Genre: Young Adult
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Release Date: July 21, 2020
Purchase Link: Amazon
3 Musical Hearts
*A special thank you to Wednesday Books for an arc of this book and to Mary Moates for the invitation to join this blog tour!
(Excerpt, Synopsis & Author Bio following review)
Review:
More Than Maybe explores the emotional highs and lows of two teenagers who develop a close connection with each other through their mutual love of music. Luke Greenly is the son of a punk rock legend of years gone by who puts a lot of pressure on Luke to follow in his footsteps. Luke has the looks, voice, and demeanor to be a rock star . . . only thing is, he hates the limelight. His dream is in the composition of music, not performing it. Vada Creswell is a well-known music blogger who also works at the Loud Lizard, a dive bar run by her mom's boyfriend Phil. She dreams of writing for The Rolling Stone and attending college on the west coast - partly to escape living in the same town with her alcoholic "ex"-dad. Vada has a secret crush on Luke . . . who has a secret crush on her. Cute, right? They begin to text song titles back and forth as a way of communicating their feelings and offering support to each other. And that's what takes this story to another level.
More Than Maybe started out as a cute, sugar-sweet, teenage first love/crush story. During the first part, I thought I was in trouble because this is so out of my wheelhouse. However, I was soon drawn into the emotional depth of each character as Hahn tackled family, communication, and self-worth issues. The plot line deepens as more characters and relationships, both functional and unfunctional, are explored. The evolving friendship and sweet romance between Luke and Vada are handled with care - slowly growing as they learn to trust each other with their feelings. I enjoyed the author's writing style along with the musical references throughout. It's easy to get lost in the melodies in this one. More Than Maybe is a peek into the young lives of two teenagers falling in love. Fans of sweet, young love and low-angst romance will enjoy this story.
My Rating: 3 Sweet Hearts
Cross My Heart . . . xxx
♥Sandra♥
ABOUT MORE THAN MAYBE:
Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts with his outgoing and meddling, far-too-jealousy-inspiringly-happy-with-his-long-term-boyfriend twin brother, Cullen. But that’s not Luke’s only secret. He also has a major un-requited crush on music blogger, Vada Carsewell.
Vada’s got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom’s boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil’s music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program (check, check, check), manage Ann Arbor’s summer concert series and secure a Rolling Stone internship. Luke Greenly is most definitely NOT on the list. So what if his self-deprecating charm and out of this world music knowledge makes her dizzy? Or his brother just released a bootleg recording of Luke singing about some mystery girl on their podcast and she really, really wishes it was her?
In More Than Maybe, Erin Hahn’s swooniest book yet, Luke and Vada must decide how deep their feelings run and what it would mean to give love a try.
Read More Than Maybe Excerpt
Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts with his outgoing and meddling, far-too-jealousy-inspiringly-happy-with-his-long-term-boyfriend twin brother, Cullen. But that’s not Luke’s only secret. He also has a major un-requited crush on music blogger, Vada Carsewell.
Vada’s got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom’s boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil’s music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program (check, check, check), manage Ann Arbor’s summer concert series and secure a Rolling Stone internship. Luke Greenly is most definitely NOT on the list. So what if his self-deprecating charm and out of this world music knowledge makes her dizzy? Or his brother just released a bootleg recording of Luke singing about some mystery girl on their podcast and she really, really wishes it was her?
In More Than Maybe, Erin Hahn’s swooniest book yet, Luke and Vada must decide how deep their feelings run and what it would mean to give love a try.
Read More Than Maybe Excerpt
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
ERIN HAHN is the author
of You'd Be Mine and More Than Maybe. She teaches
elementary, would rather be outside and makes a lot of playlists. So many
playlists in fact, that she decided to write books to match them! She married
her very own YA love interest who she met on her first day of college and has
two kids who are much, much cooler than she ever was at their age. She lives in
Ann Arbor, Michigan, aka the greenest place on earth and has a cat named Gus
who plays fetch and a dog named June who doesn’t.
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