
This Song Is (Not) For You
The Coming of Age Friends to Lovers Sensation from the Author of If He Had Been With Me
Laura Nowlin(Author)
Sourcebooks Fire (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-4642-1878-1 (ISBN)
Description
From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling If He Had Been With Me comes a captivating coming of age novel about navigating - and protecting - the loves and friendships that sustain us.
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"Music is the second most important thing," I say. That was something my mother would always say. We've stopped saying it out loud, but I think it all the same.
The most important thing is love.
Ramona fell for Sam the moment she met him. It was like she had known him forever. He's one of the few constants in her life, and their friendship is just too important to risk for a kiss. Though she really wants to kiss him...
Sam loves Ramona, but he would never expect her to feel the same way - she's too quirky and cool for someone like him. Still, they complement each other perfectly, both as best friends and as a band.
Then they meet Tom. Tom makes music too, and he's the band's missing piece. The three quickly become inseparable. Except Ramona's falling in love with Tom. But she hasn't fallen out of love with Sam either. How can she be true to her feelings and herself without losing the very relationships that make her heart sing?
This Song is (Not) for You is an important novel about the complexities of friends-to-lovers romances, exploring often-overlooked dynamics with sensitivity, precision and a compelling grit that's simply unputdownable. Fans of young adult romance and music-themed novels will not want to miss this!
Tropes
Coming of Age
Friends to Lovers
Polyamory
Also by Laura Nowlin:
If He Had Been With Me
If Only I Had Told Her
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"Music is the second most important thing," I say. That was something my mother would always say. We've stopped saying it out loud, but I think it all the same.
The most important thing is love.
Ramona fell for Sam the moment she met him. It was like she had known him forever. He's one of the few constants in her life, and their friendship is just too important to risk for a kiss. Though she really wants to kiss him...
Sam loves Ramona, but he would never expect her to feel the same way - she's too quirky and cool for someone like him. Still, they complement each other perfectly, both as best friends and as a band.
Then they meet Tom. Tom makes music too, and he's the band's missing piece. The three quickly become inseparable. Except Ramona's falling in love with Tom. But she hasn't fallen out of love with Sam either. How can she be true to her feelings and herself without losing the very relationships that make her heart sing?
This Song is (Not) for You is an important novel about the complexities of friends-to-lovers romances, exploring often-overlooked dynamics with sensitivity, precision and a compelling grit that's simply unputdownable. Fans of young adult romance and music-themed novels will not want to miss this!
Tropes
Coming of Age
Friends to Lovers
Polyamory
Also by Laura Nowlin:
If He Had Been With Me
If Only I Had Told Her
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Sourcebooks, Inc
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 14 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
250 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4642-1878-1 (9781464218781)
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Laura Nowlin
This Song Is (Not) For You
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Laura Nowlin is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling and TikTok sensation If He Had Been with Me and If Only I Had Told Her. She holds a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing from Missouri State University. Laura lives in St. Louis with her family.