A review by dani005
This Song Will Save Your Life, by Leila Sales
5.0
Music speaks better than words can. And this book, it speaks almost as good as music.
There's no describing how amazing this book was. The characters were beyond real. Elise could have been me, with all her imperfections and dreams. We all want to belong and feel loved. We all want to be accepted for who we are. Yet, it often feels like we'll never feel accepted. We'll feel like there's no no one out there who would ever GET you. How could they? They project towards you their own fragmented opinions about you and fill in the blanks as they see fit and that becomes WHO YOU ARE in their eyes. Elise was that unpopular kid that no one wants to ever be associated with. She was the outsider, and in all honesty i think that's what makes this book such genius, is that at some point or another, we all feel like outsiders, and so we can all relate to this story.
You find something that everyone can relate to and you write a fantastic story with unreal, amazing characters, and you have a story that keeps you up till four in the morning. I could NOT put this book down. I had to keep reading. I had to live through Elise's life spiraling because i needed to know that it ended better than i could hope for. I wanted that happy ending because I've felt my life spiraling so many times that i need to read that reassurance that things may spiral but they always get better. I loved how the ending was tied off. I loved how no not everything was perfect, but then life never is. The ending was a little too perfect, because honestly, i don't think that 'cool' kids ever get over themselves enough to finally respect someone. I love this story though, and i love how the cool kids were incorporated into the whole resolution because sometimes you need that dream of finally being respected by the 'cool kids' to be somewhat sated and fulfilled, even if just the scenarios are read in a book.
I love the secondary characters. What would i do without Vicky, and Harry, and Char (although he's beyond a doubt a douche and hate what he does to Elise) and MEL! and of course Elise's parents and siblings and Sally and Chava. These characters created such beautiful undertones to this story. They created so much insight and humour and Leila Sales played Elise's struggles off of the struggles of all these characters so beautifully. I loved the loyalty and audacity of some characters, and the flaunting charisma of others (even if they are douches).
I love the descriptions and contrasts of the school scene and the Start scene as well. This book was more than a sad teenager's life at school. There was an element of mystery and passion in this underground music club that i loved. It brought this book to a whole other dimension, and i love how they're are so many real songs that have been incorporated into this story. These songs give this book so much more character because it gives you some reference. You could hear those song (listed at the back of the book) and you can know that these were the songs that Elise listened too. These songs are a part of her world as much as your own. The songs and music made one more connection that people can relate to through this book.
I love this book so much and im so glad i bought it. This book relates so easily to people that i would recommend it to everyone to read.
There's no describing how amazing this book was. The characters were beyond real. Elise could have been me, with all her imperfections and dreams. We all want to belong and feel loved. We all want to be accepted for who we are. Yet, it often feels like we'll never feel accepted. We'll feel like there's no no one out there who would ever GET you. How could they? They project towards you their own fragmented opinions about you and fill in the blanks as they see fit and that becomes WHO YOU ARE in their eyes. Elise was that unpopular kid that no one wants to ever be associated with. She was the outsider, and in all honesty i think that's what makes this book such genius, is that at some point or another, we all feel like outsiders, and so we can all relate to this story.
You find something that everyone can relate to and you write a fantastic story with unreal, amazing characters, and you have a story that keeps you up till four in the morning. I could NOT put this book down. I had to keep reading. I had to live through Elise's life spiraling because i needed to know that it ended better than i could hope for. I wanted that happy ending because I've felt my life spiraling so many times that i need to read that reassurance that things may spiral but they always get better. I loved how the ending was tied off. I loved how no not everything was perfect, but then life never is. The ending was a little too perfect, because honestly, i don't think that 'cool' kids ever get over themselves enough to finally respect someone. I love this story though, and i love how the cool kids were incorporated into the whole resolution because sometimes you need that dream of finally being respected by the 'cool kids' to be somewhat sated and fulfilled, even if just the scenarios are read in a book.
I love the secondary characters. What would i do without Vicky, and Harry, and Char (although he's beyond a doubt a douche and hate what he does to Elise) and MEL! and of course Elise's parents and siblings and Sally and Chava. These characters created such beautiful undertones to this story. They created so much insight and humour and Leila Sales played Elise's struggles off of the struggles of all these characters so beautifully. I loved the loyalty and audacity of some characters, and the flaunting charisma of others (even if they are douches).
I love the descriptions and contrasts of the school scene and the Start scene as well. This book was more than a sad teenager's life at school. There was an element of mystery and passion in this underground music club that i loved. It brought this book to a whole other dimension, and i love how they're are so many real songs that have been incorporated into this story. These songs give this book so much more character because it gives you some reference. You could hear those song (listed at the back of the book) and you can know that these were the songs that Elise listened too. These songs are a part of her world as much as your own. The songs and music made one more connection that people can relate to through this book.
I love this book so much and im so glad i bought it. This book relates so easily to people that i would recommend it to everyone to read.