I was hesitant going into this book. I've been hearing a lot about it and I love stories about pop culture and celebrities, but in the first chapter alone there were some inaccuracies about real places that rubbed me the wrong way. I pushed through and was pleasantly surprised that beneath the inaccuracies and cheesy romance, there was a cute story here. I liked seeing the struggles that Maya and Jesse had to trust each other. I liked that they connected through music and Jesse helped Maya realize her full potential as an artist. I did think the romance was pretty cheesy at times and it was a little annoying with the "hate turns to love" trope in the very beginning, it goes away after a while and then you just get two people falling for each other while chasing their dreams. I think the author could have had a bigger moment showing when this change happened as well. What was the catalyst that finally brought them together in the end? I thought it could have been clearer. But I distinctly remember getting to like the middle of the book and being like wow okay I'm actually interested in this story. I think this would be a great summer beach read for people who like quick romance books with a focus on music and fame. 
 Now for the rant... 
 Most of the major issues I had with this book had to do with the descriptions of real life places. The first chapter takes place backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, but even though our author is from Tennessee, you can tell that she's never been to the Opry by the way she generalized everything at the theatre. The Opry is full of rich country music history and they offer backstage tours all the time. It would've been easy for the author to go on a tour to make sure she had an accurate description of the theatre and backstage area. 
 I've been to plenty of concerts, but I've never had a backstage pass, so I follow Dr. Salter's lead and keep flashing my all-access badge over and over. My principal squeezes between two beefy men in security jackets and knocks on a door stamped with a red star. 
 I went on a backstage tour of the Opry when I went to Nashville and it was the most magical thing being there. One of the biggest things I learned was that the dressing rooms all have special names on them to commemorate important moments in country history, like "Into The Circle," "Welcome To The Family," and "Women of Country." For instance, a newbie will be put in the "Into The Circle" dressing room to celebrate their first time performing on the Opry stage. That circle is actually a circular piece of wood on the theatre stage that everyone who has ever performed at the Opry stands on. It comes from the original theatre Opry members and iconic country artists performed on, so it's pretty special. There's just so much history in that theatre and definitely not a random dressing room with a red star on it. I just feel like if you're going to be writing about country music and talking about the Grand Ole Opry, it should be accurate and include some of that history instead of just making up stuff about it. WASTED OPPORTUNITY HERE! 
 I have received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 
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