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Wounded by Ashley James
3.5

A spicy rockstar/socialite opposites attract romance. I liked this story, it was a quick and easy read with some fun spice. 

Rowan was so cute! I love characters like him that are a little more chaotic but also light hearted and just nice. Caspian grew on me but he was an absolute asshole in the first part of the book. I'm not sure when their relationship took a turn for him and he started actually liking Rowan, honestly. There's a lot of spice, and it's good and fun but I missed their connection on a more emotional level. I think I just wanted him to be as obviously obsessed with Rowan as Rowan was with him, which wasn't Caspian's personality at all. When Caspian wasn't thinking of how annoyed he was with Rowan and actually accepted his friendship - for little bursts of times - I really liked seeing how their opposite personalities worked. Rowan was such a sweetheart and exactly what Caspian needed to have in his life. 

I liked the discussion of mental health issues and positive outlook on therapy. Even as disinterested in it as the characters were, at the end they did recognize how much it helped them. They did grow and learn from their time in fancy island rehab and I liked that there was such a positive change for both of them. I wanted to see that continue a little more in the resolution, like mentions of therapy and treatments. It's obvious that Caspian's mom was bipolar and he was following similar tendencies, it just seemed to be talked around. I also definitely read his name as "Prince Caspian" more than once while reading this. 

Looking forward to the rest of the Black Diamond/Unlucky 13 series! 

Read if you like: 
• grumpy/sunshine
• opposites attract 
• mental health rep