2 Stars for Ben & Lizzy (I know. I'm in the minority. Oh well.) 
 1 Star for David, Ev, Jimmy & Lena (and even Mal & Anne) and some great one liners 
 I put off reading Deep because quite honestly Ben never did it for me and it is surprising since I tend to love the tall, dark and silent type, but Ben felt more like a statue in the background than as a true part of the band. Also, the role he played in the clusterfuck with David, Ev and Martha just pissed me off. Then there was Lizzy. Like Ben, she was just another statue who didn't capture my interest. But, I wanted to know what was going on with everyone else (I have made love for the Farris brothers and the women who got under their skin), so I finally jumped in and while there were some great moments, Ben and Lizzy just didn't do it for me. 
 Lizzy's insta-lust/love and subsequent text stalking didn't come off as cute to me. It was more eye roll inducing than anything else. I get that Lizzy is not yet 21 when she first sees Ben in the flesh and totally understand being struck stupid by a rock God, but I really felt like she was acting like a 14 year old giving mom and dad aka Anne and Mal the middle finger for making her curfew two hours earlier than her friends. (Please note that while I got the whole no going after my sister thing, I also thought it was overdone too). The sad thing here is that when she wasn't mooning around about Ben or forgiving him for the bullshit he put her through, she was actually a cool chick who I wouldn't have minded hanging out with. 
 Ben. Oh, Ben. Here's the thing, I was happy that he didn't do the get down on one knee and "do the right thing" by proposing act. That wasn't anywhere near where he was at. Period. So, yeah, he has a half a point in his favor. But him going all caveman on Lizzy one moment then the next telling her that he isn't giving up the women and the lifestyle got real old. But the real kicker for me was that he tells her he'll be there for her and the baby, that he cares for her and they are friends and then doesn't make the effort? And only does after Jimmy rips him a new one? Yeah. No. Just. No. 
 So, it's easy to surmise that Ben and Lizzy being together didn't warm the cockles of my heart. I really wish it had, I do, but it just never got out of the infatuation stage for me. Were there some sweet moments between them? Sure, but nothing that showed me that an HEA for them was possible or that even a HFN was going to be long lasting, especially because their big reconciliation was just too quick and easy and simply had me shrugging, not jumping for joy. 
 But, while Ben and Lizzy fizzled for me, I loved catching up with everyone in the band, even Mal and Anne, though he still drives me batshit crazy. I loved Lick and Lead and really liked seeing Jimmy's evolution from when we first met him in Lick to where he is in Deep. He hasn't had a full on personality overhaul, he will always be broody which I'm good with, but his open and honest affection for Lena, and the rest of the people he considers family, made my heart happy. As for Martha, there was no way she couldn't be in the book, but I could have done without her. 
 The Bottom Line: Unfortunately Deep didn't do it for me. I can see why others loved it, the writing was well done and Ms. Scott has some of the best one liners out there, but I wish we could have gone deeper.