Review: You had me at British accent.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2013
Let’s start off with some visuals.  Now, I know that David Gandy is not the only man out there with a British accent, but come on… blue eyes & eminently lickable… that is pure muse making right there.  Because seriously if I ever met David Gandy the only words out of my mouth after being quickly arrested would be “Look at him – who wouldn’t lick him?”Okay, let’s get back to the book.Jane Black finally seems to have hit it big, after three albums it only took having her heart ripped out for her fourth album to be a hit.  But this album is pure heart break.  This is the album you blast for days on repeat as you relive every moment with your ex.  The album you cry to – the one you finally get angry to – the one you find the strength to move on to, because if Jane Black survived, you will too.  But with the momentums of a successful album demanding more from Jane, she’s hit a brick wall.  The pain of the divorce is fleeting and she has mere months to find inspiration to create another hit record.Matthew Harrigan is the music critic that every artist wants to rave about their album.  And for Jane, she gets what everyone wants.  Matthew’s review of her album has become her talisman and when the man himself approaches her for an in-depth story, part of her is scared that he should be trusted and the other part of her wants to devour him.  So of course, she says yes.But this isn’t just a typical interview, he will be with her as she writes the new album, records it and releases it; that is if she can write it.  Jane’s hit the worst case of writers block.  Her first hit is all about heartache, but as her heartache is replaced with pure joy she can’t seem to find the inspiration.“Maybe when you’re deliciously, deliriously happy, nobody wants to hear about it.”“Her man did her wrong, so she went to the studio for closure.”But with her fame riding on the fact that her success was based on the pure pain in her songs can she find the words to write another hit album now that her heart is healing?Let’s just get this out of the way and move on from the awkwardness…Ms. Lauren Blakely – I friggin’ Love you!I loved every second of this book.  I am completely torn between just what it was that I loved more.  Not only do we get some toe-curling moments, but the friggin’ back and forth between Matthew and Jane was so flirty and fun.  I wanted every single conversation they were having to go on forever, I could not get enough of these two when they were being playful.And let’s get to Matthew, WOW.“Because you just can’t look away from that kind of face – that jawline, those dimples, that devilish f****** smile.”“I want you to do something for me Jane,” he says.“What do you want me to do?”“I want you to close your eyes, lean back against the wall, and tell me what it feels like.”Although he doesn’t fit my typical alpha-male needs, he had this hot sophistication about him. A little artsy and scholar like, but not pretentious.  Jane was a strong female character, although her world was shattered she dealt with it the best she could, her process was what all of us would do if in her shoes.  And although she had some major trust issues to overcome because of the bomb her ex-husband drops on her, she still is willing to put her heart on the line.  Jane’s journey in discovering that just because the songs the displayed her agony were a hit, that the world could embrace the songs that exposed just how much she was falling in love.This was a beautifully written love story that just hit all the marks.  I can’t believe it has taken me this long to read one of her books!  But what a one to start with.  I fell madly in love with both Jane & Matthew.  And loved every single song reference.  Beyond reading my only other addiction is music, not the shitty music that is just noise, but those great songs that take you back in time, that change your life.  So many of those where in this book and when someone references a song like ‘Something I Can Never Have’ as one of the top ten break up songs, I just have to pop for something like that.  Who pulls a 1989 track buried on a debut album out of their a** for a book reference?  (Okay I also have a slight obsession with a certain industrial band and a particular debut album that got me through every teenage broken heart).