The details…
- Title: Another Stupid Love Song
- Authors: Miranda MacLeod & Em Stevens
- Indie Authors
- Publication date: July 29, 2022
- Available formats: ebook
- Length: 323 pages
- Genre: contemporary romance
- Themes: age gap, forbidden love, friendship, music, falling in love, letting go of the past, seizing the future
The blurb from the publisher…
The stage is set for success… and heartbreak.
Maxine Gardner is a rock and roll legend who hasn’t had a hit in years. She’s on a mission to get her old band back together for a once in a lifetime reunion tour that could save her floundering career. The problem? One band member is dead and the other hates her guts. To get this tour off the ground, Max must put her fate in the hands of a younger woman who could easily steal the spotlight from her for good.
Jade Weathers is a gifted musician whose mother and aunt were founding members of one of the hottest girl bands of all time. Following her mother’s untimely death, Jade’s overprotective aunt is determined she choose a stable career with the local symphony. But Jade was born to be a rock star. She’s willing to do whatever it takes to live her dream… even partner with the one person she shouldn’t trust. The woman who ruined her mom’s career.
Their agreement is supposed to be nothing but a means to an end. Yet the more time Max and Jade spend making music together, the harder it becomes to ignore the attraction crackling beneath every note. Is it possible everything they’ve believed about the other is completely wrong? This tour could lead to true love, or it could tear the band apart… along with their hearts.
How much will they be willing to sacrifice for success?
My thoughts…
There wasn’t a single moment that I didn’t enjoy this book! MacLeod and Stevens set it up perfectly and I was all-in right from the get-go! The characters, the plot, the story world—all of it—it’s just fabulous!
When I reflected on why I liked it so much, it came down to this: masterful storytelling. Both MacLeod and Stevens are wonderful writers in their own right, so it shouldn’t be surprising that together they are fabulous. However, I didn’t expect this collaboration to be as fantastic as her well-established collaboration with TB Markinson. Markinson and MacLeod have written 7 books together, one even earning them a Golden Crown Literary Award. They are an incredible writing team and produce top-notch books. It is hard to imagine anything coming close to the creative genius of these two, yet MacLeod and Stevens accomplish just that. Their writing chemistry is extraordinary and Another Stupid Love Song knocks it out of the park.
The pair gets so many things right with this book, I’m not sure where to begin. The characters are wonderful. They’re all so thoughtfully developed; each one has purpose and moves the plot forward in enterprising ways. The plot is perfectly paced, originally developed and holds one’s interest from the start. The story world is immersive and assembled quite fantastically. It exhibits all the sights and sounds of a rock star’s world. When readers can be transported into a lovely fictional world using descriptions and characters that engage the senses, it’s not only good writing, it’s good storytelling!
Final remarks…
Another Stupid Love Song is a captivating romance, one that wlw romance fans won’t want to miss. MacLeod and Stevens have page-turning collaborative chemistry and they absolutely must write more together.
Strengths…
- Impressive collaboration
- A well-developed, engaging cast of characters
- Good chemistry between the leads
- Romance has the perfect amount of sizzle
- Story arc is well-plotted and well-paced
- Immersive story world
- Entertaining read
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A bit about the authors…
Miranda MacLeod lives in New England and writes heartfelt romances and romantic comedies featuring witty and charmingly flawed women. In addition to writing, Miranda is co-owner of I Heart SapphFic, a website dedicated to promoting and celebrating sapphic fiction. Her novel The AM Show, cowritten with TB Markinson, is a 2022 Golden Crown Literary Award winner.
Em Stevens is a best-selling author of queer fiction. She currently lives just outside of Raleigh, NC with her people and her animals. While she hasn’t been a writer all of her life, she has always been a storyteller. Tall tales from a young age morphed into hyperbole-fueled anecdotes in her early adulthood. When she isn’t writing or editing she reads voraciously, steeps herself in horror movies, and tries to get outside every now and again.
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