Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I couldn't put this book down – absolutely loved it.

Avery & Lucas
Pop Star
Cowboys
Slow burn
Forced Proximity

This one is such a good book!

Avery is a pop singer who runs away to her estranged Grandma in Oklahoma, after a bad decision leaves her fans turning against her.

I love seeing Avery discover more about her Native American roots and the development journey that we go on with her!

Lucas is such a great character! I love him and the banter! This one had me laughing so many times!

if you love small town x pop single, this one is for you!!

I would never say I'm not susceptible to book trends, but so far, I've struggled getting into cowboy romances. But with Danica Nava's new book, I've finally found one I loved! I can honestly say I think all of the cowboy romance fans need to pick this one up.

First off, I loved the combination of a cowboy and celebrity romance. There's an element of grumpy x sunshine present at first when Avery and Lucas meet, but one of my favourite things about this book was how easily and naturally Lucas adjusted his initial opinion of Avery once he actually got to know her. Avery is someone who's messed up but trying to learn and do better, and I loved seeing how much space she was given to grow and explore. Rather than judging her and writing her off as a bad person, her new-found community, including Lucas and her grandmother, always saw her as a flawed human being capable of growth.

This was such a great cowboy romance. I loved the initial set up and immediately fell in love with Avery and as rooting for her to find her voice from the get go. The banter between her and Lucas was amazing, I laughed out loud at multiple points throughout this book and it was almost always during the interactions between those two. The slow burn of their romance was so beautifully done and I loved the way that it all came together. The side characters were also great and you really got a sense of the community in Broken Arrow. Bonus, there were sassy horses.

This was a lovely story, and I especially loved the Native American representation which we don't often see. I enjoyed the setting and plot however, the writing often told the story rather than showed it (a lot of: this happened and then this, and then this). This took my head out of the story and prevented me from fully enjoying it.

Thank you so much to Headline for the arc via NetGalley and for giving me the opportunity to share my honest thoughts on the book.

Love is a War Song follows Avery Fox who is a pop star who gets cancelled following a photoshoot. She escapes to her estranged grandmother, Lottie’s ranch in Oklahoma. Avery is Muscogee and she meets Lucas Iron Eyes at the ranch. Lucas takes an instant dislike to Avery but they are forced to work together to save the ranch.

This was okay. The beginning was intriguing and I think this is such an important romance novel simply due to it being by an indigenous author and being about Native American characters. I liked the musical element although I do think the cancelling came about a bit too quick. The romance was fine. I will say I’m not the biggest fan of this authors writing but I do appreciate this simply due to it being about Muscogee culture and it did have some interesting things to say on what it means to be native.

A Muscogee pop star goes back to her roots in Oklahoma and falls in love with a cowboy who works at her grandmothers ranch. This was so cute and I thought Lucas and Avery were so good together in the end.