Title: Forget the Stars
Author: Kelsey Kingsley
Genre: Friends-to-lover/2nd Chance Romance
Release Date: August 26, 2019
Cover Design: Danny Manzella
"From August 26 to September 26, 2019, 10% of all proceeds will be donated to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation."
"If you want a book with eternally endearing and relatable characters, a heartfelt, captivating, poignant storyline, and one that has the potential to compassionately enlighten the reader, ponder it no more and get your copy of this one today." - BookAddict
"I can’t forget the stars when I have to give this book all the stars! Seriously. All the stars in the universe. I can’t even begin to tell you how special Forget The Stars is. I just want to go around to everyone I know yelling “READ THIS BOOK!”" - Red Hatter Book Blog
Guitarist Chad Wilcox's life isn't going according to plan.
At thirty, he never thought he'd still be unmarried and living with his parents. And with the added stress of his poor health, he's convinced the only thing within his control is the success he's found as a rockstar.
After reconnecting with his childhood best friend, Chad sets into motion a new plan to regain control over his happiness, and things start looking up. But when he finds himself diagnosed with a potentially debilitating chronic illness, he begins to wonder...
Is this as good as it's going to get? Or is it at all possible for a guy like him to get everything he's ever wished for?
My Review
I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review.
Oh Chaddington Bear. He is adorable and extremely lovable and I was so happy to finally read his story! And it's a second chance/friends to lovers romance, which makes it even better.
Chad and Molly's mothers are best friends who had dreams of their children growing up and getting married. And once upon a time, Chad and Molly were on that path, but then they grew apart and went on to live very separate lives. Chad might be a famous rockstar, but he's a homebody at heart. When he's not on the road he stays at his parent's house and has no problem being just normal guy. When he crosses paths with Molly, the two of them start to hang out again and before Molly knows it, she is the opening act for Chad's band. The two of them are on the road together and find themselves closer than ever.
Kelsey has once again hit it out of the park. She has this way of making want to be best friends with her characters. And as much as I love Chad, my love for Sebastian only grew while reading this book. He is the source for the majority of the laughs and I laughed out loud more than once. But along with the sweetness of Chad & Molly and Sebastian's humor, is a serious topic that Kelsey handles with great care. She took a subject that people don't like to talk about and made it seem so real.
While this isn't part of a series, there are characters in that have been in some of Kelsey's previous books. So if you haven't read Daisies & Devin, The Life We Wanted or Tell Me Goodnight, you should definitely check them out.
“What’s that look for?” she asked with a giggle, as she reached around to secure her bra.
I shook my head as a smile stretched over my lips. “Nothin’. Just …” I swallowed at the warmth crowding my heart and my lungs. “You’re my best friend.”
She tugged a tank top on and sighed, her exhale lingering in the air. “You’re mine.”
Mine. The word was simple and yet held the world. It was an agreement, it was possession. It was an invisible contract that lingered between us, and I would’ve gladly used my own blood to sign on the dotted line.
But instead of pricking a finger and sealing the deal, I simply nodded, as only two words left my mouth.
“I’m yours.”
Kelsey Kingsley is an author of eight, almost nine, novels. She lives in New York with her family and a cat named Ethel. She loves tattoos, music, makeup, and Frasier reruns. Kelsey is a Slytherin. She curses a lot, and she fucking hates cheese.
