REVIEW: Terrible Things by Beth Bolden (Star Shadow #1)

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TERRIBLE THINGS

Star Shadow - Book One

by Beth Bolden

Release Date: January 19, 2019

Audio Release Date: October 8, 2019

Narrator: Kirt Graves

Review

This may be my favourite Beth Bolden so far. I have a thing for angsty and troubled characters, and these boys meet the mark!


I wasn’t sure about Caleb, he left with no word for five years and then just strolled back in like nothing happened demanding they go back on tour. I get why he left and I felt for the boy who struggled with addiction mixed with fame and terrible management, but his lack of apology didn’t sit well. 


Maybe I was just being protective of Leo. Crushed by being left behind. Unable to continue with the band. His pain is palpable the whole way through. But also his deep deep love for Caleb. And in the end, of course, Caleb worms his way into your heart. 


Their bandmates were also wonderful people who I look forward to getting their own stories. They endeared me and I especially loved the way they all pulled together to take control of their careers this time around.


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Synopsis

When Caleb Chance walked out of a sold out concert five years ago, leaving his best friends, millions of his fans and his lover behind, Leo knew he would never forgive.

Some things, no matter how justifiable the cause, are unforgivable.

But the last thing Leo ever expected was for Caleb to show up again, clean and sober and wanting to get Star Shadow back together. Leo isn’t interested in ever being in the spotlight again, but maybe this might be the worth the risk.

Leo will have to dig down, and find the strength to confront the love of his life again. He’ll have to reject all the disasters of his past, and discover the possibility for hope and forgiveness in his future. But most of all, he’ll need to face every terrible thing he’s been carrying inside him.

But maybe some things aren’t so terrible after all.

About Beth Bolden


A lifelong Pacific Northwester, Beth Bolden has just recently moved to North Carolina with her supportive husband. She still believes in Keeping Portland Weird, and intends to start a chapter of Keeping Durham Weird.


Beth has been writing practically since she learned the alphabet. Unfortunately, her first foray into novel writing, titled Big Bear with Sparkly Earrings, wasn’t a bestseller, but hope springs eternal. She’s published thirteen novels and five short stories.


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