More Than Maybe, written by Erin Hahn, is a young adult contemporary novel (romance) that is out in the world today, July 21, 2020. Published by Wednesday Books, this YA romance is a slow burn that will melt your heart, make you laugh, and give you a healthy dose of music.
Check out my review below. Also, a little excerpt for you inside. Thank you so much, Wednesday Books, for gifting me an e-copy of this book. All opinions expressed below are my own.
Synopsis
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 Stoneinternship. 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.
Review – More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn
Fans of Tweet Cute by Emma Lord , More than Maybe is your next fun and lighthearted read. This is a friend-to-lover romance, a perfect summer read. I truly enjoyed the experience because this book made me work for it, and I mean that in the best possible way. It’s more like a fun scavenger hunt than actual work. I can’t say much without spoilers, so you’ll have to read it 🙂
I’ll be totally honest: I was very neutral in a way on the author’s first book, She’d Be Mine. I didn’t think the story was for me, but I could tell that it was truly more of a personal choice. Because of that, I decided to give this story a try, and it truly exceeded my expectations. The first thing I would say is that this is a super cute story with some witty banter and colorful characters.
Vada is a passionate music blogger who deals with the pressure of finding a way to pay her college tuition and a parent who is causing more trouble than anything else. Vada sets everything in motion to reach her goals, but she finds quite a few obstacles along the way. In the meantime, fate meddles, and her crush is now working with her. Luke is an introvert who hates attention. He is a very gifted composer and singer, but his extrovert family has expectations for him that aren’t aligned with what he wants. But one day, he decides to take matters in his own hands and go after what he truly wants.
The supporting characters are as amazing as our two music lovers. I particularly enjoyed reading about Phil. I even wanted to hug him by the end of the book and just hang out there with the crowd. I love this story and, to tie back to what I mentioned earlier, the research done is actually very entertaining.
There is a lot of references to various songs, bands, and music genre. Half of it didn’t speak to me, but I loved the passion for music that the two main characters shared. They speak their own language in a way. This romance is definitely a slow burn and one that blossoms in such a beautiful way. There are elements that reminded me of Tweet Cute, which is a book I really enjoyed reading too, so if you’ve read this book and enjoyed it, I’m positive you will love this one.
Book Excerpt Below
More-Than-Maybe_excerptAbout the author: Erin Hahn
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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I want to read this more and more with every new review I read. So glad you enjoyed it!!
Definitely a good one 😊 I hope you enjoy it as much as I did if you decide to read it.