I really enjoyed reading this book! Hollywood actress/musician gets sent to her family's horse ranch after she is 'cancelled'.

I loved the building connection between Avery and Lottie and how much Avery really wanted to try to have a relationship with her grandmother. They are both so sweet with each other in the end even though Lottie is a bad ass.

Avery and Lucas are so cute together but hurt the soul since she's not meant to be there forever.

I really enjoyed Avery's growth as a person and discovering her true passions to make everything in her life work out.


Would recommend this book

✨4.75 stars ✨
🌶️ 1 spice 🌶️

“I don’t know what will happen tomorrow, Avery. I told you I can only work on taking my life one day at a time. I know that tonight, I’m with you and I’m not going anywhere.”i>

First off, thank you to Hachette Aus for allowing me an e-arc of this book on netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What to expect in this
* Native American representation
* Singer x cowboy
* Grumpy/sunshine
* Troubled upbringing
* Forced Proximity
* Saving the ranch mission
* FMC learning about her identity and culture

What a story. I loved this book so much!!
It was so fun to read, had moments where my heartbroken and then would make my heart melt.

Danica Nava said it in her acknowledgement but this truly felt like the Hannah Montana movie and I am HERE for it. It was the clash of a pop star outside of her element in a small town on a ranch with a grumpy cowboy. It was everything I needed.

I loved the whole storyline. I love that Avery grew as a person from her mistakes while also holding herself accountable. I also enjoyed how her mistake lead to her finding herself and understanding where she came from! Her character growth was my favourite part of this whole book.

Now of course I have to mention the romance. The tension between Avery and Lucas from the start was INTENSE. I loved their moments together.
Lucas, I want to give you a hug. His backstory was heartbreaking but I loved that his experiences made him want to help others.

I loved that from the instant Avery came to Broken Arrow, she wasn’t met with dismissal for her mistake and the community ultimately led to her finding herself and using her platform for good.

I loved literally all the characters. From Lottie to the horses, they all played a massive part in the story. I had a great time reading about them!

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Happy reading 🩶

When burgeoning popstar Avery Fox faces backlash for her Rolling Stone cover, she's forced to escape to her estranged Grandmother's ranch. With the world questioning her right to claim Native American heritage, connecting with family and community is her first priority. She immediately clashes with gorgeous ranch hand Lucas Iron Eyes. Avery will need to find out what really matters to her as she navigates her place in the world.

"Love is a War Song" was a sweet and refreshing take on the cowboy romance genre. There was plenty of humour and swoon worthy moments. It was great to be on the journey with Avery, learning about her culture and community as she does. It was so evident that Danica Nava wrote beautifully about issues close to her own heart and experience, sharing those perspectives with her readers. Lucas was also a great character who was well-developed and got his own story.

The plot itself followed a lot of conventions and I would classify it as a rom-com more than a straight romance. This one would definitely appeal to anyone looking for a rom-com with a cowboy X popstar twist, with excellent and diverse representation.

Thanks to Netgalley and Hachette (Australia & New Zealand) for access to an eARC of "Love is a War Song"

What was it about being a woman? When a handsome man was mean we still found him attractive?

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book follows Avery, a singer down on her luck after some culturally insensitive PR moves, heading to her estranged grandmother's ranch to try to find herself and get connected with her culture, what she doesn't expect is the love she finds along the way.

There were times when I laughed or when this book tugged on my heartstrings, but the love story felt a little underdeveloped; it felt more like Avery was in lust with Lucas. I think this book could have benefited from a dual POV where we could have delved into Lucas's thoughts and feelings about an outsider coming in and disrupting his day-to-day life.

The conflict between Avery and her mother created an interesting dynamic, but the conclusion felt rushed. I would have liked to have seen that develop a bit further and seen more of the dynamic between her and Lottie.

Overall this was a good light read, definitely giving rom-com vibes and we love a save a horse, ride a cowboy moment in this house. Definitely pick up this book if you're looking for a cowboy romance that's stepping out of the typical mold.

I quite liked this one as it gave Disney celebrity who is sent back to their home town vibes (except this time, Avery is reconnecting with her First Nations background). This was a quick read and loved the romance between Avery and Lucas. However, sometimes the writing style was frustrating to read and repetitive.

DNF @ 20 per cent.

Unfortunately this one just wasn't for me, despite having a concept that I think could be really compelling if done well. And that's just the problem - this novel isn't done well. It's clear that Nava cares about this story and her characters but the writing is poor, the characters are weak and the romance just felt like insta-love/lust waiting to happen.

Avery is supposed to be a 25-year-old Native American pop star who has just released a hit single off her debut album - she was also a Disney star, has been featuring on songs for decades and has an established fan base. Then she lands a Rolling Stone cover and is photographed in a war bonnet and is immediately cancelled. Suddenly, people are questioning her Native heritage and she has to move to "bumfuck Olklahoma" to connect with her grandmother and the local community. There she meets Lucas, who is also Native American, and the romance ensues.

The prose issues started from page one. Nava constantly focuses on telling rather than showing and the language and sentence structure feel very amateur, almost like fanfiction (I love fanfic). It's one cliche after the next and there's very little time spent on character development, so everyone but Avery feels like a cardboard cut-out. Then there's Avery, who feels more like a 17-year-old than a 25-year-old who has supposedly been in the entertainment industry for a decade.

The inciting incident also makes no sense. The cover of the Rolling Stone magazine that gets her cancelled isn't described very well and there's no mention of what was actually in the magazine about her. For her to have landed a solo cover, there would have been a feature interview or profile piece - so what did it say about her? How did it present her? Was it a hit piece or a glowing interview? So many questions, no answers.

What I read felt very cliche, shallow and frankly the writing and romance wasn't enough to keep me going. I know this book will still really appeal to some readers, unfortunately I'm just not one of them.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 🌶️🌶️ 2/5

Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers
- Forced proximity
- Forbidden love

Avery has an identity crisis after a scandal involving a warbonnet and a certain Rolling Stone magazine cover. Avery is exiled to her estranged grandmothers ranch where she hopes to hide out until the scandal blows over and seeks to learn more about where she came from.

Avery meets Lucas on her first day and they make a deal, she’ll help him save Fox Farm and he will teach her more about being Native. The Avery and Lucas scenes were romcom coded and I adored so many of the side characters ( Lottie and Molly are the best).

I’m a big mood reader and I devoured this book in a day which yanked me straight out of a reading slump and into my cowboy romance era. I think my favourite part of this book was the way Avery and Lucas were written with flaws that were very fitting for their characters and the way their individual circumstances and experiences organically aided each others character development. I really was rooting for them in the end and I think this may be one of my favourite romance reads of the year.

A big thank you to NetGalley & Hachette Australia & New Zealand | Headline Eternal for the ARC.

After an ill-advised Rolling Stone cover lands her in hot water with critics and fans alike, Avery Fox—child star turned up-and-coming pop sensation—is way out of her depth when she’s sent to her Grandmother’s Oklahoma ranch to lie low. But working among the close-knit ranch crew and in the community her family has called home for generations, she finds a home—and a love—she thought only existed in her dreams.

Love is a War Song is a beautiful story of a young woman struggling to find herself, with a strong focus on introspection and personal growth told with humour, heart, and love. Whilst Avery is obviously upset about her circumstances, I appreciated that she didn’t simply wallow or hide away; given a reprieve from the constant pressure placed on her by her mother/manager, her label, and the press, her work ethic and genuine nature shine through in her actions and willingness to accept responsibility and learn from her mistakes. Through her time working on the ranch and her broader exposure to the community she’s been disconnected from, she comes to understand the true depth of unresolved trauma she carries as a result of her upbringing, and I was pleased to see her find her voice—not just as a singer songwriter, but also as an individual. Whilst Avery’s growth was undoubtedly the highlight of the book for me, the romantic tension that develops between her and the devastatingly handsome ranch hand, Lucas, is an extra treat. From their rocky first encounter, through a tentative truce, and beyond, the slow burn of their love—a love neither thought they were destined for or deserving of—is well worth the wait.

I realistically only have to minor notes regarding execution, the first being the unnatural cadence of some dialogue, the second being a few moments where the reader could have been allowed to feel more (instead of being hand-fed the characters’ feelings through straight-forward description), and the third being the pacing of the story’s closing events, which I felt deserved additional time and focus. Although the story tackles some heavier topics, the writing is generally lighthearted in tone and has a down-to-earth feel to it that I enjoyed, and whilst I didn’t feel an urge to devour the story in one sitting, I looked forward to every opportunity I had to pick it up.

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Ratings:
4.25⭐ ~ 1.5🌶️ ~ 2💔

Tropes:
💚 Pop star FMC x Cowboy MMC
💚 Fish out of water
💚 Grumpy/Sunshine
💚 Slow burn
💚 Small town

What I loved:
💚 Strong focus on introspection and personal growth
💚 Indigenous representation
💚 Lighthearted but poignant
💚 Tooth-achingly sweet with a hint of spice
💚 Making the most of being stuck in a cellar 🤭

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With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher, I am pleased to have the opportunity to provide an honest review as an eARC reader.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an early copy of Love is a War Song!

This was a sweet, heartfelt read. What stood out to me the most and what I appreciated deeply was the inclusion of Native American culture. It added a meaningful layer to the story and was hands down my favorite aspect of the book.

The connection between the main characters had its moments. There was a softness to their relationship and I loved the way it developed as the story went on.

That said, the writing style didn’t fully click with me. I had a hard time staying immersed in certain parts. I tend to gravitate toward faster-paced stories and this one moved a bit slower than I prefer.

Still, I can see this resonating with readers who prioritize cultural depth and enjoy quieter, more introspective romances. It didn’t quite land for me personally, but I really respect the heart behind it.

“𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈, 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒚. 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔.”

Thank you NetGalley, publishers and author for allowing me to read this ARC. This is an incredibly hilarious small town rom-com with all the right tropes that makes this novel incredibly fun and beautiful. It’s a page turner I haven’t been able to put down!

⁀➷ Cowboy x Pop Star
⁀➷ Enemies to Lovers
⁀➷ Banter
⁀➷ Grumpy x Sunshine
⁀➷ Slow Burn
⁀➷ Culture

4.5 ★ ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

Avery Fox is a Native American singer/songwriter who has to now lay low in her mother’s hometown to ride out the media, after an incident that leaves her career on the rocks as well as amounts of death threats and hate mail.

Broken Arrow is her home, for who knows how long. It’s a ranch where she needs to pull her weight, learn about her people, break the ice with her steely grandmother, avoid many “devils with four legs” (horses), all while trying not to be attracted to tall, dark and handsome cowboy, Lucas. It’s a rocky start to her new environment but she is learning, slowly.

- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛…𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧.
𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭.
"𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬! 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐮𝐧!" 𝐈 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰.
"𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝," 𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞.
𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒎! 𝐀 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞.
"𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐭! 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐨." 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨.
𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐮𝐩… ❜┊˚͙۪۪̥◌

I loved this so much! The idea of the FMC connecting back to her roots and her people is such a great topic. I’m all for it. In some of the aspects surrounding the culture, I found relatable. It definitely gives you perspectives about being lost/brought up definitely to one’s cultures. Its something that the elders try to teach nowadays with my culture, but it’s still lost on some of us, but having some knowledge from the elders helps revive that bit of culture to make you feel apart of it. But how it was beautifully written and how it brought all the culture alive made me love this book more.

The slow burn had my heart swimming. I could feel the sexual tension coming off the page and it was hilarious too. Buuuut man was I a sucker as soon as he called her princess. Idk what it is but when the MMCs say that to their soon-to-be-lover ugh it’s just beautiful and you know they’ll be there’s 🤭

The dynamic of the two characters were great it reminded me so much of Hannah Montana: The Movie - which! - the author had said she drew inspiration from that too. So I loved that side of this story. The development of their characters grew with each chapter especially Avery. At first I thought she was a little stuck up but being in her mother’s home made her find love and family that she has been longing to have. I wanted to cry because it was so beautiful.

Some of the quotes were absolutely beautiful I couldn’t not add them. Hopefully they convince you to read this novel cause if you do, you’ll not regret it. Lucas is such a sweetheart and he has his way with words. When he and Avery’s world collide, ugh it was so tender. There’s too many that I liked so I’ve just selected a few.

: ̗̀➛ "𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓? 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒛𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏? 𝑶𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏."

: ̗̀➛ "𝑰 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓. 𝑨 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒎, 𝒎𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒚, 𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕, 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏. 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒚𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆."

: ̗̀➛ "𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒐 𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕."
"𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝑳𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒔." 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆
𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝒐𝒓 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.
"𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆." 𝑯𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆.

Sir!! 🫣
"𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐬."
𝐇𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬. "𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫." 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲, 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬.

3.75 stars!

This was so Hannah Montana movie coded & as a Hannah Montana stan, I loved it. The main characters had good emotional depth to them and it was realistic with the realities of cancel culture!

At the beginning of the book, i felt the writing wasn't the best but I got used to it and I think in the grand scheme of things it made the characters more relatable and real.

I adored this book. Written about Native Americans by a Native American woman it gives a beautiful insight into what it means to be Native.

This story follows pop star Avery as she learns about her heritage and what it means to be a Native American woman.
With a wonderful cast of characters showing exactly what it means to be family and community this story is heartwarming and cosy.
It has a perfect slow burn enemies to lovers romance with a sexy and protective MMC which is everything romance lovers want.
Highly recommend

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Headline Eternal for providing this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

I devoured this wonderful romcom in one sitting, swoonworthy and packed to the brim with an amazing cast of characters, this is a book you don’t want to miss!!

love is a war song - Danica Nava
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i was lucky enough to receive an ARC from Hachette for this book and i was buzzing! it had been on my radar for a while and already had it preordered so i was super excited and it didn’t miss!

this is a face passed, rom-com written by a native american women and our two main characters are also native american. i had such a fun time reading this. it was funny, witty, engaging and very well written. i really enjoyed learning more about native american culture, especially as an australian indigenous person.

Avery, our fmc, was funny, relatable and i loved reading her story and character growth. i absolutely loved Lucas, our mmc! i wish we had have gotten some chapters from his pov to get to know him better. i loved how much he adored avery!

this was such a quick and wholesome read and i loved every second of it and can’t wait to read more from the author!

Avery Fox, una exestrella infantil y cantante pop que se ve atrapada en el ojo del huracán mediático tras un escándalo que pone en duda su identidad como nativa americana.

Cuando una sesión de fotos para Rolling Stone desencadena una oleada de cancelación por apropiación cultural, Avery es acosada por la prensa, abandonada por sus colegas y gestionada por una madre-manager implacable— es enviada a Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, para reconectar con sus raíces Muscogee y reparar su imagen pública. El choque con una comunidad que apenas conoce, una abuela distante y un enigmático vaquero llamado Lucas desencadena una historia donde el romance florece, pero también la introspección y la búsqueda de identidad.


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Me costaron mucho los primeros capítulos por la cantidad de referencias a la cultura pop y por la personalidad de Avery, pero conforme avanzan los capítulos la historia mejora.



Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest.