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A review by melaniereadsbooks
It Sounds Like This by Anna Meriano
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Thank you to Penguin Teen for a finished copy of this book!
Yasmin has goals to not just rock marching band, but also to beat out her best friend as first chair flute for her sophomore year. But when she reports something at a party and ends up getting almost the entire low brass section kicked out of band, "Hurricane Yasmin" is determined to do whatever it takes to fix her mistakes, even if that means learning the tuba.
This was so cute! It had a bit of a slow start and I was kind of annoyed with Yasmin for a while because she is SUCHÂ a people-pleaser. I was so frustrated with the fact that it seemed absolutely no one understood why she reported what happened at the party and even Yasmin kept saying it was a mistake. Luckily, this changed later in the book when she realized she did the right thing! Thank god.
Yasmin has a lot of character development throughout this book. My favorite parts were her quasi-found-family dynamics with Bloom and the rest of the brand new low brass section. I loved them supporting her and having her back without question later in the book. It definitely made me tear up a time or two!
There was a short but well done discussion on asexuality and a tiny bit on Bloom's gray-romanticism. I really loved this part but wished it had been developed more later in the book!
Overall I really enjoyed this queer band story!
Yasmin has goals to not just rock marching band, but also to beat out her best friend as first chair flute for her sophomore year. But when she reports something at a party and ends up getting almost the entire low brass section kicked out of band, "Hurricane Yasmin" is determined to do whatever it takes to fix her mistakes, even if that means learning the tuba.
This was so cute! It had a bit of a slow start and I was kind of annoyed with Yasmin for a while because she is SUCHÂ a people-pleaser. I was so frustrated with the fact that it seemed absolutely no one understood why she reported what happened at the party and even Yasmin kept saying it was a mistake. Luckily, this changed later in the book when she realized she did the right thing! Thank god.
Yasmin has a lot of character development throughout this book. My favorite parts were her quasi-found-family dynamics with Bloom and the rest of the brand new low brass section. I loved them supporting her and having her back without question later in the book. It definitely made me tear up a time or two!
There was a short but well done discussion on asexuality and a tiny bit on Bloom's gray-romanticism. I really loved this part but wished it had been developed more later in the book!
Overall I really enjoyed this queer band story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment