*Got a copy
of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
This book
is a 4.5 star read for me, rounded up to 5. Once I started it just couldn't put
it down until I finished it, and then I went and re-read the last few chapters
yesterday because I enjoyed it all so much.
Loved Erica Pike's writing style, it's fun, fast-paced and witty. The story is told from Jazz's POV; however, through him Ms. Pike manages to let the reader know all they need to know about Dean, their past and how it affected Jasper's life up to the point where both guys meet again after several years.
Loved the main couple, Dean and Jazz, and most of the secondary characters. Dean was adorable and eager to make amends after leaving Jasper without telling him, back when they were still teenagers. Dean's motives to leave as he did back then were believable, same as everything he'd gone through before turning into the rock god we met at first. One of my favorite parts was seeing that Dean, dumb boy that he was, had no clue how his actions had impacted on Jazz's life or how some of his fondest memories hadn't felt the same for Jasper.
Above all, I loved Jazz and his growth from the start of the story, where he didn't care about Dean's motives after they met again, but still found himself unable to exact revenge on him, into a more mature version of himself, where he realized he loved Dean and that Dean loved him and he just had to be with him, no matter what.
I adored
Jazz's friends, too, who more than friends were his family, the ones who had
his back no matter what. They were truly supporting, wanting to help him
however they could.
Loved the
backstory, the present story, the slight angst mingled with self-deprecating
humor (and more than a bit self-sabotaging from both characters) that gets
satisfyingly resolved by the end, with an awesome HEA.
All, in
all, this is a fantastic story that I thoroughly recommend, and will certainly
go look at other titles by this author.
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