The Girl in the Love Song by Emma Scott ~ New Release and Review

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At Santa Cruz Central High School, they called them the misfits, the outcasts, the weirdos. But most of us knew them as the Lost Boys…

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The Girl in the Love Song, book one in the Lost Boys, an interconnected coming-of-age series of standalones, from USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott, is live!

Miller Stratton is a survivor. After a harrowing childhood of poverty, he will do anything it takes to find security for himself and his mom. He’s putting all his hopes and dreams in the fragile frame of his guitar and the beauty he creates with its strings and his soulful voice. 

Until Violet. 

No one expects to meet the love of their life at age thirteen. But the spunky rich girl steals Miller’s heart and refuses to give it back. 

Violet McNamara’s life hasn’t been as simple as it looks. Her picture-perfect family is not so perfect after all. Her best friend Miller is her one constant and she is determined not to ruin their friendship with romantic complications. 

But the heart wants what it wants. As Miller’s star begins to rise to stratospheric heights, what will it take for Violet to realize that she’s the girl in all of his love songs?

The Girl in the Love Song features two original songs written by Emma herself.

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About Emma:

Emma Scott is an internationally bestselling author whose books have been featured in Buzzfeed, Huffington Post, New York Daily News and USA Today's Happy Ever After. She writes emotional, character-driven romances in which art and love intertwine to heal, and in which love always wins. If you enjoy emotionally-charged stories that rip your heart out and put it back together again, with diverse characters and heroes with a heart of gold, you will enjoy her novels.

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Elizabeth's Review

4.25 stars - Would Definitely Recommend to a Friend

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Have you ever had a book where early on you think "I don't know about this?" or "Is the author really going THERE?" but as you keep reading you end up discovering a book that is impactful, intriguing, and enjoyable? That was The Girl in the Love Song for me. If I had to review the book at 30% or 40%, the results would have been very different than where I ended up.

Miller and Violet meet at 13 and form a unique and special friendship. When we reconnect with them their senior year in high school things are in a state of high conflict. Ms. Scott does an excellent job of crafting characters that are likeable even as they deal with the pettyness that surrounds high school. We get a good glimpse into some of the issues that both are dealing with behind the scenes that craft their views on their ever changing friendship. A strong supporting cast (who will hopefully be appearing in books of their own) help develop these interesting personalities.

Ms Scott touches on several potentially difficult issues. We see very young people dealing with the realities of homelessness, medical conditions, and unstable home situations all while navigating the quicksand of being a high school senior or very young adult. These issues are handled with grace, I found myself coming to just the edge of uncomfortable before being pulled back and proud of/impressed by how the characters dealt with their hurdles.

After being a bit worried about the direction the story was going, I ended up really enjoying The Girl in the Love Song. I hope to see more of Miller and Violet and their friends in future books.

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