A review by sarahm96
Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto

2.5

  • Ama! Cameos are always fun 
  • Cello & violin are two different instruments for a reason? 
  • Booooo to Thorne & Roses, on multiple levels 
  • Have I mentioned that I hate knowing when books are based on Reylo fanfic 
    • All I can picture is Adam driver & he doesn’t really do anything for me 
  • I wonder if this is actually enemies to lovers or if they just fake hate each other for two chapters before getting in each other’s pants
  • Xander does excel at being a raging asshole tho, I’ll give him that
  • Wow shocking Xander is very large who could have possibly predicted this 
    • Now I just have to wait for how small Gwen is 🙄🙄
  • Plot twist Gwen is tall!! 
  • Oh no Xander is a considerate asshole 
    • Those are the worst
  • Oop maybe he’s just an asshole 
  • Yepp definitely a garbage person 
    • God forbid someone be pretty & talented 
  • Man I do not miss sight reading things 
  • Xander get a life my dude
  • Oooooo Xander POV 
    • Bruh if you think she’s good just tell her?! What is your deal 
  • Interesting that they would give first chair to Gwen & not the next Fitzgerald
    • I get nepo babies & all but he seems qualified? Not to mention tall dark & handsome can also sell tickets
  • Found the Star Wars reference 
  • Why on earth is Xander playing a wedding?! He hardly needs the money 
    • Oh he’s just here to be an antagonistic little shit. That tracks 
  • Xander you utter fuckwit why r u like this 
  • Hmm… the plot thickens 
  • Xander the knight in shining armour
    • I can get behind this 
  • Nathan gives skeezy vibes 
  • Why is the idea of a tall dark haired dude breaking violin strings weirdly hot? 
    • I probably need help 
  • AHA I KNEW NATHAN WAS SKEEZY
  • Gwen my friend you need to form your own opinions & not just blindly follow skeezeball Nathan 
  • Someone needs to tell Xander how to talk to women because he is V bad at it 
    • Ughh but he’s right about the Pops & Nathan which makes this extra irritating 
    • I hate when men are right 
  • Mei 😂😂😂😂😂
  • Oh Alex my dude you are down so fucking bad 
  • I don’t think I like how this book is written? 
    • It’s very choppy & jolting 
  • The Pops losing funding seems v fishy to me… fucking Nathan 
    • Not really an Ava enthusiast either tbh 
  • Imagine that, a wild Xander appears, with taco money to boot 
  • God these two are so fucking awkward it hurts
  • Awhh Xander names his instruments
    • What a lil’ nerd
  • Not sure how I feel about the “being fingered while playing the cello” thing… it was weird 
  • You know, I’m not usually an advocate for this, but I think a good fucking would do Gwen well 
  • Okay now we’ve entered weird & confusing 
  • Why is this making me want to re-read the love hypothesis I stg 
  • The tension is killing me like my dudes can you just do the thing already 
  • Oh god Alex you need to cool your jets or Gwen is going to fucking run for the fucking hills 
  • “She watched his left hand move through the fingering” *snort-laugh* 
    • Betcha it’s not the kind of fingering Gwen wants to see him do tho 
  • Gwen my girl you’ve already fallen in love with Xander just give it up 
  • Xander you absolute little shit finish the fucking song
  • Oh this is not going to end well… 
  • Again with the goddamn henleys that shirt needs to be banned from romance novels forever thank u
  • Yeahh the writing of this book gives me whiplash 
  • « Let me make love to you on stage »
    • VOMIT 
  • Honestly these two just need to fuck it out because they cannot function in each other’s presence & it is driving me BATTY 
  • Alright I will give Julie Soto credit for making me snort laugh on several occasions 
  • Ahh there we go 
  • Finally made it to the fucking 
  • Aaaaaand it got weird again 
  • I mean, whatever turns your crank, but playing violin to a naked woman who you asked to open her legs is a bit odd, no? 
  • Oh look they’re actually talking I didn’t think they knew how to do that considering the pair of them spoke 12 sentences to each other before all the fucking 
  • Ruh roh 
  • Oop the L word is out there already damn 
  • Maybe there is something to the weird naked music playing 
  • Yeahh Nathan is garbage 
  • Jacob cracks me up 
  • Damn that was fast to the I love yous but they are obsessed with each other I guess 
  • This third act breakup is going to be ~terrible~ 
  • Methinks a Thanksgiving breakup is imminent 
  • Nathan. Fuck. Off. 
  • Oh no oh no 
    • I mean that was on both Mabel & Gwen but damn
  • Nope I don’t like Gwen in Thorne & Roses this seems off to me 
    • Would you look at that I was right 
  • I don’t know if I hate Lorenz or Nathan more, although Alex is currently not doing himself any favours 
    • Like bruh do not answer the phone while balls deep in your girlfriend I feel like I shouldn’t have to say that 
  • Ruh roh 
  • God what is with this fucking skeezy men getting all up in Alex’s business I stg this dude needs to throat punch Nathan & Lorenz oh my god 
  • Alex you nitwit 
  • So Nathan needs to be stopped 
  • Damn Gwen deserves better than these shitheads 
  • Also 
  • Ava needs a backbone I’m sorry but she does 
  • God someone needs to take Lorenz out with a rusty crowbar I swear 
  • Oh no I am STRESSED 
  • Yes Gwen fucking get him 
  • Ahh hello Alex 
    • Welcome back you useless tool 
  • Alright I suppose Alex isn’t entirely useless 
  • Ooooo Ava found her backbone yes we love to see it
  • Ha, a Scooter reference & a Taylor’s Version reference 
  • That was a weird, wild ride