It seems I'm in the minority here, but I'm a bit disappointed and feel let down by this book. It had so much potential and possibility with two really amazing characters yet it felt lackluster throughout so much of it. 
 Lead, book 3 in the Stage Dive series, had a really strong introduction. In fact, I was already totally into the story by the 3rd page of the prologue! I thought Lead was going to possibly top the prior books Lick and Play for being the best book and those were 5-6 star books to me. Then, after 20 ish pages, it lost so much steam. 
 It was a great story with strong lead characters- both of whom were extremely likeable and interesting in their own regard, yet the story line during the time frame that Lena was realizing her feelings for Jimmy kind of fell flat. It was even boring at times. 
 There would be parts that were really good but then back to just mediocre. I actually found myself starting to skim a bit a few times. 
 The ending was okay but not great. It felt contrived. I'm glad Jimmy did what he did. I knew he would show up there. 
 Lena and Jimmy's story would greatly benefit from having Jimmy's POV. In fact, I think that this book and their story demands it. Seeing it all from Jimmy's POV would really be intense and probably a powerful love story. I would absolutely love to read that book! 
 There were several references setting up the next book with Ben and Lizzy. It almost seemed overly obvious that it was plugging the next storyline. 
 Overall, I give Lead 3 stars. I'm really bummed with how this book turned out. It was a good book but it could have been so much better. The groundwork and character development was there. The characters were written perfectly. The storyline, however, missed the mark for me. I did enjoy seeing all of the Stage Dive family throughout the book. I'm glad I read this book and I look forward to reading the 4th book, Deep. Hopefully I will like it as much as I liked the first 2 books.