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A review by zasou_reads
Aria by Jennifer Hartmann
4.0
The singer of an up-and-coming rock band has his eyes on the lounge's waitress, Chelsie, Noah, who is also im the band, is ready to so anything to keep her from jeopardizing his plans for their band. Until one night, she spills her darkest secrets to him. And she sees he also has deep secrets...
This single dad, celebrity, love triangle romance is book 1 in the Duet duet. Check your triggers as this touches some dark subjects.
To me, Chelsie's relationship with Devon makes no sense at all. Maybe at first, but when she warms up to Noah, she is so much more into him, and she spends so much more time with him, and we don't see her really interact with Devon all that much. They don't spend that much time together, they don't seem to talk that much either, so I don't get it. The author is trying to make us think this relationship is deeper than it actually is to cause trouble and make us believe in a triangle that I didn't fall for. Love triangles are not favorite, but this one straight up doesn't make sense to me, because there is no reason why Chelsie stays with Devon other than he talked to her first. But I know that feelings aren't always easy. From what I read from Jennifer so far, I find that this author is the queen at writing deep and complex relationships. Which she does very well with Noah here - I just wish she put a little more effort into Chelsie's relationship with Devon to show at least that there was some connection, to make me believe that they are together for a reason. Also, sometimes I thought that the timeline was kind of fuzzy, big chunks of time seem to have passed without much indication that it had, so it was a bit confusing and maybe that's why I hadn't realized how long Devon and Chelsie had been together and that their relationship was further along than I felt it was. I would have liked a little more show than tell in their relationship. I disagree with Devon's way of dealing with his jealousy. Don't get me wrong. He's 100% right to be angry, to be upset, to be hurt, because Chelsea is clearly into his best friend. I just disagree with the way he's handling it. There are healthier ways to deal with it. He could just let her be go. Instead, he just not only stays, but comes back after dumping her, and it's really toxic. And I also am upset about Chelsea being so self-deprecating. So oblivious, so much in denial. Freeling so guilty about everything and second guessing herself all the time. Always bringing herself down and saying that she is bad luck, and going back to Devon when she is, so obviously into Noah, it doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, these are just thoughts and they in no way impacted my rating of this book. Maybe I could have rated it higher. But Lotus and Still Beating are the 2 first books that I read by Jennifer Hartmann and they were stellar! I can't help but compare the other books that I read by her with these 2. If I've read this one before I read Lotus and Still Beating, my rating of this one would very probably have been higher. But since I have read the other 2, it can't really be. Because although it is a solid read, it does not compare to the other 2. Is it fair? I don't know, but since it's my rating, just deal with it!
Also, how stinking cute is Sam? I also love Beth's character. And Ian can rot in hell.
This single dad, celebrity, love triangle romance is book 1 in the Duet duet. Check your triggers as this touches some dark subjects.
To me, Chelsie's relationship with Devon makes no sense at all. Maybe at first, but when she warms up to Noah, she is so much more into him, and she spends so much more time with him, and we don't see her really interact with Devon all that much. They don't spend that much time together, they don't seem to talk that much either, so I don't get it. The author is trying to make us think this relationship is deeper than it actually is to cause trouble and make us believe in a triangle that I didn't fall for. Love triangles are not favorite, but this one straight up doesn't make sense to me, because there is no reason why Chelsie stays with Devon other than he talked to her first. But I know that feelings aren't always easy. From what I read from Jennifer so far, I find that this author is the queen at writing deep and complex relationships. Which she does very well with Noah here - I just wish she put a little more effort into Chelsie's relationship with Devon to show at least that there was some connection, to make me believe that they are together for a reason. Also, sometimes I thought that the timeline was kind of fuzzy, big chunks of time seem to have passed without much indication that it had, so it was a bit confusing and maybe that's why I hadn't realized how long Devon and Chelsie had been together and that their relationship was further along than I felt it was. I would have liked a little more show than tell in their relationship. I disagree with Devon's way of dealing with his jealousy. Don't get me wrong. He's 100% right to be angry, to be upset, to be hurt, because Chelsea is clearly into his best friend. I just disagree with the way he's handling it. There are healthier ways to deal with it. He could just let her be go. Instead, he just not only stays, but comes back after dumping her, and it's really toxic. And I also am upset about Chelsea being so self-deprecating. So oblivious, so much in denial. Freeling so guilty about everything and second guessing herself all the time. Always bringing herself down and saying that she is bad luck, and going back to Devon when she is, so obviously into Noah, it doesn't make sense to me. Anyway, these are just thoughts and they in no way impacted my rating of this book. Maybe I could have rated it higher. But Lotus and Still Beating are the 2 first books that I read by Jennifer Hartmann and they were stellar! I can't help but compare the other books that I read by her with these 2. If I've read this one before I read Lotus and Still Beating, my rating of this one would very probably have been higher. But since I have read the other 2, it can't really be. Because although it is a solid read, it does not compare to the other 2. Is it fair? I don't know, but since it's my rating, just deal with it!
Also, how stinking cute is Sam? I also love Beth's character. And Ian can rot in hell.