Thank you so much to Brian D. Kennedy, Book Forward & Harper Collins for an advance copy of this book!

This will be published on May 31st.

I had first heard about this book last year and had been anticipation its release.

What more could you ask for, a gay romance while taking place at an amusement park that is the equivalent to DollyWood?!

Emmett is from Chicago who has one goal: to be the first gay country superstar. He hopes getting a job at Wanda World’s Good Time Jamboree in Jackson Hollow, Tennessee will be the foot in the door he needs.

Luke lives in Jackson Hollow and his time is spent working and taking care of his family. His mom has Multiple Sclerosis and has been in and out of work while his stepdad works nights. His dream is to be a chef. He was offered an opportunity to work in the kitchen at Granny’s Cupboard in Wanda World.

The two meet and it was instant attraction. Luke has not had much experience with men as he is closeted, scared of what his family will think of him. Whereas Emmett is loud and proud and is very open. This causes conflict between the couple. In addition to the budding romance, we also have a little mystery involving Wanda World’s very own Wanda Jean Stubbs.

“You can be any color you want and still be in my rainbow”

This hit all the right marks for me and was such a joy to read. I thought the writing was fast pace and kept moving along. Having the dual point of views of each men was an added bonus. I also liked that it wasn’t always the same pattern in sequence (ex: Luke, Emmett, Emmett, Luke, Luke). I also was not expecting a little bit of steam for a YA novel.

I love how Kennedy described Wanda World because I could picture everything in my head. I felt like I could have been there.

One of my favorite quotes from the book is: “A song doesn’t always have to be true. But there should be truth in it. An emotion you can connect with. Lyrics that articulate something you believe.”