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A review by tavitay
Blowin' My Mind Like a Summer Breeze by Benjamin Roesch
5.0
I haven’t read many YA novels, but I’m so glad I read this book. What a sweet story of a girl trying to discover who she is and what she wants at a difficult time of life. All of the characters rang true with real-life flaws and struggles.
As a writer of musical fiction, I appreciated both the structure of the book (divided by mixtape “track”) and the music theory sprinkled expertly throughout, never hitting the reader over the head, just making us aware that this writer has full control of his subject.
And of course, I’d be amiss not to mention the gorgeous cover and excellent title. This novel was such a fun, easy read without being fluffy in any way. He dug at the serious topics of mental health, sexual questioning and youth substance usage without ever making judgments or dragging the story down. A big win for this debut author. I’m looking forward to his next book.
As a writer of musical fiction, I appreciated both the structure of the book (divided by mixtape “track”) and the music theory sprinkled expertly throughout, never hitting the reader over the head, just making us aware that this writer has full control of his subject.
And of course, I’d be amiss not to mention the gorgeous cover and excellent title. This novel was such a fun, easy read without being fluffy in any way. He dug at the serious topics of mental health, sexual questioning and youth substance usage without ever making judgments or dragging the story down. A big win for this debut author. I’m looking forward to his next book.