A rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well in this swoony romance from the acclaimed authors of The Roughest Draft .
Riley Wynn went from a promising singer-songwriter to a superstar overnight, thanks to her breakup song concept album and its unforgettable lead single. When Riley’s ex-husband claims the hit song is about him, she does something she hasn’t in ten years and calls Max Harcourt, her college boyfriend and the real inspiration for the song of the summer.
Max hasn’t spoken to Riley since their relationship ended. He’s content with managing the retirement home his family owns, but it’s not the life he dreamed of filled with music. When Riley asks him to go public as her songwriting muse, he agrees on one he’ll join her in her band on tour.
As they perform across the country, Max and Riley start to realize that while they hit some wrong notes in the past, their future could hold incredible things. And their rekindled relationship will either last forever or go down in flames.
Riley Wynn went from a promising singer-songwriter to a superstar overnight, thanks to her breakup song concept album and its unforgettable lead single. When Riley’s ex-husband claims the hit song is about him, she does something she hasn’t in ten years and calls Max Harcourt, her college boyfriend and the real inspiration for the song of the summer.
Max hasn’t spoken to Riley since their relationship ended. He’s content with managing the retirement home his family owns, but it’s not the life he dreamed of filled with music. When Riley asks him to go public as her songwriting muse, he agrees on one he’ll join her in her band on tour.
As they perform across the country, Max and Riley start to realize that while they hit some wrong notes in the past, their future could hold incredible things. And their rekindled relationship will either last forever or go down in flames.
Title: The Breakup Tour
Author: Eimly Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Expected Publication Date: January 9, 2023
Review:
I want to thank Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for providing me with an egalley of this book to read and give an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
When your true love is the world's most famous rockstar, how do you go on knowing you had your chance and blew it? When Riley and Max reconnect ten years after their break up, will sparks fly? Or will the second chance love be destroyed by fame created from heartbreak?
I love second chance love. This is the hook for me. I need to watch it grow and unfurl and give me hope for how it will end.. But this book, oh my, it had me guessing if that would even be a thing! I am not huge on unhappy endings so I will say this book really kept me on my toes to see how things would end up.
Riley, she's a force to be reckoned with. But she is also insecure about ever finding true love and having it last. Thus, her break up songs that make her a superstar. She's fierce and independent but at the same time has so much vulnerability to her. There were so many times I wanted to tell her, "snap out of it!" Why do you feel you are so undeserving of love? It was super frustrating to watch her just accept it! But I could see that was party of her character development to get to where she needed to be. And then there is Max. My goodness, I really loved his character. His loyalty was ridiculous. To the point of him being a little self-sabotaging. He was a great compliment to Riley, though. Of course this book could not exist without the fabulous side characters of Frank, Jess, Carrie, and Linda! They truly gave focus to the two main characters and helped them find themselves and each other.
The romance, ugh, so hot. Were there sexy scenes, yes. Would I call this one smut, no. While you had an idea of the things happening, they were not at all particularly graphic. But I kind of liked that for the sweetness it brought to the relationship of the characters.
This story was characters driven but also plot driven. I loved going on tour with the characters. Learning what it was like in the green rooms, on the tour buses, and backstage. It was an interesting look into what it was like to follow a rock star. It gave me a bit of a Daisy Jones and the Six vibe. But what sets it apart from that book is it's about a single singer rather than a rock group.
The pacing was perfect. I loved being on the road with Riley and Max. Going from city to city, watching the shows take place and seeing what happens between the main characters. It helped to set the tone and also showcase the characters as they grow.
If there is one thing I had some trouble with in this book it was how the authors chose to use music as the explanation for everything in the book. As someone with a musical background, it was easy for me to understand it and lick with it. But I feel like people who don't have any musical background might have some trouble connecting with it. But as a musician, I easily connected with how the characters used music as their muse.
Overall, I really loved this story. It definitely had me on my toes to see where the relationship would go. And it also caused me a bit of stress and panic with the hope it would all work out in the end. Did it? I guess you'll have to read to find out!
Authors:
Emily Wibberley attended Princeton University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Austin Siegemund-Broka, with whom she is author of The Roughest Draft, as well as several love stories for teens.
Visit her and Austin's website at www.emilyandaustinwrite.com.
Visit her and Austin's website at www.emilyandaustinwrite.com.
Austin Siegemund-Broka cowrites YA contemporary with Emily Wibberley. His debut with Wibberley, ALWAYS NEVER YOURS, publishes from Puffin/Speak in 2018.
A former journalist in the entertainment industry, where he covered the courts and, yes, met a couple celebrities, he graduated from Harvard in 2014 with a degree in English and a focus on Shakespeare. When he's not writing (or reading) YA, he enjoys combing every corner of contemporary music and watching Buffy with Emily.
A former journalist in the entertainment industry, where he covered the courts and, yes, met a couple celebrities, he graduated from Harvard in 2014 with a degree in English and a focus on Shakespeare. When he's not writing (or reading) YA, he enjoys combing every corner of contemporary music and watching Buffy with Emily.
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