Rivers Crow has everything he could ever need—a rock star life, more money than the devil himself, and worldwide fame. Except he’s still missing the one thing he wants—the girl he left behind.
Stella Fellowes has a life she doesn’t want—an unfulfilling job, debt without a ceiling, and lonely nights she spends pretending not to miss the one thing she needs—the boy who broke her heart.
Five years later, the guitarist she once loved is back with a hit record, millions of fans, and that look in his eye that still makes her weak in the knees. Only she’s not the same girl he once knew.
When these two star-crossed lovers come together, time starts to heal old wounds. Although she’s compelled to look past his sins, will he be able to look past hers?
MY THOUGHTS AFTER READING...
I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review, so here it goes...
I was so excited to read this. I mean, who wouldn't after reading the blurb right? And it was an exciting couple of chapters... but then after a while the momentum of my excitement slowed down... I'm a huge romantic sap, and I get "cheesy", I do... but there were lines in there that were really unrealistically cheesy. I'm sorry...
I know these folks are inlove but we're talking about a rockstar— albeit considered an artist, and artists have a way with words—who at some point, did drugs and everything that a rockstar does... and a hometown girl, who's an esteemed educator that had baggage the size of her home state...
I'm sorry, I really wanted to give it a perfect score and I can't imagine how hard it is putting together a story... but there were parts where I feel like don't make sense aside from the unrealistic proclamations of love... the push and pull was annoying but of course its part of it... to suddenly decide to go back and rekindle what once was after years? To not figure out an immediate solution to what broke them in the first place? It took him a couple days to decide to ask permission from that crazy girl to break the promise? and that situation with the undercover cop also raised my eyebrows... four years and nobody suspected even just a little thing?
I love rockstar romances! They're an escape... an indulgence and one of my favorite storylines... but this one, I feel like it fell a wee bit short. Honestly, I was a tad disappointed. I expected so much... I put it up there you know? Don't get me wrong, all in all it isn't bad, bad... The story actually picked up in the middle then towards the end.
I hope Ridge's book is better...