Once More with Feeling
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“A pitch-perfect second chance romance with off-the-charts tension and chemistry.”—Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After A former pop star finds herself back in the spotlight—along with an old flame from her past—in this friends-to-lovers meets enemies-to-lovers story from the bestselling author of Funny You Should Ask, the sensational TikTok romance! Then. Katee Rose is living the dream as America’s number one pop star, caught in a whirlwind of sold-out concerts, screaming fans, and constant tabloid coverage. Everyone wants to know everything about her and her boyfriend, Ryan LaNeve, the hottest member of adored boy band CrushZone. Katee loves to perform but hates the impossible demands of stardom. Maybe that’s why she finds herself in the arms of another CrushZone member, Cal Kirby. Quiet, serious Cal, who’s always been a good friend to Katee, is suddenly Cal with the smoldering eyes and very good hands. One unforgettable night is all it takes to blow up Katee’s relationship with Ryan, her career, her whole life. Now. Kathleen Rosenberg is okay with her ordinary existence and leaving her pop star image in the past. That is, until Cal Kirby shows up with the opportunity of her dreams—a starring role in the Broadway show he’s directing and a chance to perform, the way she’s always wanted. The two haven’t spoken since the joint destruction of their careers, and each of them blames the other, making their reunion a tense battle of wits and egos. Kathleen reluctantly agrees to the musical, as long as she keeps her guard up around Cal. But rehearsals are long, those eyes still smolder, and those hands are still very good. Despite everything, Kathleen can’t deny the chemistry between them. Is it ever a good idea to reignite old flames? Especially if you’ve been burned in the past?
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Fun summer read set in the entertainment and theatre world - this was a fast enjoyable read! Kathleen and Cal have a complex and rocky history from their years together on tour as musicians, after meeting at summer camp as kids. They meet again to work on Kathleen's best friend's musical and their journey tells a story about second chances.
Aw, this was sweet. Outside of the fact that the author referred to the ENTIRE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND as if it were just one small town, this was very enjoyable and sweet. I love these “rom com” type of books rather than anything raunchy. I enjoyed this and didn't want to stop reading it!
This is a book where I must have read a pre-release review of it, then put a hold on it, and then when it came in I was like “what's this?” I must have read about the Broadway subplot and decided to request it, but then when the cover was like “TikTok sensation!” I was like, “uh oh” bc it seems that I don't usually agree with BookTok's favs.
But I checked it out and for me, this was perfectly cromulent. I liked all the theater kid backstory stuff but I never got too invested in the romance plot. To me it felt like it was a fanfiction AU but I didn't know the characters. Like if I had already been invested in these characters I'd be like “hell yeah he's a director and she's an actress? Can't wait to see how this turns out” but like, I wasn't.
But I did read the whole thing because it was a pretty easy read and because I wanted to see how thins turned out for Riveted! the Broadway musical based on Rosie the Riveter.
Also the cover of the book has a cat on it and the cat is like BARELY in it.
