By Erin Hahn
Published by Wednesday Books
Having been a teen during the time of John Hughes movies I am always on the look out for a little teen romance with a smattering of angst and a dash of the discovery of self worth. Be you 50 or 15 this story will make your heart sing and skip a beat. The back and forth he said - she said chapter format gives a more well rounded story. And what a wonderful story it is, two hearts beating to a rich and melodic rythm created by the immensley tatented and modest Luke. Vada is his muse and she loves that he "gets her" when no one other than her Mom's boyfriend Phil. Phil is the father that Vada should have had, but as he says, the drummer never gets the girl, or at least he didn't at first. At first it was Marcus, who doesn't deserve to have Vada for a daughter and you'll learn why as you read the book. Vada has the uncanny ability to sum up the level of talent that a band posesses after listening to them. She keeps a blog and aspires to be in the music business writing for Rolling Stone. She gets into UCLA and is working her plan. Her plan did not include Luke Greenly(although she has fallen for him so hard over the last three years that she falls asleep listening to his podcast) but plans can change, can't they? Luke is the son of a 90's British punk rocker and a mum who teaches liberal studies and fraternal twin brother of an extrovert with a point guard boyfriend who is also luke's best friend Zack. Luke knows that Vada is the one girl who understands the brilliance that is Adam Duritz, after all he has been following her blog and insta accounts for three years. What's a little lurking between friends, right? Will they let fate take a hand or will they choose to write the lyrics themselves before their senior year is over. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and in the texting format of Vada I must say YouTube: UB40 "Can't Help Falling in Love" with this book!
