Title: Two for the Show
Author: Megan Derr
Series: Lovesongs #4
Genre: M/M Contemporary
Length: Short novel
Available: Now
Nikko needs a scandal. Something, anything, that will keep media eyes on him and far away from the fight for his deadbeat brother’s children. When he sees Jake Hallow in a bar, it seems a perfect solution. What would cause more noise than planting a kiss on a ruler-straight country star? He didn’t expect Jake to kiss him back.
Jake’s faced a lot of surprises in the forty-four years he’s been alive. But being kissed senseless by the beautiful Nikko Star is something else entirely, and he doesn’t at all know what to do with the long-banked feelings that Nikko turns into a blaze. Or the disappointment he feels when he learns the real reason Nikko kissed him.
But hearing Nikko’s story, Jake decides to help, and agrees to give the world a fake love affair for the sake of protecting a couple of kids. And he’s always believed in putting on one hell of a show—no matter how much it leaves him hurting when the lights go down.
Source: Review copy from Less Than Three Press via NetGalley
I haven’t read any of the previous Lovesongs books, but as a big fan of Megan Derr, I was intrigued enough to want to read this anyway. It does standalone fairly well, although I was initially confused as to who belonged to which band and just what the whole Dai and Jet stuff was all about. However, I muddled through because those are only side issues to the main story between Nikko and Jake.
I really enjoyed this, mostly because I loved both Nikko and Jake. They are so good together, their chemistry is hot and it was easy to see how a longer term relationship would work out. I also loved that Jake was working things out late in life and how calm he was about it all. Both he and Nikko are great characters and immensely likeable.
However, as much as I enjoyed everything and found it a quick, easy read, I’ll also admit some of it was pretty far-fetched and didn’t always make much sense. Like all the conflict that comes up between the two of them. Then again, it’s so obvious right from the start that these two are perfect for each other that any attempt to part them for dramatic reasons was going to feel flimsy. I would have liked to have seen more of the kids Nikko was doing this all for, and perhaps a little more behind Jake’s discovery of his bisexuality. I would also have really, really appreciated some explanation for the whole friends/enemy thing between Nikko, Dai and Jet. I mean, I could understand why someone might get irritated with Jet, but there was clearly more to it, so it might have been nice to have known why. I know this is the fourth in the series, but still.
Overall, though, this was fun and fluffy in the best possible way, and I look forward to catching up with the rest of the series soon.
Two for the Show is Out Now.
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