Review: Like A Love Song by Gabriela Martins

Like A Love Song was fun, cute, and diverse.

It follows Natalie, who is a famous Brazilian singer, whose breakup is broadcasted live to millions of people during an award show. As a way to fix her image, she enters a fake relationship with an indie actor.

Like mentioned before, it was a cute YA novel. And from the beginning, it grabs your attention. Both Nati and William are well fleshed out and interesting characters. Also, both are likable. And despite them getting off to a rocky start, I really enjoyed their journey to becoming a real couple.

I think my favorite thing about this book was Nati’s character development. It was great to see her embracing her heritage and becoming a stronger version of herself towards the end. It really elevated the book for me. 

With all that being said, I do wish the characters had been a little bit older. They are teenagers, and I feel like most story aspects would have worked better or not felt as overly dramatic if they had been a little older. Also, I really wished that Nati’s ex-boyfriend, Trent, hadn’t been as prominent in the story after the breakup.  He felt cartoonist and very annoying to the point where his scenes were a low point.

Final Thoughts

Like A Love Song is an entertaining story filled with diverse characters and a fun love story.