Jessica Prince

So this book ... I really hated Garrett for the first half. And I questioned Gwen's sanity for wanting anything to do with him, despite him being the father of her child. And at the end of it all, I still didn't love him. But Gwen did. So what am I going to do? To be fair, he appears to really love her and their daughter. So there's that. Garrett was funny, though. Sometimes. And persistent. And eventually gave Gwen more reason to love than hate him. And these two somehow manage to get a HEA. The book wasn't bad. The situation did draw me in, I'll admit. And I'm glad I stuck it out because it did end up being a fairly rewarding romance. I just didn't like how Gwen seemed to feel more guilt for making Garrett feel guilty for leaving her to have and raise their child alone for 3 years than Garrett did for being the one who was the deadbeat. That part annoyed me and made me think Gwen was fairly stupid. But again, she gets her happy life at the end, so I guess that's all that matters.… (altro)

So this book had a lot that I am not fond of. I don’t like cheating. I don’t like seeing the characters in other relationships or situation ships. And I’m usually not the biggest fan of second chance romances. And even though I didn’t love the first book in the series, I was kind of at the “in too deep” position and I’m invested with these characters now. So I moved on to book 2. We learn in book 1 that Declan really messes up and cheats on Tatum. And that’s why they’re no longer together. Hate each other, actually.

The start of book 2 really surprised me. You get such a cute and endearing story of how a young love grows. It goes back to the beginning of how Tatum and Declan first met at the age of seven. How they became best friends before finally deciding they wanted something more. And how she was there at the start of the band, but things went downhill at that point. We see the cheating incident and then fast forward to the present, which is 10 years later. And due to the events in book one, the band needs a new manager. And since she was there at beginning, they decide to offer Tatum the job.

I don’t wanna really spoil what happens. However, we learn that things in the past may not be exactly what they appeared to be. Declan really and truly had been in love with Tatum his whole life. She really was the only woman he could ever love. But why did he cheat on her, you may wonder. That’s a complicated scenario, and probably out of his control. However, the time apart may have done them both some good. It hurt them both and there was a lot of hatred and pain, but they really both had a lot of growing up to do.

Overall, I really did like this book. Their journey was much better, in my opinion, than in book one. I accepted the ship and book one, but I didn’t love how they got there. This one was painful, but very rewarding in the end.… (altro)