There is a simple reason I liked this book least of all books I've read by this author. I hate when a break up situation is placed entirely on one side, and that individual has to jump through hoops to get the other to even talk to them again. Especially when it wasn't one person's fault & both characters acted completely out of character just to have 'an issue' occur & and to react out of character in that situation.

For fuck sake, there were a million & one possible plot lines open. The two major ones did get touched on but neither were really the cause of the issue and neither, for that matter got resolved (Collins dates almost exclusively, before now, airhead who she only really gets along with because the are good in bed and willing to be controlled by her - Meg is not an airhead and is just as stubborn as Collins; Meg just sleeps with people, she doesn't do relationships & doesn't do dating (beyond what is needed to get a woman to fuck her). A lot of potential for conflict here, eh? It did come up, it did play a part in what happened, but more as background. And the issues were more brushed aside, and less dealt with and/or the cause of stuff. ( Collins found she liked, preferred a non-airhead stubborn woman, & had emotions, not resolved, that she 1) didn't need to control things, 2) liked when Meg was forceful and stuff (for the most part); On Meg's side - there were signs, in places, that she occasionally liked Collins bossy side; Meg seemed more okay with dating/relationship s than expected, though did 'have something ' to do with conflict point).

By the way, part of my problem with the characterization as presented, at least for Meg, is that it doesn't really line up with hints dropped in other books. Including the hints that Meg was in a secret relationship & other such stuff. ( Collins is/was not the secret relationship because the rest of the band knew about the relationship almost immediately after it started because of loose lips )

Rating: 3

June 19 2020 ( )