Not terrible, not great. This one is okay for a guilty pleasure or a relaxation (low pressure) read, but be prepared to suspend reality...a lot.

My top issue: this book felt like 2 completely different novels smashed together. With the dual timeline, things just didn't mesh for me. So...since it felt like two different books, I'm going to review the two pieces separately.

Piece 1: The past.
These parts of the book worked for me. A bit of a Daisy Jones and the Six flavor from the groupie perspective, plus a sisterly conflict. The characters got a little bit of feet underneath them and there was complexity surrounding their individual situations. There was character tension and some movement in the plot. While I fully admit that the character of Cassie was like nails on a chalkboard for me, this section of the book really could have stood as the basis for a full fledged novel. I'm really giving this part a lot of credit for potential. This story was what I wanted to be reading...just more.

Piece 2: The present.
What??? This section was a bit of a fever dream. Things were totally random and the characters behaved completely erratically. It was madness and far too over the top. Things were not super believable and I'm pretty sure I rolled my eyes several times. The characters that I had enjoyed being developed in the past section just became annoying and none of the situations that occurred in this timeline were really fully explained. It was constant whiplash.

Also, let's discuss the ending. I'm picky with my endings and...no. Just no. Unless this book is meant to be the start of some kind of duology or series, this is not an ending. This is cliffhanger nonsense and it left me bordering on angry. I invested time and I wanted no loose ends. I get the motivation behind thinking "hey, this is an awesome idea for an ending", but as a reader...it just pissed me off. Keep your clever ideas to the other pieces of the plot. I need me a solid ending.