The Mixtape

Since the death of his twin brother, Oliver's caught between pleasing his fans and finding himself. Emery finds him first.

Emery has never felt more alone. Raising her daughter is both her pleasure and her pain as she struggles to hold on to her job as a bartender and keep a roof over their heads. With no one to help them--no support system--any unexpected expense or late bill could turn their whole world upside down.

Reeling from the death of his twin brother and bandmate, rock star Oliver Smith is trying to drink his problems away. Apparently he isn't very good at it; they follow him wherever he goes. Also in hot pursuit are the paparazzi, who catch Oliver at his lowest low.

He could have walked into any bar in California, but he walked into hers. Emery helps Oliver lose the crowd, and they find themselves alone: two people whose paths are marked with loss and pain. However, they hold an unshakable hope for healing. They find solace together, but can their love withstand the world?

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Carla_is_Reading

Oct 24, 2024

8/10 stars

Gorgeous book. Deals with so much real issues like generational trauma, walking away from toxic family members, never giving up on yourself.
It is a lovely read

There was a slow build at first of the two MCs getting used to each other. There then was some ruffle of feathers that was so funny. Then to them being deeply bonded friends that was so beautiful.
I love their little intimate moments of bonding, and of course the way they became a solid system for each other was so wonderful as well.

I can't wait to read another book by Ms. Cherry.

MsFirstEdition

Oct 03, 2024

2/10 stars

When I'm with my book club, I really try to give romance selections a chance despite how much I can't stand them (they're such a magnet for terrible writing), but I was turned off from the first go. Cliches I don't mind, as it's really hard to write outside of them but to hit a good number of cliches poorly, that's where I do mind. Her writing was a poor reflection of many already tired tropes, and I couldn't get past it. The descriptions of the characters were flowery and confusing to me as they probably were to the writer given that one of the character's descriptions changed a few times during the book without context How does Reese's hair change from wavy charcoal (help) to tangled brown hair. I was terrible at art in school but I'm pretty sure charcoal and brown aren't synonyms.

All in all: I tried but I couldn't. Very disappointing book.

ItsMeGoomy

Dec 28, 2023

8/10 stars

Just a warning that I wish I knew before I started reading this.... There's some erotic material in the book that I wasn't prepared for. Besides that, there were some themes from the book that resonated strongly with me. It's reassuring to know that there are others out there like me that battle with depression. It's not a constant in the hole feeling but it's up and down pretty often. The down is really dark. But reading this book made me feel a little better. I enjoyed this book quite well. It wasn't my favorite but I would recommend it. The story is very well written and sucks it's readers in and holding them in until they finish the book. It was very hard to put the book down to resume my life.

Marthy

Jun 29, 2022

(Hold on let me get my emotions in check😭😭). First and foremost this book got me crying like a baby. Secondly, the raw emotions, the love, the relationships, the respect 🥺🤍 (it's all just coming back to me). Omds the way I love Oliver and Emery and little Reese 🥰. Beware though that it tackles depression, grief, suicidal thoughts, motherhood, family bonds etc there's a lot going on but I really felt their love as well🤍

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