Jayne Frost

Music’s painful beauty
REVIEW: Beautiful story of tragedy, loss, love, addiction, and recovery. This a standalone but it took a few pages to sort out the characters. After that I couldn’t put it down. The book exposes the dark underbelly of the music industry. It consumes and spits out the innocent, destroying dreams and lives. The intense, destructive relationships bind the characters together even when they keep each other from finding real love and happiness. Stunningly written story show more that will pull you into the pain and the passion. I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: I've been clean for years. But now my addiction has a face. Her face...
At eighteen, I stood at the precipice of stardom. I had the record deal. And the tour to back it up. But I succumbed to the pressure of that life. The dark side.
Now, I skate on the fringe. My brother is the genius guitarist for the band Caged, and I’m the one who helped make that happen. I’m happy to run my bars and my land development company.
Sure I am.
And then I meet her—Taryn Ayers—the music manager behind the three biggest bands in the country. She doesn’t know I’m Cam’s older brother. Or that I’ve got a secret that makes her world and mine fundamentally incompatible.
Problem is, I want to know Taryn. I crave her as much as any drug.
But can I risk letting her know me? show less

This was an okay read. The writing itself flows well, but it the story that I had some problems with. First I will agree with other reviewers. If you haven't read the others in this series, the first several chapters are confusing. There are a lot of people, and a lot of back story that I just didn't get. It gets better after that, when the story focuses on Chase and Taryn. Then there is the story itself. I wanted to beat Chase and Taryn at different times throughout the story. Taryn was a show more doormat, and she let all of her "friends" walk all over her. She eventually stands up for herself, but it takes a while. Chase was sort of the same, but he also has a tendency to screw the situation up all on his own. Taryn also, in my opinion leads Beckett on through pretty much the whole book. That very much annoyed me. As I said, the writing style is great, and I will most definitely be giving this author another read.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book. show less

**I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest voluntary review. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

I think it's safe to say that this entire series has been leading up to Logan's story. I know I've spent the better part of this series wondering who would be the perfect match for Logan--and what secrets he holds--so I was eager to read his story.

I will be the first to admit that this book did take me awhile to get into it. The main reason is show more that it takes a long time for these two to even come within the same orbit of daily routine. We spend a good portion of the first quarter getting glimpses into their individual everyday lives and problems. So in that respect, it was great for the character development because I had a great understanding of the characters's backstories and all their layers.

Jayne Frost has this great ability to write uniquely complex characters in each of her stories and she succeeds once again with these two. Logan is an absolute charmer and unlike any rockstar lead I've encountered in my many reads. He's complex and layered and I dare you not to fall in love with him. And Tori is someone we've seen along the way numerous time but never fully knew, so I enjoyed getting that deeper understanding of her character.

This romance is the definition of "slow burn". It takes a good amount of time for them to start scratching beneath the surface of who the other person is. But that works to the story's advantage because you know how perfect these two are for each other and the anticipation of waiting for them to discover it is wonderful.

As a whole, this is a great finale to the Caged Saga of this series. When I think back to that first novel in the series, it's crazy how well this series as developed. In a way, everything has come full circle and we get this great closure on this one chapter of this universe while building up future sagas. I know I can't wait for more stories and to see what Jayne Frost will come up with next!

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Actual Rating: 4/5 show less

I really loved the journey of these two characters. For me, this was a story about two people finding themselves with a little dash of romance thrown in and I couldn't get enough!

Both characters have their everyday struggles and that made them so real to me. Their struggles are so human and humbling that you truly connected with them. They have a lot of stuff to work through as people and they show that the path isn't always straightforward or simple. I was so invested in the outcome, show more whatever it might be, and I had a hard time putting this book down.

I'm a huge romance fan and I like to see my relationships spelled out for me. I find this series has plenty of steam and the characters have great chemistry but the development of said romance takes a bit of a back seat to the character development. I knew to expect that with this book as well though I would have loved to see them establish that connection a little more for the romantic in me.

However, I appreciated the obstacles they had to overcome and realized that is the whole point of this story. It isn't necessarily about finding love but overcoming your past to build a better present so you can embrace the future.

It's a beautiful story.

This series just gets better and better the further we delve into it and I can't wait for the next book!

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Actual Rating: 4.5/5 show less