ARC provided by the published via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!!

Wow oh wow!!! Y'all this book is 100% swoonworthy and will absolutely have you in a puddle on the floor! I was in a pretty deep reading slump when I started this book but the beautiful story and adorable characters kept me going and had me finishing this in two days!!

Vada and Luke are two high school kids who love music. Vada is an aspiring Rolling Stones writer who is currently running a hit music blog and trying to save up money for college. Luke is the son of a former semi-famous punk rocker and twin brother to popular and fun Cullen, and together they have a decently famous podcast. When Luke and Vada get paired up for a school project, they begin a sweet, music-based friendship that blooms into something more.

The story is adorable, the characters are super relatable, and the music love is spot on. This YA romance is definitely going on my list of favs now for sure!!!

Pro tip: take the extra 5 mins to look up all the songs that these two use to communicate with one another, it'll give such depth to their relationship!

5/5 stars, would definitely recommend to all!

I loved this book! Veda and Luke were really awesome MC's. I enjoyed the alternating POVs because you always knew exactly where the other person was. I always enjoy books about music as a music lover myself. This was such a sweet and moving story. Love the side characters in this one as well.

I am so in love with this book! I knew when I first started reading it that I would like Luke because I connected with him as a fellow musician. As I read more, I connected personally with Vada as a music critic more and more. Both main characters were so passionate about music and their art, but yet didn't fully know how to express themselves. However, when they meet each other and challenge themselves with a school project, they find that they truly bring out each other's strengths--even as they are overcoming their own separate familial issues.

More Than Maybe was a book that I devoured. Erin Hahn throws out music references left and right and creates an amazing book soundtrack. I thought it was so great because really, this is life. I live off of playlists with my besties and my (now) hubby! Music defines us, and this book did a great job of bringing these characters right into my heart! I loved it and I highly recommend!

Erin always grabs my heart with her work. Then somehow destroys it and then repairs it. I love the way Erin writes couples and life. I love her characters and Plots. She will always be a Must buy author for me. I cant wait for her next piece

*I'm so excited to be part of the blog tour for this book! Thank you so much to the folks over at St. Martins Press and Wednesday Books for asking me to be part of it!*

*I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.* 

Being a musician myself, reading books about music has always made me happy. Erin Hahn consistently delivers perfect little romances that revolve around the music world, and they give me all of the warm fuzzies that I desire from a YA contemporary romance! 

I was a giant fan of her first book, You'd Be Mine, so I had pretty high hopes for More Than Maybe. I will tell you right now, it did not disappoint. I fell in love with both Luke and Vada right away. They were both lovable, slightly quirky music enthusiasts. I really enjoyed Luke's character because I totally saw myself in him: the musician who is actually really introverted and doesn't really want the spotlight. While I am far more excited to perform than Luke, it was great to see a musician who is not always bubbly and outgoing. 

I really liked the world building in this novel. The hole-in-the-wall music venue, the Loud Lizard, took me back to my college days, and I could totally see Vada and Luke thriving there. I loved that their paths crossed because Luke and Cullen's podcast records there. I thought this was an innovative way to get the two love interests to interact. 

As far as side characters go, I did really like Cullen and Zack, but I wished that I got more of their story. The same sentiment goes for Meg - I wanted to be invested in each of these characters, because they all had fun personalities and were important to the main characters, but I found myself wishing they were developed a bit more. Even without that extra character development though, I really liked all of them and thought they would be a fun group to hang out with. 

The love story was such a sweet slow burn. I loved that the connection was always there, even if Luke and Vada weren't acknowledging it for a long time. Also, the love songs just made me swoon. I want someone to write a love song about me! (Husband, get on that! ;) ) Without giving anything away, I loved the romance and so will you!! 

This was a fun and sweet contemporary romance that any music lover will fall for right away. The characters were great and the setting was fun and interesting. You will love this, and you should read it now! 




My Rating:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

I gave More Than Maybe 4.5 STARS!

“Lyrics do that sometimes. They find their home at just the right time. Like a secret message in a bottle, floating on a current for decades, only to wash up at someone’s feet when the words are needed.”

More Than Maybe just may be my favorite YA title I've read all year, it was FANTASTIC! I had not read a title by Erin Hahn before, but upon finishing this one I immediately ordered a copy of You'd Be Mine, and am beyond excited already for her next title, Never Saw You Coming, add it to your want to read list now! While there are overlaps in characters, these titles make great stand alone reads as well.

Hahn's writing style is funny & full of great, witty music references in this title, which I felt was perfect for a YA novel. Her main characters, Vada & Luke were such relatable high school characters. Each of them had their own set of well-written problems they were facing and characteristics that made them not only endearing, but made me feel like I knew them.

Never have I laughed so hard at a "New phone who dis?" line in my life, I fell hard for these two characters! Beyond the teenage struggle to balance friends, family, school, work and their dreams for the future, this book had heartfelt family issues and a fast past storyline that kept me interested, and rooting for both of our main characters!

Not to mention, the supporting characters were everything needed in a YA title and more - I know each of you that picks up this title will fall in love with them all! Vada's boss Phil, will make you reconsider every boss you've ever had. Zachary will show you one character can be a best friend AND a boyfriend to two seperate characters and still find a special place in your heart.

Here's a synopsis to make you want to read it even more -

Luke comes from an outgoing family who love the attention that comes from being in the spotlight. His dad, a punk rocker turned family man has high hopes that Luke’s talent will make him the twin to follow his footsteps. He hosts a popular podcast with his twin, Cullen, which is the closest he’ll get to the public eye, until his brother throws him under the bus and posts something he wanted to keep private and it goes VIRAL.

His crush on music blogger extraordinaire, Vada, takes a turn when the two are partnered up for a senior showcase neither of their families know about. The pair meet up at Vada’s workplace, the Loud Lizard to practice and suddenly her five year plan takes a turn because NONE of her dreams included Luke Greenly and suddenly every line of a song makes her think of him.

These two may just be a perfect match, if Luke can find the way to show her how he feels.

Just about the only thing I didn't like about the book? How can anyone dislike Stevie Nicks 💕 Not every character can be perfect.

Thank you to Netgalley & Wednesday Books for this amazing young adult title in exchange for my personal review!

More Than Maybe was a super cute YA romance, that had me making my 80’s rock Apple Music Playlists.


Apparently I really enjoy books about music. I think they’re so fun, and not only do I enjoy the story and the characters, but I feel like knowing the songs mentioned in the story makes me connect so much more. I also loved the Easter egg of Annie and Clay, and Luke has an English accent. 😉


This was a cute love story with a sprinkle of family values and a dash of rock and roll.

I don't really have anything constructive to say about this book. I do feel that it was different than You'd Be Mine, and for some reason I connected with those characters better than I did with these. I feel that this one may appeal to a younger audience, whereas You'd Be Mine could appeal to an older audience. I will definitely be recommending to my sister in law who is 16!

Wow! This book took my by surprise! I read the author's other book, "You'd Be Mine" and enjoyed it as well, so I really shouldn't be as surprised. This one has been sitting on my TBR for a few months now.

Luke Greenly is the twin son of used to be punk rocker, Charlie Greenly. Some of Charlie's genes rubbed off on Luke; he can sing, play the piano, and compose his own music. However, Luke is severely introverted and does not want to be in the limelight. He has had a crush on music blogger, Vada Caresewell for a while now and is too shy to do anything about it. He's friendly towards her after all she works at the bar when he and his twin, Cullen, create their podcast. Vada has a strict five year plan. The ultimate goal is to get in Berkley's prestigious music journalism program. She does pretty well with her music blog. She also has had a crush on Luke Greenly for a few years now. Luke and Vada are brought together to "perform" together at their high school's dance showcase. They instantly become close friends. Will Luke tell Vada how he feels?

I LOVED this book! It was so adorable and cute. I loved the slow burn love story between Luke and Vada. I loved the whole ensemble of characters in this book. Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC.

Luke and Vada, two teens with a deep love for music, and a secret, unrequited crush on each other. Introverted Luke writes and records songs in secret. He runs a podcast with his twin brother, Cullen and when Cullen broadcasts the song Luke wrote and sang for Vada in secret, oh boy, it opens a whole can of worms.

If you know me or follow my blog, you know how much I love music. So this book was right up my alley. Add in an introverted, gorgeous guy, I’m all done for. Luke was super shy and super introverted. Now for a guy like that, singing in front of crowds is an excruciating ordeal. But he was talented and he had a gift for song-writing and singing. So where did that leave him? I felt bad for him, over his struggles, and his feelings for Vada.

Vada had her own struggles, worrying about money for college with a deadbeat dad. It sucks when the parent isn’t there for you, when they force you to be the adult. Add in the psyche manipulation and a girl’s got a lot of issues to deal with. That’s where the music comes in, as the best outlet for all the unhappiness, frustration, and rage inside.

I love how the author crafted such intense emotions to show how music makes us feel. That intensity showed in Luke and Vada’s feelings for each other. The first half of the book grabbed me by the throat. That first non-date scene? Holy cow, I was awed. The only complaint I have is the slow-burn aspect of the relationship. I wanted more intensity like the first half of the book showed.

Except for that, More Than Maybe was everything I feel about music, how the lyrics and melody of a song can get inside of me and shake my heart.

If there’s one thing I’ve taken from reading both of Erin Hahn’s stories, it’s that she has THE KNACK, the powerful ability to write swoonworthy romance. Vada and Luke are cute, adorable, awkward, angsty All that good stuff that makes for a great teen romance. I enjoyed both characters together and on their own. There were only a few things that brought down the story for me such as just kind of personal choices in music and parts that I didn't feel like were fleshed out enough such as the side characters.

My biggest takeaway is that MUSIC IS EVERYTHING. I’m listening to music as I type this review because of course I am. The passion found throughout the characters, the references, and writing was so fun to see. No matter what kind of music you listen to, who you listen with and where, listening and creating music is a magical experience that can change your life, make you feel. MORE THAN MAYBE sells that feeling of a great tune that you can't help but smile and take in all the emotions.

I absolutely loved You’d Be Mine and couldn’t wait to read this one. And More Than Maybe was absolutely adorable.

Both Vada and Luke (okay, and Phil) will worm their way into your hearts. I loved the music aspect of this one! I also loved how More Than Maybe explored how you can transform your love of something into a career (and showed different ways to do so!) The relationship between Vada and Luke was absolutely adorable. But honestly, it was the father-daughter relationship between Vada and Phil that stood out to me. Watching their relationship shift over the course of the book was amazing and I definitely cried a bit at the end.

Overall, if you’re looking for an absolutely adorable YA romance, pick this one up! Erin Hahn is also now officially on my auto-buy list and I can’t wait to see what she writes next.

*Disclaimer: I received an advance digital copy of this book for free from the publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The two main characters, Luke Greenly and Vada Carsewell, narrate alternating chapters. They're both 18, both seniors at the same high school, and they like each other from afar but are not really close. Luke is the son of a retired punk musician who's inherited the love for music, but not for fame or the stage. Knowing that the mere indication that he liked singing, writing or playing any music would be taken as an obligation to follow his father's footsteps, he has been hiding that from his entire family.

He feels better working on a podcast with his nosy twin brother, Cullen, who is also the boyfriend of his best friend, Zack. Vada runs a music review blog and works part-time at a bar owned by former drummer Phil, who is sort of a local legend and dates Vada's mom. Her dream is to study Musical Journalism in Berkeley and, someday, write for Rolling Stone. Things seem to be working out well towards that, except for possible money problems and the difficult relationship with her father — who walked out on her, but keeps showing up and making things even worse.

Vada and Luke end up getting closer through a school project, but they're a bit secretive, because it's a collaborative project for classes that no one knows they took — his, music and composing; hers, dance and corporal expression. And so the story unfolds in between shifts at the bar, late-night rides, secret recordings of secret songs and lots, lots of texts about music.

One thing I really like, both in You’d Be Mine and More Than Maybe, is exactly that music is such a strong presence in the narratives and characters. In this story, there's a lot more references, which range from Britney Spears to the Foo Fighters, than actual original compositions. It's not necessarily better or worse, but it does make the reading flow a lot faster, since I spend less time making up melodies in my mind, trying to imagine the sound that moves each of the lyrics.

The main characters' relationship develops in a natural way. They had this admiration for each other and were part of similar circles — Luke and his brother record their podcast “The Grass is Greenly” in a studio at the bar where Vada works —, but the way they really get to know each other as they get closer is natural and slow. Really slow, which is great for me as a reader and absolute torture for the people next to them.

In fact, every relationship in More Than Maybe is well-built, particularly when it comes to families. The mothers and, especially, the fathers of the main characters are key factors in their personal development arcs in the moment we meet them.

Vada lives alone with her (amazing) mom and they have a great relationship. She also has a great relationship with her mother's boyfriend, and her own boss, Phil, who is shown as a source of inspiration and safety — in a stark contrast to her father, who abandoned his family and shows up at random moments which always end up badly. But, because he is her father, there is a lot she lets slide and endures silently, and that never allows her to be free from him, or to actually confront him. Luke also has a great relationship with his mom and needs to confront his father, but in his case, it's to convince him that he does not and will never want to be famous. His twin brother Cullen is the one with the personality to be a star, but Luke was the one to get the musical talent in the family, so the huge pressure falls entirely on him.

The story is set in a moment in which all of these tensions are on the verge of exploding, and the characters need to confront them. They need to leave them behind to be able to start new cycles in life. Luke and Vada end up playing important roles to each other when it comes to this. And, once again, there is Phil, who is essential to both journeys and the center of my favorite moment in the book: "I'm not leaving because you cried. I'm leaving because I have to. But if I didn't have to, I wouldn't. You understand the difference, right? You know what I'm saying?"

These conflicts don't make More Than Maybe a heavy story — in that sense, You’d Be Mine was a lot heavier. In fact, this is such a fast and fun read, especially when the writing transcribes Luke's family's very British accent. I was able to predict where some of the big surprises in the story were going, but they weren't predictable in a bad way: they make you happy that things turned out as you imagined. And this book made me happy.

5/5 stars

Wowowow I hardly have the words for how good this book was and how much I *adored* it!

The characters, both the main characters and every single side character, were well-developed and could stand on their own as the main characters of their own stories. They each added so much depth and beauty to the story.

One aspect I really adored was the way Hahn dealt with families — fatherhood and motherhood, found families and birth families and how sometimes the best fathers are the ones who didn't actually contribute to your genetic makeup.

The book obviously covers a lot of music which was kind of refreshing since that's not something I'm used to seeing in books and, importantly, while I love music I've never felt the intense connection to it our main characters have, and I always love reading books that delve into something I'm not well-versed in.

And the romance! It was so sweet and awkward, adorable, everything pure and good.

I’ll admit, I wasn’t excited to read this book. But as soon as I read the first chapter, I couldn’t put it down. The description does not do it justice. There’s character development galore, complicated family dynamics, hopes and dreams, secret longing, school projects – basically a recipe for love.
Music taste is so subjective that sometimes it’s challenging to include lots of music references in stories. You either think the songs are way too mainstream, the songs are terrible, or it’s the best music ever created – those are the only three choices. Music is such a vital part of the main characters’ lives, and the music references worked so well in this book. I always stopped reading, queued up the song, and then kept reading. Every song was like, yeah, that makes sense. It added another layer to the characters and helped the reader understand them more.
I loved More Than Maybe and if you like music at all, you probably will too.

This book is everything that my former 20 year old Tumblr self could ever have imagined. I loved every single moment of it and had to stop many times along the way to listen to every song that was mentioned. 5 stars for me for the perfect YA romance WITH playlist.

Vada and Luke are both music fiends. They both come from musical families and their father's were both in bands. Luke's father had a band that got international attention, while Vada's was just local. They associate everything in life with music. As high school seniors they aren't sure where life will take them, but Vada's dream is to be a writer for Rolling Stone. They both have secret feelings for each other, Vada listening to Luke's podcast and Luke reading Vada's music blog. When they have to work together for a school assignment they spend a lot more one on one time together. Will they be able to change their love for music into love for each other?

Thank you to Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

When I first started this book, I thought it was going to be another cute YA love story, but this story is a little deeper. Each one of these kids has issues with their father's that is as deep to them as the music. There is a lot of music in this book, it's how Vada and Luke commuicate. Most kids send each other emoji's over text, not Vada and Luke, they send each other YouTube music videos. With that in mind, I made a playlist of the songs in the book, you can find it HERE.

This was a great YA love story that I hope you will enjoy as much as I did.

I picked this one up because I absolutely adored Erin Hahn's first book, You'd Be Mine. This one was just as good! Erin Hahn is giving up ALL THE FEELS in her books, so be prepared to feel all the emotions. I also really enjoy how Hahn brings in the music in such an attention-grabbing way. Luke and Vada using lyrics and music with each other is so touching. And seeing Vada express herself through music felt healing. The music really makes this story. Another thing I really loved was the support systems these two had. The parents are there to positively support them! And Luke's twin is super fun too. Overall, this is an emotional-in-the-best-way read and I'd definitely recommend it!

I LOVED THIS DAMN BOOK! Like Erin Hahn should have just at me because DDR scene, 90s music, hallmark references, Vada being the name of our lead, and all together swoonliness just YES.

I love romance, especially a dual first person narrative. I do find with contemporary romance YA or adult I am sometimes exhausted by the last 20% of the book and ready for the end; or that I like one narrative a lot more than the other. That never happened here. I was hooked into the characters and story the whole time

The side characters were nicely flushed as well from the friends to the parents. Speaking of parents I loved the story arc both of our leads took with their parental units.

This book has a little bit of everything. Not just romance but the ups and downs of sibling love. It really took me back to being 18. Five amazing stars!

I listened to the audiobook as well because when you read a book this great you need to experience it all the ways.

The story came to life even more! P. J. Ochlan and his swoon accent was amazing. The true star however was Rachel L. Jacobs. When Vada is crying in a certain part of the book Rachel L. Jacobs truly sounded like she was crying but still spoke so clearly. I believed it was really her having all those feelings. Audiobook five stars as well.

You can’t go wrong by picking up this book!

Really fun read! This was a perfect YA contemporary romance. It was smart and swoony. It had feels and laughs. The characters were smart and well developed. I loved the music tie ins. Music is a big part of my life so this was the perfect book for me!

This is personally more of a three star book for me, but I recognize that I'm not the main audience for this book, and I bet there are lots of younger people who will love Erin Hahn's new young adult novel. More Than Maybe is an unambiguous love story between two high school students, Luke and Vada. They tell their stories in alternating chapters, so we get to see how much they crush on each other before they realize it themselves.

There isn't too much angst in this story--Vada has some issues with her dad, and Luke broods about how his family wants him to use his incredible singing talent instead of waste it by just writing songs instead of singing them live. And that's basically the issue I had with this book: almost everything is just a little too perfect. The characters are all beautiful and talented (even Vada's friend is a cute pixie-type who has a gorgeous singing voice, and Luke's brother Cullen has an amazingly perfect long-term relationship with his boyfriend Zack) and their music tastes are impeccable (at least according to themselves). Yes, there is a lot of music snobbery in this book, which I guess some people find fun and interesting.

The second half of the book was much more interesting than the first, when the romance and the small "problems" pick up. The ending was satisfying if predictable--actually, more of a cliché. But again, younger readers will love all of its first-love feels. If you want a fun book about music and teenage love, this is the book for you.