Not Another Love Song Published by Swoon Reads by Olivia Wildenstein
on July 7, 2020
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, YA, Romance
Pages: 320
Source: Publisher
Format: eBook
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ISBN: 1250224640
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An aspiring teenage singer finds herself playing a different tune when she falls for a boy who could jeopardize her future dreams in Olivia Wildenstein's romantic YA novel, Not Another Love Song.
Angie has studied music her entire life, nurturing her talent as a singer. Now a high school senior, she has an opportunity to break into Nashville's music scene via a songwriting competition launched by her idol, Mona Stone. Discouraged by her mother, who wishes Angie would set more realistic life goals, she nonetheless pours her heart and soul into creating a song worthy of Mona.
But Angie's mother is the least of her concerns after she meets Reedwood High’s newest transfer student, Ten. With his endless collection of graphic tees, his infuriating attitude, smoldering good looks, and endearing little sister, Ten toys with the rhythm of Angie’s heart.
She’s never desired anything but success until Ten entered her life. Now she wants to be with him and to be a songwriter for Mona Stone, but she can’t have both.
And picking one means losing the other.
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This story is about Angie who has a serious dream. A dream of writing songs. Songs that can be sung by artists like her idol, Mona Stone. She decides to enter a contest, launched by said idol, and has the chance of getting her music out there.
I really enjoyed how the author played this story out–I’ll admit that I wasn’t thinking of where she was going until she was pretty much right there… 🙂
Angie has to decide if her relationships or her budding career mean more to her. And I think that with all the people in Angie’s life who care about her, but also realizing that she should follow her dreams–I think the author did a fabulous job in reconciling all of that.
The love story was sweet–the hero just enough of a grump to keep me interested. And the relationship between Angie and her mother is inspiring and lovely.
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About Olivia Wildenstein
USA TODAY bestselling author Olivia Wildenstein grew up in New York City and earned her bachelor’s in comparative literature from Brown University. After designing jewelry for a few years, Wildenstein traded in her tools for the writing life, which made more sense considering her college degree.
When she’s not sitting at her computer, she’s psychoanalyzing everyone she meets (Yes. Everyone), eavesdropping on conversations to gather material for her next book, and attempting not to forget one of her kids in school.
She has a slight obsession with romance, which might be the reason why she writes it. She’s a hybrid author of over a dozen mature Young Adult love stories.
I liked Angie’s relationship with her mom, and I thought Ten was gruff, but a sweetheart underneath it all.
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I agree wholeheartedly!
Sounds very romantic and i love books about music artists.
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It WAS romantic! 🙂
Ohh! This sounds like my kind of book! I need a good YA romance right now. Glad to hear that you enjoyed it. 🙂
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It really hit the spot for me too! I needed a book like this! 🙂
Love YA romances. Can’t wait to read it.
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So glad you liked this one!It sounds like a great romance!
Thanks, Allison! I really did love it! 🙂