Heartstrings, Ali Novak
Heartstrings, Ali Novak
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Heartstrings

Author: Ali Novak

Narrator: Renée Chambliss

Unabridged: 9 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/07/2025

Synopsis

Who cares about being a fan favorite when you've found someone who's there just for you? Indigo, AKA "Indie" loves the art of special effects makeup and sometimes wonders if making monsters and zombies could be more than a hobby. But her sister, Violet, is a TV actress whose career has blown up big and become its own kind of monster. It's affected everything: their parents have split, their dad's too busy being Violet's manager, and Indie's on her own as she agonizes over her music school application.Even worse, she's just been drafted into being her sister's personal assistant for a weekend.But Indie is about to meet someone who can relate: Xander Jones, the boyishly sweet guitarist of the world famous band the Heartbreakers, who constantly plays second fiddle to the band's bigger personalities. At a hectic comic con where she's fetching bottled water for her sister, Indie and Xander meet behind the scenes and hit it off.Indie knows Xander deserves to step out of the shadows. What if she could find the courage to do the same, by defying others' expectations of her and making a new path for herself? And what if she and Xander could become more than friends?

About Ali Novak

Ali Novak is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's creative writing program. She wrote her debut novel, My Life with the Walter Boys, at the age of fifteen. Since then, her work has received more than 150 million hits online. When she isn't writing, Ali enjoys Netflix marathons, traveling with her husband, and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anita on December 09, 2021

I thinks this could be my favorite one of the series, I loved the history between Xander and Indie, it was beautiful I couldn’t put my phone down, I’m really looking forward to read the publish version I tried to resist and read it when it was released but I couldn’t. Anyways this book was the best......more

Goodreads review by sam (nesta's version) on October 15, 2025

3.5 stars *A special thank you to Netgalley and Sourcebooks Fire for early access to this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.* These books are so easy to read. Like, I just barreled through each of them. Now, they aren't bad and they aren't phenomenal. Hence the 3 star rat......more

Goodreads review by Aish on December 21, 2025

This is truly one of my favorite YA series. Being back in the Heartbreakers world was truly heart-warming - it was like I never left and while I still stand by my opinion that the first book is the best (lifelong Stella and Oliver fan here), this book is a close second. I loved Xander and Indie's ch......more

Goodreads review by Billee on October 06, 2025

This was such a lovely YA. Teenage against. Will they, won't they. Sibling rivalry. Parental frustrations. Moments of wanting to shake the FMC. Mixture of emotions felt while reading this. Definitely enjoyed it and will read more Ali Novak works. Thank you to NetGalley and Ali Novak for giving me th......more

Goodreads review by Burden on January 27, 2026

I'll be a Galaxy Rider to the end <3......more

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