As soon as I saw a new S.A. Domingo book on NetGalley I knew I had to request it. Love, Secret Santa was such a cute book and I really like Domingo’s writing style.

This book did not disappoint, and I ended up loving Love on The Main Stage more than Love, Secret Santa. I ended staying up into the early hours because I was desperate to finish this book! It was so light-hearted and honestly adorable.

Nova is a brilliant main character, she is realistic and incredibly relatable, struggling with her future and what she wants to do. I mean what 16 year old didn’t go through that?! I also loved Nova’s relationship with her best friend Gemma. They both have each other’s backs and it honestly everything.

My only qualm with this book is that I would have liked to have seen what happened after and if Nova did end up pursuing a musical career. I felt that a lot of this book was focused on how she wasn’t sure whether she was going to take that leap and how nervous she was but then we never got the answer.

Love on the Main Stage is a cute read that flowed seamlessly, packed full with diversity, music, festivals and food that will have you hungry throughout! This is the perfect summer book, especially for teens and young adults! I cannot wait to read what Domingo writes next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Hachette Children's Group for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Aw this book was everything, I loved the inclusion of the music festivals, the music roots and the inclusion of the food was a pleasant surprise. All the characters were pleasant I liked all of them apart from Nate, Novas ex he was pointless and irritating. But overall the story was well done, nicely recommend definitely recommend!

This wasn't the best read but let's start with the positives. I loved the setting! I've been loving music themes in my reads recently so this was super up my street. I also really liked most of the characters, especially Gemma - she was so likeable and sweet and just all around a great way to brighten up the mood of the book. But she also had a deeper level to her and some family drama which I really liked. Nova's family were extremely sweet and great too read. I also really liked Sam. He was funny, caring and super patient. All his actions were super logical and I felt sorry for him being lumped with Nova. I really got a sense of the importance of family from this. It was clearly very central to every characters life and I enjoyed reading that cause I'm close with my family too. Not every family is perfect and this book got that across really well in a way that wasn't forced or offensive. It also had some decently funny moments so that gets some upvotes in my eyes.

And now for the elements, I didn't like. There were really only two real issues I had with this book, that ultimately really ruined it for me. Firstly, I really disliked the main character Nova. After been cheated on she was very untrusting and jealous to characters that hadn't done anything to deserve this treatment; which I didn't like reading, it honestly made me feel uncomfortable at times. Coupled with this she was completely clueless about the deception going on around her. This ties into my second reason for disliking the book, it had no intrigue. I guessed the plot twist exactly after only 30%. It made it super dull to read because I knew what was coming and there were no surprises. This ties back into Nova because she's completely untrusting of everyone and yet she lets this extremely obvious plot twist fly right by - I do not by that. It felt fake and manufactured to further the books progress. Just not great.
My last gripe...that's not really a gripe but more of a personal vendetta is that Nova loved Frida Kahlo and as someone who was forced to study her art for years it only made me dislike Nova more. To be honest, at that point there wasn't anything Nova could have done to redeem herself.

Overall it wasn't my favourite read but there was definitely some redeemable features - mainly Gemma and her well-founded love of glitter and books.

Nova and her family are heading to the Isle Of Wight for Island Rocks music festival with their fusion food truck along with Nova's best mate Gemma.

Only while there aspiring songwriter Nova meets Sam, a musician who she falls for as they spend more and more time together only he's evasive about his family telling her little and being secretive despite him being a bit with her friends and family.

Can the couple survive when his situation is revealed to Nova in a big way?

I loved this book, the festival setting was great as we see the couple come together so naturally and her family's trouble but how they stay positive through it which is a good way to be through bad times. It was a lovely light read about teen love and friendship as well as showing how you should follow your dreams and not give up!

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

If you are, or you have, a teen who enjoys reading, this would be THE PERFECT summer read. There is nothing overly dramatic about it, it's just a lovely, gentle romance with very little drama. Set around the festival circuit, Nova's story is not only adorable, but it'll also make you super hungry!!

Nova's passion for the environment, music and the love of her friends was lovely to read about. Her and Gemma's friendship is what I'm sure we all aspired to as teens, always having each others backs and looking out for one another. Sam was a suitably adorable love interest, and the little mystery around his identity was a fun little element to the story. He supported Nova beautifully, and aside from him hiding a few truths from her, it was great to see him lifting her up.

I really liked the addition of the food truck, aside from making me crave Caribbean cuisine, it added a new dynamic to how you view festivals. I thought Nova's family were amazing, and loved all the scenes that her parents featured in. The London references were also a welcome addition, and I enjoyed seeing my city in the pages.

If you get to sit on the beach this summer, or by a pool, I can highly recommend this one. I thought Love, Secret Santa was adorable, and Love On the Main Stage follows closely in it's footsteps. 4 glittery (eco-glitter of course) stars from me.

Love on the Main Stage is the perfect summer read, it will sweep you away in to a world of festivals, music, love, angst and a little bit of intrigue. It's a really fun read that will have you longing to go to a festival.