the score…
a college hook-up showed me he was every bit the playboy his reputation
promised. Now, he’s back after a mysterious break from the spotlight, offering
an exclusive profile that could make any journalist’s career.
let a little unresolved sexual tension stand between me and my big break.
heart? And will this off-limits romance find a way to become something real?
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 4 Stars
Sex God is the 4th book in Katie McCoy’s All-Stars series of companion books. It is a standalone, but we previously met Mia in the last book, Heart Throb, as she’s a friend of that story’s heroine, Penny.
Eight years ago, Mia shared a hot kiss with her brother’s best friend, Austin. They had a heart-to-heart conversation that night, and Mia thought that he saw her as something more than Luke’s little sister. But the next morning, she overhears a conversation between Austin and some other friends that shatters her heart.
In present day, Mia is a low-level journalist working for a clickbait-y gossip site, and Austin is one of the hottest rockstars on the planet. He had a mysterious split with his band, and is now about to release a solo album. A bit press-shy, Austin agrees to do an interview only with Mia. In return, she’s hoping that the exclusive will jump-start her career as a legit reporter.
Despite seeking Mia out as the reporter to tell his story, Austin is closed-off for the most part, but begins to show her bits and pieces of the real him when they are alone. The attraction between them is still as hot as ever, and before long, they give in to the “forbidden” lust between them. But can their relationship survive not only her brother’s wrath, but the pressures of their careers?
Overall, this story is a sexy brother’s best friend romance. But there are a few things in this story that I couldn’t quite reconcile, like why Austin is a sex god. Sure, he and Mia go at it like bunnies, and he has a reputation for being a manwhore, but I didn’t get the impression that he is a “sex god.” Another thing that irked me is that Austin and Mia never really discuss that kis they shared back in college. It was memorable enough for them both to be hanging on to it 8 years later, and Austin has been pining for Mia just as she’s been carrying a torch for him, but they never really discussed it. Finally, I think having a bit more detail about Austin’s family life would have led more credence to why it was such a big deal for him to not break the bro code with Luke and why his feelings for Mia made him feel like he was such a scumbag.
Sex God was certainly enjoyable enough, and an easy read. I just enjoyed the other books in this All-Stars series a bit better. I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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