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Six Ways to Write a Love Letter by Jackson Pearce, Jackson Pearce

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reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is a romance between a Pop Star and a drummer, who get closer to each other while touring and writing a song together. 

We follow the story through drummer Remy Young’s POV and while the book deals with topics like misogyny, invasion of privacy, and media scrutiny through Vivi Swan’s stardom, it is Remy’s backstory that brings some unexpected heavy topics into this book. 

I read most of this book in one sitting and had a blast doing so. The romance is slow, but considering the characters it felt natural, the tour setting felt realistic, and the conflicts - while quite predictable - unraveled in a way that never felt like a cliché. 

Remy and Vivi’s romance was quite a slow burn. She is in a relationship with someone else for a good bit of the book, so there is some cheating here. (This is the part I would’ve loved to get Vivi’s POV in the book to be honest, as I’m still unsure what her relationship with the other guy truly was. Was it a mutually beneficially PR-relationship, was it an actual romance, a little bit of both?) Their romance was overall cute, though I would’ve loved to see a little more at the end, after they resolved the third-act-conflict, to see how they actually talked about it. 

Through Remy’s backstory (which got explored through several flashback scenes) this book delves into some serious topics, like drug abuse, threatened conversion therapy, and traumatic religious upbringings. While it was nice to see Remy’s past, I finished the book questioning why it got this much space but no ‘resolution’. I do not expect characters to emotionally deal with every unresolved feeling from their pasts but the way the book set it up, felt like it should’ve lead to something. 
Vivi Swan was obviously based on Taylor Swift, an inspiration that felt a little too close at times to be truly comfortable. 

I was provided an Audio-ARC by the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own. 
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