Wow! This book took my by surprise! I read the author's other book, "You'd Be Mine" and enjoyed it as well, so I really shouldn't be as surprised. This one has been sitting on my TBR for a few months now.

Luke Greenly is the twin son of used to be punk rocker, Charlie Greenly. Some of Charlie's genes rubbed off on Luke; he can sing, play the piano, and compose his own music. However, Luke is severely introverted and does not want to be in the limelight. He has had a crush on music blogger, Vada Caresewell for a while now and is too shy to do anything about it. He's friendly towards her after all she works at the bar when he and his twin, Cullen, create their podcast. Vada has a strict five year plan. The ultimate goal is to get in Berkley's prestigious music journalism program. She does pretty well with her music blog. She also has had a crush on Luke Greenly for a few years now. Luke and Vada are brought together to "perform" together at their high school's dance showcase. They instantly become close friends. Will Luke tell Vada how he feels?

I LOVED this book! It was so adorable and cute. I loved the slow burn love story between Luke and Vada. I loved the whole ensemble of characters in this book. Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

Luke and Vada, two teens with a deep love for music, and a secret, unrequited crush on each other. Introverted Luke writes and records songs in secret. He runs a podcast with his twin brother, Cullen and when Cullen broadcasts the song Luke wrote and sang for Vada in secret, oh boy, it opens a whole can of worms.

If you know me or follow my blog, you know how much I love music. So this book was right up my alley. Add in an introverted, gorgeous guy, I’m all done for. Luke was super shy and super introverted. Now for a guy like that, singing in front of crowds is an excruciating ordeal. But he was talented and he had a gift for song-writing and singing. So where did that leave him? I felt bad for him, over his struggles, and his feelings for Vada.

Vada had her own struggles, worrying about money for college with a deadbeat dad. It sucks when the parent isn’t there for you, when they force you to be the adult. Add in the psyche manipulation and a girl’s got a lot of issues to deal with. That’s where the music comes in, as the best outlet for all the unhappiness, frustration, and rage inside.

I love how the author crafted such intense emotions to show how music makes us feel. That intensity showed in Luke and Vada’s feelings for each other. The first half of the book grabbed me by the throat. That first non-date scene? Holy cow, I was awed. The only complaint I have is the slow-burn aspect of the relationship. I wanted more intensity like the first half of the book showed.

Except for that, More Than Maybe was everything I feel about music, how the lyrics and melody of a song can get inside of me and shake my heart.

If there’s one thing I’ve taken from reading both of Erin Hahn’s stories, it’s that she has THE KNACK, the powerful ability to write swoonworthy romance. Vada and Luke are cute, adorable, awkward, angsty All that good stuff that makes for a great teen romance. I enjoyed both characters together and on their own. There were only a few things that brought down the story for me such as just kind of personal choices in music and parts that I didn't feel like were fleshed out enough such as the side characters.

My biggest takeaway is that MUSIC IS EVERYTHING. I’m listening to music as I type this review because of course I am. The passion found throughout the characters, the references, and writing was so fun to see. No matter what kind of music you listen to, who you listen with and where, listening and creating music is a magical experience that can change your life, make you feel. MORE THAN MAYBE sells that feeling of a great tune that you can't help but smile and take in all the emotions.

I absolutely loved You’d Be Mine and couldn’t wait to read this one. And More Than Maybe was absolutely adorable.

Both Vada and Luke (okay, and Phil) will worm their way into your hearts. I loved the music aspect of this one! I also loved how More Than Maybe explored how you can transform your love of something into a career (and showed different ways to do so!) The relationship between Vada and Luke was absolutely adorable. But honestly, it was the father-daughter relationship between Vada and Phil that stood out to me. Watching their relationship shift over the course of the book was amazing and I definitely cried a bit at the end.

Overall, if you’re looking for an absolutely adorable YA romance, pick this one up! Erin Hahn is also now officially on my auto-buy list and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

*Disclaimer: I received an advance digital copy of this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The two main characters, Luke Greenly and Vada Carsewell, narrate alternating chapters. They're both 18, both seniors at the same high school, and they like each other from afar but are not really close. Luke is the son of a retired punk musician who's inherited the love for music, but not for fame or the stage. Knowing that the mere indication that he liked singing, writing or playing any music would be taken as an obligation to follow his father's footsteps, he has been hiding that from his entire family.

He feels better working on a podcast with his nosy twin brother, Cullen, who is also the boyfriend of his best friend, Zack. Vada runs a music review blog and works part-time at a bar owned by former drummer Phil, who is sort of a local legend and dates Vada's mom. Her dream is to study Musical Journalism in Berkeley and, someday, write for Rolling Stone. Things seem to be working out well towards that, except for possible money problems and the difficult relationship with her father — who walked out on her, but keeps showing up and making things even worse.

Vada and Luke end up getting closer through a school project, but they're a bit secretive, because it's a collaborative project for classes that no one knows they took — his, music and composing; hers, dance and corporal expression. And so the story unfolds in between shifts at the bar, late-night rides, secret recordings of secret songs and lots, lots of texts about music.

One thing I really like, both in You’d Be Mine and More Than Maybe, is exactly that music is such a strong presence in the narratives and characters. In this story, there's a lot more references, which range from Britney Spears to the Foo Fighters, than actual original compositions. It's not necessarily better or worse, but it does make the reading flow a lot faster, since I spend less time making up melodies in my mind, trying to imagine the sound that moves each of the lyrics.

The main characters' relationship develops in a natural way. They had this admiration for each other and were part of similar circles — Luke and his brother record their podcast “The Grass is Greenly” in a studio at the bar where Vada works —, but the way they really get to know each other as they get closer is natural and slow. Really slow, which is great for me as a reader and absolute torture for the people next to them.

In fact, every relationship in More Than Maybe is well-built, particularly when it comes to families. The mothers and, especially, the fathers of the main characters are key factors in their personal development arcs in the moment we meet them.

Vada lives alone with her (amazing) mom and they have a great relationship. She also has a great relationship with her mother's boyfriend, and her own boss, Phil, who is shown as a source of inspiration and safety — in a stark contrast to her father, who abandoned his family and shows up at random moments which always end up badly. But, because he is her father, there is a lot she lets slide and endures silently, and that never allows her to be free from him, or to actually confront him. Luke also has a great relationship with his mom and needs to confront his father, but in his case, it's to convince him that he does not and will never want to be famous. His twin brother Cullen is the one with the personality to be a star, but Luke was the one to get the musical talent in the family, so the huge pressure falls entirely on him.

The story is set in a moment in which all of these tensions are on the verge of exploding, and the characters need to confront them. They need to leave them behind to be able to start new cycles in life. Luke and Vada end up playing important roles to each other when it comes to this. And, once again, there is Phil, who is essential to both journeys and the center of my favorite moment in the book: "I'm not leaving because you cried. I'm leaving because I have to. But if I didn't have to, I wouldn't. You understand the difference, right? You know what I'm saying?"

These conflicts don't make More Than Maybe a heavy story — in that sense, You’d Be Mine was a lot heavier. In fact, this is such a fast and fun read, especially when the writing transcribes Luke's family's very British accent. I was able to predict where some of the big surprises in the story were going, but they weren't predictable in a bad way: they make you happy that things turned out as you imagined. And this book made me happy.

5/5 stars

Wowowow I hardly have the words for how good this book was and how much I *adored* it!

The characters, both the main characters and every single side character, were well-developed and could stand on their own as the main characters of their own stories. They each added so much depth and beauty to the story.

One aspect I really adored was the way Hahn dealt with families — fatherhood and motherhood, found families and birth families and how sometimes the best fathers are the ones who didn't actually contribute to your genetic makeup.

The book obviously covers a lot of music which was kind of refreshing since that's not something I'm used to seeing in books and, importantly, while I love music I've never felt the intense connection to it our main characters have, and I always love reading books that delve into something I'm not well-versed in.

And the romance! It was so sweet and awkward, adorable, everything pure and good.

I’ll admit, I wasn’t excited to read this book. But as soon as I read the first chapter, I couldn’t put it down. The description does not do it justice. There’s character development galore, complicated family dynamics, hopes and dreams, secret longing, school projects – basically a recipe for love.
Music taste is so subjective that sometimes it’s challenging to include lots of music references in stories. You either think the songs are way too mainstream, the songs are terrible, or it’s the best music ever created – those are the only three choices. Music is such a vital part of the main characters’ lives, and the music references worked so well in this book. I always stopped reading, queued up the song, and then kept reading. Every song was like, yeah, that makes sense. It added another layer to the characters and helped the reader understand them more.
I loved More Than Maybe and if you like music at all, you probably will too.

This book is everything that my former 20 year old Tumblr self could ever have imagined. I loved every single moment of it and had to stop many times along the way to listen to every song that was mentioned. 5 stars for me for the perfect YA romance WITH playlist.

Vada and Luke are both music fiends. They both come from musical families and their father's were both in bands. Luke's father had a band that got international attention, while Vada's was just local. They associate everything in life with music. As high school seniors they aren't sure where life will take them, but Vada's dream is to be a writer for Rolling Stone. They both have secret feelings for each other, Vada listening to Luke's podcast and Luke reading Vada's music blog. When they have to work together for a school assignment they spend a lot more one on one time together. Will they be able to change their love for music into love for each other?

Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

When I first started this book, I thought it was going to be another cute YA love story, but this story is a little deeper. Each one of these kids has issues with their father's that is as deep to them as the music. There is a lot of music in this book, it's how Vada and Luke commuicate. Most kids send each other emoji's over text, not Vada and Luke, they send each other YouTube music videos. With that in mind, I made a playlist of the songs in the book, you can find it HERE.

This was a great YA love story that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did.

I picked this one up because I absolutely adored Erin Hahn's first book, You'd Be Mine. This one was just as good! Erin Hahn is giving up ALL THE FEELS in her books, so be prepared to feel all the emotions. I also really enjoy how Hahn brings in the music in such an attention-grabbing way. Luke and Vada using lyrics and music with each other is so touching. And seeing Vada express herself through music felt healing. The music really makes this story. Another thing I really loved was the support systems these two had. The parents are there to positively support them! And Luke's twin is super fun too. Overall, this is an emotional-in-the-best-way read and I'd definitely recommend it!

I LOVED THIS DAMN BOOK! Like Erin Hahn should have just at me because DDR scene, 90s music, hallmark references, Vada being the name of our lead, and all together swoonliness just YES.

I love romance, especially a dual first person narrative. I do find with contemporary romance YA or adult I am sometimes exhausted by the last 20% of the book and ready for the end; or that I like one narrative a lot more than the other. That never happened here. I was hooked into the characters and story the whole time

The side characters were nicely flushed as well from the friends to the parents. Speaking of parents I loved the story arc both of our leads took with their parental units.

This book has a little bit of everything. Not just romance but the ups and downs of sibling love. It really took me back to being 18. Five amazing stars!

I listened to the audiobook as well because when you read a book this great you need to experience it all the ways.

The story came to life even more! P. J. Ochlan and his swoon accent was amazing. The true star however was Rachel L. Jacobs. When Vada is crying in a certain part of the book Rachel L. Jacobs truly sounded like she was crying but still spoke so clearly. I believed it was really her having all those feelings. Audiobook five stars as well.

You can’t go wrong by picking up this book!

Really fun read! This was a perfect YA contemporary romance. It was smart and swoony. It had feels and laughs. The characters were smart and well developed. I loved the music tie ins. Music is a big part of my life so this was the perfect book for me!

More Than Maybe is the second book by Erin Hahn that I’ve read. She was a new-to-me author with You’d Be Mine, and I loved it so much, I knew More Than Maybe was going on my TBR list! I used to say that new adult romance wasn’t my thing, but so far, this author has made me change my tune (pun intended!).

NICUnurse’s Rating: It’s hard to put my finger on what it is that made me love this story so much. I’ve been sitting here trying to find the words, and if you follow any of my reviews at all, you know I usually don’t have a problem with words! Maybe suffice it to say that it was just the sum total of it all. More Than Maybe is a slow-build, friends-to-lovers story that just resonated with my music-loving soul. I loved Luke and Vada and their bond that grows over their love of music. Music has always been something that speaks to my soul and a story written about two people who are about as wrapped up in it as I am was just an automatic 1-click. And it didn’t disappoint. Despite my lack of words in this review, you should definitely dive headfirst into this story!

I give More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn 5 out of 5 stars!

I'm thrilled to have another book by Hahn as I really enjoyed her debut book, You'd Be Mine, and I'm so happy to say I loved her sophomore novel even more! This is a book Teenage Nicole would have simply loved as well, and Adult Nicole appreciates that teens now have the chance to have this book in their hands!

Picture this: 16-year old emo Nicole finding this in the bookstore and instantly wanting to buy it with her weekly allowance or begging her parents to buy it for her. Putting on her headphones to her Walkman where My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge CD never leaves the device and reading away. Perfect bliss.

This book is everything, y'all! It's incredibly nuanced and touches on so many important things like respecting a person's privacy, what it means to be a parent, and discovering your crush. It's beautiful. I really loved the pacing of the book, too, and how the author takes care to handle each issue delicately as Vada and Luke (and the readers) face it. During the entire book I truly felt like we saw a genuine Vada and Luke and how they fit with each other. Not to mention I enjoyed reading a book that had positive parent/children and sibling relationships (minus one, sort of).

I loved Vada and Luke so much! Their entire families are wonderful! I like that their parents were actually parents but also friends at the same time and there seemed to be true respect for one another. I'm so about parents who are mushy and in love in front of their kids and this book definitely had it, lol. The way Hahn built background stories around Vada and Luke's parents added more depth and dimension to each individual. Vada and Luke also were very determined in what they wanted for their future and while some of it was thwarted during the book, they didn't stray or feel pressured by those around them to make a different choice. I will say, though, I felt a little disconnected when the two attended school mainly because that wasn't the main setting of the novel. Hence, Vada's other hobby felt rather distant.

*insert me YouTubing all the songs mentioned* Some I knew, and some I did not! I am all for contemporary books included some form of texting since it's such a common thing now, and so I loved how that was incorporated in this book. Every time I put this book down to do something, I wanted to pick it right back up again. This was simply such an enjoyable, wonderful read and one I can't wait to add to my personal library. Please do yourself a favor and pick up this book if you're a fan of YA contemporary.

I love music. And I love good books about music and/or musicians. And Erin Hahn's sophomore novel, More Than Maybe, is a GREAT book about music and musicians.

This is a totally meet-cute romance novel. Luke and Vada have been secretly crushing on each other for years. Vada works at her mother's boyfriend's bar, Loud Lizard, and Luke and his twin brother Cullen record their podcast at the bar's sound booth. Cullen and Luke's father is an ex-punk rocker who would love nothing more than to push Luke into the music business - he has the talent to be a star, but lacks the desire. He loves to write, but not perform.

Vada loves to dance, but as therapy. She writes a music blog and hopes to become a music journalist. So when Vada's dance class pairs up with Luke's composition class to participate in the Senior Showcase, Luke chooses Vada as his partner and things progress (or not?) from there.

I love the way Vada and Luke communicate by texting youtube videos to each other. I love all the relationships depicted in the book - Vada's deadbeat dad and awesome mom, Phil the bar owner, Cullen and his boyfriend Zach (who happens to be Luke's best friend, too), the twins' relationships with their parents. It's so intertwined and well driven and the plot is perfectly paced right down to the HEA ending (because after all, it IS a romance!).

If you like music and you like romance, you need this book.

Vada knows exactly what she wants out of life. Even though she’s still finishing her senior year, she’s got her music review blog that gets quoted by nationally respected sources, she’s working at a dive bar with good concerts, and she’s got her eyes on a music journalism degree and then Rolling Stone magazine. And she has her eye on podcasting skateboarder Luke Greenly, but that’s just a distraction. An adorable distraction, with a British accent. But still, a distraction. And anyway, he barely knows who she is.

Luke and his twin brother are the sons of punk rocker Charlie Greenly of Bad Apples. The boys grew up in pubs across England, and now that they’ve settled in Michigan, the boys have had to find things of their own. They started their podcast, with their “dreamy” English accents, where they talk about life, music, school, and whatever. They record the podcast in the sound booth at a dive bar, the one where Luke’s crush works. But he’s pretty close-mouthed about that, as his last girlfriend recorded their kiss for Instagram, and he’s really a pretty private person.

Luke is hanging out at the bar after a podcast recording session when Vada needs help. She had begged her boss for more responsibility, so he let her close the bar on Sunday nights. But then one of her bartenders needed to bail, and Vada was short-staffed on her first night as manager. Having spent so much time in pubs through his life, Luke offers to jump in and help. Vada makes an executive decision and hires him on the spot. Luke loves having something of his own, no twin, no father, no expectations, and immediately feels at home at the bar. Vada’s first closing night is a success, and she loves how easily Luke has slid into his new role behind the bar.

As Vada and Luke spend more time together, they get to know each other’s tastes, dreams, frustrations, and they truly become friends. They text each other songs from YouTube, discovering that they share a way of seeing the world through music and wanting to share that magic with others. But as life gets more complicated, will their crushes have a chance to deepen into something more, or will life prove itself too difficult for love?

More Than Maybe is a totally adorable music-centric rom com about teenagers in Michigan who are more grown up than some adults I know (and some adults they know). This is just a delightful, charming story that wins you over with great characters, fun dialogue, and zesty music. Author Erin Hahn delivers a complex but winning dance that takes you back to high school, but only mostly for the good parts. If you’re into YA fiction, rom coms, music, or great writing, then you need to check out this book! It’s as inspiring as your favorite playlist and as fun as dancing with your best mates.

Egalleys for More Than Maybe were provided by St. Martin’s Press (Wednesday Books) through NetGalley, with many thanks.

A love story written by someone who I imagine is obsessed with matching moments to music, this is a contemporary that deserves to be fallen in love with.
Our main characters are Luke Greenly, son of a rather famous British punk musician, and Vada Carsewell, daughter to an ex-musician and determined to follow her dreams of being a music journalist. Luke, along with his twin Callum, hosts a regular podcast and Vada is desperately trying to help keep her boss’s bar afloat (not least because it forms a major part of her plans). It could only be this way, but each harbours a secret crush...on each other...so we get to watch as they get thrown together for a college assignment and then start to develop their relationship.
Alongside the love story between these two, we get a lot of attention on their family set-ups as they’re instrumental to the choices these two make. Some of the characters are more appealing than others, but the general vibe is a positive one that you can’t help but smile at. I defy anyone not to be full of love, rainbows and sparkly unicorns (or whatever else signifies happiness to you) by the closing moments.
What made this book stand out for me though was the obvious love of music and the significance it can hold for us as we go about our business. Huge thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read this before publication, and now I need to go and dig out some old music!

Fantastic! If you are looking for a light-hearted, summer beach read, this is the one for you! I may have felt such a strong attachment to this book because I completely relate to the characters' love of music. Especially live music, which I miss horribly right now due to all the gathering restrictions.

I was initially concerned that this might be too much flighty teenage romance but there is lots of growth and maturity in the short story. Language is strong throughout, so might not be for younger readers. I thoroughly enjoyed this YA novel!

Many thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

DNF at 20%. I’m not sure why but I’m just not connecting to this one. I set it down and then am not interested to pick it back up after almost a week am only 20% into the story. I think this is more a case of my quarantine reading and less about the book but this isn’t for me right now. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance reading copy.

Erin Hahn brings us another teenager romance that was incredibly relatable and easy to love. While You'd Be Mine focused on characters who created music and then performed their music on stage and rode the path of fame with all of its ups and downs, More Than Maybe focuses on the people who listen and feel the music, but don't necessarily want to ride the road to fame. More Than Maybe centers around 2 main characters, Vada and Luke who are two "ordinary" teenagers who just happen to live and breathe music. You'd Be Mine focused primarily on country music performers, while More Than Maybe revolves around rock music lovers with no desire to perform. I compare these two because while they sound very similar (aside from the music genre and the who appreciating the music), these two books are in fact very different.

Hahn has now established herself as a writer who can craft a romance with all the feels, but also bring us characters so full of life they could walk right off the page and go to coffee with you. However, she was able to show us that she's not just talented at writing heart throb singers with tragic pasts and the all the moving parts of the music industry. In More Than Maybe, Hahn shows us that she can write dynamic families with each member just as memorable as the main characters, lovable and interesting best friends, side characters who still make a mark, and an incredibly and 100% relatable love story.

The first thing that stood out to me while reading this book was the love story. Both Vada and Luke have huge crushes on each other, but neither ones know. There was no unrequited love where one side loved the other more at first before it equaled out. It was genuinely just two teenagers who had huge crushes but were too awkward and shy to do anything about it. On top of that, their chemistry was off the charts. They had all the makings of two people who were seriously made for each other, and every interaction felt natural. It really felt like I was watching (and cheering on) my two friends as they fell in love with each other. And when they finally get end up together, it wasn't so slow burn you were going "Finally!" but it wasn't so fast that you were like "ugh. so wouldn't happen in real life." It just happened at the right speed.

I can gush all day about this book because it was truly amazing. It made me smile. It made want to hold the book close to my chest. It made me want to shove it into everyone's hands and force them to read it. That's how much I loved this book. I can honestly say it is going to be one of my top books of 2020 if not ever.