This book Just did not wow me. I normally look foward to emma books and wanted to love it. I did enjoy and I read it super fast but I did not feel super connected to the characters and felt like this story was not super tighly wound. I thought the pacing and all the threads of this novel was just not as strong as her other novels. I thought some of the ending elements were little bit out of left field. I would consider re-reading this book knowing the end and seeing If I enjoy it more that way. This book I just did not feel as connected to the characters as I normally feel about her characters. ( )

This book Just did not wow me. I normally look foward to emma books and wanted to love it. I did enjoy and I read it super fast but I did not feel super connected to the characters and felt like this story was not super tighly wound. I thought the pacing and all the threads of this novel was just not as strong as her other novels. I thought some of the ending elements were little bit out of left field. I would consider re-reading this book knowing the end and seeing If I enjoy it more that way. This book I just did not feel as connected to the characters as I normally feel about her characters. ( )

WWYSE?

This was my least favourite Emma Mills book so far which I think speaks to how good she is because this was still pretty darn good. And, with no surprise to anyone, it had just the perfect amount of romance! ( )

Reading an Emma Mills book is like curling up in a cozy overstuffed chair with your favorite hot drink and fluffy slippers on. You can just relax with ordinary characters doing ordinary things and watch things slowly unfold. Very character driven and heartfelt in the way she brings that small-town Midwestern USA comfort to every page. Sophie is a band girl with a close-knit group of friends. They have typical high school lives. Bicycling to get from place to place. Minimum wage jobs. Fundraising. Marching competitions. Parties. Babysitting. Road trips.

When August, the brother of the family she babysits for moves to town, Sophie befriends him, and their slow-burn will-they-won’t-they romance smolders softly in the background. But this is mostly a story of friendship, dreams, and family. And Emma Mills writes that so, so well. Bonus points for awesome band jokes!

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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This one started a little bit slow, but once it took off it went all out. There were some very unexpected plot points and oh man I did not expect to feel as much as I did reading this. Next time I need my heart broken and put back together I'll pick up another Emma Mills. ( )