4.5 Smooches!

Synopsis

#1 New York Times bestselling author S.C. Stephens brings us the next book in her Thoughtless series! 

The spotlight doesn’t only shine. Sometimes it burns.

Being the bad-boy bassist for the world’s hottest band has earned Griffin Hancock some perks: a big house, a fast car, and most importantly his incredible wife, Anna. The one thing it hasn’t brought him is the spotlight. Anna tells him to be patient, that his talent will win out. But Griffin is through waiting for permission to shine.

Without warning, Griffin makes a shocking decision and takes the gamble of a lifetime. Suddenly he’s caught up in a new level of lights, cameras, and chaos. One that pushes his relationship with Anna to its limits. Anna has always found his unpredictable behavior sexy, but lately he’s seen an ache in her eyes–and it has his soul in knots. Just as the recognition Griffin seeks is finally within reach, the thing he loves most in life could be slipping through his fingers…

Review

OK, so I have no idea why I requested to review this book other than the simple fact that it is written by S.C. Stephens.  I simply love this woman’s writing.  I have read most of her stuff and I really did love the entire Thoughtless series, but I admit that when I started reading Griffin’s story, I was questioning my decision making.  Honestly, I did not like Griffin at all in the previous books.  I really didn’t enjoy Anna’s character all that much either.  I mean, let’s face it.  Their characters come off stupid, shallow, vapid even. So, at the beginning of this book I got a lot of that reaffirmed.

‘I’d filmed myself jacking off once, just to see what I  looked like, and I had to say, it was pretty amazing.  Anna was one lucky woman.’

I mean I was seriously wanting to take my kindle and knock myself over the head with it.  I just knew in my heart that I couldn’t do this for another 300 pages.  I was like maybe I should just DNF this.  I didn’t like Griffin’s character from jump street!  What the hell was I thinking requesting his story?!

‘Nobody put the Hulk in the corner.  Nobody.‘

But then something happened and I think that S.C. Stephens totally intended for me to feel this way in the beginning because my feelings started to change.  I started to actually feel a little bad for Griffin.  I mean, he only wanted just a touch of the spotlight.  What would it hurt for him to have his 5 minutes of fame?  Why were the guys being so mean to him and inconsiderate?  And Anna, what a supportive wife she is. OMG!  Am I starting to actually like and empathize with these people?  What is wrong me?  But I did.  And then the story gave me all the feels.  Tons of them and my heart literally started breaking.

“We’re supposed to be honest, Griffin!  We’re supposed to talk things out!”

“You’re supposed to want to include me.  You’re supposed to care.”

Oh, God.  This one hurt.  Griffin’s character really gave it to my emotions.  I mean, here I am sitting here just minding my own business and hating his guts and then he had to go and make me feel sorry for him.  Then I just became angry at him and in the next breath my heart literally broke for him.  The fall down from the top is a long and awful one and it was just SO hard.

‘I’d gone so high then I’d sunk so low…”

So I beg all you Griffin haters to still check out this book.  It was REALLY good.  I even grew to care and love Griffin and Anna and their sweet family.  The writing was so well done as usual with this authors work and the story was funny, had tons of feels and was just ridiculously sexy (it is Griffin’s book, after all).

~Amie

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