REVIEW: Paint Our Song by Maia Kinley (Cloverlily #1)

- October 28, 2024

PAINT OUR SONG

Cloverlily - Book One

by Maia Kinley

Release Date: October 22, 2024

Review

Debut novel by Maia Kinley is definitely off to a great start. I really enjoyed the writing style, setting, and characters, including some really well developed side characters. It’s a slow burn between Calvin, an introverted musician going through a rocky time and Miles, an artist coming home to help dig the family Inn out of debt.

They are both likeable guys, Calvin more so. I’m thankful for his bandmates Chase and Gil who are the most amazing friends, who would burn the world down for Calvin. And Calvin deserves that. I wanted more of that from Miles.

I did like Miles, he was kind and had his own struggles and losses that shaped him, but he was also very self-obsessed. Not in a superficial way, rather he was always thinking about how something affected him, what he wanted, needed, etc, and he never really grew out of that habit. But it wasn’t enough to turn me off, just kept me from completely falling for him.

I enjoyed their relationship; the way they fed each other's art was beautiful.

I will definitely be coming back for more.

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Synopsis

Miles Curtis, a painter, owes his success to the popular band Cloverlily. Their music helped him get out of a slump many years ago, and he’s been a huge fan ever since. When he temporarily moves back home to help his family’s inn, he finds out that their guitarist, Calvin Lowe, is staying in one of their rooms.

Calvin, who turns out to be very quiet and withdrawn, is currently dealing with his band’s break-up. He makes it clear from the onset that he’s here to keep to himself. When he finds out that Miles is the painter he’s been wanting to meet, he seems more annoyed than anything else.

The two of them clash from the onset, but it doesn’t take that long for both of them to figure out that they have more in common than they initially thought–including being fans of each other’s work for years.

Paint Our Song is an m/m romance for those who love slow burns, opposites attract, strangers-to-lovers, and small-town novels.

About Maia Kinley

Maia Kinley is an MM romance indie writer who likes slow burns, chaotic characters, and lots and lots of yearning. When not binging books or tv shows, she's at her full-time job daydreaming about books or tv shows. Or inhaling coffee.

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