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Anri flirts, as a treat
I'm gonna just enjoy this while I pretend I'll get to keep the Xander/Lana/Anri OT3 forever, yes? Yes.
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Anri flirts, as a treat
I'm gonna just enjoy this while I pretend I'll get to keep the Xander/Lana/Anri OT3 forever, yes? Yes.
✩🎻🎼Review:
*Thanks to the publisher and the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review*
I am so down bad for this book it’s not even funny!!!
“Not Another Love Song” follows Gwen Jackson and Xander Thorne, two string players, as they fight their attraction for each other while competing for center stage.
From the moment Alex insulted Gwen’s form when she played the cello, I fell in love with them as characters and their dynamic. Gwen’s people pleasing tendencies struck a chord with me as someone who shares that same quality and enriched my understanding of her motivations for sticking with the Pops Orchestra when people were taking advantage of her. I enjoyed reading from her point-of-view and getting bits of Alex’s perspective throughout the novel. Soto is very intentional about her placement of chapters written from his perspective to add intrigue surrounding his past.
Gwen and Alex’s romance is a perfectly paced, sizzling symphony and I was entranced by each movement: colleagues, rivals, duet partners, lovers. Their every interaction vibrated in my bones because their chemistry is that palpable! I adored Alex’s subtle gestures—like the way he made Gwen’s favorite drink for her, offered to buy her shampoo when she stayed with him, and attempted to make her pancakes—just as I adored Gwen for loving all of Alex and helping him become more in tune with himself. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the cello scene that is depicted on the cover. Julie Soto was not messing around when she wrote that scene! Her lyrical writing brought the music they made together to life and I could cut the sexual tension with a knife. It took my breath away. I didn’t want it to end because it hit so hard! This whole book does quite frankly.
In conclusion, whatever Soto writes, I’m buying!!
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AMAZING, FLAWLESS, NO NOTES
but, icing on the cake:
They're actually holding hands, this is so adorable I might scream.
A Snag: Since Xander's not one of my main toons I play any more, I haven't been keep his gear up to date. 😬 I got him up to 333 before I ran out of conquest commendations, let's hope that's enough to at least get off Hutta. xD
Quick photoset of Xander wearing the shiny new armor I won in @greyias’ stream last night 😁😁😁
It took three tries to get this shot of Xander being a badass but WORTH IT
Xander: Lana. Lana, can we throw him off a cliff? Say a ranphyx ate him? No? WHY.