If you asked me to describe 'To Be Your Last' with one song, it would 1000% be 'Shallow' from A Star Is Born. They are in no way the same story, but there are similarities, and the minute I began to feel the chemistry between the main characters, Gracie and Colin, I couldn’t stop humming this song.

Gracie’s life is a bit of a mess. She lost her spot on the summer research fellowship due to poor grades, her sister is getting married and is succeeding in life, and she's suffering from a bad case of small-town suffocation with a desire to seek out more.

Luckily for her, Logan, the guitarist from the American alternative band ‘Wicked Road, ‘ overhears her telling her friend Kyla that she wants to run away and suggests she goes on tour with them.

Kyla thinks Gracie is crazy if she doesn’t take Logan up on the offer!

“Just imagine what any one of those guys could teach you. I bet they're really good at eating pussy”
“Kyla! Oh my god!”
“What I bet they are.”

Ready to run away from the lies, expectations, and her good-girl persona Gracie decides to go, and it doesn’t take long for sparks to fly between her and lead singer Colin.

Colin was my favorite character, and boy, do I want more. He comes across as a bit harsh and rough at first, but once you get to know him, you'll fall in love. He’s talented, considerate, has amazing life advice, and is protective over Gracie in a non-overbearing sort of way. And FYI, any guy who brings you M&M’s and ibuprofen when you have your period or offers to show you how to get yourself off because you’ve never had an orgasm is most definitely a keeper!

When I first became aware that Gracie was a ‘good virginal girl,’ I was worried that she wouldn’t be unique, and her character would read like all the rest. But I was wrong. The character development for Gracie was like a perfectly concocted chemical reaction. It contained all the right elements to make it magic.

The one thing that took me totally by surprise was the heat level and the incredibly written sexual interaction between Colin and Gracie. Rae Kennedy certainly knows how to write a sex scene. There was so much emotion, feeling, and description that it felt like I was in the room, awkwardly watching from the corner.

But it wouldn’t be a romance without a bit of conflict, and when the shit finally hits the fan between Colin and Gracie, it is heartbreaking. I wanted to cry.

However, when they reunite, it's genuinely spectacular, goosebump-inducing, and beautiful.

If I could rate this book 10/10 stars, I would. It had me addicted from the very first page and pulled at my sometimes cold and frosty heartstrings.

‘To Be Your Last’ will definitely have a place on my top 10 book list for 2020 and it's not a story I'm going to forget any time soon xxx

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

You can find more of my reviews at https://www.wherethefksyourcake.com/

I loved this novel! The heat between Colin and Gracie was beyond palpable. Our main characters had quite an adventure full of heartbreak and devastation, but the heat was definitely there. The book is filled with amazing scenes and character growth with Gracie. She may have been a mess at times, but she was still totally badass.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves romance novels!

I could not put this book down! I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys reading. The characters are well developed. I could visualize the scenes. Gray is the quintessential "good girl". It seems Collin loves her almost immediately. Will Logan's overdose be the end of their love affair? Read to find out.

An intense romance from start to finish the heat between Gracie and Colin is beyond palpable! Their romance started off as a whirlwind adventure that lead to heart break and devastation! I loved how the author took us back to their first meeting and how their relationship played out then brings us to the now! As memories of the best and worst time of her life flood her Gracie once more has to decide not only about her future but also about her heart!

I can say that the heat between Gray and Colin was out of this world hott! My goodness those two can set the pages on fire! This book is filled with some great characters and I love the growth that you see Gracie go through! She’s a hot mess of a woman but she is def one kick butt female!