Wow, what a story. This is kind of a mix of Daisy Jones and the Six (following a band's rise to fame), mixed with the toxic characters from The Favorites by Layne Fargo. I really enjoyed this book's take on grief. It really makes you feel this pain and sadness right in the gut. I do wish the romance subplot was a bit more well developed, because I felt like it was alluded to, but I wish there was more...? Just more. But every other aspect of this book was so fascinating and well written and thought out. 4.25⭐

Dnf at 50%. Not for me at all.

There was a lot of elements I liked about this. This is a beautiful and emotional second chance romance story. I also think that outside the immediate couple, a lot of the other characters fell a little flat, which I felt was a bit of a shame. The writing was pretty good. Overall I enjoyed.

I don't rate memoirs (therefore all my memoir reviews are 5 stars). It's interesting listening to this audiobook after seeing how a lot of these things played out in real time when they happened over the years. I personally enjoy her music. At first I wondered why she didn't wait til she was a bit older and had more life experience, but after listening to it, I understand more now. It's a quick listen, so even if you're a little bit curious, I would tell you to give it a listen.

I think I liked Holiday Romance slightly more than this one. But I loved that Christian got his own story! Seeing him as a side character, and then seeing him again in the novella made me want him to have his own happy ending! Catherine Walsh kills it again when it comes to Christmas romances.

I'm eating this up the same as Holiday Romance. Didn't realize this novella is literally just a bonus chapter that continues the epilogue's plot. Still cute!