Not for me.
Cheating.

**I received a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest voluntary review. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

When I read the synopsis for Spider, I HAD to read it! I love anything dealing with rockstars and the promise of a forbidden romance? Yeah, I'm a sucker! And given my previous experience with her work, I knew I was in for a solidly swoon-worthy romance.

This is simply a well crafted novel. All too often these forbidden romances get lost in the sexiness of the forbidden. You know what I mean: just sexy time after sexy time. But where Ilsa Madden-Mills succeeds in her stories--and this one in particular--is the balance between romance and character development. She devotes enough time to each to give you well rounded stories that you find yourself completely addicted to.

I really liked these two. Both are such strong--albeit flawed--characters and I loved watching them grow as the story progressed. I've encountered similar characters before but Rose and Spider definitely had a uniqueness to them. They have those rich backgrounds that bring their characters to life in a way I love in my romances.

While I loved the chemistry these two had, I thought the spark was a little too "insta" for me. I get that this book is exploring the idea that people can be linked through a simple connection but I don't like when there's just "something about them" that makes the person want to change everything to be with the other. And I felt that was the case for Spider when he meets Rose. One look and he's a goner.

I definitely got the attraction and I from their first encounter I could see how they would bring out the best in each other. But I wanted to see MORE of that.

Regardless, I enjoyed this book a lot and it met all my requirements for a great New Adult Forbidden Romance.

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Actual Rating: 4/5 ( )