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The Comeback Tour
We’ve all fantasized about dating our favorite boy band member and for one young divorced woman, that teenage dream comes true—but is falling in love with the “bad boy” whose posters lined her bedroom walls and now needs her to redeem his reputation worth the consequences?
Cailin McCall spent her teenage years chasing boy bands, particularly 5 Leo Hearts. After she finds herself divorced, and recently fired from her unfulfilling job at age 29, Cailin vows to stop settling and start living life to its fullest. When her friend offers her a job working as a music publicist, Cailin figures she has nothing left to lose…except she ends up risking her credibility, vows to herself, and her heart.
Jax Slater has been dubbed the “bad boy” of 5 Leo Hearts, a boy band worshiped by millions of fans worldwide. He garnered a reputation for his womanizing ways until he settled into a relationship with a female pop star. When she broke his heart, he retreated from the public eye for a decade until the release of his solo album and tour. He's determined to break out of all stereotypes, show he's a true artist who can write hit songs and play guitar, and find lasting love with a normal girl… except the one he wants is his new publicist and she’s off-limits.
Once they start working together, Jax can’t help but fall back into his flirty ways with Cailin. With years of built up yearning for Jax lingering, Cailin can’t resist. They agree to keep their romance a secret and Cailin finds herself in pinch-me moments that seem too good to be true. And they just might be.
After making it through one crisis after another, the pair are caught off guard and their road to romance comes to a screeching halt. Cailin realizes that she might not really know Jax after all. Jax must confront the fact that his reckless past might be catching up to him.
Can Jax give the biggest performance of his life, and remind Cailin that their love is off the charts?
Cailin McCall spent her teenage years chasing boy bands, particularly 5 Leo Hearts. After she finds herself divorced, and recently fired from her unfulfilling job at age 29, Cailin vows to stop settling and start living life to its fullest. When her friend offers her a job working as a music publicist, Cailin figures she has nothing left to lose…except she ends up risking her credibility, vows to herself, and her heart.
Jax Slater has been dubbed the “bad boy” of 5 Leo Hearts, a boy band worshiped by millions of fans worldwide. He garnered a reputation for his womanizing ways until he settled into a relationship with a female pop star. When she broke his heart, he retreated from the public eye for a decade until the release of his solo album and tour. He's determined to break out of all stereotypes, show he's a true artist who can write hit songs and play guitar, and find lasting love with a normal girl… except the one he wants is his new publicist and she’s off-limits.
Once they start working together, Jax can’t help but fall back into his flirty ways with Cailin. With years of built up yearning for Jax lingering, Cailin can’t resist. They agree to keep their romance a secret and Cailin finds herself in pinch-me moments that seem too good to be true. And they just might be.
After making it through one crisis after another, the pair are caught off guard and their road to romance comes to a screeching halt. Cailin realizes that she might not really know Jax after all. Jax must confront the fact that his reckless past might be catching up to him.
Can Jax give the biggest performance of his life, and remind Cailin that their love is off the charts?
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Published September 3, 2023
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October 29, 2023
Cailin is battling a few major life changes at once and kind of goes off the rails. She is recently divorced from her bland (and almost loveless) marriage. And, she is also recently back on the job hunt after losing her position as a senior-level executive public relations position at a major corporate healthcare company. After reaching out to a friend for any openings at her indie music PR firm, Cailin took on the role of public relations manager for Jax, the bad boy of her favorite boy band from her teenage years, on his first solo tour.
So, Cailin is headed out on tour!
Since Jax is launching his first solo album, he is eager to improve his public image from the bad boy to someone who can be taken seriously as a musician. He's very nervous about this change but Cailin handles his public presence with ease adn grace in the beginning of their working relationship.
As Jax and Cailin set out for tour, they are both working hard to reach his goal to debunk any preconceived notions people may have about Jax. It turns out that Cailin wasn't the only one crushing, either. They fell in love quickly and deeply, but there were some major drawbacks to their relationship – especially considering Cailin is on the rebound from not only her failed marriage, but is also going through a transition with her job, but also because this is her first time going out on tour.
Most of the novel was filled with overly sappy romanticism. If you're looking for a way to escape some of the realism of your life and are going through a big change right now, this is a great read for you! The narrative is 100% nice, loving, and very committed. The connection between Jax and Cailin is super cute to me – but absolutely unrealistic.
Cailin's character was a little all over the place because she really harped on being 100% honest with one another and accepting one's actions in light of their repercussions. It deepened my admiration for Cailin as a character. Sadly, she utterly destroyed that in later chapters. While this story was pretty cringe worthy to me from the start, Cailin's extremely immature reaction to the story's climactic moment in the last 3/4's of the book absolutely destroyed this book for me.
In a state of heightened emotion, I can see how it might be easy to act rashly and say or do something stupid. The majority of us can probably identify with that. However, a woman who held a senior-level executive position at a corporate public relations job would not react the way Cailin did. In fact, Cailin ran from the problem, instead of using her crisis communication background to fix it. She just let the public take the narrative and run with it – which goes against everything a crisis communications expert lives for. And, simultaneously, it also counteracted all of Cailin's experience in the book since she often mentions her "training" in crisis communications and how she takes the lead on a story when things go sideways.
After her actions, I found it impossible to like Cailin – but it also ruined the book for me. I trudged through this book even after I lost interest, mainly because this is my first review for a free digital copy from BookSirens and I wanted to take this review seriously.
Anyways, I feel like I need to say something positive so I will mention that I enjoyed the Trash the Dress chat rooms provided some comedic relief from the unbelievable of this story. However, there were so many moments that left me scratching my head because I didn't understand what the purpose of the conversations were to set us up for the next chapter. If this turns into a series, I could understand how the Trash The Dress chats would set up a series and tie everything together for the other divorcees in the group.
If you want to experience some escapism from your real life and dive into the love life of an over-the-top, instant-love, and falling head over heels in love with a civilian, male main character – then this read is for you!
I wish I liked this book more and I wish I loved a male main character that is so infatuated with his lover that he can't see straight. Unfortunately, this book just wasn't for me. If it's your cup of tea, then I would absolutely LOVE to hear what your thoughts are on this one.
Happy reading :)
So, Cailin is headed out on tour!
Since Jax is launching his first solo album, he is eager to improve his public image from the bad boy to someone who can be taken seriously as a musician. He's very nervous about this change but Cailin handles his public presence with ease adn grace in the beginning of their working relationship.
As Jax and Cailin set out for tour, they are both working hard to reach his goal to debunk any preconceived notions people may have about Jax. It turns out that Cailin wasn't the only one crushing, either. They fell in love quickly and deeply, but there were some major drawbacks to their relationship – especially considering Cailin is on the rebound from not only her failed marriage, but is also going through a transition with her job, but also because this is her first time going out on tour.
Most of the novel was filled with overly sappy romanticism. If you're looking for a way to escape some of the realism of your life and are going through a big change right now, this is a great read for you! The narrative is 100% nice, loving, and very committed. The connection between Jax and Cailin is super cute to me – but absolutely unrealistic.
Cailin's character was a little all over the place because she really harped on being 100% honest with one another and accepting one's actions in light of their repercussions. It deepened my admiration for Cailin as a character. Sadly, she utterly destroyed that in later chapters. While this story was pretty cringe worthy to me from the start, Cailin's extremely immature reaction to the story's climactic moment in the last 3/4's of the book absolutely destroyed this book for me.
In a state of heightened emotion, I can see how it might be easy to act rashly and say or do something stupid. The majority of us can probably identify with that. However, a woman who held a senior-level executive position at a corporate public relations job would not react the way Cailin did. In fact, Cailin ran from the problem, instead of using her crisis communication background to fix it. She just let the public take the narrative and run with it – which goes against everything a crisis communications expert lives for. And, simultaneously, it also counteracted all of Cailin's experience in the book since she often mentions her "training" in crisis communications and how she takes the lead on a story when things go sideways.
After her actions, I found it impossible to like Cailin – but it also ruined the book for me. I trudged through this book even after I lost interest, mainly because this is my first review for a free digital copy from BookSirens and I wanted to take this review seriously.
Anyways, I feel like I need to say something positive so I will mention that I enjoyed the Trash the Dress chat rooms provided some comedic relief from the unbelievable of this story. However, there were so many moments that left me scratching my head because I didn't understand what the purpose of the conversations were to set us up for the next chapter. If this turns into a series, I could understand how the Trash The Dress chats would set up a series and tie everything together for the other divorcees in the group.
If you want to experience some escapism from your real life and dive into the love life of an over-the-top, instant-love, and falling head over heels in love with a civilian, male main character – then this read is for you!
I wish I liked this book more and I wish I loved a male main character that is so infatuated with his lover that he can't see straight. Unfortunately, this book just wasn't for me. If it's your cup of tea, then I would absolutely LOVE to hear what your thoughts are on this one.
Happy reading :)
September 27, 2023
25% in and just quit. 🫣 characters haven’t even met in real life yet?? Super slow, way too much backstory. Felt very corny with a grown recently-divorced woman constantly mentioning her teen celebrity crush every other page in an attempt to build interest. Yeah, I’m 28 and in no world do I think about and listen to my old boy band crush ever 5 minutes. Right before getting a job with him. Very realistic. 😑
The love at first sight (via a work zoom call I might add) was extremely over the top. Not just “wow this woman is beautiful” but “I must learn everything about her I wanna bang her oh but I can’t but how will I survive without her being naked???” Was so weird.
Some of the things the characters would say were insanely cheesy. I prefer romance books with characters that talk like humans do. For instance— an actual quote from her talking to her best friend: ““Maybe this is just what I need. Thank you for always supporting me and for pushing me out of my comfort zone. Working in healthcare is what I know, but not what I love, and if I’m going to be the best version of myself moving forward, that means not settling for anything less than I deserve. That goes for love and work.”
No one talks like this to their best friend. 👏 can you read that out loud and picture yourself saying it in a conversation? No. so unrealistic.
Lastly, the chapter intros with the trash the dress group chat were really unrelated and didn’t flow. Why are we supposed to care about a group of women she doesn’t even know in person? We don’t know their backstory. All it did was interrupt the flow of being interested, or at least trying to be interested, in the main characters’ lives.
After reading the other reviews not loving the end, I’m glad I quit when I did!
The love at first sight (via a work zoom call I might add) was extremely over the top. Not just “wow this woman is beautiful” but “I must learn everything about her I wanna bang her oh but I can’t but how will I survive without her being naked???” Was so weird.
Some of the things the characters would say were insanely cheesy. I prefer romance books with characters that talk like humans do. For instance— an actual quote from her talking to her best friend: ““Maybe this is just what I need. Thank you for always supporting me and for pushing me out of my comfort zone. Working in healthcare is what I know, but not what I love, and if I’m going to be the best version of myself moving forward, that means not settling for anything less than I deserve. That goes for love and work.”
No one talks like this to their best friend. 👏 can you read that out loud and picture yourself saying it in a conversation? No. so unrealistic.
Lastly, the chapter intros with the trash the dress group chat were really unrelated and didn’t flow. Why are we supposed to care about a group of women she doesn’t even know in person? We don’t know their backstory. All it did was interrupt the flow of being interested, or at least trying to be interested, in the main characters’ lives.
After reading the other reviews not loving the end, I’m glad I quit when I did!
May 6, 2024
Cute fun and just what I needed as a travel book.
September 6, 2023
I read the entire book. I liked the characters. The insta love came on thick and quick and I was ok with it.
I hate when people run away without listening to explanation. The trash the dress chat chapter did not resonate with me at all because i did not attach myself to her divorce. The book story kept me looking forward to her future and hardly to her past....that's because the rich pop star was fast with his love....these chapters meant little to the story in my opinion. Perhaps if her ex had kept in her life with annoying scenes or he'd really did her wrong??
I loved the epilogue and felt it was frosting on the cake!! Well done.
I hate when people run away without listening to explanation. The trash the dress chat chapter did not resonate with me at all because i did not attach myself to her divorce. The book story kept me looking forward to her future and hardly to her past....that's because the rich pop star was fast with his love....these chapters meant little to the story in my opinion. Perhaps if her ex had kept in her life with annoying scenes or he'd really did her wrong??
I loved the epilogue and felt it was frosting on the cake!! Well done.
September 26, 2023
What a sweet story! Now what millennial wasn't obsessed with a boy band or two and was absolutely convinced that if only they could meet their crush, they would instantly fall in love???? Well that's exactly what starts to happen! There's still some depth, trials, and heartbreak, but you know it's going to end happy. This is a great read!!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 28, 2024
Overall: 2.5/5 stars
“The Comeback Tour” was a quick romance that starts with Cailin, a recently divorced VP-level publicist getting the chance to go on tour with Jax Slater, member of an infamous boy band, who is going solo after many years out of the spotlight. Cailin was a huge fan of the boyband back in the day, and what do you know, Jax takes an immediate liking to her. I love the idea of the plot but the style just did not do it for me. The storyline has such potential, but ultimately it was just okay..
The novel is decently written but there were many parts that the dialogue just did not seem natural or how real people speak. The conversations are awkward and sometimes cringe-y, and the first half of the story used dialogue to clumsily info-dump background details.
Adding to the awkwardness is the pacing. The background plot was far too detailed and it takes a significant chunk of the book (around 25%) for the main characters to even meet! With love-at-first-sight romances you are banking on quick chemistry development: you really can’t dedicate that much time to details that don’t ultimately impact the success of the characters. And unfortunately, I just didn’t feel the chemistry like I was supposed to.
I also got the feeling that I was missing things throughout the story; a little more discussion on how much time has passed would be beneficial. There were some timing questions where I was very unclear on how many days/weeks had passed and the context of the plot did not help to clear things up. I felt that only two days had gone by when the author actually intended for weeks, which matters a lot when discussing whirlwind romances and relationship development. Relationships that blossom quickly over a short period can be done, but if a lot is happening off the page it makes what we do see of the relationship seem really false and surface-level, and thus not effective as a storyline.
The “Trash the Dress” interludes feel out of place and do not further the central romance at all. Cailin references how “important” the group is to her, but she barely participates in their chat group. I understand now that the author’s first work was “Trash the Dress” and that’s what inspired this novel, but it seems like it was put in after the fact and is pretty irrelevant.
Lastly, Cailin and Jax show that their relationship really is still in its infancy in the third-act-breakup. I hate the third-act-breakup! It drives me insane. There is almost always a better way to convey conflict and tension other than this! And further, Cailin literally runs away from a PR situation, which makes absolutely no sense considering her VP level job in public relations and managing crisis communication. It was very contradictory and we got no indication prior to this point that she would react this way and it was really off-putting. Ultimately, OF COURSE it’s all a huge miscommunication/misunderstanding (which is also my least favorite trope! ) and was so easily rectified by simply communicating.
This novel does have potential. I really liked the idea of the story line, and it’s a guaranteed HEA, which you can see just from the tone and plot points. Even though I struggled to get through the first half of the story, it does pick up steam near the end. The ending is satisfying and I do love a good future epilogue that ties up things in a nice little bow!
I received an advance review copy for free from Book Sirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
“The Comeback Tour” was a quick romance that starts with Cailin, a recently divorced VP-level publicist getting the chance to go on tour with Jax Slater, member of an infamous boy band, who is going solo after many years out of the spotlight. Cailin was a huge fan of the boyband back in the day, and what do you know, Jax takes an immediate liking to her. I love the idea of the plot but the style just did not do it for me. The storyline has such potential, but ultimately it was just okay..
The novel is decently written but there were many parts that the dialogue just did not seem natural or how real people speak. The conversations are awkward and sometimes cringe-y, and the first half of the story used dialogue to clumsily info-dump background details.
Adding to the awkwardness is the pacing. The background plot was far too detailed and it takes a significant chunk of the book (around 25%) for the main characters to even meet! With love-at-first-sight romances you are banking on quick chemistry development: you really can’t dedicate that much time to details that don’t ultimately impact the success of the characters. And unfortunately, I just didn’t feel the chemistry like I was supposed to.
I also got the feeling that I was missing things throughout the story; a little more discussion on how much time has passed would be beneficial. There were some timing questions where I was very unclear on how many days/weeks had passed and the context of the plot did not help to clear things up. I felt that only two days had gone by when the author actually intended for weeks, which matters a lot when discussing whirlwind romances and relationship development. Relationships that blossom quickly over a short period can be done, but if a lot is happening off the page it makes what we do see of the relationship seem really false and surface-level, and thus not effective as a storyline.
The “Trash the Dress” interludes feel out of place and do not further the central romance at all. Cailin references how “important” the group is to her, but she barely participates in their chat group. I understand now that the author’s first work was “Trash the Dress” and that’s what inspired this novel, but it seems like it was put in after the fact and is pretty irrelevant.
Lastly, Cailin and Jax show that their relationship really is still in its infancy in the third-act-breakup. I hate the third-act-breakup! It drives me insane. There is almost always a better way to convey conflict and tension other than this! And further, Cailin literally runs away from a PR situation, which makes absolutely no sense considering her VP level job in public relations and managing crisis communication. It was very contradictory and we got no indication prior to this point that she would react this way and it was really off-putting. Ultimately, OF COURSE it’s all a huge miscommunication/misunderstanding (which is also my least favorite trope! ) and was so easily rectified by simply communicating.
This novel does have potential. I really liked the idea of the story line, and it’s a guaranteed HEA, which you can see just from the tone and plot points. Even though I struggled to get through the first half of the story, it does pick up steam near the end. The ending is satisfying and I do love a good future epilogue that ties up things in a nice little bow!
I received an advance review copy for free from Book Sirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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October 16, 2023
Cailin, newly divorced and unemployed, took on the role of PR managing the first solo tour of her teenage crush, boy band bad boy, Jax. He wanted to change his image. “The whole point of this tour is to break my stereotype and redefine my reputation.” It turned out that the crushing wasn’t just on Cailin’s side. Both fell hard and fast for each other, but celebrity romance came with some pretty big pitfalls. There was some very swoony romance through most of the story. Sweet, affectionate, intense. For the most part, I liked the story and the characters. It was really interesting to see events through the background of the tour. I was thoroughly engaged in the story. I liked how, early on, honesty and facing the consequences was stressed and practiced. It made me respect Cailin as a character. Unfortunately she absolutely shredded that later in the story. My main issue with this story was how incredibly childishly she behaved when the main crisis point of the plot hit. I get being reactive and saying and doing some stupid things in the height of emotion. I think many of us can relate to that. But what happens after matters. And here’s a masterclass on how to make a female main character highly unlikeable: Have her refuse to discuss the issue, even after her over-the-top initial reaction has passed. Have her double down on refusing to find out any information or if the information is even credible or true, even though as a PR professional she should be very aware of the prevalence of questionable stories. Further, she should definitely act like events that happened before the male main character had ever met her were personal to her and he had stabbed her in the back. Yeah, I found it impossible to fully come back from this. I couldn’t like Cailin after the way she behaved. I kind of wanted Jax to find someone better. Like an actual rational adult. She had behaved like one earlier, and then seemed to lose her mind. “I need to beg forgiveness because I jumped to conclusions and didn’t give him a chance to explain his side of the story" You think? This all left me lukewarm about the final resolution. It was a sweet resolution and the epilogue was really cute. I was just not as invested anymore. The Trash the Dress group chats added an interesting framework. They didn’t really advance the story at all, and from the viewpoint of this book alone, I’m not sure they served a lot of purpose, but I could see how they set up a series and would tie it together. I think they’ll mean more in future books. In this one, Cailin was so new to the group and not as emotionally affected by her divorce. So bottom line, I was very engaged for about 80 percent of this book, really mad for about 10 percent, and apathetic for 5 percent and mildly invested for the final 5 percent. Am I disappointed to have read it? No. Will I read future books in the series? Most likely. I’m just disappointed that the female main character’s behaviour during the crisis wasn’t done better. That’s where it lost a star for me. This is a fade-to-black story with significant innuendo and some moderate harsh language.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 9, 2023
3.5 rounded up
I received and reviewed a complimentary advanced review copy of this book which I received from the author and Let's Talk Books Promo. All opinions are my own.
This book is about a woman named Cailin McCall. We start the book finding out that she recently got a divorce, has to move out, find a new place to live and when she thinks things can’t get any worse, she finds out that they are letting her go at work and she needs to find a new job. Despite all of this, she is determined to be positive and finds that listening to Leo 5 hearts, her favorite boy band, helps quite a bit.
Soon after this, one of her friends from college reaches out with an incredible job opportunity for her where she would be working as a publicist for none other than Jax Slater, the lead singer of Leo 5 hearts who is now going solo. She used to have a huge crush on Jax and can’t believe she could get to work and go on tour with him!
It turns out, Jax has a crush on Cailin and is trying to find every reason to be around her even though she is his publicist and is off limits. Eventually, they decide to give a relationship a try. Everything is going well until something from Jax’s past comes back and Cailin realizes Jax isn’t the man of her dreams like she thought.
After reading the synopsis, I was interested! An off limits, workplace, popstar romance sounded like a great premise, but it turned out not being quite what I expected. This was a quick, entertaining read and I did enjoy it, but here were a few parts that felt pretty over the top cheesy and I had a hard time liking the MC, Cailin.
One of the main tropes in this book is insta love, which I am not a huge fan of to begin with. This insta love takes place over a zoom call and just seemed kind of uncharacteristic for Jax. It also seemed like there was going to be a lot more of an issue with the two of them together as a publicist and her client, but it ended up not being a big deal at all. Lastly, there was a big third act breakup which could have been avoided with just a little communication!
I did like the book- it is a nice quick and enjoyable read despite the things I mentioned earlier. I would read more by this author and am curious what other books in the “Trash the Dress” series are in the works! It is told via dual POV and I felt that the pace of the book was just right. Even though the romance was sparked quickly and pretty fast paced, the book itself was just right.
If you are looking for a clean rom com to read that deals with the ups and downs of fame and publicity, definitely give this one a try!
I received and reviewed a complimentary advanced review copy of this book which I received from the author and Let's Talk Books Promo. All opinions are my own.
This book is about a woman named Cailin McCall. We start the book finding out that she recently got a divorce, has to move out, find a new place to live and when she thinks things can’t get any worse, she finds out that they are letting her go at work and she needs to find a new job. Despite all of this, she is determined to be positive and finds that listening to Leo 5 hearts, her favorite boy band, helps quite a bit.
Soon after this, one of her friends from college reaches out with an incredible job opportunity for her where she would be working as a publicist for none other than Jax Slater, the lead singer of Leo 5 hearts who is now going solo. She used to have a huge crush on Jax and can’t believe she could get to work and go on tour with him!
It turns out, Jax has a crush on Cailin and is trying to find every reason to be around her even though she is his publicist and is off limits. Eventually, they decide to give a relationship a try. Everything is going well until something from Jax’s past comes back and Cailin realizes Jax isn’t the man of her dreams like she thought.
After reading the synopsis, I was interested! An off limits, workplace, popstar romance sounded like a great premise, but it turned out not being quite what I expected. This was a quick, entertaining read and I did enjoy it, but here were a few parts that felt pretty over the top cheesy and I had a hard time liking the MC, Cailin.
One of the main tropes in this book is insta love, which I am not a huge fan of to begin with. This insta love takes place over a zoom call and just seemed kind of uncharacteristic for Jax. It also seemed like there was going to be a lot more of an issue with the two of them together as a publicist and her client, but it ended up not being a big deal at all. Lastly, there was a big third act breakup which could have been avoided with just a little communication!
I did like the book- it is a nice quick and enjoyable read despite the things I mentioned earlier. I would read more by this author and am curious what other books in the “Trash the Dress” series are in the works! It is told via dual POV and I felt that the pace of the book was just right. Even though the romance was sparked quickly and pretty fast paced, the book itself was just right.
If you are looking for a clean rom com to read that deals with the ups and downs of fame and publicity, definitely give this one a try!
October 2, 2023
A simply wonderful love story between Cailin McCall, down on her luck and struggling with a divorce and the loss of her job and Jax Slater a boy band member going on his first solo tour. It's insta love when Jax sees Cailin on a video call as she had just accepted a job offer as the PR for Jax's comeback tour.
Cailin knows exactly who Jax is, he was in the boy band 5 Leo Hearts and she had posters of him all over the walls of her bedroom when she was a teenager. Jax was the bad boy of the band, he had tattoos, dressed in black and enjoyed having fans throwing themselves at him! As far as Jax was concerned he was already head over heels for her. I loved this quote from him 'I don't want to do anything to mess up my chance with Cailin. The player is retired. I've quit playing games. My heart is open, as long as she'll love me'. He hadn't even met her yet! So romantic!
It heats up really quickly between them both when the tour starts, although there are no steamy parts there were some sweet moments. Also another romantic moment was when Jax wrote a song about her and sang it to her. I think it's the most romantic thing ever to have someone write a song for you! *Sigh*
They were both crazy for each other but Cailin wasn't used to all the attention from the fans and paparazzi and Jax shielded her the best he could. Before Cailin's new job started she ran into her high school boyfriend, Ethan,who very clearly wanted to hook up with her again. Things seemed a bit off but she was preparing for the tour and she brushed him off. Little did she know that he would be instrumental in causing a huge problem between her and Jax. Also, it's not really a romance without some angst and there was some but it was short lived, thank goodness! I loved this book and was sad when it ended, I wanted to know more about them and also the other members of 5 Leo Hearts and Cailin's friend Gemma! I highly recommend this book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Cailin knows exactly who Jax is, he was in the boy band 5 Leo Hearts and she had posters of him all over the walls of her bedroom when she was a teenager. Jax was the bad boy of the band, he had tattoos, dressed in black and enjoyed having fans throwing themselves at him! As far as Jax was concerned he was already head over heels for her. I loved this quote from him 'I don't want to do anything to mess up my chance with Cailin. The player is retired. I've quit playing games. My heart is open, as long as she'll love me'. He hadn't even met her yet! So romantic!
It heats up really quickly between them both when the tour starts, although there are no steamy parts there were some sweet moments. Also another romantic moment was when Jax wrote a song about her and sang it to her. I think it's the most romantic thing ever to have someone write a song for you! *Sigh*
They were both crazy for each other but Cailin wasn't used to all the attention from the fans and paparazzi and Jax shielded her the best he could. Before Cailin's new job started she ran into her high school boyfriend, Ethan,who very clearly wanted to hook up with her again. Things seemed a bit off but she was preparing for the tour and she brushed him off. Little did she know that he would be instrumental in causing a huge problem between her and Jax. Also, it's not really a romance without some angst and there was some but it was short lived, thank goodness! I loved this book and was sad when it ended, I wanted to know more about them and also the other members of 5 Leo Hearts and Cailin's friend Gemma! I highly recommend this book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 4, 2023
I want to start off by saying that this book brought to life my inner 90s boy fan fanatic self. Oh, how I wish I could have had a job that allowed me to not only meet my teenage boy band crush, but to build a relationship with them too… OMG!!
So anyways, let’s get back on track, Comeback Tour is about Cailin moving back to her hometown because her life took a turn and fell apart. Though, through it all, Cailin was very optimistic and used the opportunity to find herself and what her next move would be.
Then you got Jax, previous boy band member of the famous 5 Leo Hearts years ago, coming back to the spotlight as a solo artist. Worried about his image and if people would accept him as a solo artist, decides to take his tour on the road to connect with his fans.
With Cailin’s positive vibes, connections, and of course her reputation, she gets the chance to work with Jax. Not only was he part of Cailin’s favorite a band while she was growing up, but he was also her crush. While building their professional relationship, their personal relationship blossoms.
I was really into their story in the beginning, however, when it reached the conflict part, I felt Cailin fell out of character and forgot that she works in P.R.. Not to mention she also made some drastic decisions that I felt didn’t make sense to me.
Then there was the Trash the Dress chat room. Which by the title of the series, I am guessing the remainder of the series will be about the women who are in it. I wish Cailin interacted with the Trash the Dress chat room more. I felt reading about the other women having their own conversations without Cailin, took away from Cailin and Jax’s story.
I did enjoy the boy band references. It was fun reading through it and knowing exactly which boy band Cailin was talking about, though they were never named.
However, with all that said, I still think this was worth the read. It will definitely have you daydreaming about the heartthrobs from your past.
So anyways, let’s get back on track, Comeback Tour is about Cailin moving back to her hometown because her life took a turn and fell apart. Though, through it all, Cailin was very optimistic and used the opportunity to find herself and what her next move would be.
Then you got Jax, previous boy band member of the famous 5 Leo Hearts years ago, coming back to the spotlight as a solo artist. Worried about his image and if people would accept him as a solo artist, decides to take his tour on the road to connect with his fans.
With Cailin’s positive vibes, connections, and of course her reputation, she gets the chance to work with Jax. Not only was he part of Cailin’s favorite a band while she was growing up, but he was also her crush. While building their professional relationship, their personal relationship blossoms.
I was really into their story in the beginning, however, when it reached the conflict part, I felt Cailin fell out of character and forgot that she works in P.R.. Not to mention she also made some drastic decisions that I felt didn’t make sense to me.
Then there was the Trash the Dress chat room. Which by the title of the series, I am guessing the remainder of the series will be about the women who are in it. I wish Cailin interacted with the Trash the Dress chat room more. I felt reading about the other women having their own conversations without Cailin, took away from Cailin and Jax’s story.
I did enjoy the boy band references. It was fun reading through it and knowing exactly which boy band Cailin was talking about, though they were never named.
However, with all that said, I still think this was worth the read. It will definitely have you daydreaming about the heartthrobs from your past.
November 6, 2023
This book definitely made my teenage fantasies come true. I used to make up the most extravagant scenarios with my crushes. One was that my mom divorced my dad and married the single father of my crush and we started living together and falling in love. It was CRAZY. I didn't crush on boy bands but I did crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Elijah Wood and would also succumb to wild fantasies about them. In THE COMEBACK TOUR, these fantastis came alive. Cailin is just off the heels of a divorce, a move, AND losing her job when she gets an opportunity to become a publicist for a pop star. The best part? She gets to go on tour with him!
The pacing of the book was great and I loved the duel POV. The romance is kind of insta-love, but I didn't have an issue with it. I did wish we had more time for the friendship to build before they jumped into love BUT on Cailin's end, she has loved him for years from a distance. On Jax's end, he falls head-over-heels for Cailin and I thought his inner monologue was sweet.
There are snippets of a chat room Cailin joins called Trash the Dress and it gives us a look into the complex emotions that come from divorce. I have a feeling we'll be seeing some books based on the names we see in there (please be Cora!)
*This is NOT a spicy read and the sex scenes are closed-door.
Overall, I had a good time reading this one! It will definitely have you daydreaming about your young crushes. Le sigh, JTT.
Thank you, Let's Talk Books Promo and the author for having me on this tour. I cannot wait for the next book (please add me to the arc list. This is me begging :D)
The pacing of the book was great and I loved the duel POV. The romance is kind of insta-love, but I didn't have an issue with it. I did wish we had more time for the friendship to build before they jumped into love BUT on Cailin's end, she has loved him for years from a distance. On Jax's end, he falls head-over-heels for Cailin and I thought his inner monologue was sweet.
There are snippets of a chat room Cailin joins called Trash the Dress and it gives us a look into the complex emotions that come from divorce. I have a feeling we'll be seeing some books based on the names we see in there (please be Cora!)
*This is NOT a spicy read and the sex scenes are closed-door.
Overall, I had a good time reading this one! It will definitely have you daydreaming about your young crushes. Le sigh, JTT.
Thank you, Let's Talk Books Promo and the author for having me on this tour. I cannot wait for the next book (please add me to the arc list. This is me begging :D)
April 30, 2024
This was an easy, fun, and fluffy read. Jax is a playboy (of course) pop star but wants to reform that image with a "normal" girl. And it just so happens the first girl he comes across, he falls for instantly. He's a good guy, loyal and fun.
Cailin got divorced and lost her job at basically the same time, then got this job as Jax's PR through a friend. She's great at her job, but you'd never know it the way she reacted to the rumor. I automatically assumed it was a rumor because hello, famous pop star, so the way she blamed him and ran was immature.
The instalove trope was big. I believe it was said about a week in? But I had a hard time following the timeline. She's loved Jax since she was a teen, and he claims he can tell her love for him isn't from that, but I can't tell. It seems like the teenage crush to me. I felt their chemistry at times, but other times didn't see much. The book has no spice, the couple mentions of it are closed door.
I didn't get the Trash the Dress chats. She didn't even trash her dress post-divorce. Those chats would have felt a bit more relevant if she had, since it was mentioned but not done. And a majority of the chats written, Cailin wasn't in or mentioned, so they didn’t add to the story.
Some of the dialogue was a little off, like not realistic to what someone would say. I think the author has a lot of potential in the future if she got some good beta readers to read and catch these little things, because a lot of the writing was good!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Cailin got divorced and lost her job at basically the same time, then got this job as Jax's PR through a friend. She's great at her job, but you'd never know it the way she reacted to the rumor. I automatically assumed it was a rumor because hello, famous pop star, so the way she blamed him and ran was immature.
The instalove trope was big. I believe it was said about a week in? But I had a hard time following the timeline. She's loved Jax since she was a teen, and he claims he can tell her love for him isn't from that, but I can't tell. It seems like the teenage crush to me. I felt their chemistry at times, but other times didn't see much. The book has no spice, the couple mentions of it are closed door.
I didn't get the Trash the Dress chats. She didn't even trash her dress post-divorce. Those chats would have felt a bit more relevant if she had, since it was mentioned but not done. And a majority of the chats written, Cailin wasn't in or mentioned, so they didn’t add to the story.
Some of the dialogue was a little off, like not realistic to what someone would say. I think the author has a lot of potential in the future if she got some good beta readers to read and catch these little things, because a lot of the writing was good!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 26, 2023
The first two-thirds of this was great. A little insta-love never hurt anyone.
The plot went along smoothly even though I didn't really connect with the characters deeply. They could use some fleshing out. I understand where the series title came from and while the additions of the Trash the Dress online chat group were spaced well, I don't feel like Cailin interacted with them enough to justify having them in the book.
It was when the big conflict happened that things kind of fell apart for me as a reader.
From Jax and Cailin's reaction to the news to the reason behind the news, all happened way too dramatically and way too quickly. The last few chapters could have been condensed to an epilogue so the conflict could have been given more life, and taken more than a day or two for Cailin to learn the truth.
There is a lot to enjoy and a lot of potential in this book. But it's also a great read for anyone who loves rockstar romance or dreamed of dating their boy band crush (AJ McLean I'm looking at you 😉).
I was surprised by the closed door. Usually, rock star romances are more graphic. But I'm not mad at it.
I received a copy via BookSirens and all opinions are my own.
The plot went along smoothly even though I didn't really connect with the characters deeply. They could use some fleshing out. I understand where the series title came from and while the additions of the Trash the Dress online chat group were spaced well, I don't feel like Cailin interacted with them enough to justify having them in the book.
It was when the big conflict happened that things kind of fell apart for me as a reader.
From Jax and Cailin's reaction to the news to the reason behind the news, all happened way too dramatically and way too quickly. The last few chapters could have been condensed to an epilogue so the conflict could have been given more life, and taken more than a day or two for Cailin to learn the truth.
There is a lot to enjoy and a lot of potential in this book. But it's also a great read for anyone who loves rockstar romance or dreamed of dating their boy band crush (AJ McLean I'm looking at you 😉).
I was surprised by the closed door. Usually, rock star romances are more graphic. But I'm not mad at it.
I received a copy via BookSirens and all opinions are my own.
October 4, 2023
Jax is thirty, starting a new solo career and he’s alone. He’s always wanted to be married and have kids, especially by this age. Cailin is just divorced and on top of that she lost her job. She really wanted to be a mom by now, but her husband wasn’t ready. Now she’s moving back to her hometown and will take some time to see what kind of job she has a passion for. The chat room she joins, I found a little annoying. There’s chitchat I don’t want to read and I don’t care about their problems. So when Cailin is offered the job of a lifetime and the chance to work for Jax, her teen idol her life starts looking up. This attraction and romance moves quickly, they both seem like teenagers. I think they throw the word love around quickly, it just seems a little childish. One bit of bad news and there’s a tantrum, again very childish. But the ending is really good. There’s even a little twist I never saw coming. I enjoyed this very clean rockstar romance, giving it four stars and recommend it.
October 16, 2023
A cute, light hearted romance about discovering who you are and how much you are worth.
Cailin is a PR dream. She’s strong, determined and passionate but the one thing she didn’t count on was being fired. That and her divorce. After being offered the job of a lifetime, Cailin is suddenly face to face with her childhood celebrity crush- and he’s even better than she imagined.
Jax has been in the spotlight since he was a teenager, first as the rebel in a successful boyband and now as a solo artist. He’s looking to shed his bad boy image but never imagined that he’d fall for his new PR manager.
Cailin and Jax are the perfect couple and their story is filled with longing looks, secret touches and beautiful songs
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Cailin is a PR dream. She’s strong, determined and passionate but the one thing she didn’t count on was being fired. That and her divorce. After being offered the job of a lifetime, Cailin is suddenly face to face with her childhood celebrity crush- and he’s even better than she imagined.
Jax has been in the spotlight since he was a teenager, first as the rebel in a successful boyband and now as a solo artist. He’s looking to shed his bad boy image but never imagined that he’d fall for his new PR manager.
Cailin and Jax are the perfect couple and their story is filled with longing looks, secret touches and beautiful songs
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
September 27, 2023
I really like Cailin and Jax. They are interesting, entertaining, fun characters. Their romance was sweet and fitting for these characters. The various secondary characters added to the fabric of the story. I enjoyed the premise of this story and found it very relatable. I was hoping for more from the breakup aspect of this story than what we got – it just didn’t feel right for these characters (their reactions/actions) for me. Outside of this aspect, I really liked this story. It’s easy to read and enjoyable.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
October 29, 2023
I gave this 3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars. There were a few reasons why - first, I had a really hard time believing in their love, specifically in Jax's side (the MMC). Cailin's side of it I totally understood, as she had literally grown up loving this man (as a fan and then as a coworker). However, she seemed to immediately abandoned her job (which she was like who needs a job when I have a mans?!) when she got with him. It gave me immediate whiplash and was SO unrealistic. IRL, there would have been more struggle there.
Also, the "Trash the Dress" chats seemed unnecessary and just a way to create a series? Turned out, the author had previously worked on a project with a similar name. Overall, the book just needed another round of editing IMO.
The three stars was given because it definitely hit on my childhood of loving NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Also, the "Trash the Dress" chats seemed unnecessary and just a way to create a series? Turned out, the author had previously worked on a project with a similar name. Overall, the book just needed another round of editing IMO.
The three stars was given because it definitely hit on my childhood of loving NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
February 20, 2024
🎸Book Review🎸
The Comeback Tour
By Joelle Speranza
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Recently divorced Cailin gets the opportunity of a lifetime to be the PR manager of her lifelong celebrity crush, Jax Slater. Jax is trying to escape his bad boy reputation and ends up falling for Cailin. Can they survive this and Cailin keep her job? Or will his reputation blow their relationship up?
Oh my gosh, I absolutely love a bad boy book! And this one did not disappoint. When Joelle reached out to me with this book I was over the moon! Thank you again I love this book🥹🩷
Jax was so dreamy and just so good hearted with a bad boy exterior, I loved watching him try to overcome his past. Cailin was such a strong FMC and I loved watching her navigate recent divorce and learning how to get back on her feet. I thought she went into her new job and absolutely killed it! They were definitely insta love which I really thought was just so cute in this situation. I LOVED the trash the dress chat!! So many characters had appealing stories and I NEED their books!! They were so interesting and left me wanting more. It was a fast read (given I read it slow but everyone in my house was sick for like two weeks😭🤣) and just gave you such a celebrity crush, butterflies, blushing feel and I loved it!! If you haven’t please read this, it’s just too cute.
The Comeback Tour
By Joelle Speranza
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Recently divorced Cailin gets the opportunity of a lifetime to be the PR manager of her lifelong celebrity crush, Jax Slater. Jax is trying to escape his bad boy reputation and ends up falling for Cailin. Can they survive this and Cailin keep her job? Or will his reputation blow their relationship up?
Oh my gosh, I absolutely love a bad boy book! And this one did not disappoint. When Joelle reached out to me with this book I was over the moon! Thank you again I love this book🥹🩷
Jax was so dreamy and just so good hearted with a bad boy exterior, I loved watching him try to overcome his past. Cailin was such a strong FMC and I loved watching her navigate recent divorce and learning how to get back on her feet. I thought she went into her new job and absolutely killed it! They were definitely insta love which I really thought was just so cute in this situation. I LOVED the trash the dress chat!! So many characters had appealing stories and I NEED their books!! They were so interesting and left me wanting more. It was a fast read (given I read it slow but everyone in my house was sick for like two weeks😭🤣) and just gave you such a celebrity crush, butterflies, blushing feel and I loved it!! If you haven’t please read this, it’s just too cute.
May 13, 2025
This book was really cute! I received this book in my Romance Reveal Book Box and knew nothing about it. It would make for a good pallet cleanser! Would I read this book again? Probably not. Would I recommend this book? Absolutely! If you're a fan of boy bands, then this book might just be for you!
Tropes: closed door romance, workplace romance, forced proximity, he falls first and hard, publicist/popstar.
Favorite quote: "I'm trying so hard to hold back, but how can I when my favorite popstar is definitely flirting with me?"
Tropes: closed door romance, workplace romance, forced proximity, he falls first and hard, publicist/popstar.
Favorite quote: "I'm trying so hard to hold back, but how can I when my favorite popstar is definitely flirting with me?"
October 3, 2023
This light read still had just enough depth to it to make it great once you get past the slow opening. I understand what the author was trying to do but I almost gave up on this book, add to that the ex's name name was Collin and the main character was Cailin! Just asking for confusion! But, once Jax was was introduced and Cailin moves on this book flowed and I really enjoyed it. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 5, 2023
3.5 stars for me. I enjoyed this book with the exception of the 3rd act breakup when the FMC acted out of character. Otherwise the characters were cute, there was good banter, and I liked that the FMC was shown as a strong independent character. It's also nice to see anxiety represented in a book.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 11, 2023
I enjoyed this book quite a lot, as a new reader I wanted to dip my toe into romance and was very swept up learning about Cailin and Jax. I was intrigued by the main characters as well as the background ones and I wasn't ready for it to end. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 11, 2023
cute for boy band fans
This was a cute read, and I liked the references to my favorite 90s boy bands. It was a little basic and slow, but I could see it being a comfort read. I’m not a huge fan of closed door, though, so it was just okay for me.
This was a cute read, and I liked the references to my favorite 90s boy bands. It was a little basic and slow, but I could see it being a comfort read. I’m not a huge fan of closed door, though, so it was just okay for me.
November 17, 2023
Great story of opposites attract, Cailin the good girl and Jax the bad boy. Although he really isn’t. Love the Trash the Dress support group and look forward to more stories about the other members. Fun fast read with a great cast of characters.
May 15, 2025
The writing was flat, both characters sounded the same.
You thought that Cailin was going to be different as she was portrayed as an independent woman, but she wasn’t really anything special.
The story took a while to bring the two main characters together.
You thought that Cailin was going to be different as she was portrayed as an independent woman, but she wasn’t really anything special.
The story took a while to bring the two main characters together.
May 24, 2025
The most instalove I've ever read and not in a good way, and the FMC was awful and ran away the second something bad possibly happened. But also my teenage boy band loving heart enjoyed parts but overall not good.
November 8, 2023
This book was really cute! I just loved Cailin and was hoping she would find her happy ending with Jax in the end. Such a cute cover, too. Everything about this was lovely!
December 13, 2023
such an enjoyable book!
This was a fun read. I loved the authors writing style and how she set each scene. And such a cute cover 😁
This was a fun read. I loved the authors writing style and how she set each scene. And such a cute cover 😁
April 16, 2025
cute book just not my favorite
October 5, 2023
I don't read many instalove books, but I enjoyed parts of this book. I found parts of the dialogue between the two main characters strange. Also, the way the female main character reacted to a tabloid headline was quite extreme, in fact I almost didnt finish the book when I got to that part.
I did enjoy the FMC meeting her teen crush and living out every boy band lover's fantasy.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I did enjoy the FMC meeting her teen crush and living out every boy band lover's fantasy.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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