A review by kimberly_th
Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie

4.0

3.5 stars rounded up. This new release about an up-and-coming folk/pop singer set in the early 1970s was a little A Star is Born (without the doomed ending) and part what I imagine the author imagined Taylor Swift’s rise could have been like if she had been around four decades earlier. It would make a solid vacation read choice, because it’s entertaining. But it’s not without its faults. The main characters, Jane and Jesse, at times were overwritten. A few plot points felt forced (plus it dragged in places). And, it often felt like I was reading a book set today, but because it was supposed to be 1970, the author resorted to inserting cigarettes to dangle from her characters’ fingers.