I am a total Jackson Pearce fan so when this one came up to read I was like yes please give me now!! Then I found out this was a Taylor Swift fan fiction or something and that was a joy to find out. I love Swift so this hit all the marks. I loved the POV and the story was unputdownable.

(Thank you NetGalley and publisher for an eARC of the book in exchange for an honest review)

I’m not much into the music industry but I was intrigued by the title of this book. However, it did not live up to my expectations. Didn’t enjoy the plot a lot plus felt it got kind of slow at some points. Maybe people who are into music industry stuff will like it better.

I wanted to like this book so much more than I did. There wasn't anything terrible about it, but nothing else really stood out to me. I actually didn't realize it was SO heavily inspired by Taylor Swift until I started reading, which I'm a little embarrassed by as a Swiftie. I think the fact that it was only told through Remy's point of view really limited the narrative, and so it still felt like there was a wall blocking us from Vivi.

3.5

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. He’s prepared to play some big-ticket gigs and get a suitable payday. But when he and Vivi get stuck on the bus en route to their next show, Remy begins to see what other people don’t. When they start to collaborate on a new song, a song that could take Vivi’s career in a new direction, things begin to get muddled with their changing relationship and the possibility of being scrutinized by the entire world.

It's rare that I've read a romance told entirely from the male's perspective, but that is what we get with Six Ways. It's an interesting idea, and it kind of keeps this mysterious idea of Vivi Swan intact throughout. We only see her character through Remy's eyes. Yes we see her actions and the things she does (or doesn't) do, but it's somewhat clouded by the fact that it's only Remy's perspective.

It paints the entirety of the story in an often muddled light because Remy himself is not very forthcoming with his own feelings and emotions. There were times when it almost felt like he was a passive character. Kind of just letting life slide by not wanting to shake things up too much. Even when Vivi and Remy begin to collaborate, he takes the producing role which means he's basically enhancing her ideas. She's at the forefront. He's in the background.

All this is kind of almost a commentary on how much Vivi is in the spotlight. She's a not-so-secret stand-in for a real-life currently very famous pop singer with country roots. I thought that the portrayal of the things Vivi has to deal with because of that fame on a daily basis was very sympathetic. I could understand why she's painted as cold and removed from those around her, she's been burned too many times by people wanting to get ahead.

I like the dynamic of Remy and Vivi together. I just kind of wish we had gotten more in-depth in regards to their relationship. It all felt very surface level. Without the added layer of Vivi's perspective, and with Remy's character being pretty stoic most of the time, I never felt that connection that I needed to feel between them to make me really want them together at all costs.

I'll say the ending was pretty satisfying if the momentum of that build-up had been going strong throughout the whole book, I probably would have given higher marks. But as it stands, the story was satisfying and sweet and gave a raw kind of look into life as a popular musician.

4.5 stars Vivi Swan is a Taylor Swift-esque pop star who has made her fortune writing break-up songs. Her public persona is carefully curated. Remy Young and his brother Val escaped their Christian extremist upbringing and have had some success in the music business. But, after their first song is a hit, they can't find that "second song" and are relegated to playing small clubs and studio sessions to pay the bills. When Remy Young is called up to replace her injured drummer, sparks fly, and the carefully curated image becomes harder to maintain.

This was a great book about the pitfalls of fame and the cost of public adoration. Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for the opportunity to read a digital ARC in return for an honest review.

A pop princess and a drummer.

This love story, told from a man’s point of view, is very sweet. Maybe too sweet? It was progressing along quite well until the transition to the European tour. Their relationship and it’s problems just couldn’t hold my attention.

Thanks For the ARC to read and review.

This one is for all of my fellow T. Swift fans!

I loved pretty much everything about this book! It has everything, rock and roll, celebrity relationships, forced proximity, and the sweetest love story!

I’m not going to lie and say the references to T. Swift aren’t everywhere. Vivi is fictional… but she is highly Taylor-Esque right down to her cherry red lipstick. I loved her character and I loved the way Jackson Pearce showed the lonely side of celebrity, especially from the view of Vivi’s super celebrity. In fact, my one complaint is that I would have liked to have had alternating chapters with Vivi’s POV as I would have loved to see her world through her eyes.

This story is told by Remy, our drummer/producer/good guy who goes on tour at last minute and ends up falling for the star.

The slow build to their relationship felt believable and I was so invested to watching their feelings develop that I couldn’t stop reading.

This book had no spice, it was closed door, but the relationship was so sweet and well done I loved it anyway. ❤️

If you’re a Swifty, get this book ASAP. If you’re not a Swifty you’ll still love it.

I recommend this one to anyone who loves the celebrity relationship trope, sweet romances, and Taylor Swift.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

This Books Is PLEASE DONT BE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE and WOULD IT BE ENOUGH IF I COULD NEVER GIVE YOU PEACE and IT’S NEW THE SHAPE OF YOUR BODY!

Clearly Taylor Swift-inspired, Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is just that: a love letter in all its versions and re-writes and adaptations.

Deep, dark at times, but full of heart, hope, and love, this novel is for anyone who has ever loved in any sense of the word.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book. I’m a fan of Jackson Pearce’s YA books which are a lot of fun so I was very open to trying her adult fiction.

Well, that was fun!

Vivi Swan, (think Taylor Swift even with the red lipstick) is touring and meets Remy Young, a drummer and hopeful producer who tours with her when her drummer breaks his arm. I love Vivi. She is talented and hard working and does open up to Remy about the challenges of being famous. Sure there’s lots of perks and fun stuff but there’s also a lot of insecurities and public opinion and privacy issues. It made her less of a performer/image and more of a full character.
Remy is also a great character. He’s struggling with leaving his brother for a long period of time, who is a very talented musician/songwriter but also recovering addict. I loved their relationship. There as something very loving and authentic about Remy and and his brother’s relationship. Remy STILL worries about him, even though he’s been clean for years. He will always worry about him and this anxiety has repercussions for him. It gave a realism and weight to the novel which I liked, and also made Remy into a real person.
The plot moves fast, with some challenges coming directly from Vivi’s fame and others coming from Remy. It was well balanced, easy to read and perfect for the summer. It’s romantic sure, but it’s also about brothers and family and fame and I liked that the most. A lot of books only focus on one thing but Pearce did a good job writing well rounded plot.
Overall, the Six Ways To Write A Love Song is the perfect summer read.

A sensitive and heartfelt romance between a pop princess and the new drummer on her tour. (Any resemblance to a certain real Miss Americana is, well, not quite coincidental, and yes, I listened to 1989 on repeat while reading this book.) It was a slow launch for me, as it takes a while to get the pair actually together, and while we spend the whole book in Remy's POV (an unusual choice for a m/f romance but I think wise, given the thinly veiled inspiration for Vivi), I found it harder to connect to him and his struggles on his own. Once they were connected, becoming friends and co-creators and oh so much more, though, I was all in, and thoroughly enjoyed this take on celebrity, creativity, and the perils of trying to maintain either artistic integrity or a healthy relationship in the public eye.

TWs: Alcohol and drug addiction, privacy violations, cheating, religious zealotry.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca for the gifted copy!

Major #TaylorSwift vibes with this one. A songwriter, America’s sweetheart, red lips and blasts every break up in a hit song. Remy goes on tour with her as a substitute drummer and soon learns there is more to her than what the public thinks they actually know.
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If you want a fictionalized spin on Tswift check this out.
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Thank you #sourcebookscasa and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a story about writing love songs & making the choices they tell you not to.

I can definitely see how this would work for some readers, and if you’re someone who lives & breathes for a certain blonde songwriter… you may love this! I struggled to connect to the characters, and the miscommunication trope isn’t my personal favorite- so it just didn’t quite work for me.

Thank you so much Netgalley & Sourcebooks Casablanca for the eArc!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the start of this book, but after a little while it lost my interest and I never finished. I couldn't get into the characters and their relationships. I would have like to see more character development for all the characters.

This was a basic love story. The book is a cute love story about two people coming together under extraordinary circumstances. The book is a simple love story, and readers looking for that will not be disappointed.

Vivi and Remy. I loved them! I was very impressed with the ease at which I read this book. Quick read and feel good plot. I enjoyed the ending, every girl loves a big display of affection to win her back!

⚠️TW: Alcohol and Drug Addiction

When global superstar Vivi Young’s drummer breaks his arm just before a major tour, drummer Remy Young is called upon to replace him. This means temporarily leaving his brother and their band behind but also means a significant payout that Remy simply cannot say no to. After a tour bus mix up, Remy and Vivi spend close time together where Remy realizes she is not the relationship crazed pop star the media seemingly always paints her out to be. After their initial interaction, Vivi asks Remy if he could help her write a song to which he agrees eager to spend more time with her. As their relationship develops, events are made public that threaten to ruin everything they have fought to protect.

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This was a sweet romance that is written in Remy’s singular POV. Vivi heavily reminds me of Taylor Swift so if there are any Swifities out there, this one is for you! It was hard for me to connect to the romance between these two. This romance also discussed some more serious subjects such as the situation with Remy and his brother Val’s parents extreme religious views and the illness of their sister Mercy who still remains with their parents. I wish we got some more depth on background and character development on Vivi specifically some more insight on how she came to be where she is now. I was not the biggest fan of Remy’s brother Val or especially Val’s girlfriend Celeste but I really did enjoy the development of the relationship between the two brothers rather that Remy and Vivi’s relationship. A part of me really wished this one had a little more steam, however it was a cute celebrity romance and I really enjoyed the setting. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for an eARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review. This book is now available to purchase!

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is basically Taylor Swift fan fic, which is fine. The story follows our main character Vivi Swan, who has a penchant for writing songs about her many many exes, and Remy Young, the guy who ends up replacing her injured drummer on world tour.

I think the most interesting part about the book was learning the story was going to be told solely from Remy’s POV, bold but interesting choice! I actually liked seeing how things unfolded from the male perspective, but it does color your opinion of Vivi, and not always in a good way. I think her POV would have helped me like and connect with her character a bit more tbh.

Other than that the book was just ok... Just your average romcom. It was a solid read and kept my attention, so I can't complain too much. Just overall wasn't really up my alley.

Thanks Netgalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the arc!

Thank you for the opportunity to review this new novel.

I love Taylor Swift so this could have been a home run but it wasn't. It was too slow for me and it didn't feel like a romance. There was too many heavy issues for that. When you expect something and get something else, it can easily end up being a disappointment.

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is a wonderful read.

With well thought out characters and beautiful writing, this book is a deep and sensitive story of
friendship, family, love and so much more. The author manages to capture the essence of opening up and forming a connection - through creation, music and passion within the whirlwind and plastic world of the music industry, giving us a magical glimpse behind the curtain, under the makeup and straight into the heart of these characters, in an almost cinematic way.

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is unapologetic Taylor Swift fan fiction in romance novel form. The female main character, Vivi Swan, is an internationally known pop star who is tall, blond, and constantly wears bright red lipstick. The book takes place mostly during her tour, where our male main character, Remy, has been pulled in to play drums because of a last minute broken arm.

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter is told totally from Remy’s point of view. This in and of itself makes it unique in the romance novel world, where most books with heterosexual couples are told from the point of view of the female main character or a combination of the two. This was interesting to me in two ways. First, I felt that the story was relying a lot on the reader’s knowledge of pop stars to fill in any blanks in Vivi’s character. The author didn’t have to spend a lot of time focusing on the negative press women pop stars get (and why that might be a motivation for the character) because nearly everybody is already aware that is something that happens. The second was that I found myself wondering a lot about what was going through Vivi’s head – she was an enigma in the way that some male main characters tend to be – and it was a very interesting swap.

Contrast this with several flashbacks about Remy’s past, and the reader has a lot of details about why Remy is the way he is, and very few about Vivi. And this is why I think the narration works, honestly. Remy is a bit of an open book. He is who he is – steadfast and loyal, it even makes sense that he’s a drummer, because he’s so even keeled. He doesn’t have the same level of fame that Vivi has to contend with, either. However, Vivi, being who she is, has a lot of emotional shields up, in any relationship she has, and it works very well to have the reader discover her along with Remy.

Like I’ve maybe made clear, Six Ways to Write a Love Letter worked for me. Remy and Vivi’s relationship blossoming from a working relationship to a more emotional, intimate one progressed in a way that felt very real. The story is very readable, and it pulled me in from the beginning. One quibble I have was that the ending wrapped up relatively tidily, and I do feel that the conflict was fairly predictable. The grand romantic gesture at the end is adorable, though.

Overall, I would recommend Six Ways to Write a Love Letter. It is different and it actually stuck with me after I finished (and not in a bad way). It’s a little hard to describe – it’s not light and fluffy, but it’s also not dark, either. It’s a beautifully written story with depth and I liked the balance of drama, sweet relationship development and song writing. If you’re into late night phone calls where the couple falls asleep on the phone, “nobody can know” type relationships, and some forced proximity a la tour bus, definitely check this one out.

Content notes: Remy and Val grew up isolated in a very religious household and there are some flashbacks to their childhood, Val had a drug addiction and spent time in rehab