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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series – Book 1) By Maria Watts – Review By Melissa Agena

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adored this book! The Sound of Love by Maria Watts takes you on a journey back to being a teenager at the height of boy bands. It was so reminiscent of when I was that age and going to boy band concerts. However, this story is one that any girl would have loved to have experienced. Nina, a 16 year old girl from Southampton, England is absolutely infatuated with “The Funky Guys.” Nina is utterly in love with Chris, one of the guys in the band. Somehow Nina was able to get ahold of Chris via the phone and they end up talking every day for hours leading up to Nina’s first pop concert ever! Once she and Chris meet it was magical. That is until Nina gets a taste of what it is like for Chris and the world he lives in. Somehow she gets sucked into going on tour with the guys. So for three weeks she sees what it’s really like living as a pop star and how relationships actually work. This is such a great coming of age book. The story seemed so real, like if were actually a factual story. There is a bit of the spicy sexy stuff but again, this is a coming of age book. However, the author did a really good job with all the writing and the descriptions of things. I truly loved all the characters and they worked so well together. I do wish there was an epilogue unless the author is going to make this book into a series, which I really hope that she does!

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The Sound of Love ( The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Star
The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1 ) By Maria Watts is the first book in this series. Who hasn’t had a major crush on a Pop Star, or just a crush on a member of a Band? I know I have and still do.I had a feeling how this story might go.Oh boy did I have it wrong. This is my first Book by this author and it started out a bit slow but once I got into it I couldn’t put it down. Theres excitement, some sadness and parts of it had me frustrated. This story is about a young woman who falls for a pop star.Nina is sixteen years old who has a crush on a Pop Star. She’s counting down the days till she gets to see him in concert. These two form a friendship and talk everyday. Chris asks her to go on tour with them.Life on the road is rough.Can she survive? Is he worth losing everything for? Is it really love or just the crush? Find out by grabbing this book,I recommend it.i look forward to reading more from this.

Review by @ddaugh35

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series) by Maria Watts – Review by Sunday Barnaby

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love by Maria Watts
Four Stars

The Sound of Love is the first book in The Sound series by Maria Watts. This is the first book I have read by this author, but definitely won’t be the last. This book had me hooked from the very first page and I couldn’t put it down until I read the last. This is not your typical rockstar romance, it shows the good and bad side of following and being involved with a boy band. This story features Nina, who has a giant crush on the lead singer of The Funky Guys, Chris Mulligan. When she accidentally get the chance to meet him, and they have chemistry, thing progress from there. As Nina follows Chris out on the road, choices must be made, but she is young and Nina struggles with new experiences trust issues.
I enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read the next book in this series.

Reviewed by @sunbarn

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The Sound of Love (The Sound series #1) by Maria Watts – Review by Emily Walsh

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The Sound of Love (The Sound series #1)The Sound of Love
By: Maria Watts
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love (The Sound series #1) by Maria Watts was a okay read that shows a different side of the teen crushes, and the dreamy boy bands of the 90’s.

My first read by this author, I didn’t know what I was getting into. Though I read YA, it’s more fantasy, dystopian and paranormal. I don’t read much of the contemporary romance types. And this book again showed me why I don’t dwell much into that genera. Why? Well like others I have read, there is a bit of a unrealism to it, yes I know it’s fiction, but if you don’t have some semblance of realisisim for a story, that’s set in the real world, then it makes the story feel silly and unconnecting. And for me, parts of this tale were just that.

The first half of this book was great. Now I wasn’t sold of the whole “I was giving the wrong number, so I punched in some random ones, and low and behold, it worked!” So yeah that was, so far-fetched that it was cringe worthy, but, I put it aside cause Nina and Chris’s conversation were very interesting, fun and sweet. Nina called Christ out on his BS, and Christ was learning about what being a normal teen is like. It reminded me of the days, before internet, and social media. There was almost a cute innocents to it, that just warmed your heart.

Then, she met him, things weren’t as they were one the phone. I’m not going to say what, cause I don’t want to ruin the story. But there’s a personality shift, and frankly, it blindsided me. We spent so much time learning about someone, that who wasn’t not only who Nina thought, but me. But at the same time, I know why it was done, and I’m going to give the authors propbs, for leading both of us stray. Bravo.

And that’s where I’m going to leave this review. It’s one of those books where I have just as many likes as dislikes, and I don’t’ want to go down a rabbit hole. So let’s just end this with my overall impression.

As a whole, this book isn’t bad. It matches its target audiences, the writing is smooth, professionally well crafted and, has a very nice rhythm to it. I liked how even though I had problems with scenes, or plot points, the writing kept me well engaged and pulled into the story. I truly believe this is a good book to give your teen to read, especially if they’re currently obsessed with a band or singer. It will show them what goes on once the lights of the stage goes off and that mask of perfect is stripped away.

In ending, this books gets my recommendation and gets my approval

Happy Reading

Review by @eawalsh

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Erica Fish

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love is the first book in the series by Maria Watts. Her characters are fully developed. There is a female main character Nina who we follow in her life choices the good and the bad. This story is a about Nina who is a Southampton’s girl. Her life was an easy line. She was a typical teenager who has a crush on a lead singer. Chris happens to be the lead singer that Nina has a crush on. At the concert she attended she got the phone number of the lead singer. They formed a relationship between phone calls and text messages. Relationships are hard enough for high school girls and now add long distance relationship to the mix. Will Nina and Chris ever become a couple? If they do become a relationship what will the tone be? It is a story of teen crushes, road trips, and hard life situations. I really like this coming of age book and I would recommend this book to everyone (especially if you have girls).

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The Sound of Love (The Sound series Book 1) By Maria Watts – Review by Katie Kearney

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love (The Sound series Book 1) By Maria Watts. Just when you think having all your dreams come true would make life perfect, this story gives readers a look at the other side of that coin when reality hit. I really enjoyed this story even though it was a bit far fetched, but that’s the thing with fiction you can do whatever you’d like. But it’s not the idea of the story that’s hard to believe just a few of the things that happened. Most girls have a boy band favorite and dream about the day that they’ll come sweep us off our feet. But as Nina finds out in this book there’s always pros and cons to dreams becoming reality. We watch Nina and Chris grow in this story, at times I forgot I was reading and just wanted to smack them but over all I really liked the characters and the storyline. It’s well written and paced nicely never feeling rushed or dragging. I read well into the night. If you’re looking for a teenager romance that’s a bit different pick this one up. I’m giving this book a four star review.

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The Sound of Love (The Sound series #1) by Maria Watts – Review by Sheri Schrader

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love by Maria Watts is the first book in The Sound series. The story is about a teen girl, Nina, who is head over heels a boy band and somehow meets one of the members, Chris. This story is set in the 1990’s when boy bands were really a big deal. The two have an instant connection and she ends up traveling on tour with the band. Of course, this leads to all sorts of highs and lows.
I thought I would like this more because of the nostalgia but the story seemed very far fetched to me. Nina is sixteen and naive. I cannot think of any parent that would let their teen daughter travel with a bunch of hormonal boys on her own. This is not for younger teens but I think older teens would enjoy. Also, it is a bit of a cautionary tale of young love. Overall, a fairy tale romance with some reality thrown in here and there.

Reviewed by @sherimichelle1

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The Sound Of Love, The Sound Series Book 1 by Maria Watts – Review by Felicia Bates

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Sound Of Love (The Sound Series Book 1)
Maria Watts
5 out of 5 stars

I never should have started this in the middle of the night. While I would never choose to pick up a book I didn’t think would interest me, I never expected to be so enthralled in this storyline that I would need to stay up for “just one more chapter” over and over again from the very first page.
When the book began it was a different feel for me as our main character is young and her narration came off as such. Quickly I became more comfortable with Nina and well, I soon needed to know what was going to happen next.
As the book progressed I found myself struggling to like Chris as a character, he was infuriating and his relationship with Nina was the same. Somehow
though, I was still drawn to the two of them, I feel like the first several chapters gave us a good sense of who Chris and Nina are without the influence of fame, and despite the trials and tribulations they endured through the lense of fame the character development was so strong that you wanted to see them through. I am
surprised by the role that Nina’s parents play
throughout this story with the picture that was painted of them as parents at the beginning of the novel, but really that is just an opinion and has no real influence on the strength of the book.
I would be curious to see what happened after this story ended, and I would love to have more of Nathan’s character. Overall I loved The Sound Of Love, it was intriguing yet frustrating, once I started I needed to see it through with as little stopping as I could. It’s indicated that this is the first book in The Sound Series so I will definitely be looking for
more to come.

@fnbates

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series #1) by Maria Watts ~ Review by Liz Vrchota

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was my first time reading anything from Maria Watts. I was drawn into the idea of this surrounding a band and its teenage fans in the 90’s because, well the 90’s rocked, and I grew up in the prime of the 90’s, at least most of my middle school and younger high school years were the later 90’s. I figured I would be able to relate to the main character quite a bit along the way. I was for the most part, in first half of the book, correct. Then I was so wrong.

The concept here was good. It was well developed. We all as young girls, no matter the decade, had boyband posters plastered on our walls. We often dreamed of a chance encounter where we could run off with said dream boy and live out this fantasy. We also knew that the chance of this were highly unlikely. HIGHLY. This was a bit farfetched for me. Even for a novel. I get that sometimes miracles and freak things happen, but this was a stretch, a big stretch. I wrote that off as some creative writing though. Knocked it down to a four-star in my head right around there and kept going. I didn’t really hit me to a point where I couldn’t keep reading.

Then, we get to this part where our MC, Nina goes on tour with her dream boy, Chris. Nina is sixteen. Maybe it is because now I am a mother, but no way in hades am I letting my sixteen year old go on tour just like that. Most certainly not with an eighteen year old, who is hormonal and has the whole world in his hands and at his disposal. Nope. It was just all so farfetched that I could not get into the story. I wanted to, but I couldn’t no matter how hard I tried. I would like to see a rewrite with some more of a moral to the story. Maybe it was something I missed because I was hung up on the, this is impossible, and I need to reread it. Not something that I have ruled out by any means, but something to consider.

Review by @lizaileen
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The Sound of Love by Maria Watts – Review by Michelle Austin

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love was a great 5 star read.

Chris is the lead singer of the band The Funky Boys, Nina ends up finding Chris’s phone # and they start to talk all the time on the phone and grow closer. As they get to know each other she finds herself being pulled into his world. When Chris’s band comes to her area their connection is overwhelming.

She ends up going on tour with Chris and his band and see what his life entails. It’s definitely not what she had pictured. Can she deal with the groupies and the hectic life of a Rockstar? Can these two make things work or will Nina go back to her own world?

There is so much to The Sound of Love that really pulled me in. To read about their journey and the realizations that Nina has about life. Chris is torn, he wants Nina but he doesn’t want to change.

Nina she was the innocent that gets pulled into a shocking and wild lifestyle. She would allow Chris to hurt her over and over again and still go back. Chris at times was not nice and I wanted to smack him quite a few times. He was spoiled due to the quick rise in fame and I think he felt entitled.

The thing about this story that pulled me in is that this is two are teenagers discovering their first love, they both come from totally different worlds. I was pulled right in with their story. And who hasn’t fantasized about going on tour with her rocker crush? oh my what I wouldn’t do for that. What a dream. 1-click and find out for yourself. Thank you Maria Watts for a good read that brought back memories and fantasies for me.

Reviewed by @mab54615

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Maura Harper

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Pros:

Author wrote a very well thought out story.

Characters are defined and you know the role they take in the story.

Realism in the writing. Characters are age appropriate in their insecurities and moodiness.

Author wrote in great detail so there was no wondering what was going on in a scene.

Cons:

Realism in the writing. Characters are age appropriate in their insecurities and moodiness.

Author wrote in great detail so there was no wondering what was going on in a scene. A three week span took 400+ pages.

While this is book 1 in the series, it’s been a few years and book 2 doesn’t appear to be written.

Every rock star cliche is in this story. If my younger cousins were looking for a story in the rock star genre, I would add this book to the list.

Review by @mauraharper

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Tracy Wilkin

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love is book one in the Sound series by Maria Watts. As a new author to me, I went in with an open mind. I am so glad I did. The writing style was enchanting and really, really difficult to put down.

Nina and Chris. What to say about my feelings for these two. Put simply, frustrating yet so totally enjoyable. It was like stepping back in time to my teenage years. The same newness, the same uncertainty, the same blind innocence, the same narrow minded attitude, the same emotions, the same struggle with interpreting these unfamiliar amd scary feelings. I wanted to shale these two one minute, and hug them the next. It was a very realistic insight into a teenagers first love. Their lack of maturity and dramatic interpretation on just about every situation made this impossible to be away from. Their desire for one another was palpable, but inexperience made them unable to cope with these complex and overwhelming emotions. But heavens it was so good, I was a bit bewildered by just how much I loved this story.

Maria Watts is the ultimate in first love romance, and I am so very excited to read more of this series. 5 stars.

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Heather Bahm

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The first book in the Sound series, The Sound of Love, by Maria Watts is more than just a teenage romance. It is loaded with a roller coaster of events that make life anything but simple. Maria Watts exhibits powerful writing talent within the few several chapters. She has created characters that are in the midst of emerging and working to find themselves. The story starts innocently and from there the story begins to build upon itself making thing more in depth and not necessarily straight forward
I wasn’t ready for this story to end, wanting more and to know what was coming on the horison. Maria Watts has created a series/book worthy of reading not only for the journey, but the emotional tie that will come with it

Reviewed by @hbahm

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The Sound of Love by Maria Watts – Review by Jenni Bishop

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love by Maria Watts is a well written story that is frustrating and  infuriating, but one that you have to know how it ends. Our main character Chris is a  heart breaking member of a boy band that you love along with everybody else. Nina is a  naive schoolgirl with a good life set out in front of her. It is a story about falling in love  for the first time, but the further into the story I got the more I found that all that  glitters is not gold and all is not as it seems.

Reviewed by @jennadb

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series Book 1) by Maria Watts – Review by Heather Bass

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book that I have read from this author and wow she blew me away. I absolutely love rockstar romance but this story exceeded all my expectations. This talented author made these characters come to life with her writing. This is the first book in The Sound series. These characters kept me up at all hours of the night. It only took me a few hours to devour this incredible book.

Nina Bains is your typical teenage. She is a good student and is a very good daughter. Nina doesn’t like any boys expect her dream love Chris Mulligan from the number one boy band of Funky Guys. She is absolutely in love with him. Nina is shocked when she finds out that one of her friends gives her Chis’s number. They start to get to know each other and when he comes into her town her life changes. Next thing she knows she is going on the road with her dream man. She quickly realizes that not everything is glitz and glamor for the rich and famous. Nine is caught into his world so much she starts to question everything she believes in. Will Nina be able to handle the rockstar life or will she realize that she doesn’t belong?

I absolutely loved this book. The storyline has it all romance, struggles, and finding yourself. You will absolutely fall in love with these characters right from the beginning. Nina is a beautiful teenager that is trying to find out who she is. She is a sweetheart but she doesn’t let anyone walk on her. Chris is your handsome band heart throb that has a good heart. He loves his life but he also wants more than just fame. These characters have some steamy scenes that will make your temperature rise. This talented author will keep you at the edge of your seat until the end. I absolutely loved the ending. I can’t wait to meet the rest of this wonderful band.

Review by @heatherbass
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The Sound of Love (The Sound series #1) by Maria Watts – Review by Jana Teppih

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I started reading and the first chapter build my expectations very high. I kept reading and … got more and more frustrated… I kept shaking my head and thinking to myself what the heck… and then, I put myself into the shoes of a 16-year-old sheltered girl who gets pulled into this crazy narcissistic life that seems so fascinating and cool on the pages of a tabloid but in reality is something completely different.
I loved how Maria Watts took the naïve Nina through the steps one needs to take when growing up, the contradictions, the peer/partner pressure, sticking with your principles, insecurity, self-esteem … we could go on and on. I think that Nina could actually be a sort of a role model to those young boy band fans as she is crazy about Chris (and has feelings for Nathan that she is in denial about) and wants to get to know him better and on a deeper lever but still sticking to her guns and not succumbing to the pressure (to have sex).
I did not like Chris very much as he was the stereotypical narcissist hyped boy band member who feels he is entitled to whatever he wants, though we did not get to know a lot what his story is, how he got to where he was… we could share his confusion and his abusiveness but there was no clear progression or growth and maybe it was not needed as for me the story was more about Nina and her self-discovery and growth and the Chris served more like a landscape that it happened on.
I wish that every girl who has a poster of a handsome guy on their bedroom wall (ceiling) and dream about him, would read this book as I think it gives a good glimpse into the reality and they could learn a lot from Nina without needing to suffer so much themselves.

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The Sound of Love (The Sound Series #1) by Maria Watts – Review by Tracy Manderson

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Sound of Love by Maria Watts
4out of 4 stars
This is the first book that I have read by Ms. Watts and I didn’t know if I liked the story or hated the story. This book makes you keep reading, and the story makes you absolutely frustrated, then it makes you laugh, and maybe even cry. I loved the ninety’s and the boy bands some of the music today stinks compared to the ninety’s.
The story starts off nice and sweet and then you watch them grow and we see them exploring more mature and darker issues.
Nina Bains is a normal schoolgirl from Southampton. She is a typical teenager going to school, hanging out with her friends and fantasizing about Chris Mulligan, one of the lead singers of the Funky Guys.
Nina has the chance to meet and get to know Chris personally. They fall in love and their two worlds collide with such a force that Nina is knocked out of her everyday life before she even realizes what is happening. As she is drawn more and more into Chris’ world, she suddenly finds herself on tour with a boy band phenomenon in a whirlwind of fancy hotels, tour buses, venues, fans, groupies and music. Soon she realizes all that glitters is not gold and she has to question everything she once believed in.

Can Chris and Nina understand the meaning of love? Will she risk everything to love Chris? Will Nina become something she doesn’t like while on the road?
The characters where written well and the way Ms. Watts wrote Nina’s character was real she was intelligent and mature for her age. I was Nina once I fantasized about my favorite boy band and I probably do the same thing Nina did.
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Tracy Manderson

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