Thanks to Netgalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca and Jackson Pearce for the ARC!

Vivi Swan is the America's sweetheart with a long list of exes and a longer list of breakup songs whereas Remy Young is a drummer who dreams to become a producer. When Remy is offered a temporary position to go on touring with Vivi, he takes the job warily. It was supposed to be an easy job with good wages and perks. However, a bus-mix up forces Remy and Vivi to spend time alone which makes Remy doubt his preconceived beliefs about Vivi. Soon, they are working together on a song and the relationship between them slowly changes. However, Remy couldn't help but wonder if he is setting himself up for a breakup and a series of new breakup songs. Things took a dramatic change when a celebrity gossip blog interferes in Vivi's personal life and everything comes crashing down. Will their love survive or Remy would become another name on a long list of exes?

The writing was easy to understand and the author has a good grip on the language. When it comes to the story, I liked the overall arc. I was particular intrigued with Remy's backstory and his relationship with Val, his younger brother. The characters of Remy and Val were fleshed out. They shared a loving relationship and yet there were sharp edges. Remy had always been the caregiver and Val had always relied on his big brother. But at some point, Val had started to take Remy for granted. However, at the end of the day, they are brothers and they would always stand with each other. Then, there was Vivi who is paranoid about her image but, at the same time, hopelessly in love with Remy. She wants to be with him but she is also worried about the public scandal that might tear her career down. I liked the character of Remy who had always shouldered responsibility even when he lived with his parents. The hurt he felt during his time with his parents and when the scandal broke out was poignant.

I truly adored the character and I liked the story but I was not impressed with the pacing. For me, this was a slow paced book. The slow movement of the plot had been a problem while reading the book and many times, I dropped the book because nothing interesting was happening. It would have been better to speed up the pacing.

In the end, this was a good book with nuanced character and great story.

(First of all, thank you so much NetGalley, publisher, and author, for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review)

Synopsis: Vivi Swan is America's Sweetheart and maybe every guy she dates is fodder for her next breakup song. But session drummer Remy Young doesn't care. Touring with Vivi Swan means more money than he and his brother could ever earn on their own. And he's smart enough to keep himself far away from drama. Then a bus mix-up forces Remy and Vivi to spend hours together, and he's surprised to discover that she's nothing like the rumors said she'd be. When she asks for his help writing her next song, he's immediately on board—for professional reasons, of course. Soon, it's clear that every variation of their song is just a different way to write a love letter, even as Remy wonders if he's setting himself up to be the next guy on her list of exes. And when Vivi's private life and public facade finally clash, a celebrity gossip blog threatens everything they've created together.

I loved the cover and synopsis of this book; my expectations were high. At first I didn't know if i would enjoy a romance book only with Remy's Pov but I like to only see what he felt and thought instead of both of them. Although it started good, I lost the interest when I kept reading because it was too obvious to me what will happen.

Remy Young is ready to further his career when he’s offered the chance of a lifetime as the drummer on a nationwide tour for a pop princess. While it’s not his typical style, he can’t ignore what the money could do for him so he takes a chance and signs. A mix-up leads to a budding friendship between Remy and pop star Vivi Swan. Vivi wants to move past breakup songs and asks Remy for his help on something new. Soon they realize that this new love song has deeper meaning for both of them.

This book really took me by surprise. I thought Six Ways To Write a Love Letter was just going to be a fluffy, rockstar romance but it was much more complex than I was expecting. The author uses flashbacks to Remy and his brother’s youth to deepen the character development. In an unusual twist, a majority of the story is told from the male main character’s point of view. I don’t think I have ever come across that in a romance book before.

The plot shows more than just the fun, good times of touring with a band and sweet, easy romance. This book also goes into the ugly side of having a high profile relationship. The storyline is written in such a way that the evolution of the main character’s seems natural and not just forced proximity. I also like the way the author wove “gossip articles” throughout the chapters to give one more point of view.

I really enjoyed Six Ways to Write a Love Letter. It’s heartfelt and delightfully unexpected in a way that doesn’t come across in the book blurb. I look forward to reading more of the author’s work in the future.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca!

I loved this book. I think the main character was inspired by Taylor Swift. Or at least if it's not her, they still have a lot of similarities.

It is so fun to follow the behind the scens of the tour and how the PR works on Vivi's side. I thought the relationship was growing in a realistic way. The book had me enticed and I couldn't wait to find out what would happen in the next chapter.

For the publisher/editor/author: Please check these inconsistencies:
-As they wait to get into the bus, it says they waited "almost two hours" but it was not midnight yet. Did the concert end at 10PM? Considering Vivi has M&Gs with fans after the show if they had waited 2 hours it would've been 1am.
-A few hours later apparently they had been on the bus for 4 hours together but it's only 2:30am? Or maybe it's 4 hours after the show ended? That part was confusing to me.
-At one point Vivi is in NYC and she says it's 1am, and Remy (who I believe is on the West Coast?) says it's 8PM. No matter where he is in the US (unless he's in Hawaii) there cannot be a 5 hour difference. The time difference is 3 hours on the west coast so it's 10pm.

This did not bother me, but as a receiver of an arc i thought it was probably important to correct these.

I really enjoyed this book! It had me hooked from the first chapter, and kept me on my toes the entire time! I fell in love with the characters and the romance!

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

It is not what I expected, but far much better.

Overall the story was OK. It wasn't satisfying enough but it was passable. It is a story that reminds me of Taylor Swift (Of course, reading the synopsis already gives you the Taylor inspired story). It is a love story between a drummer-producer and a pop star idol. Vivi always put her image as an idol first than anything else. But when she met Remy she was somehow ready to risk (in a safe way) for their relationship. I see most of the time Vivi is always the one initiating something in their relationship. Maybe because Vivi's position in the industry is much more dangerous and she had the connection and power to keep their relationship safe. So it was always her who did most of the work. But still it would be nice to see Remy to initiate surprises or anything during the dating phase.

For me, the story was interesting at first but slowly losing it as the story went on. The ending was also nice but wasn't satisfying enough. Their romance doesn't give me any kind of reader butterfly effect or anything that tickles my romance heart.

This one was such a surprise!

From the title and cover, I was expecting a fluffy rom-com but it turned out to be much, more more.

Told from the Remy's male POV, the story has an underlying depth throughout, which includes the characters' backstories and the way they interact with one another.

Remy and Vivi become unlikely friends and co-writers as they start working on a song together. As their relationship deepens, so do the problems around them, escalating more and more.

The ending was super cute!

I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Six Ways to Write A Love Letter was a great mix of romantic and celebrity drama. Probably the only romance book that I have read that was only from the man’s perspective, and I loved it! With typical romance books you usually get surface level information, but this book took you deeper than that and really made you understand why characters were making certain choices. When I started the book I had a couple different assumptions of what would happen and how it would end. Luckily for me, I was not fully able to predict everything that happened which caused this book to be a fantastic read.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the ARC.

This book was exactly what I needed. I originally picked it up due to the fact that it seemed like the inspiration for Vivi Swan was Taylor Swift and I am so happy that I did. This book felt like a combination of the Reputation and Lover albums, a clear love letter to one's lover yet also acknowledging how the public can twist anything and everything they set their eyes on. This book was not only a love letter between the main characters but a love letter to the rom-com genre. Lover meets Notting Hill is the best way I can think of describing it. As mentioned in the book, their story is messy, but it isn't really complicated. Until it is. Six Ways to Write a Love Letter felt like catching up with an old friend, something to be thoroughly appreciated and seen through a lens of familiarity and warmth. It is not a book meant to be devoured and discarded, but treasured and appreciated like a cup of tea after a stressful day. It made me smile and yet almost made me tear up. It felt like coming home, in a good way, not the Florida way. Overall a lovely reading experience!

First off, I want to thank Netgalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion and review. Now, I'm not sure why but I didn't expect this to be from the male main character, Remy's, POV but it was a welcome surprise! This was a great, fun read against the backdrop of the music industry and was honestly addicting to read. The book was not as light-hearted as it originally suggests, which I really enjoyed because it adds nuance to the story. The religious family background and the story about Mercy was compelling and not overdone. The aspect of drug abuse was also a great way to add nuance to the story and making it more realistic. Also the cost of fame was explored, which I also loved. The female MC, Vivi, reminds me a lot of Taylor Swift (red lipstick, breakup songs, Nashville..etc.) which I am not complaining about, because I love t-swizzle. I do believe that the ending felt a little..rushed. I actually would've loved to give this book 4 stars, had the loose ends been tied up. I will say though, I loved the whole concept of how the book went about six ways to write a love letter and it was overall very entertaining.

**Spoilers ahead**

The somewhat bad is that I do not condone cheating, which there was some in the book (it was never specified if whats-his-face and Vivi were actually together or if it was fake, but...not a fan of cheating in stories). Also literally..Vivi and Remy at the end do a grand gesture for each other...but do not talk about the problems they had when they were together. And the worse part of that is that literally Remy even said in his POV it wasn't Celeste's fault (even though..it literally was a huge part of it) because there were problems in their relationship and they would've broken up eventually. None of these issues get addressed in the end. They just kiss and then that's it! Like, where is the communication? Is there an update on his freakin sister Mercy? You cannot just leave a sick sister in the picture hanging like that (I mean you can but it kinda sucks). For these reasons, especially with the lackluster ending...I went with a 3 star rating.

This book isn’t light hearted but I wouldn’t call it heavy either. Is a romance with more drama than a rom-com.

Remy is worried about his brothers former drug addiction. He’s always checking in with Val and looking out for signs of a relapse. When he gets an offer to be the drummer on tour with Vivi Swan he’s worried to leave his brother behind.

On tour Remy soon finds that keeping the relationship between him an Vivi professional to be harder than he first thought. Will he be her next break up song or is this maybe, just maybe the real thing?

This is the first romance book I’ve read that is solely written from the guys perspective. I enjoyed it a lot. I also appreciate the back story and the focus on Remy and Vals sibling relationship.

This book isn’t just feel good but it’s not as heart wrenching as say Colleen Hoovers It ends with us. I’d say it’s something in between.

The whole story was closer to 4/5 stars. But the romance was a solid 5/5. I just didn’t really care about the back story or the side plot with his brother. And I skipped those. (I didn't end up feeling like I was missing too much.)

This is 3rd person. Told from MMC’s POV. Which was new for me. Closed door. Slow burn and slow moving in a realistic way. The FMC is very clearly supposed to be Taylor Swift. Pop star who used to sing country. Moved to Nashville young. Writes breakup songs about all the guys she dates. Super nice to all her fans.

It’s slow. The writing is almost more chick lit in the sense of it being more than necessary in some senses—especially the beginning. The only thing that prevented me from marking this as Chick Lit With Heavy Romance (like Beach Read), was the MMC's POV being the only one. Having it be told from only his POV didn't make it feel like Chick Lit. BUT had this been a FMC only POV, this is totally Chick Lit With Heavy Romance writing style.

The Good: The behind the scenes details about touring and the music industry were super cool to read about. The tension and build up. Oh my god. This is where this novel truly, truly shines. If you can get over the cheating aspect like I did (easy to do when Noel has like one scene throughout the whole novel and then is just casually mentioned), the romance is beautiful. The tension is perfect. It'll give you that stomach swooping feeling of falling in love right along with them. The overarching theme of the song changing was beautifully poetic too.

The Bad: There is cheating. I’m gonna be honest, I thought Vivi’s relationship with Noel was a fauxmance situation, but that was never stated. Had it been such, this wouldn't have really bothered me. It was never stated, but also...idk it just didn't really bother me. But she sleeps with MMC before officially or unofficially breaking up with Noel, and that absolutely is something that will bother some readers.

The Ugly: The third act break up was obvious. It made sense within the context of the book, but I guess I was like, did Vivi not think this thing through? Where else did she see things going? And then they’re apart for more than six months. Realistic. But did kind of break the pacing of the book. (Though to be realistic and not rushed, there was no way around that.) Vivi’s grand gesture was sweet, very sweet, but I also felt like she needed to do more? She sends him her journal and wants it to speak for itself. AND THEN NO FOLLOW UP. Good thing Remy is willing. Because then HE does his own grand gesture which was again, very sweet, but I have questions about the professionalism of it. And then they embrace and it ends. I wanted more woooorrddddsss. They needed to communicate about what had happened. The end headlines that served as the epilogue of sorts was great. But I needed another chapter for them to like, idk, ACTUALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

Overall, solid book. Great debut from the author. It's got some language in it, but otherwise is deemed "clean" by industry standards. Closed door sex scene. I would recommend this for anyone. Might be a great "gateway" romance book even!

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book was hard for me to get into. The cover made me think it would be a light read but there was a heavy mixture of this whole unexpected religious childhood background. It was a predictable romance but was nice.

Two people with different style of life but with love for music come together . She is the pop singer and he is the drummer in a six week tour . When they orced to stay together will their love for music bring them together ?
I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC. Thank you! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5)

I enjoyed this one this one, even though it was a little predictable. The main characters were great and I felt like I could relate to them. The side characters were just as fun! Seeing the behind the scenes of touring and recording was great!

The only thing I didn’t particularly enjoy was the religious background of Remy and Val’s family. I felt like it was pushing this aspect a lot, but 1-2 mentions would feel like more than enough.

Overall, I’d recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun, lighthearted read!

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks for the digital ARC for an honest review!

tw - serious religious abuse during childhood of MMC


There was nothing about the description or the cover that would suggest that this is more than a light, frothy and fun romance, however, as I read, I realized just how misleading the synopsis was. The religious and abuse aspects of MMC’s parents was awful and I had to skim over those parts.

If I had been aware that this was such a part of the book I wouldn’t have read it.

Due to that, this one wasn’t for me.

I’m seeing a few reviews calling “Six Ways to Write a Love Letter” “fun” and “lighthearted,” and while that is what I would expect from the premise and the cover, that’s not really what I was feeling when I read it. Instead of a RomCom it was a romantic drama.

The story follows Remy Young who ran away with his brother, Val, from their strict religious family to start a band. They signed with a label but were eventually dropped and Val hasn’t been able to write songs since he got clean. Remy is used to being his brother’s anchor and when he’s offered the job to go on tour with famous pop star Vivi Swan he’s nervous to leave his brother behind. As much as this story is a romance, it is also a story about the brothers learning how to live without fear of feeling like they are abandoning the other. I was a little uncertain about how the strict religious homeschoolers storyline was going to go, but it wasn’t overdone.

I read this book in one day and part of what made it so addicting was the setting of the music tour. The particulars of the tour, and the way relationships are built and navigated while constantly on the move were so interesting. Pearce also explored the costs of fame and how much planning went into cultivating Vivi’s image while she also fought to have some aspects of her life personal. The romance begins when Vivi and Remy get stuck on a bus together after a mixup and they begin working on a song together. The romance is sweet, and I couldn’t help rooting for these two as they try to navigate the press and professionalism and their relationship.

I started this review by saying what I thought this book wasn’t, let me try and put into words what it is. “Six Ways to Write a Love Letter” is an addicting look at the music industry and the crazy grind of touring for months. It’s a heartfelt story about brothers as they are forced to find out who they are when they aren’t together. It’s an exploration of a pop star who must always keep up a façade and calculate every move she makes. It’s a sweet friendship and romance that grows through music and collaboration. The writing is beautiful and the story is cinematic. I highly recommend reading it while listening to a good pop soundtrack.

A very sweet story, cute premise, interesting sub-characters, and engaging main characters. I did find that the Vivi Vivi character was very closely based on a Taylor Swift and the final conflict was a little predictable. .

Six Ways to Write a Love Letter was such a lighthearted, fun and interesting read.

From the beginning, the concept of the book, I was intriguied and I was keen to pick it up and I obviously had the opportunity to do so.

I don't have many complains about the book, just one. I only wished that it was a little bit longer, so the subplots could be more developed and organized.

I enjoyed the romance of the book and I found both protagonists endearing and lively in their own respected roles. I also liked seeing the progression of their relationship flourishing into something more.