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A Matter Of When (2014)

by Eden Winters(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

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Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: I’m sure I’ll be in the minority in not loving this one. I think it had all the elements of a good book. Maybe too many elements and yet the pacing of the book seemed slow. Sadly I was intrigued by the secondary characters more than the MCs. The baddies were vile and OTT. There was verbal and physical abuse. Then of course Henry makes a miraculous comeback with a band of misfits who come together to make beautiful music while falling in love. Oh and he’s always been forced into the closet. Until now.One MC took his music VERY seriously. Almost to the point I found him pretentious. You get some back story on that later but it didn’t help while reading it. That may have been character development but early on I wasn’t a fan of one of the MCs, Sabastian. Henri wasn�... more��t always so likable either. He starts out the book very low. Almost vacant from reality. Then he’s drugged by a stalker and kicked out of his band. His world basically falls apart giving him the wake up call he needs to start living again. On his terms. His new manager suggests he visit a vocal coach at his home in the Rockies. Henry feels instantly turned on by his pretentious hunky host. It’s not so easy to change your ways though. Henry has gotten by on rock star glory and a decent singing voice. Sabastian is quick to point out he needs work. I did like this. The guys butting heads was nice. They become friendly and get into a routine. Eventually Sabastian gives into Henry’s advances. They both know it can’t last. Henry has to go back to reality and start his career over. Sabastian is unwilling to leave his home. Henry and Sabastian promise to keep in touch but it’s not the same as being together.I think this is where the book loses me. Sabastian was an abuse victim from a very young age and you get why he is the way he is but with him popping in beaten to hell and refusing help didn’t endear me to him. Then Henry just lets him go. I know they didn’t know each other for long and made no real commitment to each other but I became annoyed by this story line. A little better communication would have done wonders. Even with all the sappy singing and making love I never really warmed or connected to the couple. Henry suddenly knowing everything about music and treating people crappy wasn’t pleasant either. Yet somehow he was the Mary Sue savant of putting a band together and making them rise to the top in record time! The crazy stalker may have pushed me over the 4 star ledge.
review 2: A book that combined two of my biggest passions - a beautiful story and music. What's not to love? Especially if it's flavored with more of my heart's delights: - strong female AND male supporting characters- villains who appear scarily mundane on the outside,but are just as scarily evil on second look- a love story where love is NOT the magic wand that solves every problem- beautiful character growth not only for the main characters, but for some minor characters as well- chocolate (!)- and not to forget lyrics I'd REALLY love to hear sung...Many books have some kind of fairy godmother or -father who brings the lovers together. In this book, Music filled that role. Music - Seb and Henri's mutual passion for it, struggling with it, service to it - brought them together, gave those so different men a common language. Music wasn't only a background track to Seb and Henri's love story, but "what holds their world together in its inmost folds", an integral part to both their personalities and their romance. This book, literally, sang. I loved listening to it. less

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