***ARC received in exchange of an honest opinion***

This was a cute read. A bit too YA for me, but cute. I don’t mind stories set in high school, I often enjoy them, but this one was a hard one for me to relate too because it was VERY immature.

The characters were okay, but they were almost too childish. The main characters weren’t that bad, but the secondary ones were almost unbearable.

In the end, Perfect Harmony is a nice read, it just wasn’t the perfect book for me. I liked it, but it didn't impress me.

I received an ARC copy from netgalley for my honest review,  so thank you netgalley and publishers for offering me this book! ♡
The cover is what originally drew me to this book.
This was my first book by this author, It was cute!. If you like morgan matson or kasie west I think you will enjoy this book. It was alltogether an easy read. ♡ I give this book a
4.5 star rating!

I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view

When I first saw this book on NetGalley, initially it was the synopsis that drew me in, and I hadn't even noticed who the author was, but when I realised this was by Emily Albright, whose debut, The Heir and the Spare, remains one of my favourite books, I knew it was for me. Perfect Harmony follows Pippa, who is preparing for her auditions to get into the top music college in the country, and everything is thrown for a loop when another cellist arrives at her school, and is her competition in anything and everything. Wanting nothing to do with Declan, she finds her music teacher is working against her, and they are having to work together on a duet for their final exam, and for a prestigious competition, that could open more doors for her than she'd ever hoped. However, Declan is cocky, and seems to know just how to push Pippa's buttons, and she finds herself torn between hating him, and falling for him.

I'm going to admit it now, I'm not musical, at all. I mean, when I was in primary school, and we had a 'music week', I was the girl who asked if she could do extra maths or something, rather than play an instrument. That's not to say I don't appreciate how hard musicians work, especially classical musicians, and this book helped me to see just how much work musicians put into being the best, and making themselves proud, if not anyone else. Pippa's life seemed to revolve around her cello, but it was her passion, and it was good to see when she struggled, but also when she simply adored the art and all the hard work paid off.

If you hadn't guessed from the synopsis, this book has the classic 'enemies to lovers' trope, and I adore that trope more than any others, I think. As soon as Pippa and Declan met, you could just see the chemistry and sparks jump off the page, and I was rooting for them from the get go. One problem for them was Pippa's long time crush, and her twin brother's best friend, Noah, who suddenly decided that he'd liked Pippa all along, and wanted to be with her. Yeah, we hate Noah. He'd never seen Pippa as anything other than his friend's sister, and his friend too, until there was some competition there, and he'd known about her crush all along. Whenever Pippa and Noah were together, I just couldn't see anything between them, and wanted nothing more than for him to go away.

That love triangle wasn't the only one, it ended up more like a love square, or even pentagon, at one point, and that's what made me only give the book 4 stars. Pippa's friend Quinn decides she likes Declan, and then Pippa's brother Philip decides he likes Quinn. Honestly, it got a bit too complicated at one point, and if I hadn't been invested in Pippa and Declan's journey, I might've DNFed, but I didn't. That all being said, Pippa and Declan's relationship, once it got past the ups and downs of other prospective beaus, and the drama of being in competition with each other, was really sweet. Declan had a troubled home life, with divorced parents, and an estranged relationship with his father, and we slowly saw him open up to Pippa, and open himself up to working with his dad on rebuilding their relationship after a trip to New York.

All in all, Perfect Harmony was a perfect (pun intended) contemporary book for the summer autumn, especially if you're a fan of the enemy to lovers trope, or even if you aren't. I look forward to more from Emily in the future.

A short and sweet YA romance, we follow Pippa as she navigates getting into college and her love life. It all seems quite manageable, until Declan shows up. This story is quite pure and perfectly safe for your kids to read. However, there is no actual drama and the “problems” that the main character faces are not really that big of a deal. With that said, it should appeal to younger teenagers, although perhaps not those that are the exact age of the characters (17-18 years old). Sometimes, you just want a happy fluff-fest, where things are idealistic and while somewhat predictable, the story leaves you satisfied and uplifted. If that makes you happy, why not? After all, real life is full of enough misery!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Pippa thought she had her life down: first chair cellist in her school's orchestra that no one could take away from her and crush hard enough on her twin brother's best friend Noah until he finally realizes they are meant to be forever and ever, amen.

But she never saw Declan coming.

And now Noah is suddenly changing his tune.

Challenging not only her first chair, Declan counters everything she thought she wanted in Noah and Pippa soon realizes that her life plan isn't as solid as she once envisioned.

What first starts out as dislike and competitive rivalry with Declan soon turns into affection and understanding. No longer pushing against each other, Pippa and Declan sync up like beautifully harmonized instruments on and off stage, but - of course - not without its complications.

Light and sweet with a dash of angst, Perfect Harmony hits all the right notes!

Thanks to NG for the ARC. This was a super cute summer romance, quick read high school love story set against competitive cell players. Pippa is first chair cello in her HS orchestra and is planning her future and a prestigious music school in NYC. She has been in love with her twin brother's best friend for years. New student Declan, ironically also a cello player and from NYC, shows up and starts wreaking havoc on Pippa's best laid plans. Very predictable plot as soon as Declan is on the the scene for the most part, but well-written and I love the orchestra competitions and the cello playing. Lots of friend drama and teenage angst with a healthy dose of sweetness. Short cute summer read!

Well, this story was definitely cute and fluffy! But I felt like it wasn't that original. Still enjoyable though! Perfect if you're looking for a quick read.

I liked this book. It was sweet and I like that the protagonist wasn't your typical high school girl.