I finished this book a week ago and I've been trying to read other books since but I keep ending up re-reading some of my favourite scenes from this book. Many people know of the writing duo Erin Watt| by now, comprised of Jen Frederick and Elle Kennedy, who has quickly become one of my favourite NA author. More people are also familiar with their Royals series, including Paper Princess, but I have to say that this is my favourite book from them yet. Their Royals series is more mature and definitely falls within the NA genre, while this book straddles the line with characters who are just shy of the age that most NA characters are but the content is more mature than most YA novels. This book has all of the key components that people love about the Royals: bad boys, strong heroines, quick banter, soap opera worthy drama, and great tension/angst; but because this book is intended for slightly younger audiences, it does contain less of the things that I believe most people had issue with in The Royals.

I love the characters in this book so much. Oakley and Vaughn have such amazing chemistry and who does like the hate-to-love troupe? I also have such a soft spot for novels about bands/artists/musicians (see my raving about Idol) so this book was right up my alley. There were some moments during the middle of the novel that looking back seem like a rather quick turn of emotion but I can deal with it because there is enough build up that it can be overlooked. The family aspect of this book was also so heart-warming and I appreciated the authors trying to also focus on building up those side characters and relationships. I just wish that there was another book after this but sadly this is only a standalone. So although it's not a life-changing, super deep novel, it is super fun and entertaining, and one of my favourite contemporary reads this year.