Review: More Than Maybe / plus me sobbing while listening to this book’s soundtrack

Hey, there book dragons! I hope you’re all doing good. Today I’m reviewing More Than Maybe and I just enjoyed this book so much. I hope you like it too!

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Title: More Than Maybe

Author: Erin Hahn

Rating: 4.5 Stars

Format: eARC

Publisher: Wednesday Books

Date Published: 21 July 2020

Goodreads Description: 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 Stone internship. 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?

I received a review copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Story

I can’t remember the last time a book so completely engulfed me. Seriously, this book was amazing. More Than Maybe is just the right amount of cute, set to the best soundtrack you could possibly dream up. I don’t normally listen to music while reading, but this book made me. I listened to all the songs the characters referenced, and it just pulled me into the story completely.

It created this lush, intense experience and I am here for it. Seriously, I wish Daisy Jones had this soundtrack.

Writing

My only issue was the writing. Scenes tended to switch very fast and were sometimes cut off too soon. It made some parts a bit disjointed and it wasn’t easy to follow. The book needed more angst and considering all the swearing that went on at least one steamier make-out scene. I love some good angst.

Characters

Luke is my perfect man. Cute, funny and BRITISH. Yes, I have a thing for accents. Leave me alone. Seriously though, I loved Luke. Vada and Luke were the perfect pairing and I wish I could get more of them. I loved every bit of Vada’s internal monologue.

The side characters were also all really great and fleshed out, making this one wholesome book that I stan.

Let me know your thoughts on More Than Maybe.