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A review by theengineerisreading
It Goes Like This by Miel Moreland
challenging
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
One thing I'm sure after finishing this book is the fact that I enjoy it the most when a novel has music element in it.
And since this one revolves on the story of then-bandmates Celeste, Eva, Gina, and Steph from multi-awarded band Moonlight Overthrow, I enjoyed it and I'm glad that I picked it up fron the galleys Fierce Reads sent me. Thank you again to Fierce Reads publication team for sending me this in exchange for honest review.
It Goes Like This follows four main characters one and a half year later after Moonlight Overthrow, aka OT4, disbanded. Given the fame their band got, OT4 remains to be trending and rumor has it that they're gunning for a reunion anytime soon.
But the reality is that the band had a messy breakup. Secret girlfriends Celeste and Eva haven't talk since their band breakup and the other two - Gina, now a hit actress, and Steph, currently lying low with their family, decided to follow their own paths away from music spotlight.
But when a huge storm hit Steph's hometown Duluth, the reunion rumor slowly became a reality as they decided to frontline the charity concert for the typhoon victims. Will this be the way to reconnect with their friends, too, or it will be a one-time thing for charity's sake?
The way I want to pitch it is imagine your favorite band or group disbanding and finally announcing a reunion. Imagine the buzz and excitement.
Now try to see it as a genderqueer band group with members who are lesbian, non-binary, and gay with two of them being exes with a bad breakup. Imagine the tension when they finally reunite.
I love friends reunion story where characters make up with their former friends or family. It's hopeful and gives readers like me a time to reflect on our broken relationships.
This novel also provided a reality check with the yoing adult's struggle between career and lovelife and how personal decisions when it come to both aspects need to be beneficial to you and the people you love.
Also, the romance element between Celeste and Eva is too much to handle. I mean they are basically friends-to-lovers-to-exes-to-something and the yearning during the reunion rehearsal had me swooning all over the place.
I love, love, love this novel aside from the way the chapters go back and forth. It doesn't connect with me as a reader who can't do digital books in one sitting.
Anyway, read the synopsis and if it fits your bill, then I'm sure you'll like/love this book as well.
RATING: 3.5stars
And since this one revolves on the story of then-bandmates Celeste, Eva, Gina, and Steph from multi-awarded band Moonlight Overthrow, I enjoyed it and I'm glad that I picked it up fron the galleys Fierce Reads sent me. Thank you again to Fierce Reads publication team for sending me this in exchange for honest review.
It Goes Like This follows four main characters one and a half year later after Moonlight Overthrow, aka OT4, disbanded. Given the fame their band got, OT4 remains to be trending and rumor has it that they're gunning for a reunion anytime soon.
But the reality is that the band had a messy breakup. Secret girlfriends Celeste and Eva haven't talk since their band breakup and the other two - Gina, now a hit actress, and Steph, currently lying low with their family, decided to follow their own paths away from music spotlight.
But when a huge storm hit Steph's hometown Duluth, the reunion rumor slowly became a reality as they decided to frontline the charity concert for the typhoon victims. Will this be the way to reconnect with their friends, too, or it will be a one-time thing for charity's sake?
The way I want to pitch it is imagine your favorite band or group disbanding and finally announcing a reunion. Imagine the buzz and excitement.
Now try to see it as a genderqueer band group with members who are lesbian, non-binary, and gay with two of them being exes with a bad breakup. Imagine the tension when they finally reunite.
I love friends reunion story where characters make up with their former friends or family. It's hopeful and gives readers like me a time to reflect on our broken relationships.
This novel also provided a reality check with the yoing adult's struggle between career and lovelife and how personal decisions when it come to both aspects need to be beneficial to you and the people you love.
Also, the romance element between Celeste and Eva is too much to handle. I mean they are basically friends-to-lovers-to-exes-to-something and the yearning during the reunion rehearsal had me swooning all over the place.
I love, love, love this novel aside from the way the chapters go back and forth. It doesn't connect with me as a reader who can't do digital books in one sitting.
Anyway, read the synopsis and if it fits your bill, then I'm sure you'll like/love this book as well.
RATING: 3.5stars