Re-read July 1, 2015
Liked it much better this time :) ( )

Megan Derr doesn't disappoint ...again :) How can you not like the book? Lawyers, mafia, mean stubborn dads, hot gay boys fleeing their families to become rock-stars, danger, bodyguards, threats, run-ins with thugs, did I mention rock-stars?
I would give the book 5 stars, but for one thing. Couldn't stop thinking I've already read something very similar and not so long ago O.o

4 stars. OK, maybe 4.25 :)
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2.5 STARS--I both liked and disliked this book. The book based on the premise was decent, I guess. It was supposed to be about forbidden lovers, sort of enemies...cousins...frenemies?



Whatevs...I wasn't expecting the bad daytime soap opera antics. And when the characters poke fun at the story line, well I couldn't say I blamed them. Jason is an entertainment lawyer and is being weakly blackmailed by his cousin, rock star Jet. (Again the main characters brought up how weak it was.)



The two are having sex but there's lackluster mention of it. The story more focuses on worrying of their appearance to others. There's some suspense/mafia crime thrown in. Why?





The psuedo-incest aspect is resolved, though it is heavily hinted through out the story that Jet and Jason are not related. There were so many different villains, secondary characters and story lines, towards the middle I just stopped caring who did what to whom as long as we got to the finish line. The entire story was tamer than I expected it would be. I was disappointed. But the flaws were recognized by Jet, so...



The entertainment lawyer was involved in crime. Why?



There's family drama over a restaurant chain. Why?



The entertainment lawyer hides he's a romance novelist. Why?




Blah, blah, blah...there's a HEA.




Would I read this author again? Sure...in the future. Near? Probably not. I'm not going to use the It's me, it's not you" excuse for this because maybe it appeals to some with all the mention of the numerous characters and various storylines. I think it's a bit much but:



Maybe if I followed the Missing Butterfly universe , I'd be more sympathetic. (I doubt it but let's roll with that, okay) The story is not bad. I just...could not care about any of the characters.

So in closing:

Basically my face after finishing this" ( )

The story is a little over dramatic, but charming none the less. Three stars. ( )

The story is a little over dramatic, but charming none the less. Three stars. ( )