The Girl in the Love Song by Emma Scott Series: Lost Boys #1
Published by Self-Published on June 7, 2020
Pages: 368
Genres: New Adult, Romance
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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...
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?
Lost Boys is a new series of interconnected, coming-of-age standalones from USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott, coming in 2020.
The Girl in the Love Song is a friends-to-lovers new adult story that is custom made for angst junkies like me.
Emma Scott certainly knows how to tug on the heartstrings, and boy did my heart bleed for Miller. The boy’s life is a living hell but his moral compass is strong. He is never less than decent or supportive. Violet is a lonely 13-year-old rich girl, and she meets Miller when he is at his loneliest and poorest. They forge an instant friendship that is destined to last a lifetime — as long as they don’t complicate things by becoming romantically involved.
I loved how deep their friendship is and its power to sustain them in their darkest times. The problem for me is that while Miller’s suffering feels real, I couldn’t really empathize with Violet’s troubles. Even so, I liked Violet’s determination and optimism and I rooted for them as a couple.
Violet’s dream is to become a doctor and health issues are featured heavily in the story. I’ve always been a fan of TV medical dramas so all the medical jargon put me in my happy place. I’m floored by the amount of research Emma Scott must have done.
The book could do with a bit more editing for logistics and some minor grammatical issues. There are several developments towards the very end that defy logic or probability and which left a sour taste in my mouth. However, I very much admired the characters and the enduring strength of their love.
The Girl in the Love Song kicks off the Lost Boys series quite nicely. I’m curious to learn more about Miller’s misfit friends.
Recommended for fans of:
Coming of age stories
Friends turned lovers
Medical dramas
Rock stars
About Emma Scott
Emma Scott writes romances with flawed characters, characters with artistic hearts: builders, poets, and writers of various makes and models. Emma loves to write book lovers; those who have found refuge, companionship, and escape in books, much as we all do in real life. She digs realism, honesty, authenticity in storytelling. She also loves to write about enduring love, soul-deep love, in as real a setting as possible, but with big smooshy HEAs. Emma believes in diversity, open-mindedness, and inclusion. She adores sweetness mixed with steam, love conquering all, and above all, hope. Love always wins.
This was SUCH an agnsty read, but I was in the mood for it when I read it, so i enjoyed it. Great review!