Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Veiled
AUTHOR: Nicole Dykes
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 50 K
RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2024
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Waylon
I’m a music manager. I’ve taken the smallest artists and made them soar into superstardom. I’m good at what I do, and I never fail.
Except with him. I let him down, and that doesn’t sit right with me.
No. I’ll track Justin St. James down and find a way to make him happy and settled.
No matter what it takes.
Justin
I’m so tired of being Justin St. James. Of people invading my space and acting like they own me. Like I owe them for my fame.
It’s all about the music for me. I love it. But the fame . . . I could do without.
So I see my chance, and I take it. Only maybe I didn’t realize just how much Waylon, my manager, did for me. How inexperienced and naive I am.
He thinks I can have it all—that he can find a way for me to be happy. But I’m not so certain that can happen.
I want the music, but I still crave that beautiful veil of privacy.
Is it even possible to have it all?
REVIEW:
I love rockstar books so I was excited for this one!
What made me really happy was that Justin got to finally be “Just Justin” and do what he loved best…write and preform his music and do it his way! I believe, in this day and age, that being famous means that you are expected to be ON at all times and beholding to your fans. That is simply unacceptable. You go out, you do your job during your allotted time, and then you deserve the expectation of some private time. And when did it become appropriate to stalk performers, paw and manhandle them, expect that they owe you something more than what you paid for? I totally and completely get why Justin took off. He has dealt with this his entire life. He loves to write music and he loves to perform it to his fans. But he needs space! And time off from the mania that surrounds fame!
I especially loved that Waylon finally got it. He understood and went about finding a way to make Justin’s wants and needs come true. These two may have been oblivious to what had developed over the years, even if neither of them acknowledged it, but their friends knew what was up and were happy they finally figured it out. They were meant to be together even though Waylon felt it wasn’t professional.
I guess this is a spin-off book of Immoral and now I need to read it too.
Note: this book is only available on the author’s site.
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