A dead sexy, very steamy and deliciously romantic end to the Dirtshine series. (It must however be said that "Dirtshine" is a terrible name for a rock band.) I did not think Roxie could reform Liam, a smack addict who nearly broke up the band when he turned himself over to being a full time addict who played some music on the side. Along the way he procured heroin that killed a roadie and left him and his lifelong best friend/bandmate in comas. He maliciously destroyed property and relationships and ended up completely broke living in a coldwater shack in the wilds of Northern England. We witnessed all of this in the last two books, and though addiction is heartbreaking I at least ended up really pissed at him, and also quite certain that while relapse is part of the disease there is a certain moment in a junkie's life, enough relapses or the simple refusal to even meaningfully pursue treatment, where the chances of recovery are next to nothing. Me of little faith. Liam ends up better for his pain and it is not hokey in the least.

For the first 1/3 of this book I felt a strong Room with a View vibe (RIP Julian Sands.) Cecil and George were in da house though the delightful Frankie was more interesting than Lucy Honeychurch. But once (view spoiler), things definitely shifted and it became a loving and sexy redemption song. I am so glad Roxie Noir and I found each other! Also, the narrators of the audiobook, Mia Madison and Dustin Brash, killed it! They were both a ton of fun, and Brash's voice, a sort of low gravelly Geordie rasp, is sex on a stick, which is a real plus. ( )