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5 stars

I liked the heroine at first but it was hard to empathize with her sometimes. Their relationship was so messy and complicated that it was really hard for me to buy their hea. I ended up thinking they were toxic and better off apart than together.

Angelina Lopez brings the soap-opera over-the-topness to her second novel in the Filthy Rich series, playing with tropes in bonker-balls ways. It's fun and lush and sexy, but I had a hard time getting on board with Aish and his numerous missteps (the polite way of saying it) with Sofia over the years. Lopez does a really good job of showing how women are vilified in the media and can only do wrong, but I felt that some of the messaging around Sofia in the media was inconsistent. She's invented something that all wineries use and has proved her bona fides in the industry, among industry people--but no one wants to see what an innovative princess is going to do with her own wine brand? Even if they think she's just a playgirl partier and somehow didn't actually invent the thing, isn't that an interesting story in itself that people would want to cover? I also didn't understand how Sofia managed to avoid ever hearing a Young Sons song when she's been partying it up for the past ten years--surely some songs are inescapable at clubs/bars/restaurants/life? All that said, I enjoyed the ride of this one.

This book is full of tropes that I love - rock star, royal, fake relationship and second chance romance. There is an alpha heroine in charge of her vineyard and supporting her country. Rock star hero who grovels his way back to love. Fun twist and turns.

Unfortunately I did not care for this book. I couldn't connect to the H/h. Sofia had too much hate in her and rules to follow. She was too harsh and unforgiving. Aish (never figured out how to say his name and it was distracting) was too much of a man whore, drug addict and downright fool. Their conflict was based on manipulation and lies and it seemed so stupid how it came about. I realize he was a rock star but I just couldn't find the eyeliner, hair and makeup attractive. Sorry this book wasn't my cup of tea.
Disclosures: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

The second in the Filthy Rich series tells the story of Princess Sofia and rock star Aish Salinger. He's waited 10 years to win her back but she's only willing to fake a relationship with the bad boy of rock to promote her new winery and win over her people and save their way of life.

This story was emotional and HOT. Strong-willed and brilliant, Sofia needs to learn to let down her guard and let love back in. Aish needs to grow up and become the man she'd always hoped he'd become. And they both need to overcome the secrets of their past in order to move forward. With obstacles at every turn and despite a bit of a predictable twist near the end, their love story was very heart breaking and fulfilling.

CW: suicide and miscarriage