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is one of the most fun, wellwritten exploration and growthofcharacter books,

Read the full review sitelink blogspot. co This is NOT an M/M book, so I don't get why it's listed as such!! DNF'ed atmark I got approved for this on NetGalley withinhours and I have honestly never felt so validated as a gay book nerd I binge read this over the course of two days, and it was basically the equivalent of a giant bowl of caramel popcorn with chocolate drizzles.
Its sweet and fun and ICYMI these girls made my heart feel all warm and soft!!



The Love Song of Sawyer Bell is a quick, sweet f/f romance about two musicians falling in love during a summer tour.
Vix is the lead singer of her own band, and desperately in need of a new violinist, Sawyer is a Juilliard student looking for an escapea break in the monotony of an environment shes slowly come to despise, Its a summer of selfdiscovery for both of them, of honesty and friendship and romance, Theirs is a story about of following your passion and finding yourselfboth on and offstage,

Throughout the book, Gale does a fantastic job of addressing bi erasure, stereotypes, fetishization, and whole bunch of other issues, Vix is proudly bisexual, and speaks openly about her sexuality, She calls out strangers, acquaintances, and even people close to her on some of the problematic statements/assumptions they make, This is probably one of the most bipositive books Ive ever read, and it made my little bi heart v happy!!!! also: Jaxone of Vix and Sawyers other bandmatesis bi as well, and apparently there's gonna be a book about him so !!!!!! Sawyer is a lesbian, and only just starting to come out and explore her own sexuality.
I loved that she was given space to figure things out in an environment that supported herand that some of her more naive assumptions were corrected by other characters.


On the subject of tackling important issues, the story also addresses sexism in the music industrywhich is something Vix has struggled with over the course of her career.


The only aspect of the book that felt slightly iffy to me was the background ace rep, Connor, one of the other band members, is onthepage ace, Although its never specified whether hes aro as well, hes definitely presented as having no interest in romantic OR sexual relationships, As someone who identifies on the ace spectrum but not aro, this kinda read as equating asexuality and aromanticismwhich was frustrating, Asexuality is such a nuanced and diverse identity, and this rep felt sorta reductive, Again, Connor's sexuality is v much a background thing in regards to the overall story, but it did nag at me as something that needed clarification/better explanation, maybe in future books

Overall, this was a fun story about music and soft gay girls that I highly recommend to anyone looking for a good f/f romance! :

I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


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I'm reading too many books that are fucking with my head rn and I'm so down for a cute f/f romance between two musicians!!! I am a huge fan of M/M romance, and have wanted to dip a toe into F/F for a while, but it took this compelling, sweet, sexy, smart book to make me realize what I've been missing!

The Love Song of Sawyer Bell is a journey of discovery for Sawyer.
She's a musician who's lost the love of music, And that love is reawakened by Victoria "Vix" Vincent and her band, Chosen as replacement fiddler for the band tour, Sawyer quickly discovers all that touring life is aboutperforming, driving, sleeping little, more drivingbut she also discovers her sexuality, her true sexuality,and she's quickly discovering that her crush on Vix as a high school freshman isn't one sided.


Vix has been playing with her bandmates since she was justyears old, They've worked very hard to make their way in the music industry and their small success is not something she's willing to give up onnot even for love, Vix knows that Sawyer's just biding her time until she returns to Julliard to finish her senior year, so all Vix needs to do is deny, deny, deny the feelings manifesting inside her heart.


Man. This book. This book was amazing. I LOVED the slow burn development of Sawyer and Vix's relationshiploved their friendship that turned into a relationship, Loved their love for each other, even when they were scared of all that they were feeling, I finished The Love Song of Sawyer Bell in one sitting and I cannot wait for Jax's story in The Ballad of Whiskey Jack, Missy,Disclaimer: I received this free in return for an honest review from Netgalley, my thanks go to them and Riptide Publishing for the chance to read this.
The free book has not impacted on my ability to review this honestly and critically,

Read for the sitelinkURRNew Year's Reading Challenge prompt 'Rock Star Romance'

/Unexpectedly fantastic! I'm very wary of Netgalley books, having had some unfortunate experiences with clunky writing and dreadful editing in the past, so I started this with the trepidation from past experience in one ear and a five star recommendation from a trusted friend in the other.
Thank goodness I listened to the friend instead of past experience! It didn't hurt that Avon Gale is an accomplished author with a number of wellthought of books to her name.


I loved classicallytrained Sawyer with her cute dresses and cowboy boots she really stood out as the character I could best picture in my mind and as soon as Vix started taking pictures of her legs resting on the dashboard of the van I knew that that would be a fantastic album cover.
I can totally picture a pair of crossed legs, lower thigh to cowboy boots resting on the dash as the late afternoon sun comes streaming in the window as a terrific cover also, would have been great cover art for this book, imho.


I found Vix less easy to understand and empathise with, especially towards the end, When she refused to say anything to Sawyer about her doubts I was screaming at her that this was what was going to ruin the relationship and then look what almost happened.
But, the smoking cigarettes and weed were the scenes that most put me off the book and the individual characters doing the smoking maybe that's why I found myself relating to Sawyer the most, because she was the only one who didn't do either.
I understand that cigarettes, a little bit of marijuana and some drinking are things that are going to be included in a 'rock star' romance, but the cigarettes and marijuana are just two things that I'm never going to be okay with all I'll ever seen them as are death and a gateway drug that will eventually lead to death, respectively.


The sex was quite different from what I've read before, a lot more explaining about the mechanics and that there's no right and wrong, just what you like or don't than I'm used to not at all a bad thing because usually the more experienced partner just assumes they know exactly what to do with their new partner and does it perfectly the first time and that's not realistic.
I especially liked the way Vix rubbished the myths about bisexuality and the fact that just because she could be attracted to either sex didn't mean that she felt like she was missing out on something when she was with one or the other gender.
It also didn't mean that she couldn't be faithful to whichever gender she was with at the time,

I'm pretty new to F/F romance and not that long ago I read another book featuring an experienced bisexual and an inexperienced lesbian which portrayed the bisexual woman as promiscuous and unable to 'keep it in her pants' around any hot person she happened to come across.
She was pretty much a female jock without any sporting connotations who slept with anything and everything even though she had a crush on the lesbian, That was my first F/F and I loved it, I didn't know anything about bisexuality of either gender or the clichés that have been spread around about their lifestyle and so I was a bit horrified to learn that I had really enjoyed a book that promoted so much incorrect information about bisexuals.
Really glad to read one that was so full of positive messages and cliché destroying, Can't wait to read Jax's story next, I've wanted to read this book for some time now because I love Avon Gale's writing and how effortlessly diverse her books are, So, I guess I did go into this one with lot of expectations and the rating is also quite high on Goodreads, . and that's why I was quite sad to be disappointed,

This book is basically about Sawyer finding the courage to follow her dreams, discovering her sexuality and being honest with herself, There is an instanct connection between her and Vix which quickly develops into more and I loved how cute they were together, They had some very open conversations about their sexualities, about Vix being bisexual and how that makes people perceive her in a different light, what they expected from each other in and out of bed and I really liked that about them.
But suddenly when it was time for them to talk about the future of their relationship or the band and their feelings were each other, they completely shut off and make assumptions about each other and all of this no communication leads to a lot of misery and it just bugged me.


The conversations about bisexuality and lesbians and how they are incorrectly judged and perceived were quite interesting to read about, I also loved how Sawyer's coming out was just accepted and not made a big deal out of, The other band members are also diverse but it felt like tokenism to me, because they are never really fleshed out, Except a few funny incidents, we don't really get to know Kit or Connor a lot and Jeff is just that long time best friend and ex of Vix.
I would have loved to know more about the band dynamics and how they worked together,

Overall, this was a fun f/f romance and can be a good one time read, But I just felt it was missing a spark and I just couldn't connect to their

relationship, I felt like Sawyer and Vix would make good friends but I didn't get the intense love connection between them, I guess I was just expecting more, Previously, Id only read one of Avon Gales books, and I loved it, so I was really excited to get the chance to read something else shed written, I was not disappointed! In fact, this is probably my favorite adult F/F novel right now,

sitelinkRead the full review on my blog! As a longtime fan of Avon Gale, Im glad I gave her female/female romance, The Love Song of Sawyer Bell a try.
No surprise here, my faith in Ms, Gales skills as an author is well deserved, This novel is filled with strong, interesting characters, clever and witty banter, and a story which held my attention throughout, A combo of sweet and sexy romance and incredibly fun band scenes, I thoroughly enjoyed this one,

Taking a break from the demands of Julliard, violinist Sawyer Bell answers a call to audition for an indie altrock band, The bandmates cant believe their luck, not only is Sawyers fiddle playing amazing, shes also a great fit for their band, Added bonus This is Sawyers dream come true: performing with her highschool crush, Victoria “Vix” Vincent,

It doesnt take long for the attraction to spark between Vix and Sawyer, What starts as purely physical soon becomes a promising friendship, and finally grows into a deep and very compelling connection, I dont have to tell Avon Gale fans that she writes a scintillating sex scene, and the physical relationship between Sawyer and Vix is scorching, Add in Sawyers complete lack of experience, and Vixs gentle guidance well, Sawyers induction into the world of lesbian sex is spectacular,

A good portion of The Love Song of Sawyer Bell is centered around Vixs band, The behind the scenes drama is lively, and the settings of the band performing are very entertaining, Anyone who enjoys watching live music, especially fans of altindie bands, are going to enjoy this part of the novel,

Avon Gales trademark humor and wit come through loud and clear in the interactions between the bandmates, Their squabbles had me laughing, and details of their past history add entertaining insight to the dynamic between the band members,

It was a treat to experience The Love Song of Sawyer Bell as an audiobook, Performed by Ariela Crow and Lauren Sweet, they do a marvelous job of infusing emotion as the characters process everything that happens, Im glad this one was done with two narrators, as Vix and Sawyer are vibrant ladies, total opposites and I enjoyed how the narrators brought them to life,

As a devout fan of Avon Gale, I hope she plans to revisit this genre soon, Her light and funny romances are just as compelling as her darker stories, and now that Ive finally given The Love Song of Sawyer Bell a go, I hope I dont have to wait long for more!.