More than Maybe is an engaging and charming novel containing all the joys, insecurities, angst, and charm of high school senior years. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable novel.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I haven't read a book by this author before, and the premise sounded too cute to not read! I loved this book a lot - the characters, the plot, and the writing all made for a fun and enjoyable read. I will definitely be keeping my eye out for any future books by Erin Hahn!

A very cute, easy read. But I’m only giving it 3.5 stars because I read Erin’s first book, You’d Be Mine, first and fell in love with it. I compared everything from that book with this one which isn’t fair. The characters in More Than Maybe were created well and I enjoyed that they both liked each other from afar before the story. The music knowledge Erin has is incredible. I had to look up some of the songs and liked what I heard. This book would be perfect for anyone who likes a slow burn with alternative taste in music!

SUCH a cute book! I adored Luke and Vada's relationship, and loved the concept of being a music blogger and podcaster. I don't think my music taste is as refined and "culturey" as Vada's by any means, but it was amazing to see her success as a writer (to get to write for the Rolling Stones!). This book was definitely relatable too as a content creator myself. I would have liked to see more in terms of plot for other areas of teen life. While there was some family tensions mentioned, I think it could have been developed a little more. Overall, I still enjoyed it a lot though!

Okay – OKAY – I really really liked this and think it’s a solid 4.5 out of 5 stars. I usually round up but ended up rounding down to a four star rating. There were a few little things that I think held this one back from being a full 5 but they were minute and I’m picky with contemporary romances, don’t @ me. I adored ALL of the characters and cried happy tears multiple times. The song references were excellent and I was impressed by the dialogue. And the texting! SO CUTE! There were so many positives I highly recommend this one!

But…there is distinctly something…missing? Granted – I do NOT read a lot of romance/contemporary works. I’m used high fantasy and intense battles and shit.

Maybe the climax of the story wasn’t built up enough? I wanted more angst between Vada and Luke (besides me screaming JUST KISS at my kindle the whole time) or more consequences from the last interaction Vada has with her dad? Maybe more consequences in general? I mean did Vada even mention to Luke about what had been posted about them on Instagram? So, a tad more drama. & I’m never one to ask for more drama in a book.

But, maybe that’s the point. This book is built to be a love song and maybe we all need to cause a little less drama in the world. For the conflict that did happen, it was resolved very well and I enjoyed the growth that it inspired in our MCs.

TL:DR – pre-order this one, you’ll love it

Thank you Net Galley for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

This a very cute and tightly constructed young adult romance, which any music lover will especially appreciate.

Luke and Vada - who operate in alternating perspectives - are likable characters who love music and ultimately each other. Their bond through creative means is really enjoyable to watch, but at times, their musical references - texts and texts of song titles - feel a bit cumbersome. What struck me as particularly odd about their relationship to music is that, at 18, they have the musical taste of 40-year-olds. Strange stuff.

An ancillary plot I very much enjoy here is the exploration of both characters' relationships with their fathers and step-fathers. These interactions are realistic, complex, and meaningful, and for me, this component added quite a bit to both the roundness of the characters and the impact of the novel overall.

This is a sweet book with nice characters and not too much complexity or strife. If you're looking for a pretty light and sweet YA romance, this is a good catch.

I was expecting a sweet, short, heterosexual romance that involved music and celebrity in some sense.
I ended up with a gorgeous found family drama that made me cry three separate times, which isn't fair at all. More Than Maybe follows Luke, who has a popular podcast that records at the bar where Vada works. They're both very into music. Vada writes music reviews on a semi-popular blog which she hopes will get her into music journalism, and Luke somewhat secretly writes music.
It is, of course, a love story.
But more than that, it's a story about what makes people fall in love. They each have crushes, but the book chronicles the slow realization of feelings in a truly tender way. This book took all the romance plot markers and added depth and substance to them. The background characters made mistakes just like the main characters, and there are some really touching scenes with friends and family. Vada deals with a deadbeat dad in a really moving and realistic character arc.
This is heavily influenced by music, but I worry that it could get dated quickly. It's filled with references that tended to frustrate me. I know that both Luke and Vada are really into music, but if I actually knew them I would probably hate them. But what's great about this book is it didn't matter! I had moments where I read about Vada being a huge music snob and thought 'ew' and then went and enjoyed the entire book. This really surprised me in the best way.

Pros:
-Vada made me cry a lot
-Background characters are awesome
-The romance is actually really tender
-There's drama???? Like actual I was on the edge of my seat drama???
-GORGEOUS COVER

Cons:
-Most teenagers do not base all of their decisions around music (as a current teenager, I know this)

YASSSSS! I loved it so much! I don’t like the trope where boy and girl hate each other and then fall for each other, so this was perfect. I love that author Erin Hahn included her own music again, but I was over the top with the addition of songs I love or will love in my future. This is a sweet story and I can’t wait to buy it and share with my students, who will swoon. Luke and Vada even quote Annie Mathers, which made my heart so happy. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to be an early reader.

I'm definitely a fan, such a great read! YA contemporary and I love that it's in the musical world again! It's told in both Luke and Vada's POVs and it's done really well. The secondary characters are great, I especially loved Zach and Cullen! Really cute, I'd definitely recommend this book!

Although young adult is not my subgenre, I loved this author’s first book so I gave it a chance. It was a very sweet story but the pacing was so very slow. I did really enjoy the characters — they were rich and full even as teenagers — but oh, I wanted things to happen more quickly and everyone not to be quite so much in their heads. It probably is a really great book for an actual young adult reader and it’s sweet and innocent and I would recommend it for all kinds of young girls. Just not quite what I need in a book.

Similar to You'd Be Mine, More Than Maybe is music centered. I thought I knew a lot about music until I read this book and didn't understand a lot of the band/song references. Music nerds, especially rock fans, will enjoy this book. This one took me a little longer to get into that Hahn's first book but it picked up. I was confused by the two main characters being in high school and yet working in a bar? I loved the little reference/nod to You'd Be Mine in the middle. Overall, I liked the book and thought the two main characters, Luke and Vada, were cute. I also love a good epilogue.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for the ARC. I adored this novel in so many way, from its song lyrics and music name drops to the story! This reminded me why falling in love was always so much fun! The butterflies, the dumb moves that you think are embarassing and they find endearing. This has the whole package!!

Erin Hahn's books are absolutely a YA version of Taylor Jenkins Reid's celebrity-verse, and I'm not mad at it.

More Than Maybe follows podcaster Luke Greenly and music blogger Vada Carsewell, who both work out of the same club and attend the same high school. There's some intense mutual pining going on (and has been for years), but neither of them has ever acted on it. The two are thrown together for a school project, and bond over their mutual love of music.

More Than Maybe isn't as ambitious as You'll Be Mine, but that doesn't mean it's worse. It feels simpler, it's a more straightforward YA contemporary romance. But it's done well. The side characters are a delight (I would die for Phil. I. Would. Die.), Vada and Luke's banter is fun, and I loved all the music. My dad and I have played the "Name That Tune" game on the radio for years, and Vada and Phil's relationship felt so delightfully familiar.

I honestly don't have a ton to say about this. It's cute, it's fun. If you like YA contemporary romance and music, you'll love this book (And You'll Be Mine). I look forward to Hahn's future books.

I LOVED this book so very much. I’d been looking forward to it ever since enjoying Hahn’s You’d Be Mine, and I think I enjoyed MTM even more. Vada and Luke are both such lovable, complex characters who compliment each other beautifully. Hahn’s prose, especially when she writes about music, is some of the most emotional and artful I’ve read in YA while staying accessible. I loved the music, the romance, the family drama, the humor—this book accomplishes a lot without feeling like too much. I look forward to enthusiastically recommending it!

#swoon
Loved everything about this book.
So happy to have lots of living parents/adults in this book, many of whom are making good choices (as opposed to dead or absent parents). The teens are all well developed: I feel like I would recognize them on the street and I feel like I know them fully.
I can't beleive I loved More Than Maybe as much (maybe more/maybe not/hard to say) as You'd Be Mine. I can't wait to see where Erin Hahn goes next!

A sweet and slow burn romance, excellent complicated family dynamics, great descriptions of what music can mean. The only thing that really, really took me out of the story was the inclusion of some of the songs Luke and Vada were listening to/sending each other. I like that they were included, because it was fun to have a playlist, but I found myself stopping a lot and wondering whether a song was really one that current teenagers would know/listen to. Still, a great pick for contemporary romance readers and anyone who loved Hahn's You'd Be Mine.

I didn't think it possible, but Erin Hahn may have made me swoon harder with this second book than she did with her first.

I immediately fell in love with Vada and Luke. Their journeys felt organic and relatable with raw moments that left me feeling as though I was on the bar stool or in the Greenly studio. This book perfectly encapsulates what I love and believe should be in more YA stories:
1. Family that can come from anywhere
2. The belief: you are never too old for a second chance
3. It’s okay to break away from those who seek to break you

Once again, Hahn blew me away with her lyrical poetry, and what I loved about this novel (dare I say more than her debut) was the use of songs throughout the story, ie. their power and meaning. Hahn knows the power a ballad holds, and like many teens, she truly gets how music heals and gives one home when they feel they don’t have a stable one to return to.

I can’t wait for more readers to escape to the Loud Lizard. May they strive to be as fierce and loyal Vada, and may they all find solace in their own quiet boldness like Luke Greenly.

Upon reading More than Maybe, the thing that struck me most was how music set this entire story aloft. It was the gust beneath everything--the characters, the plot, the tone, the romance. It goes without saying that it was the main vehicle by which the protagonists, Luke Greenly and Vada Carsewell, were able to bond after being thrown together for a musical showcase at school (her: the dancer; him: the musical composer) and slowly surmount their secret crushes on one another by working together at a dive bar called the Loud Lizard; but more than that, music acted as a funnel in this. A funnel of emotion and memory.

What I mean by that is - through the unfolding of Luke and Vada's "could we become friends? could we become more?" development set to the backdrop of their shared devotion to music - I found myself reflecting on my own brush with first love. The flood of feelings the two of them experienced was all so familiar. As was the rush of songs I heard when I closed my eyes...listening to them play like a recording from some far away place where I'd stuffed them in my mind...

It yanked me back to that time in my own life in half a second.

In other words, it was lovely to be reminded of all those teenage warm and fuzzies I felt once upon a time. I could hear some of them, too! Much in the same way that meaning could be heard in the songs Luke and Vada texted back to one another in conversation, which was beyond cute.

I also liked how Hahn executed the chosen/found family trope in this. Vada's father, Marcus, is a bit of a deadbeat and an alcoholic to boot. (You want to bloody his nose a few times, honestly.) He won't help her to pay for school in California, where she hopes to get her degree in journalism, their relationship fraught with tension that's multiplied over the years; but she finds a mentor/father figure of sorts in her boss/mother's boyfriend, Phil, who is nothing but loving towards her. Always encouraging her to chase after her dreams.

This romance in this was PG pure, though, plain and simple. It was more emotional than physical. However, I liked that because it was more about little things like the press of his palm on her waist as they slow danced, the slide of her hand into his, and the toe-curling thrill of a first kiss. Everything's heightened at that age or when you experience love for the first time so I reveled the "tingly" drawn-outness of each little moment they shared.

Sweet, adorable, and romantic.

What more could a girl want? (You know, except maybe a playlist.)

3.5 stars

Thanks so much to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for the ARC!

“Everything at this moment is so lovely I want to preserve it”
This precisely describes my feeling right now after finish reading a book this lovely.

I was swooning over Hahn's debut book "You'd Be Mine", but "More than maybe" simply blew my mind. Seldom have a brilliant debut been surpassed like this!

I fell in love with this story and every character in it.

"More than maybe" is not just a slow burn Love story about first love, it's also a declaration of the love of music. A bit nerdy maybe, but it was such a freaking AMAZING read.

Erin Hahn has a way with words that is stunning - Some of it is pure poetry. Like her description of Vada's first kiss: “Like butterfly wings or a brush of feathers against sensitive skin”

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to review this title and join the blog tour!

I loved You'd Be Mine so I knew this one wouldn't be any different. As I expected, I sacrificed sleep to finish this book in less than two nights. I am a diagnosed insomniac and take prescription medication and it seriously didn't even work when reading this book. Erin Hahn beat out my Lunesta and Trazadone cocktail. Kudos.

This book follows Luke, the son of a punk rocker who runs a podcast with his twin brother in the sound booth of a club run by Phil, Vada's mom's boyfriend. A class project brings them together and they discover their long-time crushes on each other are reciprocated in the most heartwarming and mostly uncomplicated kind of way.

The characters:

Vada is music obsessed (with good taste mind you) and loves dance. She aspires to study music journalism and runs her boss's music blog. The dynamics of her family are a little messy with her dad being estranged and kind of a d%$k, but her mom is supportive and Phil is the step-dad that we all asked for (those with d^%k dad, might I add). her best friend, Meg, is also super supportive of Vada and I want her to have a book of her own!

Luke was okay, a little on the bland side at times and I didn't quite understand his need to hide his talents. I wanted him to be successful and famous, but the more I thought about it, the more I saw myself in his character. Although he was not my favorite male romantic lead, he did have the qualities that kept him afloat.

The romance was almost actualized and did not have as much tension as I hoped. But it didn't stop the cuteness overload when these two finally got together.

All in all, I will be a lifelong fan of Erin Hahn is she keeps overriding my sleeping pills this way.

Oh, and can we have a playlist Erin, please??? I'd love to listen to all the songs these two texted to each other as well as everything else.