A review by booksalacarte
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

5⭐️3🌶️

Contemporary romance
Dual POV
NY Setting
Rivals to lovers
Professional musicians
Grumpy Sunshine
Forced proximity
Celebrity


That first chapter was so dang good!! The meet cute was really smart. The angst was established. The histories in place. Characters from a previous Julie Soto book made a hint of an appearance. And the little gauntlet was throne down between the two MC’s. I’m invested after just that first chapter.

The grumpy sunshine was giving. I was giggling and kicking my heels at the banter. I adore a book where he falls harder. Yes yes yesss!

I really appreciated that the miscommunication wasn’t a huge blown out of proportion miscommunication. The plot was good! I think it caught the musicianship and high stakes of live performances pretty well. I wish the side characters had been a little more focused. The villains felt pretty twirl your mustache evil from the very beginning. So I wanted that to be a little more overt and surprising than it was.

I loved it. 

Julie, I’m a fan.
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