Heartstrings: Book 3 in the Sensational Young Adult Romance Series

by Ali Novak

Genres: Romance

416 pages, Paperback

Published October 7, 2025

About the author

Ali Novak is a Wisconsin native and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s creative writing program. She started writing her debut novel My Life with the Walter Boys when she was only fifteen. Her work has received more than 150 million reads online.

When she isn’t writing, Ali enjoys Netflix marathons, traveling with her husband Jared, and reading any type of fantasy novel she can get her hands on. You can follow her on Wattpad, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat @fallzswimmer.

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Reviews

[yasmin⭑.ᐟ (semi-ia due to parents) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars 💟

i'm kinda lazy to write a review, so bear w/ me hahahaha.

anyways, i'll rlly liked the plot of this book, it has it all! boyband shenanigans, comic con as a meet-cute, discussion of family relationships, and a cute + clean relationship between the FMC & MMC!!!!

and i forgot to mention that he plays GUITAR!!!! and he's a blonde w/ GLASSES!?!?!? 😍

all in all, 100% recommend!!!! 💕

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pre-read ִֶָ𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ🎥་༘࿐
yes, yes, i said i was gonna start my brs when i finished "bad blood," but my school librarian had books that weren't catalogued yet! so, yours truly saw this book's cover, and caught my eye! 😌

[Sophie Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

No comment. I love these boys so much.

[Trinity · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had the same feeling and light hearted vibes as the first two! I do wish we got more romance in this, as I feel like alot of this book was more about Indigo and her sister. And even that, the entire premise was kinda eye roll worthy, but I can say I loved the character progression for her and her sister and how they both owned up to their faults. Wish I got more backstory on Xander! I feel like we don’t get to know him as much as when we got to know Oliver and Alec in their books. Still such a fun read and these books will forever be nostalgic for me! 3.75 stars ⭐️

[Avery Dunn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the Heartbreakers so much. I could not wait for this book. I can’t wait for JJs story. But Ali, did you get pressured to add woke crap in the book!? It’s not a good start to the book when you find sneaky little comments about LGBTQ. Super disappointed. 😔 First Nathan in the TV show now Violet???

[Mflukie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the other two in this series and still love all the characters so I was excited to see her continue the series. I didn’t love this one as much as the others. I felt like Indie and Xander’s story was overshadowed by Indie and Violet’s story.
I was entertained by the story but kinda sad how it all played out.

[Annie Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Been waiting for literal years for this one to be published!! This outs me as a Wattpad girl but I just adore these books and this author!! This was such an easy read and there’s nothing I love more than a flawed fmc who realizes her flaws and resolves them at the end. I do wish there was just a little bit more chemistry between Indie and Xander, but 10/10 will re-read!

[Kerry Rivera · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️ This one almost lost me in the beginning with all the nerd talk, but I really enjoyed the last half! I hope there’s a plan for a 4th book to look into the last band member. 🥹

[Marcella · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good, but I was having a hard time to connect with the FMC. I like the idea and I think things got resolved pretty nicely in the end. Cute story.

[Annie Bledsoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yeah Indie lowkey sucked, but everything else was cute! 3.5⭐️