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beautifulpaxielreads's review
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
One song surprised me in a really good way.
I was going along with the flow, thinking this would be your standard "high-school-band-enters-a-competition-and-is-under-pressure-to-meet-a-deadline" story, which to be fair, is what it is on the surface. But then it surprised me by introducing elements that made it more complex and interesting . There were crossed wires and resulting hurt feelings. There was deception. Ego. There were discoveries that first impressions can be wrong, or at least misguided. And on a more humourous note, I learned that one should not put used sanitary products in places where curious dogs could sniff them out.🤣
There were some things I didn't quite gel with. The descriptions of music and music-making in this context felt too non-specific and not explained for non-musicians. And towards the end there wereA LOT of plot twists in a short space of time . Which isn't great, narratively speaking.
But overall I had a good time reading this.
I was going along with the flow, thinking this would be your standard "high-school-band-enters-a-competition-and-is-under-pressure-to-meet-a-deadline" story, which to be fair, is what it is on the surface. But then it surprised me by introducing elements that made it more complex and interesting . There were crossed wires and resulting hurt feelings. There was deception. Ego. There were discoveries that first impressions can be wrong, or at least misguided. And on a more humourous note,
There were some things I didn't quite gel with. The descriptions of music and music-making in this context felt too non-specific and not explained for non-musicians. And towards the end there were
But overall I had a good time reading this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Eating disorder
Discussion of mental illness, in particular, anxiety (including an on-page panic attack, and disordered eating) and depression (including a person going cold turkey on their antidepressant medications). Also, someone gets their period, and there are unwanted/mistaken kisses given (off-page).