Review: More Than Once by Elizabeth Briggs (Chasing the Dream #4)

December 01, 2015

Note: This ARC was provided by Victory Editing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

They spent one night together during the summer, a night neither one of them has been able to forget, and with a promise to stay in touch, they parted ways. Months later and with Christmas right around the corner, Becca Collins and Andrew West unexpectedly meet again. Becca has always loved playing her bass, but when she has a one-night stand with a member of her band, everything falls apart and she turns her back on both the band and music. Andrew put his heart on the line when he proposed to the girl he loved, but when she turned him down because of her feelings for someone else, he's hurt and humiliated. Both Becca and Andrew are connected by that one night and the band that changed their lives. Now, the possibility of something more exists, but will an offer from the band spell the end to their second chance?

More Than Once is the fourth full-length book in the Chasing the Dream new adult (NA) series from author Elizabeth Briggs and is the fifth overall release. Main characters Becca Collins and Andrew West will be familiar to fans of the series, with Becca, Villain Complex's original bassist and Jared Cross's one-time hook-up, being a recurring character in the first three books and Andrew introduced as Andy, Tara McFadden's ex-boyfriend, in the third novel. Becca's and Andrew's paths cross in More Than Comics when Hector Fernandez introduces them to each other. The events in More Than Once take place several months after that meeting and Andrew no longer goes by the name "Andy", but there are several flashbacks that lay out what occurred between Becca and Andrew the night that they met at the comic con.

With Becca being such a recognizable character in the books in the series that were about Villain Complex and with her meeting Andrew in book three, I was happy that these two finally get their story told, especially after Becca left the band and Andrew got his marriage proposal turned down. It's a fast-paced love story, but I didn't get the feeling that it was rushed, meaning this wasn't a case of insta-love. There's a hesitancy that takes place when the prospect of something more comes up, mainly because of what happened between Andrew and Tara. Aside from the romance, I liked how the two main characters try to find a way to go after their dreams. With this book, it felt like the Villain Complex story arc truly came full circle. That's just one reason why More Than Once is a 4.5-star read and one of my favorites in the series. ♥

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