3 stars I got the ARC for this book through Netgalley. The story was pretty good and the writing was easy to follow, but the plot was too predictable. Here’s the plot, in a nutshell: Attractive man-whore/hot actor (Dash) and naive-yet-competent woman (Sydney) who reinvented herself but has now returned home (and who also happens to be “Hollywood royalty”) fall in love, but her stalker ex is intimidating her, so Sydney determines the best thing to do is separate herself from Dash without telling him why. Meanwhile, her possibly homicidel ex will use an innocent victim to manipulate Sydney to comply with his wishes, but never fear, because Sydney is a survivor and love conquers all. HEA. I don’t mean to sound jaded. It’s not that the plot is bad. It just isn’t surprising, and at times, I felt like I read more about how they felt than witnessed it through their actions. I guess if I hadn’t read some many books with this predictable arc of events, I might be more inclined to enjoy it, but as it was, I found it tedious. I’m sure many will like it. Hints that should have been conveyed via subtle foreshadowing were instead presented as glaring road signs warning about bends in the road. Without any context, here is an example: “He glanced at Monty and saw the director mopping his forehead with a handkerchief.” Still not sure what’s going to happen? Here’s more: “His color didn’t look good. The redness should have subsided by now.” Here’s another, which for some reason, the author felt the need to put in italics, just to make sure the reader wouldn’t miss it, I guess: “Across the street, Wake Marshall watched with interest.” As I already mentioned, the book is okay. I wouldn't say it’s a complete waste of time, but for me, I kept thinking I could be reading something better. P.S. - I don't think I chose this book because of the cover, but it didn't hurt. September 21, 2020
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