The plot is not entirely predictable though none of it is surprising because of the way it is structured. However as the series is several books long the introduction in this book will likely be fleshed out in the future. This is a story about Libby and Killian with a supporting cast. The other characters in the band and the manager and PR person are all part of the story but they are definitely in the background. I like that these two start as friends because it means they get to really know each other before they move to the next stage in their relationship. Their banter is fun and it greases the wheels in their early friendship.

I really like both Libby and Killian and I think they are very well matched pair.

The change in environment leads to problems, which is why I say it’s a tiny big angsty. It works well and really emphasises the contrast between the life Libby has lead and the life Killian leads. The first part of this book is a really sweet and fun romance of the boy next door variety and then it leaps into what it’s like to live as a rockstar. Then the real world comes crashing in and she has to decide if she wants to stay locked in her self made isolation chamber or to live a real life again, where she takes risks and tries to see if she can make music less of a hobby and more a career. When Killian is busted as a rock star, Libby reveals her love of music and she helps him revive his passion for it. They fall into an easy friendship because Libby feeds him and Killian likes food and apparently a woman who verbally abuses him at every opportunity. His introduction to her isn’t the best and Libby doesn’t have a clue who he is. Killian ends up renting the house across from Libby in an attempt to get out of the spotlight for a while. Since then the band fell apart whilst Jax was trying to sort himself out. But then Jax, his best friend and guitarist in his band tried to kill himself. Killian is the lead singer in one of the world’s biggest rock bands. She’s a very private and self contained person, who became more so when her parents died a year ago. She works from home and lives her life in a very tiny sphere. She lives alone in a tiny town that she lives outside of. Libby is 25 years old and lives in a farmhouse she inherited from her grandmother.

Once I was reminded of the book I decided to do a re-read because I remembered enjoying it first time around. I first read this book in 2016 and I’d forgotten all about it, until a book later in the series popped up as a recommendation and I thought I’d look at the earlier books to see if I fancied reading them first.

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