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Six Ways to Write a Love Letter

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This book started off slow but I was intrigued by the characters. It was a lovely romance. It was a cute read but would of liked more from the story.

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Vivi, the main character, is basically Taylor Swift. She writes breakup songs, and all the songs feature guys that she’s dated in the past.
Remy is a new drummer on her tour, and he’s heard she’s very private and doesn’t mix with the band. He inadvertently gets stuck on her bus, and they end up working on a song together. Remy realizes that the song variations are love letters, but he worries if they don’t work out, he’s going to be the next song victim.
I liked this peek behind the scenes of a rock ‘n’ roll tour, and I really liked the ending. 4 stars.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed as in this review are completely my own.

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Thank you to Netgalley and the author for an ARC of this book.

Remy Young and his brother Val left their oppressive home in Florida to make it with their music careers. After a one-hit wonder, their band Quiet Coyote is going nowhere. Remy makes money by being a session drummer and producing on the side. When an opportunity to tour with the famous - and famously cold - Vivi Swan presents itself, Remy can’t turn it down.

This book is not the light & fluffy rom-com I expected. There's a solid romance, but there's also so much more.
It's a book about the bond between two brothers, the power of music, what you are willing to sacrifice on the altar of fame, and what part of your real self you need to preserve.

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Unfortunately this was a DNF for me. The premise was great and I thought I would love it, but I couldn't get invested in the story and the characters.

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I thought I was going o hate vivi and I did in the beginning but she really grew on me. I loved the almost enemies to lovers aspect of this and I couldn't get enough. I loved how they worked together and the ending was perfection.

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I tried to read this book twice and to be fair, both times were the audio versions and maybe it was just the robotic sounding narrator but I could NOT get into this story at all. I was bored from the start and things didn't seem to be improving by around 20% so I made the call to DNF. Unfortunately not the book for me. Perhaps reading the print copy would have changed things but I didn't have time to try that. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

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Six Ways to Write a Love Letter by Jackson Pearce fulfills one of my favorite tropes: the famous musician falling in love. This slow-burn romance is inspired by T. Swift, which is fun.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for sharing this book with me. All thoughts are my own.

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READ THIS IS YOU LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT! That's all that I can say. I enjoyed this book so much and I would recommend it to anyone who loves reading books about the music industry and rom-coms!

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This story is a unique one and the first I have read from this author. While the story begins slow, eventually I was really able to connect with Remy and Vivi. I struggled a little with the flashbacks, but not enough to not continue on with the story. I wish that the character of Vivi had a little more growth but overall I enjoyed the story.

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Six Ways To Write a Love Letter is true to its name in that it truly is a love letter to the music industry and those who operate within it- most notably, Taylor Swift. As a major swiftie, I was so excited to dive into a book so unabashedly inspired by my favourite artist, and it did not disappoint. A single POV told from the perspective of struggling drummer Remy, Jackson Pearce tells the story of how a pop icon and stand in musician find common ground and romance amidst the trials of fame. I loved seeing their bond develop as they wrote music together, and the way paparazzi and social media was tied in was such a unique way to introduce emotional conflict.
I did find myself hoping for a little more depth in all areas of the book, from the characters and their backstories to the emotional connections between them, but overall I greatly enjoyed the book for what it is and will definitely be keeping the author on my radar!

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An interesting rom-com where the POV was all in the male main character's head. While this book was a slow-burn romance, it kept me entertained until the very end.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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This was a good book! It started a little slow, but then everything started to ramp up and I couldn't put it down. It was well written with a great love story.

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I love a good music rom com and this one truly hit all the spots and notes. Thank you Sourceboooks casa for the ARC for my honest review.

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Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca and NetGalley for an e-ARC of this novel in exchange for a review.

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I admit, I had both the eBook and the audio of this book and I needed it. I tend to get squirrelly when an embarrassing or stressful situation pops up for the characters, if I care about them, so listening to get through to those bits and then picking up the book to plow through them, then listening again when I was ok with listening helped me to not DNF.

That is a "me" issue and not the book's issue, just to be clear. I can only handle so much (and honestly, since the Pandemic, I haven't been able to tolerate much), but I've learned ways to get around my hang ups so I can finish what is really a good and cute book instead of putting it down because I can't handle the scenes where the romance is at a cross-roads. I can't think of the term now, but it's where the bump in the road happens that the MCs have to get over so they can have their HEA.

What really shined for me was the fact that we were in Remy's head the entire time. It was completely from the MC H's POV, not the MC h. We saw his relationship with his brother, which I don't normally see in contemporary romance. It was done so well I actually thought the author was male, but just checked and NOPE a woman. Soooo...maybe not a realistic peak into a dude in love's head. But it FELT authentic.

Ok, kind of sad this isn't a contemporary romance from a male POV written by a guy. I want to see more romances written by men. They seem to be rather under-represented in the romance genre. But having the MC H being the POV the entire story is a good start. Even if it is written by a woman. I guess I just want to peak into the head of a man to try to understand them, lol.

I admit, I know NOTHING about Taylor Swift and this is apparently an imagining of her life, but when I read that in someone's review, I could see the parallels and it kind of made the story more REAL for me. Like, this happens to people who I will never meet, lol. So it was interesting and kind of sad in a way. It's a very PUBLIC way to live.

I enjoyed the different POV, the ending was sweet and it really made it clear that fame is something I am glad I will never have, lol. 3.5 stars, rounded down because DARN I wanted to this be by a guy. That's all my hang-up though. I give the audio 4 stars, the narrator did a good job and the brother sounded just how I would imagine a former hard partying rocker would sound, lol. So 4 stars, en finale.

My thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC copy of this book to read and review. My thanks also to libro.fm and the publisher for an advanced Audio copy to listen to and review.

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I loved the concept. I really, really loved the concept. But wow, by the end of this I was desperately rooting for them to break up. Not enough chemistry to pull off the complications and I really think it would have been better served by a dual POV.

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I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. A cute cover. Enjoyed the novel. Highly recommend

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Lots of Taylor Swift Love here so if you're a fan, you'll love that. It didn't really pull me in so I did dnf the book. I think a lot of people could love this book, it just wasn't for me.

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8/10
Six ways to write a love letter by Jackson Pearce was a good book to read if you like cute ya romance. The story had a slow beginning but despite that i quickly found myself liking this book. There were a lot of ups and down in this book, which i usually really like. The characters were nice too. Especially Remy was very likable and i enjoyed it every tine he appeared. Viv was not as great though. All in all a solid read.

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This was a cute read filled with lots of ups and downs. I enjoyed the character of Remy as a musician and wannabe producer, my husband is a drummer so that hit home for me. There was depth to him but not so much for the character of Vivi. She was cold and immature, and I do not understand why Remy was attracted to her in the first place, but maybe it's something that I just couldn't see. I enjoyed the information about the music tour and all the cities they visited. I wanted more of Celeste in the story. Her character as a saboteur was underplayed and I felt I could have used more attention on her. I enjoyed the book but would have loved more from the story in the end. 3.5 rounded up.

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