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More Than Maybe by Erin Hahn
3.0

** 3.5 stars **

Erin Hahn's books are absolutely a YA version of Taylor Jenkins Reid's celebrity-verse, and I'm not mad at it.

More Than Maybe follows podcaster Luke Greenly and music blogger Vada Carsewell, who both work out of the same club and attend the same high school. There's some intense mutual pining going on (and has been for years), but neither of them has ever acted on it. The two are thrown together for a school project, and bond over their mutual love of music.

More Than Maybe isn't as ambitious as You'll Be Mine, but that doesn't mean it's worse. It feels simpler, it's a more straightforward YA contemporary romance. But it's done well. The side characters are a delight (I would die for Phil. I. Would. Die.), Vada and Luke's banter is fun, and I loved all the music. My dad and I have played the "Name That Tune" game on the radio for years, and Vada and Phil's relationship felt so delightfully familiar.

I honestly don't have a ton to say about this. It's cute, it's fun. If you like YA contemporary romance and music, you'll love this book (And You'll Be Mine). I look forward to Hahn's future books.

(P.S. There's so much good music referenced in this book that I made a playlist here. If you're...idk...interested :) )

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.