Review: Spotlight by Eden Finley
SYNOPSIS:
RYDER
When I quit the biggest boy band on the planet, I was supposed to get my life back.
It’s not that I wanted to leave the spotlight. I felt like I had to for my daughter. Her picture shouldn’t be splashed all over the tabloids.
I thought I could do this parenting thing on my own, but it’s obvious I need help. I just didn’t expect to find it in the form of a gorgeous guy I meet by chance.
I can put my attraction aside for my daughter’s sake. I’ve put my whole life on hold for her.
If only he wasn’t so tempting.
LYRIC
Working as a nanny is my backup to my backup plan. My first plan is fame, but something always holds me back.
When I randomly run into Ryder Kennedy and end up becoming his daughter’s nanny, I figure it’ll be a short-term thing.
But then Ryder finds out I can sing. He wasn’t ready to give up music, and now he’s found a new way to have it: through me. He wants to produce my demo and make me a star.
He says I was born to be in the spotlight, but I think I was born to run from it.
It doesn’t help that each day I’m with him and his daughter, the deeper I fall into fantasies of being part of their family. And not just as the nanny.
REVIEW:
I started out this story extremely excited. There was an enticing synopsis, an attractive cover and a hilarious meet-cute between Lyric and Ryder. Unfortunately, past that the story seemed to drag on for me. I think it was a combination of things for me but this couple just fizzled out and I was pretty bummed out.
After Lyric begins working for Ryder, we all knew how the nanny troupe was going to play out, and I was here for it. But it took till 50% for a first kiss. At first I enjoyed the will they or won’t they game. But after some time I was wondering if their relationship was ever going to progress. The tension and angst lost its power and instead of becoming enticed I found myself bored.
When their arrangement progresses into a relationship, there was one line I read that stuck with. It was along the lines that if Ryder and Lyric weren’t talking about music, the only other thing they had in common to talk about was Kaylee, Ryder’s daughter. This was so d*mn sad and depressing to me. Neither character had much depth past their love of music to the point where they can’t even have casual conversations? I just didn’t feel any emotional connection between Ryder and Lyric. They both seemed to struggle with communication and frequently made incorrect assumptions.
The only break we had from the Ryder and Lyric drama was Harley showing up after his tour and being his meddlesome self. He added some warmth the pages and some much needed comic relief. But I have to say, overall this book left me disappointed and I am hoping that book 3 has a little more personality in it.
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