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You wanted a nemesis, Glenn Rasmussen? You got one.

I’ve already failed their pottery class once, and when they wouldn’t let me sign up for summer school, they officially went on my shit list. And that was before they ridiculously suggested that I might have ADHD.

Yes, I’m still staring at their tattoos in class, and yes, their sense of style is enviable, and yes, when I hear them play their bass, my soul leaves my body a little bit. But that doesn’t change anything; they’re still annoying AF.

Every attempt to be nice just ends up making things worse. I scraped together my first project and blew up my second one. My final project is still sitting on the wheel as the minutes tick down on our final class, and I don’t know how to finish the damn thing.

If I can’t pass this class, I’m screwed. If I can’t stay away from my instructor, I’m still screwed…but in a very different way.

If you like neurodiversity, bonding over thrift store fashion, and teacher-student without the power games, grab this steamy, queer romance now! This second book in the Portland Symphony series is best enjoyed in order, but can be read as a standalone. CW for mentions of transphobia regarding uniforms and past self-harm.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 29, 2022

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Profile Image for Anna.
2,244 reviews370 followers
March 15, 2022
Well this was just delightful. I can't even express how much I adore seeing ADHD representation and women in a main character and I didn't realize how badly I needed that representation as well. This one is an enemies to lovers with a pansexual heroine with ADHD and the love interest is non-binary and mid-size.

So Hillary failed her pottery class and when she tries to reach out to the instructor to retake it they tell her that she can't that summer. So Hillary's forced to reconfigure her schedule to retake the class in the fall with a different instructor. Except when fall comes around, it's the same old instructor up front. Glenn Rasmussen. Glenn is Hillary's nemesis. They rejected her in her eyes by not letting her take the summer course and it's messing with her brain. When Glenn suggests to Hillary that she might have ADHD, Hillary takes it as a personal front and is forced to confront a lot of her behavior that fits in with a neuro divergent brain.

It's fairly rare for me to find characters who represent my own experience so well, but if Hillary was asexual and introverted, we could be the same person. This book is told from Hillary's POV and so you really get a look into what a neurodivergent brain looks like. Her thoughts are jumbled and all over the place. She's forgetful and needs lots of reminders and craves perfection. She is sensitive to rejection and takes things very personally. She is a perfectionist and very academically smart but has to force herself through a lot of mental gymnastics in order to fit the mold she expects of herself. Having her worldview so harshly confronted by the fact that she might have ADHD threw everything for loop.

I love Hillary and I also loved Glenn. Glenn is midsize and covered in tattoos and has a very attractive beard from Hillary's POV 😂 and they have wonderful style. Glenn is kind and patient and thoughtful. Their discussions about consent and boundaries were just perfect. I think one of my favorite parts of this book is that I can see people saying that Hillary is unlikable because she knows what she wants and can come off as a little bit harsh at times. She is pretty blunt and I love that about her. There's a specific scene that is one of my favorites in the whole book where Hillary has just had some like big emotional things happening and she really doesn't want to be touched. Glenn is comforting her and they want to hold her hand or hug her but she says that she's doesn't want to be touched right now and they both respect that. Glenn comforts her without touching her and Hillary is allowed to have that touch-a-verse reaction. Like oh gosh that strange feeling of wanting to be hugged but also dreading being touched is something I don't think I've seen in a book before but is so relatable.

I really loved that Hillary was allowed to just be who she was and she didn't have to change her own emotions or feelings or speed up her process in order to please anyone else. She takes longer to have romantic feelings and she takes longer to climax and she's not always physically affectionate but she has so many big feelings that they bubble up and explode out of her. I like that this book didn't shy away from letting Hillary be Hillary. There is no need for fixing.

Technically you could read this as a standalone but I would recommend reading the first book, Acoustics, first. That book follows Hillary's brother and her roommate as they figure out their own relationship. That one is a gay trans romance. It's a little bit kinky and there's some exceptional anxiety representation. Both Colby and Chance play a big role in Hillary's book too so I think having that background on them would be helpful. I look forward to more books by London Price.
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1,342 reviews145 followers
March 16, 2022
Well I definitely enjoy relationships that have fiery tempers and start with two people that don't appear to like each other but also can't help but take peaks when the other isn't looking. You know enemies to lovers. Also, teacher-student and nb/f. So many fun things that I don't see enough. 


I love Hillary, who we met in book #1 with her brother and her roommate's romance. Her self-discovery through others' comments at first which led her to ask questions about her neurodiversity had me wondering about mine or if I have some range. I do a lot of what she does but my husband said that I am fine, just maybe a hypochondriac, that's hereditary from my Dad. It seems that there is a generation of women or people between 20-40 that went undiagnosed with neurodiversity and might benefit from speaking with someone. It doesn't change anything about them but it might help to communicate to others about themselves. My problem is that I tend to listen to everything so I think I can't shut things out. I hear everything so I tend to listen to audiobooks while I work or else my brain starts to cycle through every list that needs to be done until it's finished. That sounds like something else but also minds are very complicated and interesting.

I loved Glenn. They were so thoughtful and caring and just everything. I loved that Hillary was so upset with them over the failing grade and having to wait a whole semester to retake the class. But she still admired their fashion sense and their tattoos. They offered to help and for her to go on the weekends to make up her work but she was just so angry with them. Well... anger.. sexual frustration... attraction.. lust.

That first time wow that was hot! 🔥🔥

Their attraction and chemistry was so magnetic and they were so combative and playful which fueled it higher. 

I just loved these two! The fact that they were finding each other inside this relationship taking it slow and learning about each other. I love when a partner tries to discover your wants and desires and doesn't assume and get frustrated you aren't like everyone else. Every Body is different and we are constantly learning then add in THE one then you have to relearn everything you thought you knew cause everything feels new and more emotionally charged.

I can't wait for the 3rd in the series! Reading the ending and the teaser in the back definitely excited! 



Thank you to the author for the e-ARC for my honest and voluntary review.
Profile Image for L.E. Heron.
Author 3 books116 followers
March 15, 2022
Having failed her pottery class, Hillary is desperate to graduate. But her professor won't budge, and, after a series of misunderstandings, Hillary has a new enemy at the top of her list. Yet, she can't deny there's a spark between her and Glenn, even if they've suggested she might have ADHD. Even when they challenge her in a whole host of new ways. Even when they might be exactly what she needs.

First, I've got to say I thought 'Harmony' included such refreshingly accurate depictions of how ADHD can present in women. Reading Hillary in this novel, it sets her behaviour in 'Acoustics' in rich context. I loved Hillary as a narrator, and I thought the novel did a great job balancing her romance with Glenn with her own journey towards self-acceptance.

I also loved the dynamic between Hillary and Glenn, and their scenes together were wonderful. I felt as though so much time and care was taken to explore what each of these characters would be like in a relationship, and their needs and cares were shown so well. These are among my very favourite steamy scenes, because of the emphasis on actions and dialogue that suit the characters so well, and build on each other in wonderful ways.

'Harmony' is a quick, thoroughly enjoyable read, with a compelling MC, well-developed LI, and sweet cameos from Colby and Chance from 'Acoustics'. Between the well-crafted steamy scenes and complex representation for ADHD, it's a must read for me. I'm very grateful to the author for providing an ARC of 'Harmony' in return for an honest review. These opinions are my own.
Profile Image for Amur Thera.
560 reviews80 followers
October 13, 2022
DNF 45%

Hillary was an asshole to Glenn all the time, and while she had her reasons, Glenn didn't have to take all this abuse. But somehow, even though Hillary goes out of her way to be a dick to Glenn, Glenn still wants to date her. Nobody deserves to be treated like this, and I don't understand at all why they liked her at all.

Also, Hillary was not only an ass to Glenn. She even gave her own brother an ultimatum, after he asked her repeatedly to please stop being a dick to Glenn and bury the hatched with her parents. She only took and took, but never gave.

Actions have consequences, even if the actions have a reason. I think the ADHD rep was very good (in the part I read), but I just really didn't understand what Glenn could possibly see in Hillary.

It was also heavily implied that identifying as non-binary is something that's visible on the outside. Quotes like "Their black T-shirt and jeans don't give much away, actually, but they do have nail polish on, bright yellow." imply that either being non-binary should be expressed in someone's appearance, or that aesthetic choices usually associated with another gender immediately imply someone is genderqueer. Neither are true.
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344 reviews27 followers
November 6, 2022
*3.5

This book has some of the most realistic ADHD rep I have ever read! I love the communication and emotionally honestly from both main characters!
Profile Image for Wulf James.
Author 3 books12 followers
March 15, 2022
I received an ARC of this book.

This book made me laugh. I cried (my husband would say I always cry about something but this was UGLY) and for me, the spicy was exactly right.

Dealing with physical dysphoria and also rejection sensitive dysphoria/ADHD is so on the nose for what I'm personally dealing with right now. To see it play out on page had me feeling it right along with the characters.

The consent discussions 💯
Solo scenes 💯
The conflicts and the climax(es) 💯

I'm so glad I got to read this book when I did. 💕
14 reviews
April 12, 2022
I really liked this book. I really enjoyed the enby rep in this I think it was really good. I also loved reading reading about Hillary accepting her ADHDand getting thw help she needed.

I really enjoyed Glenn's and Hillarys dynamic and the way they care for each other in the book is so sweet. I loved reading about them reading about them falling in love. The way glenn loves Hillary makes me so happy like they are head over heals for her and the same goes for Hillary with them.

I loved the chance and colby scenes. It was interesting reading about chances and Hillarys friendship because we didn't see a lot of it in the first book. They way Hillary cares for chance is so nice to read. It's clear that chance also cares a lot about Hillary. Their friendship was so nice to read about. It nice seeing colby and Hillary have little sibling moments.

I really enjoy this authors writing I find it really easy to read and get into. They way she writes characters is amazing. She has became an instant buy author for me. I already want ro reread all of her books and I've already read the first one twice.
Profile Image for Dearbhla She-Her.
268 reviews3 followers
March 26, 2022
Thank you so much to the author for sending me an ARC of the latest book in the Portland Symphony series. I've been looking forward to this since I finished Acoustics (the first book in the series). Actually, that's not entirely true: I loved the first book so much I was apprehensive about the second book: worrying about it disappointing me in some way, even just the fact that it's not the first book. Because logic.

But, O! mo Dhia! This was actually better! The FMC, Hillary, is a wise-cracking, prickly ND that had me laughing out loud many, many times throughout the book. When I first heard from the author that book 2 would be Hillary's story I was (in my head, I'm not a complete gobshite) "who gives a crap about Colby's big sister?" Well, folks, I do - a lot. She's amazing, and hilarious, and very hard on herself but also is fierce and able to speak her mind. I'm so happy for her that she gets her HEA with Glenn.

Glenn, the NBMC, is a little too good to be true, or I (like Hillary) don't want to believe people like that really exist - it's spot-on when she calls them a unicorn. There is a very subtle layer of their past and their self-confidence, capability and self-awareness all stemming from them coming out as NB and -daily- living their truth. As Chance says (I'm paraphrasing) "cisgender is a swizz". This resonates with my main takeaway from another ARC I read & reviewed recently: "The Book of Non-binary Joy" by Ben Peachy i.e. trans & Non-binary people are way ahead in the journey of life compared to cisgender people purely because of their self-awareness and ability to live authentically.

I anticipate the third book in the series with much less trepidation. Kudos London!!
8 reviews
April 8, 2023
neurodivergent love story

This book was eye-opening for me. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I saw myself so much in the female lead that I cried. I’ve never heard of Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and it explains so much about myself. Thank you to the author.
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223 reviews1 follower
April 7, 2022
I thought this was a little disappointing. I liked the first book in the series but this was the one I was the most excited for, to have both non-binary and adhd rep. But I just didn’t love it. I thought the dynamic was odd, almost this constant saying the opposite of what you mean. I also don’t love professor/student - I just think the power imbalance isn’t great. I get that they were actually close in age but I don’t think that’s really clear until the end of the book. I also wanted wayyy more about Glenn
Profile Image for Cristin.
4 reviews
November 15, 2022
Sigh...

I just really enjoyed this book, it spoke to my poor misunderstood ADHD heart and just made me sigh when it was all over. It was sweet and heartfelt and exactly what I wish my life was like. An adorable, witty rom-com complete with a cast of supportive characters.
36 reviews
January 22, 2023
Loved this!

I really enjoyed this book, I think that the chemistry and representation in Hilary & Glenn's romance is incredibly beautiful and important. Overall, the writing was really good and I can definitely see myself checking out other books by this author.
906 reviews5 followers
April 6, 2022
3.75 stars. This was (mostly) lovely, and I liked seeing Hilary come into her own with her ADHD diagnosis. But I couldn't get 100% behind Glenn (the other MC) being her professor.
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1,396 reviews146 followers
August 14, 2026
Oh, Hillary! She's a sort of scatter-brained side-character in book 1 of this series (Here Comes Treble), but book 1 ended with the first chapter of this book and once I started reading the story from Hillary's perspective I just couldn't stop.

This is written in the first-person present tense and told entirely from Hillary's POV, and I *really* wish it included Glenn's POV as well. I adore them both so much, and Glenn is an absolute ICON. 💕

I'm not trans/enby so I can't speak to the trans/enby rep in this book / series, but to my pan cis woman eyes it felt like it was approached thoughtfully and with nuance.

As high-achieving woman diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, I *CAN* speak to the neurodivergencet/ADHD rep, and could super relate to a lot of Hillary's experiences. At times the ADHD rep felt a little heavy-handed, and they also refer to ADHD as a learning disability which it is not. (ADHD is a neurodelopmental disorder and can be classified as a disability, and can often co-occur with learning disabilities like dyslexia and dyscalculia, but it is not itself a learning disability.)

This is the second book in the Portland Symphony series, and can be read as a stand-alone. At the end of book 1 (Here Comes Treble) there's a little sneak peek at the beginning of this book, and I didn't even finish the peek before I immediately went and bought the next two in the series. I'm usually a mostly KU reader, but I wanted to read books 2 and 3 (High Strung and Face the Music) SO BADLY that I paid actual real-time dollars for them. I feel like that's about as high praise as you can get, no? Now I would REALLY like books for the rest of the single folx in the house please! 🙏
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2,500 reviews41 followers
May 30, 2022
Loved it!

Wow, I loved this. It’s longer than book one and no long preview for another at the end, so my two small complaints were rectified here. Glenn is such a cinnamon roll and I love their love and quiet confidence for Hillary. And super sexy too. The depth of emotion between them made me teary. The teacher/student aspect of the story did made me a little nervous but it was handled ethically. I’m also not quite sure how a pottery class would be mandatory for graduation so I used suspended disbelief a little. Can’t wait to read more from this author.
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758 reviews4 followers
March 18, 2026
I won’t lie Hillary drove me nuts for a good chunk of this book but she turned a corner and she grew on me. Her relationship with Glenn once it’s all figured out is very sweet. They’ve got a great connection and the ADHD rep is very well done.
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473 reviews13 followers
June 17, 2023
Harmony's journey of self-discovery is what made this stand out for me. Teacher-student romances are not my thing, but it's handled thoughtfully here and didn't trip my creep meter.
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