Closer Taint, #2

3.5 stars I have to start by saying that this book is a lot different than Cake, haha. Levi is taking it hard that his bandmate is with the girl he loves. It's clear that there is some history there and Levi thinks that alcohol can make it all better. That is until he meets Brielle. When they first meet it's not the best way of starting off on a good foot. He is so drunk he breaks her cello. Feeling sorry for himself, he ends up buying a chalet in France and getting her to come play with him. Well actually, for him. Any way for him to be able to see her again. It's clear there's an attraction and a slow build up to anything happening. When life takes a turn, things happen and are said that they can't take back. But can they find their way back to each other? To be honest, I had a love/hate relationship with this book. In the beginning I was kind of annoyed by Levi. How many times do I need to read that certain body parts are huge? Sometimes more than once on one page. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's fine if it's mentioned, but this was just a bit too much! After Levi gets to the chalet in France, I actually started liking him. When he was with Brielle he was really a different person. I really enjoyed Brielle's character as well. She's down to earth and may have made some mistakes in love before, but she's going to make sure it doesn't happen again. Money is tight and Brielle will do anything to help out her parents. Brielle just never bargained to fall in love. At a certain point, Closer takes some turns that didn't really maeke sense to me. I felt that when it came to the band members, it should've built up a bit more. Levi takes a turn for the worse to me. Through the whole book he is really constantly drinking. Yes, I get that he's a rock star and can get his hands on everything, but why didn't anyone ever question his drinking? In my eyes, people let it go a bit too easily. Until he takes it too far. And it seems like he did often. Yes, I know all books don't really have a happily ever after in things like this, but it just bugs me. In the end, it was a fast and easy read. Closer was an interesting story and I became invested in the characters. I loved the other characters as well: Ali, Cooper, Margaux, Brielle, etc. They really made this story complete. The connection between Brielle and Levi is clear from the start and I loved watching them get closer through music. Even Levi grew on me in the end. He is just a guy that experienced a lot of hurt and didn't learn how to cope with that. When the next books in this series are published, I will definitely be giving them a go!