Review: Viv and Cole are separated for too much of the book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
I guess it's a testament to Ms. Walters' writing that I keep reading this series, because I don't seem to like the characters very much.  Of the three, I liked Bad Rep the best, yet in this book Maysie and Jordan were made pretty unlikable (especially Jordan, who's turned into a huge drama queen).  Viv and Cole both know that they are being awful to each other, yet neither one seems capable of (or willing to) change.Viv was pretty shallow, obsessed about her hair/clothes and having men appreciate her body.  She laments the fact that no one appreciates her for her mind, but why would they when doesn't give them a reason?Cole refers to himself as a douchebag often, and he is!  His ego is crazy, he treats women like dirt (not just Viv, but all the women he uses to make her jealous), and drives his bandmates crazy by hogging the spotlight.  I only sort of liked him at the end.The band turmoil worked at first, then seemed kind of forced.  Cole's 180 with Jose near the end didn't quite ring true, and I didn't buy that Garrett would be ok with Cole's ditching the band that easily.The end was sweet, but I honestly don't see Viv and Cole together forever.  The epilogue was used mostly as a segue for Mitch and Gracie's book (which I will probably read).