I wanted to read this because I have enjoyed Kacen’s previous work. With this being his adult romance, I was so excited for actual adults to act like actual adults, and they didn’t.  
This book has two points of view. The first is Logan Gray and he is Hollywood’s bad boy – a talented but troubled actor who the public love to hate. He has had several tapes be released and has been known for sleeping with everyone in his circle. But there is a much deeper story behind the bad boy persona. Logan is broken and doesn’t know how to fix himself. He was sexual abused multiple times as a child and due to that he shuts himself off, so no one can hurt him again. He lives in the lands of dreams where sex and drugs are available whenever he wants. The second point of view is Mattie Cole, and he is the up-and-coming golden boy, adored by all but is plagued by insecurities. He has made it to Hollywood where being gay isn’t a sin and everyone is quite accepting, but he still feels guilty for his sexuality. The reason – his father hasn’t accepted him and ignores him when he is home, his sister and mum are encouraging and promised to love him no matter what, his father believes he will end up in hell due to his religious beliefs. But now Mattie is working on a big movie with Logan, and they are the leads in the romance film. Logan claimed that Matt had zero talent before they started filming, which send the film’s publicity into a nosedive. To create positive buzz, the two are persuaded into a fake-dating scheme – but as the two actors get to know their new characters, real feelings start to develop. As public scrutiny intensifies and old wounds resurface, the two must fight for their relationship and their love.  

I loved the characters individually; I wanted the hug both to death and say it’s not your fault and then send their asses to therapy. This book is hard-hitting with discussions of child sexual abuse and rape and the effects it can have on a person. I liked the fact that these discussions weren’t minimal or just glossed over. I would have loved for Logan’s dad to actually get into trouble and for everyone to come crawling back to Logan and apologise, I felt like people wrote him off pretty quickly and I would have loved for people to come begging for forgiveness. 

With the fake relationship, you want it to be real and for people not to see through their bullshit and it feels like they don’t even see through their bullshit. It was a friend with benefits mixed with emotional therapy and being honest and open. That's what a friendship is, not a relationship. I wanted cute little gifts and meeting the family and acts of service and showing us that they were more. It didn’t feel like it until they were told to break it off. I didn’t really feel a connection between them besides the fact that Mattie doesn’t treat Logan like a dick. Another issue I had was both POVs sort of blended with each other, they weren’t distinct enough. I was reading Mattie’s chapter, and he was going on about Logan that I thought it was Logan and same for Logan’s chapters, it’s like they were blended at times. I felt like the ending was rushed as well, so we done all this build up for the book to jump three years and Logan’s in New York and Mattie is with Philip, like how did we get to that point? How did Logan do in rehab? I wanted these answers.  

I think it’s the right storyline and a good idea but was executed poorly at times which hurts because I wanted to love it.