Refrain review and release blitz, Anne Mercier

This book is a little bit of a mess to be honest. I found the writing to be stilted, and despite it being part of a frankly too long series, I wanted and needed background in how Ethan and Linc got together. I wanted the butterflies stage, the newness, the exciting part of first being together. We got none of that.The timeline when taken into account of all the other books is all over the place, as are some of the details. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Dave one of Lucy’s favourite reporters in Rockstar 1? If not this specific one, a name change would be wise.I also found it hard at times to distinguish POVs. Again, there’s several in this book, some of whom I felt aren’t needed and add to the messiness.There’s also Spanish in parts which aren’t entirely explained and led me to skimming them. I have no problem with a second language, but only if it’s made clear what’s being said.I love MM books, but unfortunately for me, this didn’t feel like a MM book. It felt like a normal MF book but with two guys. Isn’t that good? I hear you ask. It is, but MM usually, for me, have something special and this book didn’t. I also wasn’t keen that Cage mentioned fans would be disappointed both Ethan and Linc are gay. Seriously? What the hell?
All in all, I wanted to like this book. I hoped it would get the series back on track, but it just adds to the mess it’s grown into. And don’t get me started on the randomness of the Joey situation... a little lost for me.