This is the story of Jonte and Cash.

Jonte comes to America from Australia to make enter into a country music competition. Cash owns a rock bar in Nashville and hates country music. All the makings for a great pairing!

I enjoyed the cast of characters, though would have liked to dive a little deeper into Dolly, Cash’s twin sister and Tanner, Cash’s best friend. But then again, I always want to dive deeper into side characters. (Thankfully book 2 is about Dolly and Tanner).

The other characters, Dean and Seb rounded out the cast. I really liked Dean’s relationship with Jonte, though I had questions about his relationship with Dolly, but it was what it was. I like Seb as a character, but I didn’t necessarily like the plot line surrounding him.

Cash has a lot of issues, which I think were covered really well. Jonte’s issues were less explored and I felt like all of the blame was laid on Cash. To be fair, he deserved to carry the blame, but Jonte played a part in some of the later drama between them. And we never really get a lot of her backstory

Ultimately this is a romance, and we get our HEA. There was a lot of fun, a bit of angst, and an exploration of past trauma. I enjoyed the story overall and am looking forward to reading book 2.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I ended up losing interest on this book and at this point I don't think I'll read it

This was yet another book from Netgalley that I’ve had for ages, and the time has arrived 😀 !

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in the beginning, but I ended up enjoying this book more than I thought I would initially. The writing wasn’t totally my cup of tea, as the book is told in the third person, and even though it is told through dual POV, I wasn’t always sure which POV I was actually reading at some points.

I liked Jonte and Cash as characters, there was depth to both of them, and they did have chemistry. There’s also some great character growth and some great friendships within this book.

My main issues were the plot and the pacing. I liked the romance in the book, and the musical element of the plot. But the main conflict happens a bit early, and it takes a long time to get through it. More than anything, I really hated those last 15% of the book is Cash trying and failing to solve the problem, especially because his attempts were so dumb! That really threw me off, because these characters were not having a conversation about what plagued them, and that’s what they truly needed.

The book also dragged a lot in the beginning and then again at the last portion, so the pace was weird, unfortunately.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read, and it still made me want to pick up the following book, to see where these characters are 🙂 .