magazine articles and interviews between pages were not great. It led to a disjointed narrative that was hard to follow. I really didn’t like that I had to follow the dates very closely to figure out when those interactions were - before or after the breakup? Before or after they met? Etc. I could have done without those and with more bandmate stuff.
Ultimately, this was a miss for me. I can see why someone with more involvement in the music industry might enjoy it or but the relatability doesn’t reach much farther.