Growing up under his punk rocker dad’s spotlight, eighteen-year-old Luke Greenly knows fame and wants nothing to do with it. His real love isn’t in front of a crowd, it’s on the page. Hiding his gift and secretly hoarding songs in his bedroom at night, he prefers the anonymous comfort of the locally popular podcast he co-hosts with his outgoing and meddling, far-too-jealousy-inspiringly-happy-with-his-long-term-boyfriend twin brother, Cullen. But that’s not Luke’s only secret. He also has a major un-requited crush on music blogger, Vada Carsewell.
Vada’s got a five year plan: secure a job at the Loud Lizard to learn from local legend (and her mom’s boyfriend) Phil Josephs (check), take over Phil’s music blog (double check), get accepted into Berkeley’s prestigious music journalism program (check, check, check), manage Ann Arbor’s summer concert series and secure a Rolling Stone internship. Luke Greenly is most definitely NOT on the list. So what if his self-deprecating charm and out-of-this-world music knowledge makes her dizzy? Or his brother just released a bootleg recording of Luke singing about some mystery girl on their podcast and she really, really wishes it was her?
*I received a E-Arc and a physical copy of this book. This did not effect my opinion on this book.*
Vada is a very bright girl, who has passion for music and becoming a journalist. She has this crush on a boy that has a podcast. He has the same passion for music and dreamy voice. (Her words) He also records his podcast with his twin brother at her job.
Luke if from London, so you can only imagine the accent. He just had a break up with his ex Lindsey. Since he is "famous" everyone knows about the break up. Luke sometimes wishes he had a more private life. Now that he is single, he can finally work up the courage to talk to a girl that he has had a crush on.
They end up having to do a school project together and it all forms from that. I think that this is a really cute story and I love the song references. The little banter they had with each other. I would highly recommended this story for a cute summer read.
