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_butfirstbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley, Jackson Pearce and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Vivi Swan is America's sweetheart with a long list of exes and the breakup songs to prove it. Our main character, Remy Young is a dreamer who's goal is to become a producer. When these two are thrust together in a tour bus mix up, everything comes together for these two.
This was a forced proximity, strangers to friends to lovers, boss/employee, music industry love story.
And it is what drew me in from the start.
The writing was easy to understand and the author wrote like she knew about the music industry. When it came to the storyline, I liked the overall arc of it, but I guess I just wasn't a fan of where the story actually ended up going. Vivi Swan closely resembled Taylor Swift (breakup songs about her exes and the media constantly berating her about it, Nashville, the tall blonde with trademark cherry red lipstick) this story practically screamed Taylor Swift. Definitely not complaining about that aspect because I am a huge fan of hers. I kind of wish we got more of a story with Remy and his brother Val with their backstory and addiction and making it back into the music industry.
I think some people will like this book if they're fans of the pop star romance and light fluff pieces, but to me I just couldn't connect at all with either character and that is a huge thing for me in books. To me that is what makes for a great story if I can connect with the characters. I am also not a huge fan of the cheating trope at all, and I was generally surprised when it came up nor did I like how it was handled in the book, and why I gave the book a lower rating amongst other things. I felt like a lot of things were left open-ended and the ending was too rushed.
Read if you like: forced proximity, pop star romances, boss/employee, Taylor Swift persona vibes, road trips, music world tours, globe-trotting, strangers to friends to lovers, songwriting
Vivi Swan is America's sweetheart with a long list of exes and the breakup songs to prove it. Our main character, Remy Young is a dreamer who's goal is to become a producer. When these two are thrust together in a tour bus mix up, everything comes together for these two.
This was a forced proximity, strangers to friends to lovers, boss/employee, music industry love story.
And it is what drew me in from the start.
The writing was easy to understand and the author wrote like she knew about the music industry. When it came to the storyline, I liked the overall arc of it, but I guess I just wasn't a fan of where the story actually ended up going. Vivi Swan closely resembled Taylor Swift (breakup songs about her exes and the media constantly berating her about it, Nashville, the tall blonde with trademark cherry red lipstick) this story practically screamed Taylor Swift. Definitely not complaining about that aspect because I am a huge fan of hers. I kind of wish we got more of a story with Remy and his brother Val with their backstory and addiction and making it back into the music industry.
I think some people will like this book if they're fans of the pop star romance and light fluff pieces, but to me I just couldn't connect at all with either character and that is a huge thing for me in books. To me that is what makes for a great story if I can connect with the characters. I am also not a huge fan of the cheating trope at all, and I was generally surprised when it came up nor did I like how it was handled in the book, and why I gave the book a lower rating amongst other things. I felt like a lot of things were left open-ended and the ending was too rushed.
Read if you like: forced proximity, pop star romances, boss/employee, Taylor Swift persona vibes, road trips, music world tours, globe-trotting, strangers to friends to lovers, songwriting
ethannku's review against another edition
2.0
Thank you NetGalley and SourceBooks Casablanca for an eARC of this book. All opinions are my own.
TW: religious trauma, cheating, misogyny, mentions of EDs, drug abuse
Remember “Remy” Young is hired to replace a drummer on the Vivi Swan Sweethearts Tour after said drummer breaks his arm skateboarding. He mainly accepts the position because, well... he would be kind of insane not to; Vivi Swan is only the biggest pop star of their generation, being on tour with her, even as part of her band, would be amazing for his career. But when he accidentally gets stuck in Vivi Swan’s bus, things become decidedly less professional for Remy. He soon finds himself struggling with feelings for one of the most loved pop icons in the world, and it looks like she might reciprocate.
I don’t have much to say about this book. The characters were fine, the plot was fine, the romance was fine. I just didn’t care about any of it. The only time I *did care* about the characters or plot or romance was towards the end when a conflict was introduced, but it was resolved so quickly and abruptly that I couldn’t even enjoy it. Objectively, this book is a good book. There are no issues of plot holes or bad writing at any point. I just found it supremely boring. I feel bad for the two-star rating because I know someone out there might really love this book; I am just not that someone.
Also, and this is just a sidenote, Vivi Swan is such a thinly veiled Taylor Swift that there were times when I was convinced this was T. Swift fanfiction. But no, it’s just heavily inspired by Taylor Swift, I suppose. And another sidenote, this book was written entirely from the male main character’s POV, which was a nice change from other romance books! I just wish I actually enjoyed it.
TW: religious trauma, cheating, misogyny, mentions of EDs, drug abuse
Remember “Remy” Young is hired to replace a drummer on the Vivi Swan Sweethearts Tour after said drummer breaks his arm skateboarding. He mainly accepts the position because, well... he would be kind of insane not to; Vivi Swan is only the biggest pop star of their generation, being on tour with her, even as part of her band, would be amazing for his career. But when he accidentally gets stuck in Vivi Swan’s bus, things become decidedly less professional for Remy. He soon finds himself struggling with feelings for one of the most loved pop icons in the world, and it looks like she might reciprocate.
I don’t have much to say about this book. The characters were fine, the plot was fine, the romance was fine. I just didn’t care about any of it. The only time I *did care* about the characters or plot or romance was towards the end when a conflict was introduced, but it was resolved so quickly and abruptly that I couldn’t even enjoy it. Objectively, this book is a good book. There are no issues of plot holes or bad writing at any point. I just found it supremely boring. I feel bad for the two-star rating because I know someone out there might really love this book; I am just not that someone.
Also, and this is just a sidenote, Vivi Swan is such a thinly veiled Taylor Swift that there were times when I was convinced this was T. Swift fanfiction. But no, it’s just heavily inspired by Taylor Swift, I suppose. And another sidenote, this book was written entirely from the male main character’s POV, which was a nice change from other romance books! I just wish I actually enjoyed it.
notlizziebennet's review against another edition
4.0
Notting Hill meets the Reputation and Lover albums by Taylor Swift. It's a rom-com. It's lovely.
wistyallgood's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
anju_'s review against another edition
2.0
Like so many people have said I definitsly enjoyed this book more than expected to. While there are some predictable tropes, the book is very well-written and keeps you engaged (especially around the second half). I've never read this genre in the pov of a man so that was refreshing as well, although I do wish we got to know Vivi better.
I loved the flashback bits but I think they were a little awkwardly place — it would've been nice if they had their own chapter.
Overall, this was a very fun and engaging read :)
Thank you Sourcebooks for the giveaway
I loved the flashback bits but I think they were a little awkwardly place — it would've been nice if they had their own chapter.
Overall, this was a very fun and engaging read :)
Thank you Sourcebooks for the giveaway
lilybellreader's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pinkprincess8181's review against another edition
3.0
Meh it was cute. Basically a Taylor Swift story. Cute but meh
emmyclute's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25