Scan barcode
A review by travelingallison
Blowin' My Mind Like a Summer Breeze by Benjamin Roesch
5.0
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This story starts during the summer of 1995 and Rainey Cobb is not the average teen girl. She's never been kissed, had a crush, or been in public school. She is the youngest daughter and the pianist and a vocalist for her famous parent's band. During her parents' residency at a resort in Michigan that summer, she meets Juliet, a girl her age that is everything she isn't. Juliet is confident, cool, defiant, and Rainey gets a special feeling when she's with her. Rainey is dealing with trying to find her own identity after meeting Juliet and tells her parents she no longer wants to be part of the band and she wants to go to public school.
After the residency, Rainey has to make decisions about herself, her family, what she wants to do, and who she wants to be. Will Rainey want to be a singer and song writer on her own or will she go back to her parents' band?
This is a great coming of age that deals with sexual identity, awakening, and realizing that being yourself may come with struggles but they are worth it. And who knows, maybe you'll be able to write a hit song about it that speaks to more than just one person.
This story starts during the summer of 1995 and Rainey Cobb is not the average teen girl. She's never been kissed, had a crush, or been in public school. She is the youngest daughter and the pianist and a vocalist for her famous parent's band. During her parents' residency at a resort in Michigan that summer, she meets Juliet, a girl her age that is everything she isn't. Juliet is confident, cool, defiant, and Rainey gets a special feeling when she's with her. Rainey is dealing with trying to find her own identity after meeting Juliet and tells her parents she no longer wants to be part of the band and she wants to go to public school.
After the residency, Rainey has to make decisions about herself, her family, what she wants to do, and who she wants to be. Will Rainey want to be a singer and song writer on her own or will she go back to her parents' band?
This is a great coming of age that deals with sexual identity, awakening, and realizing that being yourself may come with struggles but they are worth it. And who knows, maybe you'll be able to write a hit song about it that speaks to more than just one person.